Adrian Pimblott – Online Maths and English as a Foreign Language Tutor

Background

After earning my BA (Hons) in Engineering from Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, I worked in the UK railway industry before moving to Brazil in 2000. During 16 years in Rio de Janeiro, I taught English as a Foreign Language to lawyers and provided translation services for major Brazilian law firms. Since relocating to Lisbon in 2016, I have moved my focus to online Maths tutoring, building a rewarding practice teaching students across the UK and at international schools.

I offer maths tuition for students from Year 6 up to GCSE in the UK, and for international students studying for the IGCSE and IB Middle Years Programme (about 10 to 16 years of age).

With over 25 years’ experience, I also teach English as a Foreign Language conversation classes for intermediate to advanced students.

English as a Foreign Language

I teach online EFL conversation classes via Zoom. With over 25 years’ experience teaching English to Portuguese-speaking professionals, I began teaching upon moving to Rio de Janeiro in 2000. My classes aim to improve the speaking, listening, reading and writing skills for students at intermediary and advanced levels. I use a relaxed teaching approach to put students entirely at ease, thereby quickly overcoming any embarassment about errors in pronunciation or grammar, which facilitates their learning. I help my students develop the language that is essential for success by creating an environment where they can learn to communicate with clarity, integrity, courage and respect, with the goal of creating effective, high-quality interactions between clients, colleagues and others.

Each week I prepare a text of approximately 500 to 600 words about a topical subject in the news. I list the key vocabulary and write a section focusing on the grammar used. There’s also a section to test comprehension and another with discussion topics.