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Italian Daily conversation
French Daily conversation
Polish Just a few words

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Published 2 Jun, 2022 | View: 1358
On a rainy day at home, if I'm not reading a book, I listen to one of my vinyl records.As you can s...
 
Like so many Brits I drink black tea with milk. Tea has been popular for hundreds of years in Brita...
 
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Maybe no country apart from Ukraine and Russia has been impacted by Putin's war more than Poland. P...
 
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This is a photo of the 450-year-old cottage I grew up in from 1990 -1998 situated near Cranleigh in...
 
A mnemonic (pronounced: /nih-MON-ik/) is something, such as a word, rhyme or image, that helps you ...

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James Tutor Profile

Hi Students,
My name is James and I am originally from Guildford in the South of England. I am currently living in Warsaw, Poland with my wife and 18-month-old son Julian. I am a Cafetalk veteran having started on Cafetalk in 2013 and amassing over 5,000 lessons. I have been a fully qualified English language teacher since I got my teaching diploma in 2009 and have been teaching ever since. 

 I am a patient, friendly and reliable teacher always striving to fulfil the student’s needs. I love meeting new students and helping them reach their goals. On Cafetalk, I have helped students improve their English level, pass Ielts exams with the necessary score, get job offers after successful interviews in English or just helped the student build their confidence with speaking and listening in English. 

 Away from teaching I love travelling and living abroad. I have lived in London, Paris, Rome, Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Sardinia and Warsaw. I also studied Spanish for one year in Salamanca in Spain and gained a Spanish language diploma. 

I have travelled all around Europe, South America, North America and parts of south-east Asia. I also love music and I am trying to learn the acoustic guitar.  I have a big vinyl collection which includes my favourite music which is The Beatles, The Smiths, David Bowie, Elton John, Paul Simon, Amy Winehouse and Frank Sinatra. 

I studied film making at the University of South Wales and graduated with a 2:1 bachelors degree. You can see one of the films I made about a street magician named Angelo here: http://vimeo.com/groups/dft/videos/5234396 

My favourite films are Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and The Godfather (1972). I also enjoy Japanese cinema and have seen several Kurosawa films. 

 I enjoy reading and my favourite books are Don Quijote, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and books by Ernest Hemmingway. In my spare time I like to write stories and hope to be a published writer one day. I also enjoy playing and watching sports such as football and tennis and have a varied interest in many things such as art, history, politics and culture. 

 Looking forward to meeting some new students! 

James 

Featured Interview

Q. Hi James, how are you? Could you give us a quick self-introduction? A. I’m good thanks. I am just about surviving the heatwave in Poland! Well I am 29 years old, English but currently living in Warsaw, Poland. In fact I have been quite nomadic the last few years. After gaining my TESOL English teaching qualification in 2009, I started teaching in Sardinia, Italy before having a stint in London...

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