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Book Club
What is the Book Club about?
A perfect way to read (naturally!), converse, and improve your Italian overall, the Book Club will be dedicated to Italian literature. The Club will discuss the most interesting and famous Italian authors and their works, from classics to modern and contemporary books. Each session will deal with a different writer/period, and excerpts, or the entire book, will be read in advance. There will also be activities to improve on your vocabulary, grammar, listening and speaking skills.
What is the session about?
Even if this is the first time you read a book in Italian, “Storie della Buonanotte per Bambine Ribelli” by Elena Favili and Francesca Cavallo is a good match! Funded through crowdfunding, “Storie della Buonanotte” broke site records for fundraising for literature publication. It goes through the short biographies of marvelous Italian and international women, who changed the world in many different ways and whom we can take as role models.
What will we cover?
L’incontro sarà focalizzato sulla raccolta “Storie della Buonanotte per Bambine Ribelli”, biografie in forma di fiabe di grandi donne (italiane e non). Perché si è sentita la necessità di scrivere questo libro? Quali sono, sul panorama internazionale, alcuni dei nomi italiani che vale la pena menzionare e ricordare? Chi sono le bambine e i bambini ribelli a cui è rivolto il libro, e perché può essere importante anche per gli adulti? La forma della biografia e la fama delle donne che troviamo nel libro, che spesso conosciamo, aiutano anche chi vuole avvicinarsi per la prima volta alla lettura di un libro in italiano.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
The Book Club is entirely in Italian and you should have an intermediate/advanced knowledge of Italian.
Dates & Time
25 June 2023 15:30-17:00
Fee
£25 (1½ hours)
The tutor
The tutor has a degree in Literature and is qualified to teach Italian to foreigners as LS and several years of experience in tutoring.
 Book Club 25 June 2023, 15:30-17:00
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Italian through Art - DONATELLO e il Rinascimento Italiano
This workshop will analyse the production of one of the "inventors" of the Renaissance, whose creativity profoundly changed the arts of his time. It will provide a reflection on Donatello's journey, from late Gothic elegance to classical sensuality, offering the chance to discover significant works in the V&A permanent or temporary displays.
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15.00-16.30 (1½ hours) |
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Online |
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Saturday 10 June 2023 |
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£25 |
Level: For all levels. Students will be grouped according to their knowledge of Italian. The workshop will be given both in Italian and English.
Class size: From a minimum of 4 to a maximum of 8 students per group.
Art Workshop 10 June 2023
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Italian Cinema Club
Every second Saturday of the month, the Italian Club invites you to familiarise with the main historical, cultural and social aspects of Italian filmmaking by looking at the work of some of its most influential authors/actors/directors.
The next meeting will suit any student who wants to examine the ‘Golden Age’ of Italian cinema and explore Blasetti discovers La Coppia Perfetta: Sophia e Marcello. "Peccato che sia una Canaglia" is a «witty comedy of characters» which launched the star duo Loren-Mastroianni, a pairing that gave birth to one of the most-loved couples Italian cinema has ever presented. The Loren-Mastroianni tandem, from then on, will always be popular, especially in Europe. They appeared in 10 films together, plus a cameo appearance by Mastroianni in "Questi fantasmi".
Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni, the golden couple of Italian Cinema, throughout their careers, have been a couple on set several times. They have played the role of lovers, boyfriends, husband and wife, so many times that in the collective imagination the two were really married.
Level: For all levels.
Fee: £21 (per meeting)
Date: TBC
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Italian on Foot (face-to-face conversation session)
Practise your Italian in the most natural way possible. 40 minutes of this 1 hour session will be spent talking in Italian with your teacher, whilst you stop in front of shops, parks and gardens (according to where the tour takes place) and of course at an Italian bar where you will carry on conversing over a coffee and recap all what you have learnt without effort with your specialised tutor. What better than this? Small groups or individually (all levels, apart from absolute Beginners).
Fee: £24 (in small groups) or ask for individual fees.
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Conversation
Simply conversation! - Online and F2F
Our students love these sessions!
Our conversation workshops are super to improve, learn and consolidate your Italian
with a difference. Perfect to refresh and "let your Italian go", these workshops are
very useful to enlarge your vocabulary, deal with social situations more confidently,
and complement any Italian lessons. Through specific stimuli and activities you will
be encouraged to practise your conversation and pronunciation in Italian, and speak
more fluently. Available on several days of the week online and F2F, intensive, sem-iintensive
or regular, to spoil you with choice and leave you with no excuse that you
are busy that day!!
You are welcome to join our regular conversation courses, one-off sessions or even
combine different levels on different days of the week, or earlier and later sessions,
if you want to practise more. A different topic is dealt in each session.
All levels from Beginner1+ upwards (subject to minimum number of enrolments)
Please see the individual course levels above for available courses at each level
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Grammar Workshop
If you feel you could benefit from concentrating on Italian grammar, this course can put the finishing touches to your spoken and written skills. Learn how to avoid errors, and raise your overall level of communication. This is a great opportunity to firm up on your Italian grammar and consolidate your Italian language studies!
What will be covered?
In one and half hours, we will try to cover the main topics of the grammar for your level, troubleshooting the most tricky areas and errors. Can we succeed in this heroic adventure? Come and find out!
All levels, from Beginners to Advanced. All one and half hours lessons, each level at £24 per session.
The Grammar workshops will be online.
NOTE: You are welcome to take more than one level onthe same day.
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Strano & Sorprendente - a collection of unusual courses
Italian Through the regions in Italy
Let’s go to Italy, virtually. If you cannot go to Italy, we will bring Italy to you. Let’s explore the life, the food, the culture and the history of the Italian regions, through the eyes and the experience of one of tutors originally from the region on the spot.
