Official curriculum Structured courses from A1 to B2
Private classes with a personal teacher Individual classes or private groups.
3 months to complete Flexible duration, adapted to your schedule
Learning portal App + PDF downloads

Course duration: 3 months

Learning portal: 90 hours+

Private classes: 12 x 60 min.

310.80€

Official curriculum Structured courses from A1 to B2
Private classes with a personal teacher Individual classes or private groups.
3 months to complete Flexible duration, adapted to your schedule
Learning portal App + PDF downloads
Professional teacher
Practise conversation and get guidance
Learning portal
Audio/PDF/writing
Exam preparation
Aligned with Celi
Shareable certificate
Add to your LinkedIn profile

Course description

Be ready to pass the CILS exam at your chosen level

What you will learn

  • You will be prepared to pass the CILS exam from beginner (A1) to mastery (C2).
  • Speaking: Practice structured oral tasks from official CILS formats in personal, academic and workplace contexts.
  • Listening: Improve comprehension with authentic CILS audio tasks and timed listening exercises.
  • Reading: Learn how to analyze real-world and test-style texts effectively.
  • Writing: Master writing tasks (emails, descriptions, reports) with coherence suited to your level.
  • Exam Skills: Train with mock CILS exams and test-taking strategies tailored to CILS standards.

Who is this course for?

  • You are planning to live, work, or study in Italy.
  • You need a targeted and efficient course, not generic language lessons.
  • Designed for busy professionals.
  • No time wasted, just real progress with expert guidance and proven results.

This course in short

  • Custom plan: Your CILS-trained tutor will create a personalized study path.
  • Ongoing support: Get consistent feedback and encouragement from your certified teacher.
  • CILS-focused preparation: All materials and tasks are aligned with official CILS exam structure.

How do you study?

1:1 conversation classes

Training and guidance from assigned teacher

Structured online course

Includes learning materials ideal for exam preparation

Download and learn offline

Ebook and PDF downloads of every lesson available.

Modules

The Certificazione di Italiano come Lingua Straniera (CILS) is an internationally recognized qualification awarded by the Università per Stranieri di Siena. It certifies proficiency in Italian as a second language across six CEFR levels (A1 to C2). The exam also serves specific purposes, including citizenship and work requirements in Italy.

Grammar

  • Regular verbs and common irregular verbs
  • Definite and indefinite articles
  • Personal subject pronouns
  • Possessive adjectives
  • Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns
  • Gender and number of nouns
  • Prepositions
  • Basic prepositions of place and time
  • Basic connectors
  • Reflexive verbs

Practice and Situations

  • Introducing oneself and others
  • Talking about age, nationality, and daily routines
  • Understanding timetables, signs, and simple instructions
  • Writing short phrases: greetings, postcards
  • Listening to basic conversations (e.g., at the bar, station)
  • Filling in forms with personal data

Grammar

  • Imperfetto
  • Futuro semplice and present conditional tenses
  • Hypothetical structures
  • Imperatives: regular, irregular and negative
  • Comparisons: regular/irregular, superlatives
  • Expressing cause and purpose
  • Impersonal constructions
  • Possessive adjectives and pronouns
  • Advanced conjunctions
  • Introduction to the subjunctive
  • Indirect speech with the past tense

Practice and Situations

  • Describing routine, family and work
  • Writing short messages, letters, or notes
  • Reading short texts: emails, ads, posters
  • Role-playing situations (e.g., booking, asking for directions)
  • Expressing preferences and needs
  • Understanding short dialogues in shops, travel or at home

Grammar

  • Confident use of present, passato prossimo, imperfetto, and future
  • Subordinate clauses
  • Conditional present and past
  • Combined pronouns (me lo, glielo…)
  • Passive voice (present and past)
  • Adverbs of manner and frequency

Practice and Situations

  • Writing emails, diary entries, informal and semi-formal texts
  • Giving and asking for opinions and advice
  • Reading articles, notices, menus and announcements
  • Role-playing real-life scenarios (e.g., complaints, recommendations)
  • Understanding recorded voicemails, interviews
  • Speaking about experiences, preferences, plans and news

