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Marisa

Marisa

Native language:
English
Total orders:
677
Nationality:
Canada
Residence:
Canada
Skills
  • American English
  • British English
Certifications
TESOL Certified // Experience teaching in Japan // Published Writer // BA Humanities, Bishop's University
Announcements
Hello! I am a friendly Canadian teacher and writer. My editing style includes lots of examples to help you improve your written English.
Hobbies/Travel
My hobbies include cooking, crafting and exploring the Canadian countryside. I also love to read novels and watch TV and movies in my spare time. I have traveled to more than 20 countries and hope to visit all 6 continents (not counting Antarctica!)
Message from the instructor
Friendly Canadian teacher who loves English writing. I taught conversational, vocational and business English in Japan for four years. I am also a non-fiction writer with books published in eight countries. My work has also appeared in numerous magazines and blogs. I look forward to using my writing and teaching skills to help you improve your English!
  • wakaran

    wakaran

    Thank you for your feedback . As always, your explanations were easy to follow and very helpful! As I am a newspaper reporter, I want to know what the management of the New York Times would do if they were asked to run the company I am working for.

    ★★★★★
  • wakaran

    wakaran

    Thank you for your feedback. As always, your explanations were easy to follow, and the alternative sentences you offered me were very useful!

    ★★★★★
  • wakaran

    wakaran

    Thank you for correcting my essay. Your explanations were very clear and helpful. In particular, I did not know the difference between “travel” and “trip,” so you helped me expand my vocabulary. Thanks again!

    ★★★★★
  • comet80242

    comet80242

    Dear Marisa-san, Thank you very much for your message. How have you been doing? I appreciate your response to this matter. The alternative sentences with expressions you have offered are very useful for me. I am glad you are my tutor. I look forward to working with you. Best regards, Ikufumi Moriya

    ★★★★★
  • wakaran

    wakaran

    Thank you for correcting my essay. Your explanations were easy to understand, and the alternative expressions you gave me were really helpful. I easily confuse “everyday” and “every day”, so I will be more careful when I use these words.

    ★★★★★
  • makototoro

    makototoro

    Thank you so much for your corrections and explanations! According to the 2nd sentence, I learned the expression "very own." I will use it in the next chance. She started her toilet training. She can't do well yet, but we believe she will become able to do well soon. Best regards.

    ★★★★★
  • macharei

    macharei

    Dear Marisa, Thank you for the corrections and alternative expressions. I didn't know well the difference between "by" and "through". Your explanation is very clear to understand which to use. Also, I will keep in mind to use "acceptable range of xxx". Thank you! Japan used to have problems of photochemical smog in 1970's, when a lot of factories started to work actively for economic development. Thanks to the attention of life environment, the problem is not seen any more.

    ★★★★★
  • macharei

    macharei

    Dear Marisa, Thank you very much for your corrections and explanation. I understood how to "ride", which expresses to be on top of it. Using adverb such as "also" putting in a correct place is also difficult. Thank you!

    ★★★★★
  • wakaran

    wakaran

    Thank you for your advice. I have learned a lot from the alternative expressions you offered me. They have expanded my vocabulary!

    ★★★★★
  • Hikaru123

    Hikaru123

    I apologize for the late reply. Thank you so much for your correcting my diary entry and providing clear explanations. I have now a deeper understanding about how to express myself. To be precise, it might be appreciate to say that I’m a data analyst rather than a data scientist, even though both two are similar. I do analyzing survey results or sales figures, developing digital dashboard and providing employee trainings regarding data utilization. Additionally, I’m employed by a temp agency, and my profession is at a temp agency. Anyway, I’m looking forward to taking your lesson again!

    ★★★★★
  • macharei

    macharei

    Dear Marisa, Thank you very much for your corrections and detailed explanations. I clearly understand that the difference between "be back" and "go back". It is nice. Also, I saw my confusion of "minor" and "miner" Thank you for asking the conditions in Japan. Yes, the Omicron variant has been spread all over the country, but the symptoms are milder even if you get it. I hope this illness will be treated as flue soon. Thank you!

    ★★★★★
  • macharei

    macharei

    Thank you very much for your corrections and alternative expressions. I learned the correct order of auxiliary verb and adverb, which I sometimes get confused. I understand you were confused by the expression "no-plastic-label bottles", which I created! There is a plastic bottle with no label. The product name is printed directly on the bottle. It is not perfectly plastic-free, but it contributes to the environment a little. Thank you very much for teaching me "plastic-free".

    ★★★★★
  • macharei

    macharei

    Hello Marisa, Thank you for correcting my English and your suggestions. Yes, you are right. I didn't know how to express reusable bags. We say "an eco bag" in Japanese, but I was not sure it can be used in English. I learned several ways to express a word 'waste' as a noun and an adjective. "Furoshiki" is a simple square form of a cloth, but you can wrap any shape of content, even bottles of wine!

    ★★★★★
  • wakaran

    wakaran

    Thank you for correcting my essay. Your explanations were easy to understand, and I learned a lot from the alternative expressions you taught me. I didn’t enjoy life at high school because I wasn’t good at making friends. I want to be a teacher and help students who have the same trouble with me.

    ★★★★★
  • macharei

    macharei

    Thank you very much for your corrections and alternative expressions. I will be careful of using 'like", whether the following words are examples, or explaining a word before "like". I also learned "online shopping" and "a number of ~ ” It is very difficult to choose which preposition I should use, "by" or "from". I also learned "a stay-at-home dad" in your comments. Still, PM of NZ is great, I think. Thank you!

    ★★★★★

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