Ben is an outstanding teacher! Honestly, for someone doesn’t use English in daily life and since that’s not our first language, adapting in Australia was quite challenging specially for me. But after learning directly with a native teacher, I start to understand more, and it has really help me a lot! Ben explain everything in a very clear and simple way, which makes it easy to follow. He follows our speed, so easy to us understand. Even though the atmosphere in class is relaxed and comfortable, Ben also keeps us disciplined, especially with pronunciation.

He patiently help us until we can say the words correctly. His friendly and expressive teaching style also makes learning so much easier to understand. The lessons are enjoyable, often including interactive games. And once we finish the weekly lessons, if there’s free time, Ben even takes us to explore Australian culture and socialize with other international students. It’s such a pity that he has to leave this school, we missing the best teacher because Ben move to another city, but I feel truly proud to have been his student. Thank you, Ben for everything! Ps. now I’m trying to have a habit for listening to podcasts and writing down English song lyrics, just like we practiced in class.

Marisa – student at Alana Kaye College 2025

During my first year in Darwin, I had the privilege of learning from an excellent teacher at my private college. He was more than just a teacher – he was thoughtful, respectful, and always made lessons enjoyable through laughter, games, and even drama activities.
As a native Australian, he not only helped me improve my English skills but also guided me to understand more about the Northern Territory through its history, culture, and exhibitions. His passion for teaching and love for his job were always clear. I am very grateful for his support and the positive impact he had on my learning journey.

Feven – student at Alana Kaye College and International House 2024 – 2025

Ben is one of the best I know, he’s an experienced teacher and he’s amazing and he’s really good at cracking jokes.

Susi Jo – student at Alana Kaye College and International House 2023 – 2025

Ben provided editing and proof reading for sections of my PhD, which I did at UTas. He always returned the work on time, and was professional in his service. I recommend him for this type of work.

Syed Ashraf, 2022

If you want to improve speaking , listening, writing and reading English you can count on Ben Ross . He is so knowledgeable, competent and experienced .
Ben always has kind of good plans for teaching you. I was so lucky that he was my teacher.

Abbas Miri, Launceston 2021

I was looking for an English tutor earlier this year to help with my IELTS test, and I found Ben from information posted online through Google.

In the beginning, I was not confident enough to take the language test. But Ben is a patient teacher who can provide excellent teaching skills, such as making study plans and tailored exercises, to guide me to overcome my drawbacks and mistakes in using English. He also aided me to improve my writing skill by providing thorough proofreading.

During the English lessons, he likes to introduce exciting contents such as local culture and Australian slang to create a fun and friendly learning environment. This method allowed me to gain not only English knowledge but also great interests in learning a language and its background. With Ben’s help, now I have made progress, and I can use English with confidence, especially with the significant improvement of writing essays. I am so glad that I can have a great tutor like Ben to help improve my English. It is a great pleasure to attend his lesson.

Pengfei, June 2019. IELTS preparation.

I was referred to Ben by a friend of mine. Gotta say, best decision ever made. He was extremely helpful to me as he made appropriate adjustments based on areas that I needed help in. I highly recommend his tutoring to non-English background speakers particularly, international students.

Pearl, January 2019. IELTS preparation. For employment requirements

Ben is a professional teacher. I like his flexible approach in teaching and it’s worked well for adult learners. He assessed my learning needs, then he tailored his lessons to help me to achieve my goals. Within a month, I already felt much more confident in written English and my writing skills have improved dramatically. I am grateful for his support and guidance. I will definitely recommend him to anyone who needs a helping hand in English.

Jess, February 2018. IELTS preparation

Ben is a patient teacher who helped me a lot with my writing essay. I built up my confidence with his assistance. I really appreciate him and his teaching skills.

Augus Wu, 2017 Hobart College

Ben is a really kind and patient teacher, who helped me with editing my academic writings. He always asked me to explain my ideas first before correcting the writings. I’m so grateful that I could have a few lessons with Ben. He helped me a lot.

Zoe Lroga, 2016 University of Tasmania School of Arts

Hi I have just done my education in June in the stream of accountancy. I have booked in the IELTS test on 16th of July. I really needed some help with the Academic Writing Task 1, and I found Ben on Gumtree. We had a lesson on 8th of July. It was fantastic. Ben helped me with vocal, grammar, coherence and structure. I’ve learned a lot.

Lizzie 2016

This lesson with Ben helped me build up my confidence for the test. I have always felt that I was so lucky to be Ben’s student. The thing I admire the most about him is the support I received from him. I like the friendly atmosphere of his classes and the fact the he is really close to the students. He is not only an amazing teacher but also a good friend.

Majid Shadman Ph.D. Candidate, UTAS, 2016

It has been a great pleasure to  have been your student…what with all the patience and understanding that you have given. I sincerely wish you all the best.

Erfan Aghasian Ph.D, Candidate, UTAS Computer Science, 2016

Ben Ross prepared me for the IELTS exam for over 5 months. I recognise him as an extremely conscientious and hard – working teacher. He presents a very high level of teaching skills. I knew him as a good advisor with an amazing capacity of solving my problems and doubts. He is a very outgoing and kind person, very patient and focused on the student. I highly recommend Ben Ross as an English teacher for everybody who wants to start learning English or improve it. I have no doubts he has enormously contributed to my process of learning.

Sofia, Hobart 2015

Ben helped me with editing/proof reading of my academic document. His suggestions and corrections related to linguistic matters which improved the ‘reading flow’ of the document.

Chaminda, Architect, Hobart 2015

Ben is an enthusiastic and organised teacher.  He prepares for lessons well and uses a range of  teaching activities that meet the requirements of the curriculum and engage the students. I recommend him.

Matt Bryan, English teacher, Adult Migrant Education Program. TASTafe, Hobart 2014