Loves swimming with icebergs!

Steve is a New Zealander, who has been teaching in Zurich since 2002. He has taught in a range of settings from one-on-one all the way up to large seminars in university settings. Steve has successfully prepared clients for a wide range of examinations including all the Cambridge exams, GMAT, GRE, EA, TOEFL, IELTS, LSAT and SAT. His fluent German can provide an insight into the traps German speakers sometimes fall into in English. He also speaks fluent Spanish and some French. A lover of good conversation, Steve ensures lessons are a pleasure. Try his easy-going, flexible approach!

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• “Steve was very friendly and understanding as well as being highly skilled.” – Bettina Schindler

• “Steve was a great teacher, tailored his approach to my needs and was very clear with his explanations. I would most definitely recommend an in-person class as that helped me a lot.” – Frederic Kunz

• “The lessons with Steve are fun, he is interested in everything (Politics, economics, Arts) and he does everything he can to achieve my goals.” – Mon Tuno

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Sharpen your thinking. Polish your English. Stay one step ahead.
What exactly is English coaching — and who is it for?

His favourite pastime is roller coaster riding with his daughter. Their dream is to visit every theme park in Europe and the USA.

From the picture you may have thought Michael is Australian, but he is in fact English and has been living in Zurich since 2001. After many years of working in the finance sector, he decided to follow his heart and embark on a new career as an English teacher - a move that he has never regretted. He holds both CELTA and SVEB teaching qualifications and has built up a reputation as an accomplished, well prepared, and dedicated teacher. He has also successfully helped numerous clients to gain their Cambridge English qualifications. Michael considers himself flexible and accommodating. And while he believes the learning process should be fun, he remains fully focused on helping every student achieve their personal goals.

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• “Michael makes the lessons very interesting. He is well prepared and brings handouts relevant to the topics covered. The lessons are fun and you can laugh while you learn. As well as the language, you also learn about the country (UK) and the culture of people living there.” – N.N.

• “I had a great language school experience with Michael as my teacher. His expertise was instrumental in helping me excel in my Cambridge Advanced exam. Thanks to his support, I passed. I can't recommend this language school enough, especially if you have the opportunity to learn from Michael!” – Sarah Gloham

• “Michael makes the hour very interesting and fun. He explains things really well through his comments. He takes his time until you understand.” – M.W.

  
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Where Andrea is from they call the locals “monkey hangers”. Ask her why!

I’m Andrea from the northeast of England. I have two passions in life: music and teaching English. I have been teaching for more years than I have fingers and toes to count on. It was a strange twist of fate, as I originally studied business and not teaching. However, I thank my lucky stars every day because I fell into the perfect job for me. As my passion for teaching developed, I decided to add to my qualifications. I went to university and got an honours degree in teaching English as a second language to adults. I’ve taught students at all levels in most industries including banking, insurance, engineering, chocolate making, real estate, retail, shipping and pharmaceuticals, to name just a few.

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• “Andrea teaches in a very entertaining way. It’s fun and you feel confident speaking English.” – H.P.

• “The school is PERFECTLY structured. From the first request everything was super professional, reliable and good. The lessons with Andrea are just great. She is such a friendly, funny and great personality. The lessons with her are so much fun. They are motivating and she is completely responsive to my needs. As a result, one learns a lot in a short period of time. Just perfect for private lessons. I would recommend this school to anyone. Too bad I didn't discover the school a few years ago. Best language school in the city of Zurich!!” – Jennifer

• “Andrea responds very well to her students and adapts to them very well. She provides good material for grammar and is well versed in grammar. She is a very pleasant teacher and an exciting conversation partner.” – Martina Looser

  
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Has a bilingual corgi that responds to commands in German and English.

Born and raised in New Zealand with Swedish ancestry, Greg has lived, worked, studied and extensively travelled all over the world. He initially trained in the theatre and worked as a producer for many years (most notably in New York) and has been living and working in Zurich for over ten years. He speaks fluent French, Spanish and German and spends much of his spare time discovering new destinations, enjoying independent film, music and contemporary theatre. Greg's teaching specialities include business English, the Cambridge exams, IELTS, TOEFL and LAMDA.

