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

  • 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
  • Ana
    Ana
    language: Portuguese
    Ana is a highly-qualified teacher of Portuguese with extensive work experience. She began working as a teacher directly following graduation from university, and completed a year of practical teacher training with the higher grades of the “Adolfo Portela” school (http://www.esap.edu.pt/) in the city of Águeda (Portugal). After her practical training Ana... read more
  • Alessandra
    Alessandra
    language: Italian
    Alessandra is a qualified teacher of Italian language, author of numerous online publications on Italian vocabulary, grammar and culture (lezionitaliane.com, untuffonellazzurro.com, impariamoitaliano.com and learnitaliandaily.com). Alessandra has started teaching in 2007, she has worked as an English teacher in several schools and pre-schools in Turin (mainly in “S.Rita” and “SS Natale”). Right... read more
  • Arthur
    Arthur
    language: Russian
    Arthur is a qualified teacher of Russian as a foreign language with wide work experience. He began to teach Russian language to foreigners in 1981 in the National Aviation University in Kiev (http://nau.edu.ua/en/), where he taught the basics of Russian to the foreign students and offered a course of theory... read more
  • Vagid
    Vagid
    language: Azerbaijani
    Vagid is a professional translator and a native speaker of Azerbaijani. Vagid began working as a language instructor in 1994. Besides Azerbaijani, he also gives lessons in English, German, Hindi and Urdu. Vagid works with students of all ages, both individually and in groups, and has authored his own... read more
  • 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
  • Milad
    Milad
    language: Persian
    Milad is a professional Persian language (Farsi) instructor with nine years of experience teaching in Iran, Europe and the U.S. He offers lessons both online and offline. Currently, Milad lives in San Diego (California), where he is studying for a doctorate in linguistics and has already published several papers in... read more
  • Roman
    Roman
    language: Russian
    Roman Stoyanov is an experienced and enthusiastic Russian language teacher. He works both with groups of international students and gives one to one Russian lessons. At the moment Roman teaches Russian at the Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University (www.comu.edu.tr/english) in Turkey, offering intensive courses at the Summer school. He is now... 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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