About English Lessons Brighton
Hello and welcome to English Lessons Brighton – or ELB for short!
I’m your host, Phil Williams, a writer, editor and tutor. I created this site in 2012 to share the English teaching materials I was making for my students, back when I was freelancing in Brighton after years travelling and teaching abroad.
My main aim was to answer the subtle grammar points that didn’t quite fit the rules discussed in books.
The site proved so popular that I expanded it and wrote accompanying books to accompany the free material available here. These have helped people learning English all the world, and have been adopted on university courses!
As I continue to produce more books and materials, I try to keep at least one new article coming each month. I run the free ELB mailing list to share those updates directly – join it here.
My Experience
I’ve worked as an English teacher, a copywriter, an editor and a creative writer (amongst other roles!). I have been teaching since 2006, and have teaching qualifications in Trinity TESOL, through Oxford TEFL (2009) and Trinity IBET (2010), for Business English, through St George International. I also have training in copyediting and proofreading from the Chartered Institute of Editing Professionals (which I am a member of). Before all that, I completed a Masters in History at the University of Nottingham.
In classroom settings, I taught young adults at English First in Brighton (2011) and taught ages 11-18 in the public school Shatibi in Ghayathi, UAE (2007-8). I offered private tuition in Russia and Hertfordshire before settling in Sussex in 2011, where I tutored children and adults in the Brighton area, as well as internationally via Skype. Though I have worked with children and adults of all abilities, my main specialisation has since been in advanced English for adult learners, including creative writers, business people and academics.
I have now taken on my dream role as a full-time author, though I do still try to answer all the questions I receive through this website, and offer editing services for those who need help with their writing. You can learn about my book editing services here. When I’m not working on English material, I also dedicate my time to fiction. If you’d like an insight into my worlds of fantasy and adventure, you can find my author website here – though be aware I write adult fiction!
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