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• “Greg is unbelievably energetic and motivated, which is why I look forward to lessons every week. In class he always addresses my individual needs and answers all my questions. I can only say positive things about him and would definitely recommend him as a teacher :).” – F.A.

• “Excellent school! Top service and very good teachers. I was able to greatly improve my English thanks to Greg's professionalism and experience.” – Belen A.
  

• “Greg is extremely communicative and flexible. His lessons are not only very helpful, but also a lot of fun.”

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Published author of fiction, poetry and theatre plays.

Jeremy is an English teacher, who has been living and teaching in Zurich since 2012. He holds a TESOL qualification and has over 10 years experience teaching English in a variety of settings. He has done everything from helping children take their first steps with the language, to working with businesses and helping staff members improve their English skills. Jeremy is comfortable teaching groups or delivering personal tuition. Although he also speaks German and Spanish, his first love is the English language, and he has written and developed plays for the English theatre.

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• “Jeremy is an open and very communicative teacher, whose lessons are lively, varied and interesting. I really appreciate his cheerful approach, which I find very motivating.” – Vera Martin

• “The lessons with Jeremy are perfectly adapted to my abilities and progress.” – R.S.

• "Jeremy is always punctual, friendly and customer-focused. He identifies the learner’s needs and issues very quickly and teaches in a structured and efficient way." – Marjan Schirinzi
  

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Lise has lived and worked in Zurich since moving to Switzerland from Canada in 1992. Lise has taught English from beginner to proficiency levels. She has also worked in international communications including financial communications. Lise spent 7 years in leadership in adult education as well, where she led 5 teams of language diploma teachers. Following this she led a large team of English teachers from around the world. Lise loves the challenge of language learning and teaching, and has become especially attuned to the challenges in day-to-day communication between English and German speakers in business contexts, paying special attention to the differences in the cultures of communication.

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• “The courses with Lise Cyrenne were very valuable and achieved my goals. I also really appreciated the lessons on an interpersonal level.” – Jürg Neuenschwander

• “Fantastic one-to-one English lessons from Lise. Entertaining, very individual to my needs and of course educational. Thank you, Lise!” – Marc Aeschbach

• “What I appreciate about Lise is that she is a motivating conversation partner with her attentive and approachable nature. So far, speaking English has taken me a lot of effort, but with Lise I enjoy it!” – Julia Dösegger

  
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A true linguist - even speaks Hungarian!

Gordon has been teaching English since the late 1980s. Over the years he’s been lucky enough to work with learners of all ages and at all levels. He is as happy teaching one-to-one as he is holding university seminars and lectures. With extensive experience in language schools, business, industry and higher education, Gordon has come to specialise in three areas: exam preparation (Cambridge, IELTS, TOEFL and LCCI), business English communication skills, and English for academic purposes. Gordon relishes the challenge of helping students meet their personal and professional goals through English. He also speaks fluent German.

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• “I can highly recommend Gordon. The lessons are goal-oriented, professional and fully adapted to my personal needs and time availability. This way, learning English is fun!“ – Felicitas Jucker

• “For me is Gordon best of the best english teacher in the world!!!! Thank you so much :).” – Sochethtola

• “Gordon has been our English coach for several years and teaches our employees in small groups. They appreciate very much the varied and lively lessons. Gordon knows how to motivate the participants and encourage them, being mindful of their own level. With a great deal of didactic skill and a large dose of humour, he gets everyone to participate actively in the lessons. The employees wouldn’t want to miss his courses.”

  Ariane & Ursi, Human Resources, ETH Library Zurich

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Learned to fly a plane 20 years before he learned to drive a car. 

After several years of teaching underwater, Matt realised that his students' pronunciation would be better on dry land so he relocated from South East Asia to the most landlocked country he could find, namely Switzerland. That was well over a decade ago now and since then Matt has busied himself with helping the fine folk of Switzerland navigate the English-speaking world, making them feel a little less underwater.

