CILS and CELI Preparation Course

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Our CILS and CELI prep course has been designed by instructors at our school in order to help Italian students not only prepare for the exam, but also improve their language skills.

The CILS and CELI examins are a generally accepted assessment of the Italian language level in Italy. Passing the exams has helped millions of people reach their goals of studying, working or living in Italy.

The CILS exam was developed by the University of Siena and is divided into 4 main levels, from B1 to C2. The CELI exam was developed by the University of Perugia, it is divided into three tests that correspond to the levels of B2, C1 and C2.

These exams serve mainly for studying in Italy.

This course will help you determine the steps you need to take in order to get the best possible results on the exams. Our instructors will test your language skills (reading, listening, speaking and writing) and then you will begin a course of preparation for the CILS and CELI exams using materials from past exams. You can also get advice and recommendations regarding signing up for and taking the exam.

Who passes the CILS and CELI exam?

Millions of people from different countries around the world have passed the CILS and CELI exams in order to demonstrate their mastery of the Italian language, for example:

  • Students planning to study at university.
  • Candidates for scholarships or grants.
  • Students studying Italian who want to measure and track their progress.

What will you learn during the course?

  • How to increase the level of your Italian.
  • The most effective way to study for the four parts of the CELI and CILS exams: reading, listening, speaking and writing.
  • Useful recommendations and advice to help you prepare for the exams.
  • How the CELI and CILS exams are evaluated.
  • How you can use the test results for study, scholarships or visa application.
  • How to successfully manage your time when taking the exam.
  • Where to find additional resources to help you prepare.
  • How to sign up for the exams.

Our teachers

All of our teachers are native speakers with experience in teaching by Skype

  • Elena
    Elena
    language: Russian
    Elena is a specialist with extensive experience in Russian language tutoring. She offers Russian individual and group lessons to a wide range of students with different levels, nationalities and backgrounds. She teaches general, specialized and exam preparation courses. She currently works at the Pushkin State Russian Language Institute. Elena has provided... read more
  • Alexandru
    Alexandru
    language: Romanian
    Alexandru is a teacher of Romanian and French who has an impressive work resume and who has devoted his whole life to teaching and to educational projects. Alexandru has worked as a teacher since 1997 at Mihail Kogălniceanu School (http://www.lmkvs.ro/) in the city of Vaslui (Romania). While working here, he developed... read more
  • Ion
    Ion
    language: Catalan, Spanish
    Ion has been teaching languages for over 10 years. He started his career teaching English and Italian to Spanish-speakers. Since 2006, however, he has focused exclusively on teaching Spanish and Catalan, his two native languages. Ion currently lives in Brussels and works as a Catalan teacher at Casal Catala (http://casalcatala.be/) and... read more
  • Marta
    Marta
    language: Basque
    Marta is an experienced and professional instructor of the Basque language. In 1997, she began to work as a translator of Basque for the newspaper “Deia” (http://www.deia.com/). In 2000-2003 she taught courses at the Summer University of Pamplona and in schools in Biscay, dedicated to oral translation of... read more
  • Susana
    Susana
    language: Spanish
    Susana is a professional teacher of Spanish with a background in philology and speaks Russian, English and Japanese fluently. From the 2014 to the present day, Susana has been teaching Spanish to students from America, Russia and Asia both face-to-face and on Skype, and from 2015 she works as a professional... read more
  • Neus
    Neus
    language: Catalan, Spanish
    Neus is an experienced native speaker and teacher of Spanish and Catalan. Neus began working as a teacher in 2008 in the psychological-pedagogical centre “Pauta”. She then collaborated with the Department of Education of the Catalonian government, working as a teacher with lower and upper classes in the public school system... read more
  • Chang
    Chang
    language: Vietnamese
    Chang is a teacher and native speaker of Vietnamese. She has an education in pedagogy and an excellent command of Russian and English. Chang has worked as a Russian and English teacher in Vietnamese schools, and has also completed a teaching practicum at the University of Languages and International Studies, Hanoi,... read more
  • Ekaterina
    Ekaterina
    language: Russian
    Ekaterina Bulygina is an experienced Russian language teacher with a diploma in online tutoring. She has taught Russian at the Pushkin State Russian Language Institute (www1.pushkin.edu.ru) as well as at several Russian language schools (such as Tolerance (www.turkishfirst.ru) and Inlingua (inlingua.ru)). She has worked with both children and adults of... read more

Why choose us?

  • 01.

    Professional native teachers

    We work only with professional teachers with large teaching experience via Skype

  • 02.

    Communication in English

    Most of our teachers speak English

  • 03.

    Wide variety of courses

    We offer a variety of language courses

  • 04.

    Individual approach

    Personalized learning plans or a combination of different courses

  • 05.

    Free learning materials

    Learning materials in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

  • 06.

    First lesson for free!

    Your first 30-minutes lesson is free

  • 07.

    Group lessons

    Share the cost with your friends!

  • 08.

    Pay after!

    Payment is made after the lessons

Tariffs and plans

  • Private lessons 1 lesson 10 lessons
    Non-specialized courses 14 € 135 €
    Specialized courses 16 € 155 €
  • Group lessons 1 lesson 10 lessons
    Non-specialized courses 9 € 85 €
    Specialized courses 11 € 105 €
  • Private lessons 1 lesson 10 lessons
    Non-specialized courses 18 € 175 €
    Specialized courses 20 € 195 €
  • Group lessons 1 lesson 10 lessons
    Non-specialized courses 12 € 115 €
    Specialized courses 14 € 135 €
  • Private lessons 1 lesson 10 lessons
    Non-specialized courses 26 € 255 €
    Specialized courses 28 € 275 €
  • Group lessons 1 lesson 10 lessons
    Non-specialized courses 18 € 175 €
    Specialized courses 21 € 205 €

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