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tomverlaine

tomverlaine

Native language:
English
Total orders:
2472
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.
  • Tucker

    Tucker

    Dear Tom-san Thank you for your detail and quick review! I’m checking it now on the commuting train. It is really difficult to use a proper preposition in the compositions, and I’ll make an effort with your advice. I’m looking forward to meeting with you here. Best regards, Tucker

    ★★★★★
  • Hikaru123

    Hikaru123

    Thank you for your explanations and suggestions. I would like to write a “Part Two” to this later, and I look forward to your feedback again.

    ★★★★★
  • Hikaru123

    Hikaru123

    Thank you for your explanations and suggestions. I’m thinking of going to the upstairs neighbor. I look forward to taking your lesson again.

    ★★★★★
  • Tucker

    Tucker

    Dear Tom-san Thank you for your detail review as usual. It was informative and easy to understand. Yes, it is close to Halloween, and it is a good chance to learn the word "scary"! I'm looking forward to meeting with you here. Best Regards, Tucker

    ★★★★★
  • Tomoofk

    Tomoofk

    Thank you for your encouraging feedback and comments. I found your detailed suggestions on how I can improve my sentences very helpful!

    ★★★★★
  • Mai0825

    Mai0825

    Thank you for checking my English!! Thanks to you, I can keep studying English with IDIY

    ★★★★★
  • Hikaru123

    Hikaru123

    Thank you for your explanations and suggestions. I didn’t know the word “potable,” so it was a great learning opportunity even though this was totally a typo. I look forward to taking your lesson again.

    ★★★★★
  • indianred80768

    indianred80768

    Dear Tom, Thank you for checking my writing and giving me a lot of helpful advice. I care about your comment when I write an essay again. Best,

    ★★★★★
  • 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.

    ★★★★★

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