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Thomas Sutton
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Professional TeacherTeaches
English
Native
Speaks
Japanese
Swedish
A friendly, supportive and effective teacher with 15 years teaching experience.
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Japanese
Swedish
A friendly, supportive and effective teacher with 15 years teaching experience.
About Me
Resume & Certificates
From AustraliaLiving in Gold Coast-Tweed Heads, Australia (08:34 UTC+10:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Apr 15, 2020InterestsMusicFilms & TV SeriesReading
Hi! My name is Thomas Sutton. I'm now back in Australia, but I lived in Japan and Sweden for 10 years each. I'm a musician and have played concerts all over the world from The US to Japan and all over Europe. I'm also a huge Star Wars fan and have my own podcast called 'Star Wars Fun For Everyone, Especially Me'. English is my native language, but I speak basic Japanese and Swedish too.
I taught English in Japan for 10 years, in Australia for 1 year and have been on Italki for over 2 years, so all together I have 13 years teaching experience. I have CELTA qualifications as well as experience preparing students for TOEIC and TOEFL tests. I have taught students of every age, from 1 to 80, and of every level.
I'm a fun and relaxed teacher, but I am also very clear and focussed on how students can improve. I use real-world material, grammar and vocabulary exercises, and specific feedback on general conversation for my lessons.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Audio files
- Text Documents
- Image files
- Articles and news
- Video files
- Quizzes
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
Certificate of Registration as a TOEIC Proctor - TOEIC - 2011This qualifies me to administer TOEIC exams.
Certificate verified
CELTA - University of Cambridge - 2011Cambridge ESOL Level 5 Certificate In Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages (CELTA)
Certificate verified
Education
2010 - 2010
Bachelor’s - CELTACambridge ESOL Level 5 Certificate In Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages (CELTA)
This is an internationally recognised qualification for teaching English as a second language.
1994 - 1997
Bachelor’s - Liberal StudiesIt's not in fact a Bachelor, but an Associate Diploma, which is more or less the first two years of a Bachelor of Arts.
Work Experience
2011 - 2011
English InstructorI taught classes of up to 15 students ranging from beginner to upper intermediate for a period of around 12 months.
2000 - 2010
English IntructorI taught English to all age groups in classes of between 1 and 4 for a period of 10 years at the largest English conversation school in Japan. I was part time (20 hours per week) for 18 months, and full-time after that.
2001 - 2010
English InstructorI taught children from ages 1-12 6 days a month for 9 years.
5.0
Rating
242
Students
4,334
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
160 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
Personalised Lesson
A2 - C1Language Essentials3,463 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Package with 10% off
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243 Reviews
Kristina
45 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Thomas has a great personality and is able to teach and make the learning process easy. He has made this experience fun and exciting and I can see my improvement and enthusiasm grow by the lesson.
Nov 23, 2023
Estrella Torres
41 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Tom is the best English teacher that I have had! I really feel that I’m improving my English step by step! His classes are dynamics, supportive and entertaining! He always is looking for topics of your interest and useful and also knows how adapt the clases at your level. I totally recommend it to you if you want practice and improve your english!!!
May 24, 2020
manami ni
5 English lessons
Thomas lesson was really nice and he is really kind and polite
Mar 21, 2026
Atsuko
181 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Congratulations on being selected as a Top 1% English teacher on Italki! Tom is the right teacher for it and the most wonderful English teacher we have met on Italki.
Jan 8, 2023
manami ni
5 English lessons
Always he's lesson really fun!
Apr 4, 2026
Nathaly
44 English lessons
he is the best teacher, I've really enjoyed each lesson
Jan 31, 2026
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