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Flick

Flick

Native language:
English
Total orders:
2321
Nationality:
New Zealand
Residence:
New Zealand
Skills
  • Exam Preparation
  • Business English
  • British English
  • Australian English
Certifications
I have been a language teacher for over 30 years. and I have completed a variety of ESL courses over the years. I hold a TEOSL Certificate I have extensive knowledge in the mining industry and also in the business development sector. I have completed university papers in English, anthropology, history and political science. My academic and professional life has always been based on English communication, from a number of different angles. Some of my professional activities over the years have been: • trained ESL teacher; • written and oral translations, English to Portuguese and vice a versa. involving the mining industry and the preparation of Brazilian products for export, such as labelling and marketing material; • Translations of books, from Portuguese to English; • the preparation of Brazilian tourist operators to receive international tourists; • information transfer at government level; • the owner-operator of English language school; • development of a 3-day English immersion program for mining company executives, specifically related to Business;
Announcements
I am available every day of the week for requests. However, I will be on leave for the next 8 days. Look forward to recommending again on June 1st.
Hobbies/Travel
My favorite hobby is conservation, outdoor living. and gastronomy. Until recently I lived on a 250 acre property in Minas Gerais, Brasil, where I focused on wildlife conservation and the study of native flora. I have some very interesting animals on my property such as leopards, black jaguars, native wolves, foxes, ant-eaters and many more smaller mammals. I love trekking and I have done some wonderful walks in many different places in Brazil, such as on the Estrada Real, which goes from Rio de Janeiro to Minas Gerais. My love of cooking has developed over the years due to a deep interest for Brasilian food and now my new interest is fusion gastronomy. I have an enormous collection of recipes and hope one day to create a book with my favourite, success proven recipes. I am New Zealand born, and after 20 years living in Brasil I have now returned to my home land. I am living in the North of the North Island, very close to the ocean. I enjoy long walks and riding my bike. As I live in such a tranquil, peaceful place I can concentrate on my work, which I love. Until recently I was involved with information transfer, working with the Brazilian government business development agency in partnership with the governments with which the information was being transferred. Our company was responsible for information transfer with Costa Rica & New Zealand working regarding sustainable tourism and South Africa in regards to the Soccer World Cup. I have always enjoyed travelling and I have visited many countries on work related assignments and also for leisure. The countries I have visited are Australia, England, Portugal, Spain, France, South Africa, USA, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru and Indonesia. Although I love Brazil dearly, due to its enormous diversity, New Zealand is my place of birth and I am very proud to be a New Zealander as it is such a wonderful country to live. It is so safe and the cultural towards conservation is very advanced.
Message from the instructor
I am a very curious person and because of this I love to learn new things and I am very interested in all topics. The main objective of my style of correction is to come as close as possible to the communicative goals of the text. I believe it is very important for the customer to be able to tell his story in his own words. I prefer to correct grammatical errors and provide good clear reasons for these corrections when needed, and suggest alternative vocabulary if I feel this will add style and value to the text. I also believe each text has its own goals and, depending on its fulfillment, some specific needs. ESL customers, sometimes do not get the text to say exactly what they want it to say. My work consists of, apart from correcting grammatical mistakes, understanding the purpose of each piece of writing and suggesting that which would turn the text into a better one. I only make a meaning-adjustment of a text when needed or requested.
  • IDIY-s

    IDIY-s

    Thank you for your corrections and explanations. I learned that 'news' and 'behaviors' are both collective nouns and treated as a singular one. I also learned some new expressions such as 'on the rise.' I sincerely appreciate your help. I am more grateful if you suggest more alternative expressions next time I write a composition, since I would like to expand my vocabulary more.

    ★★★
  • mica

    mica

    Dear Flick-san, Thank you for your polite teaching. I forgot previous your correcting and I must care about avoiding use of few contracted form. And I could understand the meaning of the "beautiful mind" for the first time. May the magic and the wonder of the holiday season stay with you throughout the coming year! Sincerely mica

    ★★★★★
  • JUN0207

    JUN0207

    Teacher Flick, Thank you so much for your detailed explanation. I am looking forward to taking your lesson again.

    ★★★★★
  • mica

    mica

    Dear Flick-san, I am glad to be tought from you. Your correcting for my sentences, especially 2nd, 4th and 7th sentences, these were very helpful. Thanks and Regards, mica

    ★★★★★
  • kazu10sumi

    kazu10sumi

    Dear Flick, Thanks for your suggestions. I could understand the way to use the "can", which is used for a fact! Thanks again! Best regards, kazu10sumi

    ★★★★★
  • NEKOQ

    NEKOQ

    Good morning, Thank you for your correction and after-note. I think IDIY dividing upload rule is a sticky problem. I have never learn that many plots were written in present tense until I read Avatar plot on wikipedia, so I wanted to use it. Wiki plot used "Earth" and I followed it, but a japanese teacher corrected "the earth". I was confused. You're a big help! I will always refer to this final text . I hope you get enough sleep. Best regards, NEKOQ

    ★★★★★
  • NEKOQ

    NEKOQ

    Hello, Flick Thank you for your correction.You're very kind but that's too much. To tell the truth, I submitted this work to a japanese teacher before you. I have found a good match teacher since I used IDIY the first time. Sometimes japanese teachers suggested unconvinced things. I have wanted to make sure them. In this post, some points you corrected were a japanese teacher's suggestion. Especially, about starting "But", I agree with you. I thought that it was time to stop finding teachers for which I spent much points of IDIY. I already found two reliable japanese teachers, and I should ask native teachers to correct. Although your texts are a little hard for me, this is a good chance of learning new words and expressions. Regards, NEKOQ

    ★★★★★
  • T-aku

    T-aku

    Dear Teacher Flick, Thank you very much for your quick reply and accurate advice. It was a great help and I'm deffinitely looking forward to work with you again! Best regards, T-aku

    ★★★★★
  • JUN0207

    JUN0207

    Teacher Flick, Thank you so much for your detailed explanation. I am looking forward to taking your lesson again.

    ★★★★★
  • renaxxx

    renaxxx

    Thank you for praising my writing. You really encourages me. As for the deadline, no plobrem. I do not hurry, and never care about when the correction will be returned.

    ★★★★★
  • mica

    mica

    Dear Flick-san, Thank you for your polite teaching. It was helpful for me how to use the word "however". Next time, I am lookin forward to studying with you. Regards, Mica

    ★★★★★
  • matsumayumi

    matsumayumi

    Dear Flick, Thank you very much for your clear corrections. I often need to write e-mail in English, but I always doubt whether it is appropriate or not. I learned today many things and I would like to use them soon. I hope that you are happy to teach us with IDIY. SIncerely, Mayumi

    ★★★★★
  • Sarahakk

    Sarahakk

    Thank you always for your help!

    ★★★★★
  • Sarahakk

    Sarahakk

    Thank you for your excellent detailed collection. Your advice is really worthwhile and you motivated me to write English more!

    ★★★★★
  • ankey1115

    ankey1115

    Thanks, Flick.

    ★★★★★

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