Andrea

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Andrea

Professional Teacher

Teaches

Italian

Native

English

Speaks

Spanish

French

Certified T.E.S.O.L. teacher with over 20 years of career

Teaches

Italian

Native

English

Speaks

Spanish

French

Certified T.E.S.O.L. teacher with over 20 years of career

About Me

Me as a Teacher

My lessons & teaching style

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From ItalyLiving in Other, Italy (06:44 UTC+01:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Jul 10, 2019

I'm Andrea a jolly Italian living in Varese, Italy. I spent 10 years in London, Manchester and Belfast-U.K. and I've still have strong roots and personal ties with the British Isles and their great inhabitants. I love and value freedom..that's why I'm not married :) I'm keen on traveling solo, learning new languages (I also speak a decent Spanish, little French and some Polish) doing sports, cooking, dancing ,meditating, walking in the nature, playing the didgeridoo/ bongos .I've been recently taking up the Indian "Basuri" flute which I'm slowly starting to play properly. And guess what?..just like doing sports and playing music..the secret is practice, practice, and more practice! ;)

Me as a Teacher

I've been teaching English(also Italian to foreigners) and collaborating with private Institutes in Italy since 2005. I'm self self-employed with all the pros and cons of that. I have gathered a wide range of experience varying from secondary school students to private One-to-One lesson with the C.E.O of an International well-know Italian Company (Bticino), teaching also the "Italian Tax and Border "Police; conversation classes in High schools; companies adult classes of Business English ; preparing pupils and adults for different kind of exams and certificates, private tutoring, etc etc. Passion, joy and meeting new human beings are the reasons why I keep loving my job!

My lessons & teaching style

I enjoy to tailor made lessons and courses according to the student needs and create with him/her a a bond that goes beyond the pure and simple relationship teacher/student since I think this can also greatly help his/her growth in the matter. For instance in conversation classes I like to have lessons on a wide variety of topics aimed at developing functional language or promoting discussion while for the grammar ones I tend to teach different techniques, an extensive selection of lesson plans and worksheets, innovative ideas and materials to try to make grammar fun. In business E. teaching skills as emailing, telephoning, meetings and presentations are just the starting point.

My teaching material

PDF file
Text Documents
Presentation slides/PPT
Audio files
Image files
Video files
Articles and news
Quizzes
Test templates and examples
Graphs and charts
Homework Assignments

Certificates

T.E.F.L. / T.E.S.O.L. - TEFL Org, Inverness, , Scotland (U.K.) - 2020T.E.F.L / T.E.S.O.L 120 hour Certificate (Grammar/Methodology/ Observation/On line-Tel/Large classes courses completed)

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Reference letter - British Team - 2015

Certificate verified

letter of engagement for professional services - British Team - 2015

Certificate verified

Reference letter - British College - 2014

Certificate verified

letter of engagement for professional services - British&More - 2011

Certificate verified

Reference letter - British&More - 2011

Certificate verified

letter of engagement for professional services - Millenium Language - 2010

Certificate verified

Reference letter - Millenium Language - 2010

Certificate verified

Work Experience

2005 - 2019

English Teacher (and Italian to foreigners)Various English Schools - Various, ItalyAfter getting an Electric&Electronic Diploma in Italy in 1994, I went to Uk where I got a Proficiency in English and a Pre/Tesol Teaching certificate. I've been an English Teacher, and Italian to foreigners, since 2005 and in the certificate section they are examples and proofs of my collaborations with different Private School I've been working with success ever since. i also have a T.E.F.L. / T.E.S.O.L Certificate

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Italian Lessons

Italian

English

Trial Lesson

45 lessons completed

USD 9.50+

"Andiamo senza paura"

A1 - C2

Conversation

1,089 lessons completed

USD 18.00+

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94 Reviews

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Italian

English

Chris King

66 Italian lessons

Teacher’s pick

Great lesson. Andrea's English is superb. Better than mine, and I'm English!! Wouldn't hesitate to recommend. Top teacher!!

Nov 13, 2019

Lorenzo Pollice

218 Italian lessons

Ottima lezione come sempre, grande Andrea

Jul 3, 2024

Lily Miller

10 Italian lessons

Grazie per tutto!

Jun 13, 2023

Lily Miller

10 Italian lessons

Andrea is a great teacher! He has helped me improve my comprehension skills and has provided opportunities for me to practice conversational skills. I appreciate that he sends me YouTube videos to watch between lessons to continue working on my comprehension skills. They also provide some structure for our discussion the following week and give opportunities for me to learn new vocabulary.

May 2, 2023

Phil Ghirardello

2 Italian lessons

Andrea is patient, clear and supportive. He is able to identify issues and tailor his teaching to address weaknesses. Most importantly, the lessons are conducted in a fun and entertaining manner

Feb 20, 2023

Phil

4 Italian lessons

Andrea is very good at putting one at ease. Very clear and easy to understand. Definitely recommended

Jan 25, 2023

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