His adventures in English teaching have taken him through almost every conceivable industry, from auditing to zookeeping, via gastronomy and gas supply. He has conducted courses on everything from presentation skills to passing Cambridge Exams. Ok, so he may not have taught any actual zookeepers, but the point is his teaching experience is vast and his enthusiasm remains undiminished. What drives Matt in his daily endeavours to improve people's English is his conviction that a person's personal or professional potential should not be limited by their language level, and he has made it his mission in life to help his students be everything they can be in their lives – in English.

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• “Matt is very responsive to my needs and my English has improved markedly. I am super satisfied.“ – M.A.

• “Matt makes the lessons varied, interesting and full of humour. You enjoy going to class.” – Anna

• “Matt is open-minded, flexible, and empathetic. He has excellent teaching skills — a great teacher!” — Thomas Glaus,
  

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Has a bicycle named Turtle.

Susan grew up in Scotland with British-Swiss parents and moved to Switzerland after her degree at Glasgow University and teacher-training in Edinburgh. Since then, she has taught English and done further training in all sorts of areas. She has worked in colleges and companies, with schoolchildren and private individuals, helping learners pass exams, improve their job-skills, or simply learn English for their own enjoyment. Having studied languages herself, Susan has personal experience of learning as well as teaching. This, together with her years in amateur theatre, has always informed her teaching and enables her to empathise with learners’ needs and difficulties. She loves languages, believes in the importance of communication, and is convinced that learning is most effective when it’s FUN!

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• “Susan is a highly skilled teacher. Her lessons were perfectly tailored to my needs and prepared me very well for my successful CAE. I was impressed by her work to challenge me in specific areas and increase my skill level and I really enjoyed her lessons. I can highly recommend Susan.“ – Sandra M.

• “Susan is very friendly and always tries to tailor the lessons to my needs. She makes learning English fun.” – A.G.

• “Susan is very attentive and always makes the lessons individual. I find it good that she has an explanation ready for any questions I have. For specific questions, she even does extra research for me.” – Valeria
  

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Has a naked cat called Thérèse.

Jade was born in the south of France and grew up in Mayotte, a small French island in the Indian Ocean, and in Tunisia. After graduating, she studied classical music and opera in Paris. She then started a Bachelor’s degree in European and International Studies focusing on Italian, German, and English. She completed this with an exchange at the University of Vienna, specialising in French and Italian. After graduating, she began working as a French assistant and substitute teacher in Austrian schools. She also worked as a DELF examiner for the French Institute in Austria. She completed her academic education with a Maîtrise and a Master's degree in Italian.

Jade has experience teaching a wide variety of students and levels, and she has also prepared many students for French exams. She is passionate about art, history and languages and has also studied Arabic and Spanish. She always strives to teach more than just the language, aiming to make her students fall in love with its musicality and culture.

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• “Jade is very committed and, thanks to her experience as a language teacher, very quickly realised when there were difficulties and was able to adjust the pace of the lesson accordingly.” – Nikolla Binkert

• “Jade's French (conversation) lessons not only lead to progress, they are even fun. Highly recommended!” – Ralf Kaminski

• “The needs are very well received and implemented in a very customer-oriented manner. Jade is a great teacher and can explain the questions well. I would be happy to recommend the company as well as Jade.” – Claudia Schuler

  
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Erica grew up in Italy and studied foreign languages at the University "Ca' Foscari" in Venice. She speaks Italian, French, German, English and understands Spanish. After her studies, she lived in France for three years and taught Italian as a foreign language in various high schools and at a university. She came to Switzerland in 2001 and also completed a degree in translation while continuing to work.

Erica teaches Italian and French at all levels and has extensive experience in designing courses. It is important to her that the wishes and needs of her students are taken into account as much as possible in course design. Her students appreciate her passion, positive attitude and attention to detail.

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• “Erica is able to react quickly to our needs, and is always friendly. She concentrates on what is required to improve our language skills.“ – B.H.

• “Erica is top notch! She is very reliable, friendly and open and she tailors the lessons exactly to my needs. I would highly recommend Erica to everyone!” – Deborah

• “Erica is knowledgeable, friendly, listens well, gives constructive feedback, is engaged and motivating.” – Ursula Wiget Haagmans

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Has taught yoga in French to language learners!

