Online English Language tutor & more
Cristina
Bilingual teacher (Italian and English) with an in-depth knowledge of British and Italian culture and lifestyle.
Online English Language tutor & more
Bilingual teacher (Italian and English) with an in-depth knowledge of British and Italian culture and lifestyle.
About
I have a wide experience in teaching as well as in working within Higher Education, Event Management, Management and Leadership, Learning and Development, Human Resources and developing people and their potentials. I am a certified Coach and a qualified teacher of English as a Foreign Language (CELTA).
I teach both English and Italian according to people interest: Study - If you want to study or improve the language in order to pass exams, write dissertations or simply learn another language I offer one-to-one teaching online or in a small group. Health, Leisure and Culture - If you are interested in learning the language for your own personal pleasure or prior to a trip or you are planning a short stay for cultural or medical reasons i can offer you targeted learning. Work - If you need to improve the language for your career development or to be able to write a good job application, attend a job interview or present a paper I can help you in achieving your goals by drawing from my in-depth knowledge of British/Italian culture.
Most of my students are professionals/working people and it is my aim to teach around their working pattern, availability and work commitments. Lessons are organised around students' needs and my flexibility is much appreciated.
I am an experienced coach so I support and encourage students to develop their potential using different and innovative approaches according to students' preferred style of learning.
A number of resources are used and adapted according to student learning style and interest. Current Italian resources used: Nuovo Contatto & Contatti series, Nuovo Affresco Italiano series, Grammatica Pratica della Lingua Italiana, L'Italiano all'Universita'. Own material is also used around the target language.
As an example for a beginners level (A1) or basic level (A2) Italian course the topics covered could be: Introducing yourself and others. Greetings. The alphabet. Meeting Italian people formally and informally. Nationalities. Talking about your country/nationality and other people’s country/nationalities. Job and professions. The family. Talking about yourself and your family. Likes/Dislikes. Numbers 1-100. Days of week, month, year. Asking for the time. Organizing a holiday: booking a hotel, asking for information, making travel arrangements. Buying and ordering food and drinks at a bar, restaurant, hotel. Money. Hobbies and free time. Basic rules of the pronunciation of spoken Italian. Grammar: Gender and number of Italian nouns/some adjectives. Personal pronouns. Negative and interrogative structures. Definite and indefinite articles. Possessive adjectives. Present tense of regular Present tense of some irregular verbs (essere, avere, dare, fare, andare, bere, venire, etc) Prepositions. Adverbs. Indirect pronouns with like/dislike (mi / a me…). Present tense of modal verbs (potere, volere, dovere).
if you are chosing to learn English as a Foreign Language: I teach at Elementary, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate and Upper Intermediate level; as well as one-to-one conversations. Resources used: Face2Face, New Cutting Edge, Sounds English and some Internet resources. Each lesson is prepared according to the needs. Handouts are provided
Online lessons are taught on Teams. Each student is allocated a space in Teams where PowerPoint lessons, materials and handouts are stored. There is also a section to upload any homework. Homework is corrected - free of charge outside lessons' time - and discussed briefly at the beginning of each lesson. Most students benefits from the homework although - understandably - not every students has the time to complete it and therefore it is not compulsory.
Subjects & pricing
£30/hr
- Adult
£30/hr
- Adult
Languages
- English Near-native
- Italian Native
Qualifications
Higher education
- MA Human Resource Management Certificate checked · Westminster University · Merit · 2005 Westminster University · Merit · 2005 Certificate checked
- PgDip Business and Management Certificate checked · Westminster University · Merit · 1994 Westminster University · Merit · 1994 Certificate checked
Teaching qualification
- CELTA English Certificate checked · International House London · Pass · 2017 International House London · Pass · 2017 Certificate checked
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- Jun 2025 ·imported from First Tutors
Emily
What a lovely tutor! Just what I needed to improve my Italian. She teaches the language, the culture, the history of the grammar…all incredibly fascinating. I look forward to my weekly lesson and feel I am finally making progress after years on Duolingo getting nowhere. Her price per lesson is also extremely reasonable, which I appreciate, and she always gives me excellent value every time. I cannot recommend her enough, to be honest, a real Italian who speaks fantastic English and knows exactly how to teach me! Thank you Cristina!
