My name is Anselmo Cortes and you can call me Elmo. Teaching and writing are my passion and I am a certified TESOL ( Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages), TEYL (Teacher of English to Young Learners), IELTS/TOEFL, and ONLINE English teacher. I have had more than 20 years of experience in teaching English, public speaking, and training public speakers and 4 years of full-time online English teaching experience to students from Asia, Europe and Latin America of all ages, and English levels. I have attended International and American schools for my primary, secondary, and tertiary education. I majored in Management Economics and I have worked in the fields of business, financial investments, and customer service for Asian, American, Australian, and New Zealand corporations and I have served in the United States Army as a Combat Engineer. Among my hobbies are guitar playing and oriental and western martial arts. I have taught English Level Checking based on the CEFR, Business English, Kids' English, Interview English, General English, IELTS/TOEFL Preparation, English Writing and Daily English for Conversation classes. I love to impart useful information and knowledge for my students' success through friendly interaction among students and the teacher. My greatest joy is to see my students succeed in life and I work with a heartfelt fervor to seek the growth, and exceedingly achieve the aspirations, of the company or client that I serve.