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leahook

leahook

Native language:
English
Total orders:
2326
Nationality:
United Kingdom
Residence:
United Kingdom
Skills
  • Exam Preparation
  • Business English
  • Teaching License
  • British English
  • Beginner
  • Kids
  • Advanced
  • EIKEN
  • TOEIC
  • TOEFL
  • IELTS
Certifications
250 Hours TESOL - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages 50 Hours - English Grammar Bachelor's Degree - Electrical Engineering Health and Safety Management Business Management HR Management
Announcements
Hi, my name is Lea and I am a 46-year-old guy from a lovely city called Gloucestershire which is in the southwest of the United Kingdom. Gloucestershire is in the heart of the Cotswolds and is famous for the crazy cheese rolling event that happens yearly. Since leaving college in 1992 I have been in the electrical business in a managerial role and have studied electronics, health and safety and human resources. In 2012, I studied English and succeeded in an English TESOL course with Global English. Since passing my course I have been experiencing teaching English online and it has been one of the most enjoyable and rewarding jobs of my career. I started teaching in the classroom in the north of Thailand and trained over 2500 students in the English program which consisted of English, Maths, Science, Geography and PE. So far I have taught English to students worldwide and I have met some passionate, friendly and intelligent students who dream of speaking fluent English. I have taken over 40,000 online classes meeting around 30,000 people. I am an enthusiastic individual who enjoys speaking to people and likes to encourage and bring the best out of everyone. I love all types of sport; love to keep fit and healthy and I love travelling and foreign food. I look forward to meeting you and encouraging you to become more confident and fluent in your English learning journey, with writing, using vocabulary, expressions and colourful English language.
Hobbies/Travel
I love football, I support Manchester United and I go to watch them when I have spare time. I like swimming and try to swim at least 2km every day. I love other sports such as rugby and like to keep fit and visit the gym. My main hobby is travelling and I have been all over the world, the only continents I haven't visited are Australia and Antarctica. in 2016, I visited Brazil for the 2016 Rio Olympics working as an English broadcaster reporting the games in English through an app back to mainland China. I lived in Thailand for eight months of the year teaching and then lived in England, and Spain, for the rest. My favourite films are Taken and Castaway. My favourite book is the Harry Potter collection.
Message from the instructor
I like to encourage students as much as possible, I am here to help and I want to get the best out of our customers. I want them to feel comfortable working with me and students must never get upset by my corrections, they are there to help, I never want to embarrass the student or make them feel they have lost confidence in carrying on learning the subject. I like to make correcting tactful. I am here to help you succeed in speaking, writing, listening and thinking in a good standard of English. I will teach you all the important things about the English language, this will include tenses, sentence order, spelling, expressions, phrasal verbs, idioms and word usage. I will teach you phrases that we use in our everyday language. This will help you communicate in English with friends, in conversations, or on the internet, or even to be successful in getting employment.
  • makototoro

    makototoro

    Thank you so much for your correction and explanations! According to the 3rd sentence, I learned the preposition "on" wasn't needed in this sentence. I'm glad to hear that you love cherry blossoms in Japan. The right seasons of cherry blossoms are different between in south part and north part of Japan. You should choose the season you come carefully, depending on which area of Japan you visit. Best regards.

    ★★★★★
  • makototoro

    makototoro

    Thank you so much for your corrections and explanations! According to the 1st sentence, I learned that the word "equipment" is uncountable. And some of the sentences were redundant. I will try to delete unnecessary words. I haven't enjoyed the electric bike yet because the weather was bad on the recent weekends. As you said, I also think our smartphones are vital for our lives! Best regards.

    ★★★★★
  • makototoro

    makototoro

    Thank you so much for your explanations! I'm glad to have written the diary entry with less fault. I have to work on weekdays, so I cannot ride the electric bike. I'm looking forward to riding it on weekends! Best regards.

    ★★★★★
  • yuki87

    yuki87

    Thank you for the correction, Leahook!

    ★★★★★
  • makototoro

    makototoro

    Thank you so much for your correction, explanation and congratulations!! Now, I can be confident with this 1,000th assignment. However, there are many things I have to learn about English yet, and I will keep studying English and posting diary entries on IDIY! Best regards.

    ★★★★★
  • makototoro

    makototoro

    Thank you so much for your corrections and explanation! According to the 1st sentence, I learned the difference between "to cook" and "to bake." I will use them properly in the next challenge. Of course, I saved the left of the browney and enjoyed it on the next day! I had a happy time on Valentine's Day. Best regards.

    ★★★★★
  • pineapple11941

    pineapple11941

    Thank you for your excellent detail explain to my work. Your words encourage me more than you think! I will do my best to improve my English. Thank you.

    ★★★★★
  • lime39686

    lime39686

    Thank you for teaching me so kindly. I learn a lot !

    ★★★★★
  • Yoko1009

    Yoko1009

    Hi Lea, Thank you for your message. They motivate me a lot!! Have a lovely weekend.

    ★★★★★
  • makototoro

    makototoro

    Thank you so much for your correction and explanation! As you guessed, I have only one heater and one microwave, so I should have use the article "the" in the last two sentences. I will carefully decide which to use, "a/an" or "the", in the next challenge! I will move out in March, and the circuit breaker in the new apartment has more capacity than the current one. So I hope this problem will be solved in March. Best regards.

    ★★★★★
  • makototoro

    makototoro

    Thank you so much for your explanation! I'm also pleased to have writen a diary without any mistakes! I knew for the first time that there is no difference between "toward" and "towards." There are some differences between British English and American one such as spelling, vocabulary, and pronunciation. That is very interesting, and I'm studying the differences. I will write diary entries about my daughter's growth again! Best regards.

    ★★★★★
  • makototoro

    makototoro

    Thank you so much for your correction and explanation! According to the 2nd sentence, I learned how to use the present perfect. I will practice using it in the next challenge. The terrible effect of the COVID-19 is appearing all over the world as you said. I'm sad that many restaurants and cafes are closing down, and I hope it will recover from the pandemic asap! Best regards.

    ★★★★★
  • sisi

    sisi

    Dear leahook, Thank you for checking my writing. I'm very happy that there is no mistake on it. You always raise my motivation. I really appreciate it. Have a nice weekend! With kind regards, Sisi

    ★★★★★
  • yoooheey

    yoooheey

    Thank you for your corrections! I'm happy to read you understood my short essay.

    ★★★★★
  • makototoro

    makototoro

    Thank you so much for your correction and explanation! It is difficult for me to decide whether the indefinite article "a/an" is needed or not, so I will learn English more and more. I hope the insurance I contracted will not work, of course :) Best regards.

    ★★★★★

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