Testimonials

 

My lessons are private and confidential.  But I encourage students to comment publicly, if they wish.  The following is a selection of testimonials on file from current and past students.

I was in Australia when I called you.  My IELTS test was in one week.  I was panicking.  You calmed me down and gave me such good practical advice on the listening and speaking modules.   My score was band 8.  Keep up  the good work.  Jorge Maldonado,  Perth, Australia (formerly Venezuela).  

My two young daughters wanted to talk like Harry Potter.  They loved your classes.  You were so patient and so amusing.   Elena Osinov, Moscow, Russia.

I could already speak English quite well and didn’t want lessons in grammar.  I didn’t  need a teacher so much as a tutor to talk to with at a more sophisticated level about art, politics and history.  I was lucky to find you.  Jegor Lebedev, St. Petersburg, Russia

 

We are three friends in Japan that had a lot of  fun in our group on SKYPE.  You know many new words and phrases that you taught us.   You speak so clearly we could understand everything. You helped me get a good TOEFL score.  Now I am going to  Princeton, hopefully.   Fukashi (Joe) Masucko, Kobe, Japan  

Finally, I  can work in English on architectural projects with our American sponsors.  I want to keep studying with you.  Popun Guem, Seoul, Korea

I  made it to Australia with my whole family..   Immigration accepted our IELTS scores. You said we could do it and we did!  Fyodor Akhmatova,  Melbourne, Australia (formerly St. Petersburg, Russia)

I took English classes with you to brush-up my Business English before I emigrated (from Mexico to the USA) but  you knew so much about stock -markets and finance that I learned much more than just English.    Bruno Guzman, Los Angeles, California (formerly Mexico City)

Three times I got low scores in IELTS writing section.  I was frustrated.  I couldn’t get into my graduate program in England.   Then you showed me a method of  writing English essays.  It improved my IELTS score by 50%. I should have studied with you sooner.   Thanks a million.   Daniella  Ruiz,  London, UK (formerly Buenos Aires, Argentina)  

I am a housewife.  My husband and my son speak  English.  I couldn’t. You were very patient. I learned very much.  Now I speak with them and other friends very much. Dao Ming Huang, Hong Kong 

My teacher you are so enthusiastic. You have a passion for teaching.  You gave me a lot of homework to do.  I liked our conversations.  Now  I am very confident in English.  Amanda Jimenez, Seville, Spain

We wanted conversation to improve my English.  You taught us things we did not know about pronunciation – especially “th” –  not to mention all the new vocabulary about philosophy and art. My son and I want to continue our conversations with you after the summer.  Adolfo Giordano, Milan, Italy

Thank you, teacher for the English intensive lessons.  I was accepted in the airline’s flight attendant college yesterday. Aixa Perez, Mexico City

The two academic articles you edited for me just got published in an English journal.  My kids and I appreciate  your classes very much.  Diego Azevedo, Säo Paulo, Brazil

I am accepted now in the  Harvard Business School since you helped me achieve 105 on the TOEF iBT. I always used to get about 70.  Your intensive online course pushed me to success.  Abdul-Aziz Mansour, Dubai

My English was functional for dealing with my English-speaking patients.  However I wanted to give lectures/presentations at medical conferences and answer questions.   You have shown me how and I am grateful. Pathik Patel, Toronto, Canada ( formerly Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India)

I can now translate my poems into English.  Thank you.  Tan Ali Lin, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

I was very confused after four years of English studies at High School and eighteen months in an expensive  private language school.  I could never speak a whole sentence.  I didn’t have confidence.  From my first lesson with you the grammar seemed so clear.  My confidence grew.  Now I do business on the phone everyday with New York and I think English grammar is easy!    Andres Felipe Cortes, Bogota, Columbia. 

Thank you for helping me speak English. Ritchell Pham, Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam

I got the position I wanted in  with  the multi-national  corporation.  I don’t think I could have passed the interview without all those practices I had with you and the help you gave me with my cv. Alexey (Name witheld), Moscow, Russia