⭐ Native speaker 😊 ⭐ Clear, neutral accent ⭐ Communicate clearly and confidently ⭐ 12,000+ classes taught ⭐ English language and growth mindset expert 🏆 23 seasons winning sports coach - excellent skills at inspiring and motivating students!🏆 📈 Guaranteed growth in vocabulary, fluency, reading comprehension, reading skills, and academic skills! 📈 Hi, my name is Teacher Matt 😊I am an American living abroad in Thailand. I started my teaching career in 2005 at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, where I taught English to students of all ages in summer camp. Since then I have successfully taught and coached thousands of students of many backgrounds in the classroom setting, including teaching English, Science, Mathematics, and School Counseling. I taught for 8 years in the USA, and for 6 years at a nice international school in Myanmar, and 2 years of teaching English online. In addition to the subjects I teach, I also enjoy teaching my students the growth mindset approach to learning, a scientifically proven method to help students learn better in all of their classes, sports, and activities! 😊 I use the newest edition of the National Geographic Reading Explorer Curriculum in my classes. It’s a student and teacher favorite with engaging content that is well designed to accommodate many ability levels, directly teaching a wide variety of reading skills and academic skills throughout each level, contributing to many students’ success on all English proficiency tests, including IELTS, TOEFL, IGCSE, CET, GEPT, HKDSE, SAT, ACT, Cambridge, etc. 🏆 I will teach you about GROWTH MINDSET and how it can help you in my classes and all your other classes in the future. I will teach you and coach you to work toward developing a growth mindset . 🏆 🍎 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH FOR KIDS 🍎 🍏 - For CEFR Levels A2 and up 🍏 - GUARANTEED GROWTH in reading fluency, comprehension skills, listening skills, speaking skills, communication skills, and critical thinking skills 🍏 - Learn a wide variety of interesting topics essential for HIGHER EDUCATION SUCCESS! 👨‍🎓👩‍🎓 🍏 - Teacher will provide feedback, encourage students, and coach a GROWTH MINDSET! 🍎 ADVANCED ENGLISH FOR KIDS 🍎 🍏 - For CEFR Levels B2 and up 🍏 - GUARANTEED GROWTH in reading fluency, comprehension skills, listening skills, speaking skills, communication skills, and critical thinking skills 🍏 - Learn a wide variety of interesting topics essential for HIGHER EDUCATION SUCCESS! 👨‍🎓👩‍🎓 🍏 - Teacher will provide feedback, encourage students, and coach a GROWTH MINDSET! 🍎 CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH FOR KIDS AND ADULTS 🍎 🍏 - For CEFR Levels A2 and up 🍏 - Free choice of multiple topics at the student’s reading level 🍏 - Can center around social-emotional learning (SEL) or school counseling topics 🍏 - Teacher will provide feedback, encourage students, and coach a GROWTH MINDSET! 🍎 BUSINESS ENGLISH FOR ADULTS 🍎 🍏 - 88 Total Lessons - For CEFR Levels B1 and up 🍏 - Learn a wide variety of essential business world knowledge in four categories: 1) Getting a Job 2) Language for Business 3) Advanced Business Skills 4) Business Situations 🍏 - A strong business English foundation will IMPROVE YOUR NET WORTH! 🍏 - Teacher will provide feedback, encourage students, and coach a GROWTH MINDSET! MORE INFO ON COURSE MODULES: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC READING EXPLORER - 144 Total Lessons - For CEFR Levels A2 and up - These lessons prepare learners for academic success with highly visual, motivating National Geographic content that features real people, places, and stories. Real-world stories captivate learners and give them a better understanding of the world and their place in it. ‘Reading Skills’ and ‘Reading Comprehension’ sections provide the tools necessary to become an effective and critical reader. ‘Target Vocabulary Practices’ teaches the most useful words and phrases needed for academic reading. Strong readers have strong vocabulary. Engaging National Geographic video enhances the learning experience and allows learners to apply their listening skills and language skills. CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH FOR KIDS AND ADULTS - For CEFR Levels A2 and up - In this conversational English class, students engage in interactive discussions and activities aimed at improving fluency and communication skills. Through interesting readings and lively conversations on various topics, students practice speaking confidently while receiving constructive feedback to enhance their language proficiency. BUSINESS ENGLISH - 88 Total Lessons - For CEFR Levels B1 and up - These lessons cover a wide range of language skills needed to succeed in an English-speaking business environment. They use examples of common workplace situations to help students communicate in a professional and appropriate manner. The four areas covered are: 1) Getting a Job 2) Language for Business 3) Advanced Business Skills 4) Business Situations A sample of the ⭐ READING SKILLS ⭐ that are explicitly and directly taught in just one level (24 full lessons) of National Geographic Reading Explorer Curriculum: 🏅Scanning 🏅Skimming 🏅Identifying the Parts of a Passage 🏅Pronoun Reference 🏅Dealing with New Vocabulary: Using a Dictionary 🏅Understanding Suffixes 🏅Identifying a Paragraph’s Main Idea 🏅Recognizing Compound Subjects and Objects 🏅Identifying the Purpose of a Paragraph 🏅Inferring Meaning 🏅Creating a Timeline of Events 🏅Understanding a Process 🏅Organizing Information: Creating a Concept Map 🏅Understanding Conjunctions 🏅Dealing with New Vocabulary: Using Context 🏅Identifying Supporting Details 🏅Annotating Text 🏅Understanding Infographics 🏅Understanding Tenses 🏅Understanding Cause and Effect 🏅Understanding Passive Sentences 🏅Organizing Information: A Chart 🏅Identifying Examples 🏅Understanding Prefixes 🏅 A sample of the ⭐ CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS ⭐ that are explicitly and directly taught in one level (24 full lessons) of National Geographic Reading Curriculum: 🏅Applying Ideas 🏅Synthesizing Information 🏅Justifying Opinions 🏅Applying Ideas 🏅Evaluating Advice 🏅Personalizing; Synthesizing Information 🏅Evaluating Arguments 🏅Evaluating Ideas; Justifying Ideas 🏅Applying Ideas 🏅Evaluating Evidence; Synthesizing Information 🏅Justifying Opinions 🏅Applying Ideas 🏅Reflecting 🏅Applying Ideas 🏅Categorizing Information 🏅Evaluating Supporting Details 🏅Understanding Opinions 🏅Synthesizing Information; Inferring Information 🏅Understanding Opinions 🏅Synthesizing Information; Inferring Information 🏅Personalizing 🏅Ranking Advice 🏅Discussing Pros and Cons 🏅Ranking 🏅Justifying Opinions 🏅Rating Predictions; Evaluating Ideas 🏅 ⭐⭐⭐ CLASS RULES ⭐⭐⭐ ✅ If you can't attend a scheduled session, I will allow you to reschedule the session for free. However, you must provide a genuine reason with at least 24 hours advance notice. ✅ Absence without notice or prior message will lead to being charged the full rate and no rescheduling will be allowed. Please plan accordingly. ********************************************************************************* 🔥🔥🔥 NEW to AT Promotion: ONLY $7 per 25 minute lesson! 🔥🔥🔥 ********************************************************************************* 🏅🏅🏅 🛒🛒 Book a TRIAL lesson NOW 🛒🛒 🏅🏅🏅 ********************************************************************************* -Teacher Matt 😊