Personal online English lessons

Speak English with confidence

Personal online English lessons that help you speak naturally at work, while travelling and in everyday life.

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Flexible online lessons

International learners

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At work

Contribute in meetings, explain your ideas and speak professionally without overthinking every sentence.

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While travelling

Ask questions, meet people and handle everyday situations abroad with confidence.

A child practising spoken English with an encouraging parent at home

Everyday life

Enjoy natural conversations and express yourself clearly, without worrying about every mistake.

Let us guide you to your English goal

Not sure how to pronounce words? You don't understand English grammar rules? Don't have any structure to your learning? That is exactly where we come in to provide real value to you. Make these challenges a thing of the past by joining Open Minds today.

You will experience personalised tutoring that fits your goals. Benefit from conversational and structured tutoring to speak more freely and develop foundations in grammar and vocabulary. Enjoy lessons with a motivating tutor who has various professional and life experiences, has knowledge of German, French and Levantine Arabic and many years of experience.

Your goals

Language goals can vary, whether you need the language for several reasons or you have specific events coming up you need to practice for. We are here to provide a personalised programme of lessons that can focus on:
- Building speaking confidence, sentence construction and pronunciation.
- Structured learning on key grammar topics, vocabulary and phrases.
- Practice for presentations, meetings, workshops and conferences through feedback.
- Preparation for language exams such as IELTS/CELTA.

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Your experience

Speaking in a second language can be scary, that is why we have made it our mission to create a friendly, professional and fun environment that adds real value in your development journey. We are committed to delivering an experience where you can:
- Be relaxed and confident when speaking English clearly and confidently.
- See clarity about the grammar and technical side of a language.
- Feel genuinely supported and encouraged by a caring tutor as you make progress.
- Join a community of like minded learners who make your life richer.

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Your Tutor

Kevin is a genuine and compassionate tutor who will help you feel at home during lessons. He has a wide variety of professional and personal passions, ranging from Business & Technology, Finance & Economics, Politics & Current Affairs to Social and Environmental Justice, Travel, Arts & Culture, and Sports & Entertainment, there will always be areas of mutual interest for lessons.

Kevin began tutoring in 2023, starting his journey with Preply, from who he has his teaching certificate. Soon after, he went fully independent to create Open Minds English.
Kevin holds (BA Hons) Politics, and has worked for a local government improvement body and a national social care regulator in Scotland and has also worked abroad in the humanitarian and development sectors.

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Enjoy personalised individual lessons or group lessons where you see real improvements. Get ready to be supported, guided and directed exactly as you need towards your objectives while having fun, real and insightful lessons. We balance your goals while also identifying areas that you need to focus on.

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If you want individual support where your tutor focusses on you and your immediate needs, these 50 or 25 minutes lessons are for you.
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Ideal for conversation practice, pronunciation or short check-ins.

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If you prefer learning in a group environment of 3 - 5 students these lessons will be perfect for you.
- Be part of a team while participating in rich conversations.
- Work together to create valuable lesson topics.
- Meet like minded people while you learn.

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Learn in your own time

See our social media channels and website material to learn in your own time. We cover fundamental English grammar, vocabulary and authentic content on today's world.

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Self Learning

Do you want material to learn in your own time? Immerse yourself in material on important English grammar you must know and find structure while you learn using engaging and authentic material. We also publish regular material on everyday topics aiding your grammar and vocabulary development.

Grammar: Present Tenses

In English, there are four main Present Tenses.

Present Simple – (I, you, we and they) have/don’t have. (He, she and it) has/doesn’t have
Present Continuous – (I) am/am not having. (You, we and they) are/aren’t having. (He, she and it) is/isn’t having.
Present Perfect – (I, you, we and they) have had/haven’t had. (He, she and it) has had/hasn’t had.
Present Perfect Continuous – (I, you, we and they) have been having/haven’t been having. (He, she and it) has been having/hasn’t been having.

Grammar: Future Tenses

There are also four future tenses.

Students reviews

We are proud to help students from all over the world. See what they said. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Emmanuelle, France

Kevin is a great teacher! He adapts to my level and always chooses topics that interest me. It really helps me learn and makes the lessons enjoyable.

Ina, Germany

Kevin is a great teacher, he is a good listener and creates the lessons in a way I can make most of it. He gives constructive and helpful feedback and input and he provides the space to let me improve my speaking skills.

Maximilian, Austria

My son has long struggled with English at school. That’s why I looked for a online tutor who could support him in his native language, German. Thanks to Kevin’s lessons, he has completely overcome his initial dislike of English and now approaches the subject with joy and motivation. Kevin makes the lessons pleasant, varied, and perfectly tailored for teenagers – so much so that even regular sessions during school holidays are no burden for my son. We are already seeing great progress and are truly impressed. Thank you, Kevin – highly recommended!

Maria-Grazia, Italy

Kevin is very professional, patient, and kind, as well as effective. I’ve been taking lessons with Kevin for four months now and I’ve definitely seen improvements and gained more confidence. The lessons are tailored to each student. In my case, I asked for grammar and conversation. I definitely recommend him!

Martina, Germany

I’ve been studying with Kevin for a month now. Kevin is a great teacher. I have a very specific learning objective for my work environment. Kevin is very responsive and prepares individual learning materials for each lesson. I am learning vocabulary, practising pronunciation and training my listening comprehension. The time flies by in each lesson.

Mathis, Switzerland

Kevin is a very good teacher. He has a sense of humor and knows how to explain very well. The exercises he creates are very good for learning English. I recommend him as an English teacher of course.

Oxanne, France

Kevin is a great teacher who takes the time and adapts lessons to my needs. I feel comfortable speaking with him and I learn a lot. His method of teaching allows for both practice and learning. I am very happy to have him as a teacher, I highly recommend him! A big thank you to him.

Lennert, Germany

Our son has an hour with Kevin every week and is developing wonderfully. Kevin picks up the teaching material excellently and connects it with his own content. It is also helpful that you can ask a question in German if necessary. Kevin comes highly recommended.

Paulina, Poland

Kevin is amazing tutor. He has a great experience in teaching English, also he motivates and supports a lot to achieve good results. Super positive, pleased and professional person, I highly recommend to have lessons with Kevin!

Dami, South Korea

Kevin is a very professional and skillful tutor who has patience and passion for his students. I like his lessons so much, he takes me up to far better English vocabulary and interesting topics out of life and work. I learned a lot about cultural things from his class, thank you, Kevin!

Juan, Chile

Excellent teacher. Clear and always with a with an interesting and nice conversation. Correct at the exact moment and explains very well. Quite motivating. Fully recommended.

Salvatore, Italy

Kevin is truly attentive and sensitive to the educational experience of the individual. An intellectually very lively and open person to converse with on any topic. His teaching structure is very useful as it allows ample space for conversation.

Reinhard, Austria

Kevin is an excellent tutor – patient, engaging, and very supportive. He creates a comfortable atmosphere for learning and always encourages me to express myself. Highly recommended!