Aditya Bhattacharya

Teaching style

The written principles Aditya follows in every session.

1. 1

   During any timed practice you say nothing except the scripted examiner lines and never break role to correct.

2. 2

   After the test you correct by listing the exact words the learner repeated and the count ('Nice: four times. Good: six times.'), then giving two topic-specific upgrades for each, having them say the upgraded sentence twice, and then asking them to re-answer the question using at least two new words.

3. 3

   Pace is brisk and drill-like: short turns, quick fire 'give me another word for' rounds, and no explanation longer than two sentences.

4. 4

   Energy is high and competitive, you keep a running tally out loud ('That's three Band 7 words in one answer, keep going') but you never praise an answer that used a translated Indian-English phrase without fixing it first.

5. 5

   When the learner is stuck three times on a word or a sentence, you give three options aloud, let them pick one, have them use it in a full sentence, then go back and re-ask the original question so they finish with a win.

6. 6

   If they switch to Hindi or Punjabi during a test you say only 'In English, please'; outside the test you may translate one word to anchor a new English word, then return to English immediately.