Literature and teaching material will be sent to the participants after the workshop. Given in Italian and English, this special workshop is for everybody. Just come along to absorb La Dolce Vita, il Bel Paese and la Divina Lingua.
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1 hour |
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Online |
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22 April - 10:30-11:30 |
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£21 |
Italian Through Italy - Campania - 17th June 2023, 10:30-11:30
Italian Through Italy - Lombardy - 15th July 2023, 10:30-11:30
Italian Through Italy - Friuli Venezia Giulia, tbc - 19th August 2023, 10:30-11:30 |
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Italian Through Meditation and easy Yoga
Learn the parts of the body in Italian kinaesthetically and through repetition, use the imperative tense, practise instructions to receive and to give and, of course, relax!
Level: All
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1 hour |
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Online |
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14 April - 07:30-08:30 am |
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£21 |
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Italian Opera Club
Opera as an Art form has contributed enormously to the shaping of Italian worldwide
cultural legacy with composers as Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi and Puccini. The Club will
meet once per month, every first Friday of the month.
We'll continue exploring Rossini's Masterpiece "La Cenerentola", examining the first Act of this beautiful and immortal Opera. Rossini composed it when he was barely 25, but already an international superstar— and his take on “Cinderella's story", is not just magical, hilarious, but it is also heartfelt and the archetypes of fairy-tale narratives give way to more complex and flesh-and-blood characters., always maintaining the brilliant, unmistakable Rossini's touch.
The tutor
Graduated Magna Cum Laude in Humanities at the prestigious La Sapienza University of Rome, the teacher is an established director who will address the history of Italian opera from an aesthetic-cultural perspective.
Level: For all levels. The workshop
will be given both in Italian and English.
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1 hour |
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Online |
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Friday 16 June – 17:30-18:30 |
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£21 |
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Opera Club 16 June
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Writing Workshop
Improve your written Italian
The small group sessions will exclusively focus on written Italian. Each session is charged for 1 hour, half an hour of which will be spent with a tutor to work on pre-task activities, explore the building blocks of good writing and spelling exercises ("ortografia"). In each Zoom meeting the tutor will assign a different essay for the students to write at home and which will be individually corrected (hence the other 30 minutes of the hour). The tutor will help to identify areas for writing and structure development, with corrections and explanation of any grammar/spelling mistakes to enrich your vocabulary.
The essays will deal with different types of writing (creative writing, letters/emails, stories, reviews) and will be an invaluable help for CILS exam candidates, GCSE & A' level Italian students, or simply for anybody who likes to write and knows they would benefit from language inputs and advice to write in a foreign language.
Also the following aspects will be dealt with: Punctuation & Spelling
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30 minutes per session + 30 minutes homework assignment |
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Online |
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TBC |
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£21 (per session) |
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Improve your written Italian for exams – Special Edition
Especially ideal for all CILS candidates who would like to improve their written skills and get familiarised with the written part of the CILS exams, the workshop will focus on past papers practice and how to compose and address written complaints, job applications and request information in Italian. Also the following aspects will be dealt with:
- Paragraph structure
- Proofreading
- Adding variety to your sentences.
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1 hour |
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Online |
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TBC |
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£24 (per session) |
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Italian through Cookery |
“La cucina maleducata 2!”
If you missed our first successful session, you can join our second. If you want to learn more, join our cookery session and you will discover a whole world of fun (and some bad words)!
We will also prepare a couple of dishes whose name is peculiar and a tiny bit “rude”!
Everybody is welcome, whether you speak or study Italian or not!!
The cookery workshop will be in both Italian and English, for learners of Italian at all levels.
Fee: £24 per session (minimum number: 6)
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75 minutes |
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Online |
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TBC |
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We have a wide range of tuition methods, and employ enthusiastic, qualified and fully trained teachers to design training courses and deliver efficient language training in-house.
After an initial consultation with your company covering your current proficiency in Italian (if applicable) and your specific needs and objectives, we will put together the most suitable language programme, including a feedback and assessment schedule for your consideration. |
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In person
Based on minimum of 9 hours paid in advance:
1 Student: £44 p.h.
2 Students: £48 p.h. (shared between students)
3+ Students POA - we can offer competitive group rates
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NOTE: For face-to-face (in person) tuition within London Zones 1 & 2, there is a flat-rate charge of £5 per lesson to cover the tutor's travel expenses. If you require tuition outside Zones, or outside the London travel zones, please notify us of this and we will be happy to quote the appropriate rate for travel. |
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We offer private one-to-one tuition to your son or daughter to prepare them for their Italian GCSE, IB or A-level. We have experience with both the AQA and EDEXCEL curricula and aim to help your child achieve a top grade.
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Tuition is on a one-to-one basis, and the lessons can all be face-to-face or a combination of this and online video lessons.
If your child is aiming for a top grade in their Italian exam, please contact us for an assessment and to discuss further. |
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NOTE: All tuition subject to a minimum 1½ hours per lesson (face-to-face) or 1 hour per lesson (online) unless otherwise agreed.
For face-to-face (in person) tuition within London Zones 1 & 2, there is a flat-rate charge of £5 per lesson to cover the tutor's travel expenses. If you require tuition outside Zones, or outside the London travel zones, please notify us of this and we will be happy to quote the appropriate rate for travel.
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Italian tuition for children |
Italians love children and your kids will love the Italian language!
Our classes are taught using games, songs, CDs and engaging activities that will immerse them in a second language - whilst having fun!
We offer both private individual or group lessons or in-school classes (as an extra-curricular "Italian Club"). We have successfully run several in-school classes in London at different levels, and if parents are interested, we offer termly 'excursions',for example to a local restaurant, where the kids can make and sample pizzas and try out their Italian! If you think your child's school might be interested in having an Italian Club, please let us know and we can contact them to discuss organising one. |
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