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www.inglesgarantizado.com MICHAEL MINSKY
PERSONAL INFORMATION Date of birth: UK Address: Polish Address: Telephone number: Email: Nationality PROFILE I am a UK Solicitor and TEFL qualified English Teacher currently working and living in Poland. I believe that I am ideal for your post of English Teacher as I have over 4 years TEFL experience. I am a dedicated teacher to all my students and all the schools I have worked for have realised my potential allowing me to teach all aspects of the language to a variety of levels and age groups. I have taught beginners right through to CPE students. I also teach specialist courses including Legal English due to my professional qualification as a Solicitor. I believe I have the skills and experience to continue to improve as a first class TEFL teacher. TEACHING EMPLOYMENT June 2008 – Present Empik School, Czestochowa, Poland. I am a TEFL qualified native speaker and I currently teach English as a foreign language at the largest and most respected private language school in Poland. I teach beginners through to Advanced, Legal and Business English. I also have students preparing for the Polish “Matura” (High School A' Level exams), FCE, CAE and CPE exams. Accordingly, I have an excellent grasp of students concerns and weak points and ensure that any misunderstanding or confusion is dealt with tactfully and effectively. I have taught all elements of grammar from the introduction of basic tenses through to complicated Proficiency structures. I currently have over 4 years teaching experience and feel that my students benefit greatly from my English skills and my legal background. January 2007-June 2008 Top English School, Krakow, Poland My first teaching job was for this English School in Krakow. The school was an exceptional basis on which I could build my teaching knowledge. Whilst the school paid a lot of attention on conversational English, it also introduced me to the practicalities of teaching grammar effectively. Again, I taught all levels and all ages at this well established Polish language school. 13 November 1975 20 Blackthorne Road, Great Bookham, Surrey, KT23 4BN ul. czecha 13/36, Czestochowa, 42-200 0048513439167
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LEGAL EMPLOYMENT April 2005 – January 2007. Thomas Eggar Solicitors, London. Solicitor in the Commercial Litigation Department of this regional firm. Work specifically dealt with: • Managing a team of solicitors conducting both claimant and defendant disputes in the High Court and County Court specialising in professional negligence and commercial contract disputes; • Continual involvement in all stages of proceedings, advising on tactical and commercial considerations for ideal outcome for client; • Drafting and responding to pre-action correspondence and advising clients on the merits of claims/defence; • Acting for an international professional indemnity insurance group who required advice on the defence of disputes against solicitors, accountants, surveyors, etc; • Advising and assisting with property litigation disputes; • Client base was small, medium sized companies and high net worth individuals March 2003 – April 2005. Dorsey & Whitney, London. I completed my training contract at the London office of this American law firm. The training contract consisted of commercial litigation, commercial law, real estate and corporate law seats of 6 months each. October 2000 – March 2003. Ashurst, London. Paralegal. I was employed in the Company Legal Support Department of this international law firm. The work was research based in relation to the creation of Know How documentation for the firm’s Intranet. July 1997-August 1998. Hart Brown Solicitors, Guildford. Paralegal. I was employed as a paralegal mostly in the matrimonial department of this medium sized firm. My main tasks were attending court hearings in the High Court and County Courts and attending conferences with Counsel. EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS 2006 - TEFL: Diploma Certificate 1999 -2000 1998 - 1999 1994 - 1997 1992 - 1994 College of Law, Guildford, Legal Practice Course: Commendation. College of Law, Guildford, Common Professional Examination (Law Degree): Pass. University of Teesside, 2:2 BA (Hons) Criminology. Howard of Effingham School, Effingham, Surrey A - Levels: Politics, Economics, English, Maths
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES & POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY • • I speak intermediate Polish and Spanish and French at beginner level. I am currently taking Spanish lessons with a view to becoming fluent shortly. I lead an extremely energetic social life. I play football competitively and attend weekly Thai Kwon Do training sessions. I am also an Advanced Open Water Scuba Diver.
Travel • I have travelled independently travelled through America and Asia, having already travelled extensively through Europe.
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