My name is Sylvie. I am French, and I grew up in England, so I am fortunate to be bilingual. I have always interacted with people from different cultures and backgrounds. As a result, I am drawn to our cultural differences, which I see as an asset. I also understand the challenges of being accurately understood in a foreign language when writing, in conversation, or during a business meeting.  

I studied in a Translators and Interpreters school in Brussels and also obtained a Maîtrise in Business and Languages from the University of Lille III.

I am passionate about languages, words, and cultures, and I have also acquired solid business communication skills from working in large multinational corporations for many years. In 2019, I started working in the Education sector, finding my true passion and taught for several years in various language schools in Zurich, online and face-to-face, specialising in business French and preparation for DELF/DALF exams. I love designing a learning path that works and fits the style and needs of each learner to help them reach their goals in a motivating and engaging way.

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Nicole is French-Swiss and has studied in Paris, Montpellier and Martinique. She has a diploma from the Ecole Normale de Paris 16e and has the CEDIFLE from the Sorbonne Nouvelle de Paris in language, literature and regional studies. Her qualifications are recognised in Switzerland. Her mother tongue is French. She speaks very good English, has a fairly good level of German and speaks some Spanish.

Nicole worked as a primary school teacher in Paris for nine years before coming to Switzerland, where she has been teaching French as a foreign language to students of all ages and language levels for about thirty years. She also tutors children and teenagers and runs creative workshops for children. She prepares students for Swiss and French diplomas of all kinds - academic and professional.

Nicole enjoys teaching the French language in all its aspects. Her goal is for students to improve, be motivated and have fun. She especially likes to ensure her students reach their goals.

In addition, Nicole is interested in all forms of art and enjoys travelling, music, cooking, dancing, swimming, meditation and hiking.

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• “Nicole is a very lively and friendly teacher, who helps me in the best possible way to achieve my goals using a new learning technique.” – U.H.

• “Nicole is very dynamic and motivated, always takes the trouble to correct, is flexible in terms of deadlines, and is technically very adept (in terms of online lessons).” – B.B.

• “Nicole brings a lot of energy to the lesson.” — Philippe Heinzer

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David has taught everything from conversation classes to individual tutoring and structured diploma preparation courses in high schools as well as at FMS, HMS and IMS for over 20 years. Over the last 10 years he has gained in-depth expertise and extensive experience in adult education. He makes use of a wide variety of teaching formats, such as language cafés, diploma courses, and individual and group lessons. After gaining the Swiss Federal Certificate of Competence for Trainers (SVEB 2) in 2012, he has been continually refining his skills and specialises in facilitation techniques and teaching for individual learning styles. His broad range of experience, his holistic approach to teaching and his customer focus are hallmarks of his modern foreign language coaching. David speaks German, French, English and Italian.

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• “David is hard-working and professional. He teaches well and we are always able to find a suitable time for the lessons. I am very satisfied and can always discuss my queries with him.“ – Eefje

• “David can easily adapt our lessons to my needs. Thanks to David, I’m not scared of German lessons anymore :).” – A.F

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Almost 50, young at heart, in love with language and music.

 Jalée was born and grew up in the far north of Germany in a small town called Vechta. She has been living in Zurich since July 2014. She studied German language and literature, political science, history and opera singing. The connection between music and language has always been her passion. At first glance the two do not seem to have much in common. However, in singing, language is present in the lyrics and music is there in the melody. The worlds of noises, sounds and language are accessible to people through the sense of hearing. The wide range of parallels between music and language can be very useful for language learning. This is why Jalée uses this connection in her work as a language teacher. Her previous professional career as a dubbing artist and singer has provided her with new ideas and insights as a language teacher. She is looking forward to studying for a doctorate at the University of Zurich, at the same time as continuing her professional career.

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• “Jalée is very committed. She has a lot of energy and is very good with people.“ – X.C.

• “Jalée is always full of energy and ideas on how to make learning more interesting.” – Mariusz Olszowik

• “Jalée makes lessons fun.” — M.B

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