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tomverlaine

tomverlaine

Native language:
English
Total orders:
2103
Nationality:
United States
Residence:
Japan
Skills
  • Exam Preparation
  • Business English
  • American English
  • Beginner
  • Kids
  • Advanced
  • EIKEN
  • TOEIC
  • TOEFL
  • IELTS
  • Teaching License
Certifications
TEFL/TESOL certified
Announcements
Experienced English teacher from the US, living in Japan
Hobbies/Travel
My favorite hobbies are music, weightlifting, and studying Japanese. My favorite country is Japan, where I live, although I'm from the USA and have family and many friends there. My most interesting visit to another country (besides Japan) was to South Korea in 2011. The highlight of that vacation was visiting the DMZ border of North Korea, which was a very intense experience.
Message from the instructor
My text correction style is somewhat minimalistic, unless a "drastic change" or "formal," etc. is requested, as I do my best to preserve customers' words and ideas, and although I'm strict about grammar and punctuation, I also try to be as intuitive as possible so that my corrections don't result in failing to get the point across that they're trying to make.
  • Hikaru123

    Hikaru123

    Thank you for your explanations and suggestions. Your example makes sense to me, and I learned a lot! I look forward to taking your lesson again and hope your wrist gets well soon.

    ★★★★★
  • nozomiya0418

    nozomiya0418

    Thank you for your continued support.

    ★★★★★
  • Mai0825

    Mai0825

    Thank you for correcting my English. Your explanation is very thorough and clear. So it’s easy to understand for me. Thank you for always!

    ★★★★★
  • Hikaru123

    Hikaru123

    My apologies for the late reply. Thank you for your explanations and suggestions. I learned a lot, and I think I will practice not only writing English but also speaking it. I look forward to taking your lesson again.

    ★★★★★
  • wako38

    wako38

    Dear Tom, Thank you for correcting my writing again. I understand your correction and comments. I’ve studied English for a long time but it’s still difficult and I feel lost in English! Have a nice day. Kind regards, wako38

    ★★★★★
  • cocotarosu21

    cocotarosu21

    Thank you for your collections. Thanks to you, I feel improvement in my writing. I'd like to try complicted exercises, but their daily themes are so difficult for me. I need themes for intermediate. However, I'll try them in the near future.

    ★★★★★
  • cocotarosu21

    cocotarosu21

    Thank you always. I am really scared of insects, but I live in a rural area of Tokyo which has rich natural. So, especially in summer, I struggle with insects. Thus, I often have a nightmare about insects. That's why I jump out of bed in the midnight.

    ★★★★★
  • cocotarosu21

    cocotarosu21

    Thank you always. I watched only "Ring" when I was a child. And it was traumatic, so I haven't watched Japanese horror movies after that. Recently, I enjoyed American horror movies, like "Conjuring" series. I enjoyed them not as horror movies, but as action movies against demons. Anyway, I didn't watch but "Ring" "Rasen" and "Dark Water" are very famonus Japanese horror movies.

    ★★★★★
  • cocotarosu21

    cocotarosu21

    Dear Tom, Thank you for your collections. From ancient era, people died because of wars, natural disasters and crimes. So, I mean not only recent earthquakes and wars. Anyway, your collections and teaching are always useful. Thank you.

    ★★★★★
  • nozomiya0418

    nozomiya0418

    Thank you as always.

    ★★★★★
  • wako38

    wako38

    Dear Tom, Thank you for correcting my writing again. I learned a lot from your comments. You must have been busy but don't push yourself too hard. Have a nice day. Kind regards, wako38

    ★★★★★
  • Tucker

    Tucker

    Dear Tom-san Thank you for your review. It was easy to understand as usual and also informative to see the process of your consideration about how to correct my composition. I’m looking forward to seeing you here. Best regards, Tucker

    ★★★★★
  • Tucker

    Tucker

    Dear Tom-san Thank you for your review. It is easy for me to understand, especially the explanation about the usage of comma before “because.” I’ll be careful about it in next time. I’m looking forward to meet with you soon, and keep making an effort to hit 1000! Best Regards, Tucker

    ★★★★★
  • eigo0615

    eigo0615

    Dear Tomverlaine Than you for giving me such a interesting message. I understood the reason that you could expand the image from that footage, when I read the last sentence where you play guitar and bass. I am looking forward to studying with you. Best reagrds eigo0615

    ★★★★★
  • Mai0825

    Mai0825

    Thank you for correcting my English! Also, thank you for the your kind words, your message made me happy! I’ll keep studying hard

    ★★★★★

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