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Thomas Leary

English

Native

Latin

Spanish

Turkish

From United States

Living in Mexico City, Mexico

TEFL-certified teacher with ten years of teaching experience. Hello! My name is Tom. I'm an English teacher from Atlanta, USA. I've also lived and worked in Istanbul for four years and Mexico City for four years. I have a degree in Applied Linguistics and received a TEFL certificate as part my university program. My hobbies include reading, cycling, weight training, and learning languages. In addition to being a native speaker of English, I speak Spanish, Turkish, and Latin at an intermediate level. My interests include history, literature, computers, and current affairs. Seven years of teaching has given me a great width and depth of experience. I've taught every level of English to students from ages three to seventy-five. Most of my students have been Turkish or Chinese, but many have also come from Poland, Saudi Arabia, Colombia, Mexico, France, and Germany. I've also taught business English to corporate clients and helped students prepare for tests, job interviews, and visa interviews. The most effective lessons tend to focus on texts and/or pictures about one of the student's personal interests. The text should be somewhat challenging, but ideally not below 90% comprehensibility. I have the student read the text aloud or describe the picture, then I ask questions about it. I define any unknown words and phrases either with images or an explanation in English. I'll then lead a discussion on the topic in which I try to draw out the student's own opinions and experiences. Although I prefer to teach in a communicative manner, my edu...

My teaching material

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Test templates and examples
Articles and news
Image files
Text Documents
Graphs and charts
Homework Assignments

Interests

Science

History

Gaming

Reading

Art

English

Trial Lesson

277 lessons completed

USD 9.00+

Conversation Practice

A2-C2

Conversation

1,993 lessons completed

USD 15.00+

15% off

Guided Reading and Discussion for Beginners

A1-B2

Language Essentials

387 lessons completed

USD 25.00+

12% off

Proofreading and Corrections

B1-C2

Language Essentials

87 lessons completed

USD 20.00

LSAT Prep

C1-C2

Language Essentials

0 lessons completed

USD 70.00

Grammar

A2-C2

Language Essentials

0 lessons completed

USD 30.00

7% off

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For beginners·6

Sherry

164 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

Tom is a wonderful teacher and I really enjoy his classes. He is knowledgeable, kind, and patient. I've made a lot of progress thanks to Tom. Highly recommended!