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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.
  • Yuichi0228

    Yuichi0228

    Thank you for your always detailed explanations. Kisarazu is much hotter as well as San Antonio.

    ★★★★★
  • Yuichi0228

    Yuichi0228

    I received very detailed explanations and learned a lot. I was especially impressed with the in-depth explanation of Broadway.

    ★★★★★
  • nozomiya0418

    nozomiya0418

    Thanks again for your corrections, I know a 300 word essay is challenging. I will try it when I have more time than I have now.

    ★★★★★
  • mashroom

    mashroom

    Dear Tom, I appreciate our advice! It was very helpful for me. Have a wonderful weekend. Mashroom

    ★★★★★
  • gorichan

    gorichan

    Hello, Tom, How are you doing? I'm happy having you as my English teacher here. Thank you for the amendments you made on my essay. I'm also happy to read your nice comments. Your corrections all make perfect sense to me, and I enjoyed reading the phrases and wordings you wrote as they were very interesting to me. You gave me detailed explanations for each correction. You described how you reacted to the sentences I wrote, that's realistic and a fun to read. You introduced your imaginary future views of the time when humans and robots live together. That's impressive but actually a bit scary. If humans can't switch robots off, It's would be as terrible as beyond my imagination. I hope to see you soon again.
 Take care! Kind regards, Yoko

    ★★★★★
  • deeppink26279

    deeppink26279

    Thank you for your time and thoughtful feedback!

    ★★★★★
  • nozomiya0418

    nozomiya0418

    Thank you as always.

    ★★★★★
  • junya17

    junya17

    Thank you.

    ★★★★★
  • Mana0423

    Mana0423

    Dear Tom, Thank you for your corrections and explanations. About the second sentence, your explanation was really helpful. It was more than once. It had been 3 or 4 days ( 9 to 12 times ) My daughter was in a good mood today and finally stopped playing while eating. I hope you have a lovely day. Best wishes, Mana0423,

    ★★★★★
  • nozomiya0418

    nozomiya0418

    Thank you, as always. Your explanation helped me better understand the use of "with" and "under", and "relaxing" and "relaxation".

    ★★★★★
  • nozomiya0418

    nozomiya0418

    Thank you as always.

    ★★★★★
  • goodmorning084

    goodmorning084

    Thanks again for your detailed explanations. I now understand how to use the parentheses. I will be able to use them accurately next time. Thank you .

    ★★★★★
  • nozomiya0418

    nozomiya0418

    Thank you as always.

    ★★★★★
  • nozomiya0418

    nozomiya0418

    Thank you as always.

    ★★★★★
  • Tucker

    Tucker

    Dear Tom-san Thank you for your review. That was easy for me to understand as usual. I have been to Colosseum in Rome, and as you said, I can’t understand why Dimitorov has such a ridiculous idea… Anyway, I feel that it is important to raise awareness about the value of historical heritage sites. I’m looking forward to working with you soon. Best Regards, Tucker

    ★★★★★

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