Hello, my name is mark botkai and I'm an experienced native English tutor currently living in the United Kingdom. I have been giving English lessons online with Verbalplanet since 2016. I am currently offering a discounted initial trial lesson at 80% off my normal lesson price for new students.
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Rina M Belgium
Getting ready for the conversational part of the IELTS test.
Excellent teacher, very positive. He explains everything very accessible. Really looking forward to the next lesson!
NicoNico72 Italy
Good!
AnastasiyaN Russia
Thank you Mark for the first lesson. I really enjoyed it.
ElenaN Russia
I enjoy every lesson. Mark is a fantastic teacher with a great sense of humor.
ElenaN Russia
I highly recommend Mark. We had an interesting conversation, learned new vocabulary. The lesson was fun and helpful.
ulyulya Russia
Mark is experienced, responsible and very friendly teacher. Our son enjoys the lessons with Mark, the topics are interesting and helpful. The lesson always continues 60 and more minutes instead 45. Thank you so much, Mark!
I really recommend him!
I have been teaching English for twenty years, in several different countries including Italy, Brazil and Hungary. I was also a teacher for 12 years at one of London's most respected language schools. So I have a lot of experience. I speak several languages, which helps me to communicate and relate to the issues of language learners.
Students enjoy my fun and lively approach.
Qualifications & Experience
I have a degree in Modern Languages-French and Italian from the University of Bristol.
I have a Celta Certificate from International House.
English Teacher- Hampstead School of English-London- 2003-2016
I have taught all levels from A1 to C2, taken exam classes- IELTS/Cambridge FCE and CAE
English teacher-Anderson House-Bergamo Italy 2002-2003
English Teacher- Linguarama Budapest -2001-2002
Business English teacher-Communicaid-London 2003-2005
Teaching Approach
My approach is fun and personal. I like students to talk about their lives and interests as this helps them to really express themselves in the language.
I have a good understanding of grammar and a lot of experience teaching it in a communicative way. I am also interested in pronunciation, and enjoy helping students with any problems they have.
Rina M
NicoNico72