Cristina replied
Oh WOW! thanks Emily!
- Oct 2024 ·imported from First Tutors
Selina
Cristina delivers extremely well prepared sessions. She exemplifies professionalism and individualises her teaching to the student’s needs. She is also very approachable and it is a joy learning Italian with her. Thank you!
- Oct 2023 ·imported from First Tutors
Leilani
Cristina is an excellent teacher! Her lessons are fun, well structured, and she always includes some cultural information about Italy which is interesting. I have improved a lot in a short amount of time with her. She is also very flexible with her time, and rearranging a lesson if I ever need to is easy and much appreciated.
Cristina replied
Thank you!
- Sept 2023 ·imported from First Tutors
Joanna
Cristina took the time to discuss my requirements and it is clear she has very much tailored the lessons to suit my needs and requests. She explains concepts clearly and responds well to feedback, for instance when I requested more exercises to run through in class. She has been flexible when I’ve had some diary conflicts as well.
Cristina replied
Thanks!
- Mar 2023 ·imported from First Tutors
Tiffany
Cristina is a fantastic teacher who comes to each lesson prepared with tailored materials to my level. She is patient and helps me to build my confidence in Italian. I look forward to our lesson each week!
Cristina replied
Thanks!
- Mar 2023 ·imported from First Tutors
Sarah
Cristina is very supportive and plans lessons to suit your needs and level of knowledge. She is also very flexible around times and dates. After only a few weeks, I have become more confident in speaking Italian.
- Dec 2022 ·imported from First Tutors
Alexa
Cristina is excellent! She provides a detailed lesson plan with slides to work through and it is all personally tailored for my areas of need. We have a mix of conversation practice and learning grammar rules so the lessons have a mix to them. There are useful homework exercises to practice what we've covered (optional) and there is the opportunity to ask questions when needed. I would highly recommend Cristina and have signed up for weekly lessons indefinitely!
- Oct 2022 ·imported from First Tutors
Heloise
Tutoring sessions with Maria Cristina are well planned and well structured and she ensures to tailor them to you personal needs. She is encouraging and friendly and makes every session enjoyable and enriching.
- Apr 2022 ·imported from First Tutors
Dominic
Cristina has been teaching me Italian for about 1 month now. I am very happy so far. Her methods of teaching are very well structured and enjoyable. Learning Italian is challenging but even within this short time my understanding of the language has increased significantly. I look forward to continuing to learn with Cristina and would recommend her to anyone who has a similar desire to learn Italian.
- Nov 2021 ·imported from First Tutors
Ronan
Maria Cristina is a very thorough, patient and knowledgeable teacher who always checks to see if the pace of my lessons is working for me. I'm very pleased. Ronan
- May 2021 ·imported from First Tutors
David
Cristina has adroitly created a series of lessons that approach the business of learning Italian in a logical and structured manner. The lessons are tailored to my unique circumstances and requirements and I am pleased to say that as a result I am making progress in my study - a result confirmed by my Italian partner!. Cristina herself is supportive and encouraging and stretches me to the limits of my comfort zone, which I feel is a good thing as it maintains my interest and promotes self-confidence. Lessons are conducted via Zoom (other platforms are available), freeing up time for study which I would otherwise spend travelling. Overall I am very happy so far and looking forward to my lessons very much.
- Aug 2019 ·imported from First Tutors
Daniel
Very friendly, patient and professional. I look forward to continuing to learn Italian with Maria Cristina!
- Apr 2019 ·imported from First Tutors
Jessica
Cristina is an excellent tutor, reliable and takes time to create fun and interesting lesson plans to fit the right level.
Hourly rate
£30/hr
- Free first lesson
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