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My name is Nigel Bailey, and I am a British native speaker living and working in Białystok. I can offer you a range of English-language services, which are listed below:


  • Private Lessons
  • Partnership
  • Proofreading

Private LessonsHeld in the comfort of your own home or office (anywhere in Białystok) and all materials are provided.

The main goals of my private lessons are to...

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PartnershipI can offer your language school a first-class service in the following areas...

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ProofreadingI offer an exceptional proofreading service at affordable prices. I proofread any text at any academic or technical level - fiction, non-fiction, legal, research, tenure, transcripts, marketing, and self-help. I can handle any...

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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me at any time.

 
Build Your Wild Self PDF Print E-mail
English Language Teaching - Resources
Written by Nigel Bailey   
Tuesday, 11 August 2009 12:15

Build Your Wild SelfAn extremely nice website for young students created by the New York Zoos and Aquarium Authority. Choose the animal parts you want to have in your own wild self, and create a new species in the animal world! Very useful for learning vocabulary related to body parts and animals. You can see a picture of a modified me to the right... ;-)

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Polish is Easy! PDF Print E-mail
English Language Teaching - Humour
Written by Nigel Bailey   
Thursday, 06 August 2009 13:12

Polish is Easy!Whilst not connected with English Language Teaching, I just felt that I had to share this wonderful method for learning Polish for non-native Polish speakers. Never again will I have problems with cz, sz, ź, ż or rz sounds! Big Grin

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English Lessons: Japanese Style! PDF Print E-mail
English Language Teaching - Humour
Written by Nigel Bailey   
Sunday, 02 August 2009 00:00

English Lessons: Japanese Style!I recently stumbled across this rather funny clip from a Japanese TV Show. The aim of the game is for the 'students' not to laugh whilst their English 'teacher' (played here by a comedian) reads out some text about Marco Polo. If the students should laugh, the results are, well, painful to say the least!

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Amy Walker: 21 Accents PDF Print E-mail
English Language Teaching - Resources
Written by Nigel Bailey   
Thursday, 06 August 2009 10:33

Amy Walker: 21 AccentsAmerican actress, Amy Walker, does a little tour of 21 accents in 2.5 minutes. From the UK and Ireland to Italy, Germany, the Czech Republic, Russia, France, Australia, New Zealand and around North America. Watch and listen just how different the English language can sound!

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The Secrets of English Pronunciation: Revealed! PDF Print E-mail
English Language Teaching - Resources
Written by Nigel Bailey   
Thursday, 30 July 2009 10:17

Cambridge University Press - Pronunciation AnimationsHave you ever wondered about the strange little symbols appearing next to a word (wɜːd) in a dictionary ('dikʃənri)? Why do we say record when it's a noun but record when it's a verb? When does the sound of our voice go up or down at the end of sentences or questions?


Well, wonder no more. Thanks to a fantastic animated presentation from Cambridge University Press, you can unlock the secrets of English pronunciation. No longer will pronunciation appear as some form of obscure Black Magic. Read the article for more information.

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