Practice English with Richard

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Richard

North American Accent
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Expertise: English for Travel · Pronunciation · Vocabulary

Works with: Intermediate · Upper Intermediate · Advanced
Also speaks: Spanish (Conversational)
Familiar with: Conversation Practice · English for Interviewing · English for Business · Listening · Accent Reduction · Writing · Reading · Grammar · Business · Finance · Marketing · Science · Healthcare · Public Services · Retail · Manufacturing · Sales · Entertainment · Education · Art · Human Resources · Engineering · Technology · IELTS · TOEFL · TOEIC
Expertise: English for Travel · Pronunciation · Vocabulary

Works with: Intermediate · Upper Intermediate · Advanced
Also speaks: Spanish (Conversational)
Familiar with: Conversation Practice · English for Interviewing · English for Business · Listening · Accent Reduction · Writing · Reading · Grammar · Business · Finance · Marketing · Science · Healthcare · Public Services · Retail · Manufacturing · Sales · Entertainment · Education · Art · Human Resources · Engineering · Technology · IELTS · TOEFL · TOEIC

Hello!

Hello, my name is Richard. I am from the United States of America (USA) and I was born and raised in the state of Florida. I currently live in southwest Florida. I have 7 years experience working as an English as a Second Language (ESL) Online Tutor and I have worked as a Cambly tutor since November 2021. During my time working with Cambly, I've taught 7,677 classes with 5,899 students, totaling over 3,154 hours of online instruction. I have worked with students from 67 countries including Argentina, Belarus, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Turkey and Ukraine. I also have TESOL and TEFL certification. When I was a university student, I researched how people learn a second language. This background knowledge and my extensive work experience give me a unique insight into the language learning process. My schedule is very flexible so feel free to message me with any questions and reserve a class with me at your convenience. I look forward to helping you with your English learning journey.

I enjoy listening to music in my free time. My favorite music genres are Bluegrass, Blues, Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Hard Rock, Jazz, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock, R&B and Reggae. I enjoy walking, running, playing Golf, biking, swimming, watching documentaries, and traveling.

About

Student Preferences

Open to new students

Languages

English (Native: USA Accent)
Spanish (Conversational)

Industry familiarity

💼 Business
💰 Finance
📈 Marketing
🔬 Science
🩺 Health Care
💻 Technology
📢 Public Services
🛍️ Retail
🔧 Engineering
👥 Human Resources
🎨 Art
🏫 Education

Interests

🍴 Food
🎬 Movies
🎶 Music
🔬 Science
🌍 Travel
🌠 Anime
🎨 Art
🏅 Sports
💻 Technology
☀️ Health and Wellness
📜 History
🧐 Philosophy

Specialties

Teaching Style

Lessons are structured for Adult students only. There are several options you can choose when having a Cambly lesson with me. These include reading and discussing Engoo Articles, Speaking Role-Play, writing, pronunciation, grammar, sentence creation and vocabulary practice. The option chosen will be determined by your English learning goals. Other popular lesson options include interview practice, dissertation or thesis practice, Business English, Daily Conversational English and English for traveling. I use improvisation in every lesson in order to keep things interesting and fun. I sometimes use props if necessary to further assist students. For basic conversation practice, I am happy to discuss a variety of topics such as education, nature, reading, investing, cinema, acting, business, real estate, aviation, science, anime, technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), engineering, space, design, finance, medicine, history, travel, movies, law, sports, Human Resources (HR), Information Technology (IT), marketing, music, art, video games, environment, animals, and healthcare. I listen very carefully to all students and adjust my teaching style to their English levels accordingly. I am also quick to make corrections. If I am silent during the lesson, it usually means students are making few grammatical mistakes and no corrections are necessary. Students will receive written feedback after every lesson.

Preferred Levels

Intermediate
Upper Intermediate
Advanced

Language Skills Focus

English for Travel
Pronunciation
Vocabulary
Conversation Practice
English for Interviewing
English for Business
Listening
Accent Reduction
Writing
Reading
Grammar

Standardized Test Familiarity

IELTS
TOEFL
TOEIC

Expertise

Human Resources
Engineering
Technology