I was born and raised in New York. For many years, I was a sales executive and spent a lot of time on planes. I’ve visited Marrakech, Montreal and the Caribbean. I’ve lived in Paris and England. You can hear all of these cities in my laughter. I began English by Skype in 2010 to Korean students. Since then, I’ve helped hundreds to prepare for TOEFL and other important exams as well as improve their conversation skills. Teaching a new language is like helping to solve a mystery. I provide you with the clues. You piece them together into your life story.I use a task driven approach. I like my students to show me that they understand. If you’re having difficulty with prepositions and verb tenses, have no fear. I’ll show you exactly when and how to use them! I also write freelance articles for a number of websites and magazines. I have written about alternative energy, technology — even cooking — won a few modest literary awards and been published in two anthologies. In my free time, I like to take long walks. My favorite food is pizza. I enjoy preparing nice dinners for friends and family. Everyone says I make great coffee.

Hello, my name is Charles Voss and I am a Native Speaking English Teacher and Personal Development Coach at Alfa School. I specialize in helping my clients speak English with confidence and pleasure by concentrating on the 5 principals and 7 actions necessary to learn a new language as fast as possible, many times in as little as 6 months. Communication First, Perfection Later. We concentrate on communication and speaking first, just like we learned to speak when we were very young. Once we’ve built a strong base or foundation, we then work on Perfection: Perfecting your language skills.I work with both Business Executives and Entrepreneurs who want to develop their English skills for Business AS WELL AS Private individuals who want to improve their English so that they can communicate more confidently when travelling and when speaking with their foreign friends and family members. As for my business background, I have over 30 years senior executive business experience (21 years in Russia), I have had the good fortune to help hundreds of people influence audiences by developing their skills in sales, negotiations and public speaking. And about me personally, I LOVE TO COOK! Cooking is my hobby and my passion and I get to practice it every day because I do virtually 100% of the cooking in our family. I also love downhill skiing and walking in nature with my family. I look forward to working with you in the future.

Английский язык занял первое место в моей жизни еще в школьные годы. Тогда я еще не могла представить, что стану переводчиком на английский язык двух книг о природе нашего края. Общение с друзьями из разных стран и встречи с носителями языка открыли замечательные возможности для учебы и стажировки в странах Европы и в США. Каждый раз, приобретая знания, у меня появлялась потребность делиться ими с другими людьми. I fell in love with the English language when I was a school girl. This foreign language opened a completely new world for me. I started to communicate with people from different countries and some years later I got a wonderful opportunity to study and practice my English at the university level in Europe and in the US. With every course completed, my urge to share the valuable knowledge grew stronger. После окончания педагогического университета по специальности «Филология» в 1999 году, я начала обучать будущих филологов в родном университете. Со второго курса работаю с иностранцами в качестве гида-переводчика и постоянно общаюсь на английском языке с носителями. Из достижений хочу отметить перевод двух книг и успешную стажировку по методике преподавания английского языка в одной из школ Финляндии. В своих уроках я особенно ценю моменты совместного творчества с учениками и с огромной радостью создаю новые курсы и проекты, учитывая интересы конкретного студента. Своей главной задачей я считаю развитие разговорной речи у моих учеников, поэтому общению на английском языке уделяю особое внимание.