Hossein Soltani, born in 1983 in Tabriz, holds a PhD in English Literature from Razi University and has been teaching English since 2001. He has been awarded a CELTA certificate and a CiSELT by the British Council. He is also a teacher trainer with the British Council and a trainer with Cambridge. A former ESOL examiner with Cambridge, he used to administer FCE, CAE, and CPE exams. He was an IELTS instructor for the British Council in Georgia, Turkey, and Ukraine.