Renato

Another excellent lesson with Renato. He is very good at adapting his lessons to his student's language ability level. He is always ready to change the original subject of our lesson in order to answer upcoming questions relating to different things. I very much appreciate this flexibility which suits my rather intuitive learning style. In addition, Renato is very patient, motivating and friendly.

I really enjoyed talking with Renato. It was my first lesson with him but he made me feel comfortable and confident to speak (almost) entirely in Portuguese. He spoke clearly and quickly understood my level. I know that my Portuguese will improve quickly during these conversations.

Renato has identified listening comprehension as my weakest area and focuses the lessons on it. He devises creative ways to teach this in our lessons. This is helping me a lot to learn Portuguese and is exactly what I need right now. I have noticed that as my listening comprehension slowly improves, so does my speaking ability. I am grateful for Renato's good humour and patience.

This was my first lesson with Renato. He was extremely helpful in helping direct me to tools that will support my goal of learning Portuguese in light of my previous study of Spanish. Very frustrating, however, was the instability of the italki server which caused quite a few breaks in communication, including in the middle of a sentence.

Renato is very pleasant to chat to. He quickly understands what you want to say and what you need to practise. He´s able to explain everything - a really good teacher.

I need to do a better job being prepared for a lesson. Renato was helpful and encouraging.