From ItalyLiving in Brescia, Italy (00:15 UTC+02:00)
Native Italian, proficient Spanish & English speaker with CELTA qualification in teaching English
About Me
italki teacher since Mar 8, 2016
I’m a native Italian speaker. Born in Varese but now living with my wife and two kids in the Garda lake area, in the north of Italy. I’ve always been very passionate about foreign languages. I had a linguistic school orientation from a very early age attending the European School of Varese. In the past, I've been studying and living abroad for quite a long time. I’ve spent 4 years in Spain and 2 years in England.
Besides being a professional teacher I’m also a Naturopath, qualified as a traditional Chinese medicine therapist, Tuina practitioner and acupuncturist, so I have some knowledge of health, healing, and diet. if you are interested in these subjects we have a lot to talk about.
Me as a Teacher
I’m a CELTA qualified English teacher which means I have a Cambridge qualification in teaching English. I'm qualified with over 120 hours of one-to-one tuition and over 500 hours teaching online on Italki previously as a community tutor and now as a professional. In 2017 I’ve been awarded the Certificate of Proficiency at Cambridge University.
My lessons & teaching style
In my classes, I like to use a communicative approach which means that my lessons are student-centered. My main goal is to make the students talk as much as possible. I use books, various sources anything that would keep the student interested and engaged in the lesson.
We will focus largely on conversation as well as improving your grammar and expanding your vocabulary for whatever subject you are interested in, or if you just need help with pronunciation, grammar, reading, writing. I’m a very patient, flexible, and friendly person, easy to talk to about any topic you would find interesting.
I love teaching online, I like that one to one experience with people from other cultures.
My teaching material
PDF file
Text Documents
Presentation slides/PPT
Audio files
Image files
Video files
Articles and news
Graphs and charts
Homework Assignments
5.0
Rating
151
Students
557
Lessons
98%
Attendance
98%
Response
5.0
Rating
151
Students
557
Lessons
98%
Attendance
98%
Response
Italian Lessons
Italian
English
Spanish
Trial Lesson
43 lessons completed
USD 7.50+
Italian basics for beginners // Intermediate Italian // Advanced Italian Conversation
A1 - C2Conversation Practice434 lessons completed
USD 6.50+
Package with 7% off
Availability
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212 Reviews
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Italian
English
Steve D
4 Italian lessons
Teacher’s pick
Great second lesson with Sergio. He is patient and we are working well together. As a beginner of a language, I really appreciate his patience as the words come slowly! I will definitely continue to learn with him through italki.
Mar 22, 2019
kaley george
32 Italian lessons
Teacher’s pick
Always a very helpful class. Sergio writes down all my corrections so that I can go over it again in my own time and learn from the mistakes. Thank you !
Jul 21, 2016
William T. Conner
37 Italian lessons
Teacher’s pick
Sergio is an excellent teacher. He finds weaknesses & strengths & adjusts the session accordingly.
Jul 4, 2016
alpinetrailrunner
6 Italian lessons
Sergio was very flexible and willing to work with my personalized needs. He was patient and willing to push my comfort zone. I wanted to speak as much Italian as possible during my half hour session and Sergio helped in accomplishing this goal.
Feb 2, 2023
Joe
49 Italian lessons
Grazie mile per aiutarmi a firmare le cose che non capisco molto bene.
Aug 17, 2022
Joe
49 Italian lessons
Sergio is a great teacher and helps the conversation flow even though I make a lot of mistakes. He is always kind and supportive in his corrections and helps me learn as I fumble my way through.