English with Val

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Hello, and welcome to my page! I’m a friendly, patient, experienced online tutor and native English speaker from the south-east of the UK, now living in Portugal. I have a Trinity CertTESOL qualification from Trinity College, London, and teach General English and English for Healthcare Professionals to adults.

The following online lessons are available, tailored to your individual needs:
• Conversation lessons (50 minutes speaking and 10 minutes feedback, with helpful revision notes emailed to you after the session).
• General English lessons, tailored to your individual needs.
• English for medical, nursing and healthcare professionals.

Adults with any level of English are welcome. Prices range from €15,00 to €27,50/hour, with discounts available for block bookings of 10.

Please contact me by email or Messenger if you would like further information or to arrange a free 20-minute video meeting to discuss your requirements. I look forward to hearing from you. Enjoy your day!

It's National Sports Day in India, honouring the birthday of one of the best field hockey players of all time, Dhyan Chand. Is sport celebrated in your country on a special day each year?

We're having beautiful weather in the UK, so I've found an idiom about the sun for you. Who can guess what it means?

To ride the gravy train (idiom): If someone's riding the gravy train, they're making lots of money for doing very little work. The man in this picture feels that some of our politicians are riding the gravy train. Note the excellent placement of the apostrophe, which is sadly often missing or misplaced! 😀

It's National Doughnut Week in the UK - mmmm! All week, bakers and cafés will be selling doughnuts to raise money for The Children's Trust charity to help children with brain injuries. Do bakers in your country make doughnuts? What cakes are popular in your country?