Samuel Marklew

My lessons are for adults who want to use English more confidently and communicate more clearly. I welcome upper-intermediate and advanced learners, with lessons available online or in person in Nottingham.

I’m a CELTA-qualified native English speaker with an English degree and a year’s experience teaching English online. I bring a structured approach to lessons while making space for your questions, interests and individual needs.

We’ll begin by discussing your goals and identifying what you find difficult. You might want to join conversations more easily, understand spoken English, contribute to university discussions or express your ideas more clearly in writing. Together, we’ll choose useful priorities so you understand what we’re working towards.

Each lesson will have a clear focus. We’ll usually start with a short review, explore useful language, then practise through discussions, role-play, listening tasks or reading and writing. You’ll have opportunities to use what you’ve learned independently, receive specific feedback and try again.

For example, we might read a short article and discuss your opinions, practise explaining an idea to someone who asks follow-up questions, or work through a conversation you find challenging. Activities will connect to your goals rather than follow the same format every week.

During speaking practice, I’ll give you time to develop your ideas without interrupting every sentence. Afterwards, we’ll look together at useful corrections, vocabulary and ways to make your meaning clearer. We can also focus on pronunciation or listening difficulties where these affect communication.

Where useful, I can suggest short activities between lessons to help you revisit vocabulary or practise a particular skill. We’ll review your progress and adjust the focus as your needs change.

You can ask questions, make mistakes and tell me when something needs more explanation. My aim is to make each session purposeful, supportive and relevant to the English you need outside the lesson.