CELTACambridge, July 2017
According to Cambridge English, CELTA is the English teaching qualification most often requested by employers. The teaching was assessed by course trainers at a Cambridge-authorised centre, not self-declared.
1:1 online coaching with a CELTA-qualified teacher — 8.5 in IELTS Speaking
Build the IELTS band score you need, one skill at a time
12+ years teaching English and IELTS in Vietnam, Turkey and Iran, distilled into one-on-one sessions across Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking, for students in Vietnam and abroad. Book a slot, pay online, and meet on a video call minutes later — no forms, no waiting for a reply.
Trial session: 30 minutes for 150,000 ₫. No subscription required.
12+years teaching IELTS
500+one-to-one sessions taught
8.5the teacher's own Speaking band
The IELTS band scale — where students start, and where they aim
Band 4Band 5Band 6Band 7Band 8Band 9
6.0→7.5
Illustrative only — your own starting point is assessed in the first session
Taught by one certified teacher, every time
No rotating pool of tutors and no outsourced marking. Every session, from your first trial to your fiftieth booking, is with the same person — so feedback builds on what came before instead of starting over each time.
- ✓CELTA certified — Cambridge, July 2017
- ✓12+ years teaching English and IELTS in Vietnam, Turkey, and Iran
- ✓Currently teaching 250 students across 10 classes at Newton Grammar School, Hanoi
- ✓Previously taught at Çevre Koleji, Gökkuşağı Koleji, and Bahçeşehir College, Turkey
- ✓Personal IELTS score: 8.5 in Speaking
- ✓Every session with the same teacher, so feedback builds instead of restarting
One coach, every part of the test
Sessions run on live video, not pre-marked worksheets — whichever skill you're working on, feedback happens as you work, not days later in an inbox.
Sessions can be recorded on request, so you can go back and hear exactly where a question type or a habit is costing you marks.
Coaching across all four skills
Whichever part of the test is holding your score back, sessions are built around it.
Listening
Real test-style audio and the traps that cost the most marks — paraphrasing, distractors, and catching the exact moment an answer is said.
Reading
Timed passages with skimming and scanning technique, and a close look at where True/False/Not Given and matching-heading questions go wrong.
Writing
Task 1 (a report or a letter) and Task 2 (an essay) marked against the published IELTS band descriptors, with structure and coherence feedback on every paragraph.
Speaking
Live Part 1, 2, and 3 practice in the exact format of the real test, with feedback given in the moment, not after.
Why students stay
No testimonials here yet — only things that can be checked. Student feedback will go up as students agree to share it, in their own names and words.
8.5Speaking band, personally
Mike has sat the exam himself and scored 8.5 in Speaking. The advice comes from someone who has been in that chair.
500+one-to-one sessions
Twelve years teaching in Vietnam, Turkey and Iran, currently 250 students across ten classes at Newton Grammar School in Hanoi. The patterns that cost marks are familiar ones.
Results students have had
Band movements students reported back after working through these sessions. No names and no photos — results are not published without the student's permission.
6.0→7.5Overall
5.5→7.0Writing
6.5→8.0Speaking
These are individual results students reported back, not averages or typical results. How far you go depends on where you start and on the work between sessions — no band is promised.
From first click to your first correction
The whole process — booking, paying, and joining the call — takes about two minutes.
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Create your login with the link in the same email, or press Log in, choose Create an account and we email you a code. Future bookings and notes are then saved.
NOT SITTING THE EXAM?
General English, same teacher
Conversation, pronunciation, work email and interview practice — for anyone who wants their English to improve without an exam date attached. Same one-to-one format, same hour, slightly lower price.
- ✓ Everyday and workplace conversation
- ✓ Pronunciation and fluency, corrected as you speak
- ✓ Job interviews, presentations and professional email
- ✓ No exam, no test format, no band score
General English
450,000 ₫
/ 1-hour session
Lower than an IELTS session
Book a General English session
Đặt lịch học IELTS 1 kèm 1 với thầy Mike
Chọn giờ trống bên dưới, thanh toán và nhận link Google Meet ngay trong email.
CELTA Cambridge, 2017
8.5 Speaking của thầy
500+ buổi 1 kèm 1
Simple, pay-per-session pricing
No packages or subscriptions. Pay per session and book as many or as few as you like.
FIRST-TIME STUDENTS
Trial session
30 minutes to test the fit — a short diagnostic on your current level in the skill you want to work on, plus a sample of how feedback works. One per student, first booking only.
150,000 ₫ / 30 min
MOST BOOKED
Regular coaching session
500,000 ₫
/ 1-hour session
- 1-on-1 with Mike, no group sessions
- A full 60 minutes, one-to-one
- Recording available on request
- Written progress notes after each session
- Reschedule free up to 12 hours ahead
- Meet link + calendar invite sent automatically
Prices are set in Vietnamese dong and vary by region (in Vietnam, a 60-minute IELTS session is 500,000 ₫); the price for your country is shown in your own currency before you pay. Bank transfer is paid in VND. PayPal charges in US dollars and USDT is the US-dollar amount; the exact figure is shown at checkout.
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Common questions before you book
If something's not covered here, message before booking — mkcenter007@gmail.com or +84 383 390 963.
Is my payment actually secure?
Payment is handled directly by PayPal, your bank, or the blockchain — Band Booster IELTS never sees or stores your payment details. You get a receipt from the payment provider as well as from this site.
Who will I actually be talking to?
Mike, directly, every time — the same CELTA-qualified teacher shown in the video above. There's no pool of unnamed tutors and no assistant standing in for a booked session.
What if the trial isn't the right fit?
There's no subscription and nothing to cancel. Book the trial, see how it goes, and only book a regular session if it's useful to you.
Can I get a refund if I miss a session?
Reschedule for free up to 12 hours before your slot. Cancellations inside that window aren't refunded, since that time was held for you and blocked from other students.
How much does one-to-one IELTS coaching cost?
In Vietnam a 30-minute trial is 150,000 ₫, once per student, and a 60-minute session is 500,000 ₫. General English is 450,000 ₫ per hour. Book more than 5 regular sessions in one order for 10% off until 31 December 2026, once per student on the first qualifying order. Prices in other countries are shown in your own currency in the pricing section.