Dear CatherineKing, first of all welcome to ITALKI. It's so nice to see new members here. There are 3 parts where you should pay: Professional tutors, informal tutors, instant tutors (to have instant, immediate class) Other parts are free Articles - free lessons where you have everything explained in English or Spanish etc Community Language partners - to find new friends Discussions - you talk about so many topics with other people Answers - You answer to the questions of other users about your native language Notebooks - to do exercises (you can write about anything you want) If you have any further questions, take a look here: http://support.italki.com/hc/en-us/categories/200405028-Getting-Started http://support.italki.com/hc/en-us/categories/200405048-For-Students I hope this helps