http://ielts-yasi.englishlab.net

Updated  August 27, 2018

1-to-1 Online Speaking Test Tutoring

• I use Wechat (微信 ) or Skype. You can choose to use the video or the audio only function.

• Each tutoring session is one hour.

• For this service, if you just have 1 or 2 sessions, I will first give you a mock IELTS Speaking test in each session, using some of the real, current topics. But if you prefer, we'll just do one mock test on the first day only – it's your choice. After each mock test I will give you a score, including the 4 sub-scores for Pronunciation, Grammar, Vocabulary and Fluency/Coherence. I will correct most of your errors and I will give you some general advice.

I might also give you a few model sentences that you could use to answer some questions but that will not be the main idea of our tutoring sessions. It's best for you to use your own ideas and sentences in the real test.

Most of the time we will be going through some of the topics and questions that are currently being used in the Speaking test, either Part 1 or Part 2/3. These questions and your answers will be not be done under strict exam conditions but in a more relaxed fashion. Again, I will give you corrections and advice after your answers to the questions.

• If possible, it is a very good idea for you to make an audio recording of any tutoring session you have with me. Then you will be able to listen again to my advice and corrections.

• If you want to use the service for more than 2 or 3 sessions, we might add some extra activities to focus on and strengthen your weak points, such as pronunciation or grammar.

• If you have 9 lessons, you will get a tenth lesson for free. This also applies for the next nine lessons you have, if you have that many, and so on.

• If you want to use the service for a long time (e.g. more than 10 sessions) in order to build up your spoken English more generally, I suggest we use a textbook together because it takes a lot of time for me to prepare lessons without a book or without using the current Speaking test questions. Probably the most suitable book would be the latest edition of Cambridge Grammar for IELTS, which is #23 on my Booklist. (That is more than just a grammar book.) Other possible books are Side by Side 3 or Side by Side 4. (Free copies of these books can be downloaded from the internet but I haven't found free downloadable copies of the audio files for those books.)

• The cost is (Australian) $x/hour, (which is about y RMB/hour).

• You will need to pay me in advance before each session, or, if you like, you can pay for several sessions in advance.

• Paying by PayPal (to gelin3@yahoo.com) is the most convenient way for me but if you don't have PayPal, you can also pay through Wechat.

If you cannot pay using either of those two services, you could send a bank transfer to my Australian bank account. But that is more expensive than PayPal or Wechat, especially if you transfer a small amount of money.

• My Skype ID is chris.green4976. My Wechat ID is IELTS-Chris.

• If you would like to ask me my fees, just contact me. Basically, money is not the most important thing to me.

• Send me an email at gelin3 at yahoo.com to check if I am available, to get the Wechat address for payments, or my bank account details if you need that information. I also have a Paypal account at gelin3@yahoo.com. I am flexible about what time of day to do this but sometimes I am busy and cannot accept any more students for a while.