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My wife (Rosangela) and I have found homestay teaching to be a very rewarding experience and through it have made many new friends around the World. While being a lot of fun, it is also an incredibly effective way to learn or improve your English. If you stay with us you will receive highly qualified teaching with a structured course tailored specifically to your needs and level. You will get feedback on progress throughout and at the end of the course with tips on areas to develop.
I (Graeme) do most of the teaching. I have been doing it now for about 6 years after a 35 year career in the Oil & Gas industry. My preference is for students of 14+ but am very happy to take mature students. I am qualified to teach business English, exam preparation (e.g. IELTS), General English and some specialised subjects. My wife (Rosangela) is also a qualified English teacher. She works mainly as a Personal Traniner but can take younger students when available.
Of course, staying with us is also a fabulous opportunity to see London with the benefit of our advice and guidance on places to go.
Our interests include travel, languages (of course! ). We both speak Portuguese and Spanish. I can do a little bit of French and German) and cultures, exercise (in the gym, walking, cycling), history, the guitar, politics, design, reading, investments ….and many other things.
- Our homestay package requires a minimum of 10 hours per week of English teaching. This can be booked under cours a domicile (General English), IELTS preparation or Business English. The maximum course length is 20 hours per week.
- Included in the package is guidance and advice on places of interest in London.
- Unaccompanied students must be 16 + years old. This is because younger age groups require substantially more gaurdianship and, as we do not have young children ourselves, we are not well set up for it. Whilst we do have all of the safeguarding qaulifications and are available and happy to help and spend time with students, we are not able to provide full time supervision.
- Students stay in our double room (4mx4m) suitable for singles, sharers, or a couple. The room has an en suite bathroom and its own door to outside giving extra privacy and independence. Students will be given a key and be free to come and go as they please. In the case of young students (under 18) we will ensure they are aware of how to get around, emergency contacts and keep in contact via Whatsapp on frequent basis.
- We are happy for 2 or 3 people to share the same accommodation - e.g. couples, parent and 1 or 2 children, or 2 or 3 student friends or siblings together (provided they can share a king sized double bed and the third person can sleep in a "put you up" bed). For this we give a 50% discount for the second person and 75% discount for the 3rd. Similarly, lessons can also be shared, i.e. 2:1 or 3:1, with a 50% discount for the second person and 75% for the 3rd. If you are interested in the 2 or 3 person options please enquire through the message box, so that we can work out a price. Sharing in this way, works out as a very economical option, especially if you consider that we are in a London location.
- High speed internet, mini fridge, shared use of the kitchen all included.
- in a typical stay we share meal times together providing opportunity to practice English. We are also on hand to provide directions and advice. There is generally plenty of opportunity to practice outside of English.
(Note de Linguifamily: veuillez nous contacter pour les réservations de 2 personnes et plus chez Graeme: tarif spécial)
We only accept one booking at a time.
We live in a lovely four-bedroomed, Victorian house in West London (Zone 2). Students will enjoy high quality accommodation with ensuite bathroom and door onto the street offering independence and privacy.
The local area is a typical residential area that borders Shepherd’s Bush, Hammersmith and Chiswick. It offers plenty of shopping at Westfield (the largest shopping mall in Europe) and local bars, restaurants and coffee shops on Chiswick High street.
A bus or tube can take you into the West End of London (e.g. Buckingham Palace) in 20-40 minutes for all the attractions of London. We are always on hand to advise and discuss places to go.
Nearest airport London Heathrow (c. 40 mins), Gatwick, Sanstead, Luton also feasible. Nearest Underground (Metro) Stamford Brook (15 mins), the no. 94 bus goes directly into central London.
Graeme est un excellent pédagogue, patient, disponible et à l’écoute de son étudiant.
J'ai beaucoup apprécié mon séjour chez Graeme et Rosangela ! Graeme a bien répondu à ma demande de cibler les cours d'anglais sur l'amélioration de ma prononciation. Il a développé chaque jour un axe de travail différent et je suis reparti avec des ressources pour continuer à travailler seul. Avant mon séjour, nous nous étions écrits pour définir mes besoins en terme de contenus des cours et de volume horaire. La maison de Graeme et Rosangela était parfaite pour le séjour d'un adulte : j'ai été logé dans une chambre spacieuse et indépendante. Cela me permettait de prendre le petit-déjeuner avec Graeme et Rosangela, suivre mon cours avec Graeme pendant la matinée puis organiser le reste de la journée à ma convenance. Le rendez-vous du soir pour le diner était à 19h, ce qui me laissait du temps pour mes visites dans le centre de Londres. Graeme et Rosangela ont également été très arrangeants pour que mon séjour se passe au mieux. Je recommande un séjour chez eux ! Thank you Graeme and Rosangela for making my stay so enjoyable!
Merci de votre accueil, nous avons passé 15 jours agréables, notre famille vous en est reconnaissante, A très bientôt pour se revoir encore!!!
Paul revient d un séjour de 3 semaines de chez Graeme et Rosengela. Le contact est tout de suite bien passé lors de nos échanges préalables. L accueil a été parfait, ils ont été à l écoute de ses envies, de ses besoins. Les cours sont très bien organisés et très bénéfiques, les visites géniales. Ce sont des personnes à qui on confie nos enfants en toute sérénité! Un grand merci !!!
From 970 € / week