Hello, my name is Clover Tao and I'm an experienced native Chinese Mandarin tutor currently living in China. I have been giving Chinese Mandarin lessons online with Verbalplanet since 2022. I am currently offering a discounted initial trial lesson at 70% off my normal lesson price for new students.
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Shaun Sheng Han T United Kingdom
I had a very good with Clover - she took me through some basic phrases to use when travelling and in restaurants - she also shared some vocabulary videos and powerpoint slides for me to go over in my spare time
Dayla R United Kingdom
Clover was very patient and willing to make adjustments basedon my requests. She also did a good job of using the chat feature to record vocabulary that we covered in the lesson so that we could study it later. I will definitely book another lesson with her.
Marc W United Kingdom
Great class, tao老师 is encouraging and also helps to explain meanings
Marc W United Kingdom
老师Clover is a great! She is ready to tailor classes to your needs based on skill level and goals. Recommend.
tracechen United Kingdom
Always great and very supportive!
LancyT United Kingdom
Clover is a wonderful teacher! She encourages me to speak Chinese and gently corrects my grammar and pronunciation. She is also very friendly and supportive. Looking forward to next lesson! Thank you Clover!
Hello你好!My name is Clover Tao, you can call me Clover or Tao laoshi. I am a native and professional Chinese teacher with more than eight years of teaching experience and a Teacher's Qualification Certificate of PRC. I have a master degree in applied linguistics which focus on language teaching and have taught in China and overseas. I have worked as a Chinese teaching assistant in a high school in Australia for one year. My students have different levels and come from all over the world. In my spare time, I like travelling, cycling, reading, especially culture and history. I am from northern China, so my pronunciation and accent are good. If you are looking for a Chinese tutor, please feel free to send me a message or book a lesson! Looking forward to seeing you soon!
My Lessons & Teaching Style
💖Customized Chinese Course (Tell me what you would like to learn and your specific goal. Conversation practice, grammar, pronunciation reduction, travel Chinese, buzzword etc. You are also welcome to bring your own materials.)
💙Conversation Practice/New Target Spoken Chinese (In this conversational class, we will cover different kinds of topics. It can be a topic, describing a picture or something that you are interested in. You will get your pronunciation and grammatical mistakes corrected. Also your vocabulary will be expanded, and you will know how to express yourself in a native way.)
🧡HSK标准汉语教程/Test Preparation ( Grammar, sentence patterns, pronunciation reduction, test papers, etc. All materials provided will be sent to you.)
💛Advanced Chinese Lessons (Chinese beyond communication! Chinese literature, idioms, mythologies and poetry. If you wanna know more about China's history, culture and the way of thinking, this is a perfect option for you!)
Qualifications & Experience
I have China's Teachers' Qualification Certificate and have taught Chinese and English in China's training school for several years.
I have taught more than 1000 Chinese lessons online.
I have worked as a Chinese teaching assistant in a high school in Australia for one year.
Teaching Approach
According to your level and the content you want to learn, I can develop suitable lesson plans or class materials such as audio, PPT to meet your demand. I will send these materials to you before the class. My classes are interesting and full of joy, and you can learn a lot of knowledge. After class, I can answer your questions anytime. Or you can simply have a chat with me and practice your Chinese.
My classes cover a wide range of topics such as daily conversation, travelling, education, economics, global issues, etc. You can also learn Chinese idioms and literature with me. When you book your lesson, please let me know your level of Chinese and what you would like to learn. Thank you!