Vancouver based Online Tutoring Services

Living Language Plus

We can help you build your English language skills and confidence

Helping students achieve their English goals – academic, professional, or personal – through creative and carefully designed lessons that build both confidence and fluency.

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English in Action

How important is it to learn English? Look at the statistics below to find out.

People around the world speak English

Improve your general English skills

Institutions worldwide offer programs taught in English

Improve your academic English skills

Countries use English as their primary language

Increase your travel confidence

about us

We are committed to helping our students live their best lives through improving their English

Programs

EXAM PREPARATION

IELTS: The most recognized testing system for entering university and college and for immigration to Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
CELPIP: A computer based exam used for immigration to Canada and by many Canadian universities and colleges.
TOEFL: Recognized by more than 12,000 colleges, universities in more than 130 countries.
TOEIC: Accepted in over 160 countries.
CAMBRIDGE: Used in the UK and Europe for studying and work purposes.
OET (Occupational English Test)
CELBAN (Canadian English Language Benchmark Assessment for Nurses)
CAEL (Canadian Academic English Language)

GENERAL ENGLISH
Tell us what areas of your English you want to improve and we make lessons that are suited for those areas.  We can help you improve your speaking, writing, and help increase your vocabulary range.

ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES
Business: If you need help with English for business or prepare for a presentation in English, we can help you get ready.
Acting: If you are wanting to study to be an actor in Canada, we can help you understand English used on film sets and give you advice.

OTHER SERVICES
Writing and proof reading including resume, cover letter, and academic work.
English↔Japanese translating or interpreting.  
Please contact us for prices.

Instructors

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Mark Rankin

Mark has been teaching for over 25 years and has an MA in TESOL.  He has experience teaching in Vancouver and Japan.  Mark is also an actor, filmmaker and a musician and has appeared on recent Netflix shows, ‘Virgin River’ and ‘Untamed.’

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Maki Rankin

Maki has also been teaching for over 25 years and is a highly experienced English↔Japanese translator and interpreter.  She is a part-time actor/voice-over artist and has worked on video games like ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows.’

English for You

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Build your professional skills

Improve your English skills so you can get your dream job!

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Travel with confidence

Speak English in countries you want to visit!

Strengthen your academic skills

Do you need a higher score on your IELTS exam? We can help.

English Skills That Make a Difference

Helping people excel in English is important to us.

From getting higher scores on exams to learning specific language for your job, we can help.

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Days

Find Your Voice

Make noticeable improvement in as little as 30 days.