Lewis Hamilton, seven times F1 champion, has Angela Mullen as his personal trainer and performance coach. Tayor Swift, probably the biggest pop star at the moment, has Brett Manning as her voice coach.

If these two incredibly talented people need a coach then the less talented amongst us will definitely need one.

Rodger Federer one of the greatest tennis players of all time has Peter Carter as his coach. The anonymous person in the background who plans his fitness training, supports him through his bad days, watches him to identify his weak points and devises special exercises to improve them, and plans his diet to ensure he is eating the right food. All so Mr. Federer can concentrate on what he does best – playing tennis and get even better at it.

Many students who reach B1 or B2 in their English believe that they can now then teach themselves. The internet has many websites showing you how to build a self-study plan to help you reach the next level. Self-study will help you improve but reaching the next level needs much more.

Even the best students need a teacher to make sure they follow the correct path.

A teacher will develop your study plan, support you through your bad days, identify your weak points and use their years of experience to develop specific exercises to help strengthen them, and help correct you when you make a mistake. All so you can concentrate on getting better at English.