Grammar

  • All indicative tenses (including trapassato prossimo)
  • Present and past conditional
  • Subjunctive in dependent clauses
  • Passive and impersonal constructions
  • Gerunds and infinitive phrases
  • Indirect and interrogative questions
  • Mastery of prepositions and connectors

Practice and Situations

  • Writing formal letters, essays, opinion articles
  • Expressing agreement/disagreement and justifying opinions
  • Interpreting editorial texts, reviews, surveys and letters
  • Understanding multi-speaker dialogues, news, interviews
  • Role-plays in institutional, professional or educational settings
  • Summarizing or commenting on visual/textual materials

Grammar

  • Full control of all verb tenses and moods
  • Mastery of subjunctive and conditional in all uses
  • Use of impersonal/passive and pronominal verbs
  • Complex sentence structures: hypothetical, concessive, relative, temporal
  • High-level connectors and discourse markers
  • Advanced lexical derivation and idiomatic expressions

Practice and Situations

  • Writing argumentative essays, reports, and academic-style texts
  • Debating abstract and professional topics
  • Analyzing articles from literature, news, and technical sources
  • Understanding and interpreting lectures, debates, broadcasts
  • Evaluating and commenting on different perspectives
  • Oral fluency in structured and unstructured settings

Grammar

  • Mastery of all grammar forms and registers
  • Advanced command of idiomatic, formal, academic, and literary language
  • Passive and impersonal in complex structures
  • Precision in stylistic shifts (formal/informal/neutral)
  • Use of discourse strategies in argumentative and narrative discourse

Practice and Situations

  • Writing critical essays, reviews, proposals and formal reports
  • Interpreting and producing texts with abstract, cultural or philosophical content
  • Engaging in expert-level oral discussion, negotiation and interpretation
  • Reading and analyzing literary, legal and academic texts
  • Demonstrating pragmatic competence in formal interactions and academic setting 
  • Flexible scheduling to match your availability
  • Interactive sessions focusing on all four competencies and exam technique
  • Personalized guidance to build accuracy, fluency, and confidence
  • Sit full mock exams replicating the format and timing of your target CELI level
  • Develop effective time management and task-approach strategies.
  • Familiarize with official scoring and rubrics: Reading, Listening, Writing, Speaking.
  • Official CELI audio files, reading texts, writing prompts, and grammar/vocabulary support.
  • Exercises designed to reflect real exam with credentialed instructor feedback.
  • Exam simulation to ensure you’re relaxed and prepared on the day.
  • Learn to tackle CELI-specific task formats effectively.
  • Enhance your ability to interpret moderately complex texts and dialogues under exam pressure.
  • Construct well-organized, cohesive texts matching level expectations.
  • Over 10,000 happy students
  • Rated 4.8/5
  • 150+ certified professional teachers

Pricing

Your course includes access to all levels, so your teacher can personalize your course plan.

Course package

Every conversation class includes one full month of learning portal access.

  • Conversation classes (60 min.)
  • Learning portal included (45 lessons/level)
  • Packages are valid 1 year
  • Flexible class scheduling
  • 1 level = 8-12 conversation classes + 2 months self-study

Recommended package / level: 12.

Price Conversation classes (60 min.) Course access
1 × 29.90€ 1 1 month
2 × 29.10€ (-3%) 2 2 months
4 × 28.90€ (-3%) 4 4 months
6 × 27.90€ (-7%) 6 6 months
8 × 26.90€ (-10%) 8 8 months
12 × 25.90€ (-13%) 12 12 months
24 × 25.40€ (-15%) 24 24 months
48 × 25.00€ (-16%) 48 48 months

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For me, Sara is a great teacher and very patient. Even though I don't know much Italian yet (Level A1/A2), the lessons are almost entirely in Italian. The exercises are varied and Sara attaches great importance to getting into speaking. To consolidate, some things are repeated and there are also tasks for between lessons. I am very satisfied with the lessons and can already see significant improvements in my Italian language skills. Sara is also a very nice and professional teacher who is always well prepared.
  • 5/5

Sara M.

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Natacha is a very pleasant and open person who has experience in several languages. I immediately felt at my ease. I mainly try to talk and exchange. Natasha offers me themes on which we can discuss with supporting materials. Right after class, Natasha sends me the correction of the mistakes I made. I always look forward to the next class :)
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