I am an experienced language tutor offering lessons in EFL (English as a foreign language). I am a native English speaker with Italian heritage, and I lived and worked in Italy for over 20 years.
I have tutored for a number of corporate and institutional clients, including Government Ministries, Bank of Italy, Anti-trust, the Vatican, and La Sapienza University as well as with private students of all ages and levels.
Working with both young people and professionals, small groups and one-to-one, formal and informal, specialised and conversational.
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... I can help you achieve your language learning goals.
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We can discuss your needs and goals, and I will design a personalized tutoring plan to help you achieve them.
Lessons can focus on conversational skills, including phrasal verbs
and idiomatic English.
We can focus your classes on your particular interests or requirements; business, academic, medical, scientific, leisure and travel, formal or colloquial.
I can offer grammar-based courses or lessons, or simply cover the grammar when appropriate.
I understand the importance of all four language skills - reading; writing; speaking; and listening. The balance between these skills will vary by individual needs and goals, and I will always accommodate your requirements.
Here are some testimonials from my students, past and present.
I am Nadia, an Italian lady and I decided to start taking private English lessons with Sara remotely 4 years ago. As a freelancer I don't have much free time, so I opted for a 60-minute lesson once a week. I had studied English in both high school and university, but since I didn't speak it often, I had become rusty over time. My goal, therefore, was to overcome my conversational blocks and improve my pronunciation. Over the years Sara - with her patience and professionalism - has succeeded in making my speech more fluent and enriching my vocabulary. It is true that today there are various platforms using artificial intelligence to offer low-cost foreign language courses, but it's not the same thing. I say this because I have tried them. With a teacher like Sara, even remotely, lessons can be tailored to your learning style, and errors are corrected empathically. When it comes to unfamiliar vocabulary, Sara not only clarifies the meaning of words, but also explains idioms, English sarcasm and cultural nuances that AI struggles to grasp. She helps you overcome speaking anxiety and encourages you to stay consistent, all while offering maximum flexibility. I have to say, this has been - and remains - one of the best investments I've ever made.
Sara is the first teacher who has really made me feel free to speak English. When I work with her, I never feel pressure or anxiety about having to follow a traditional academic course. Instead, I find in Sara an open-minded person who I can talk to about psychology, health, cinema, art, music, food and many other things.
What I especially appreciate is that the whole experience is based on conversation in English. It is not like some experiences I have had in Italy, where you speak mostly Italian and only use a few words in English. With Sara, I am able to experience a completely different way of communicating. Little by little, this helps me feel more confident and free to express myself in English, and I am now able to integrate the language into my professional work.
Another thing I really appreciate is Sara’s ability to understand what a person does for a living and to quickly identify the English that is immediately useful for their particular profession. She doesn’t just teach general English. She helps you find the words and expressions you actually need in your professional life.
She is also extremely patient when helping with pronunciation. She takes the time to correct you and help you improve without making you feel uncomfortable. For me, this makes learning English feel much more like learning a language through real communication than simply studying from books.
I also really appreciate Sara’s organisation and punctuality, but above all her ability to understand where the student is at a particular moment. She knows when it is possible to ask for more and when someone may have less time or energy to study, while still helping them make progress. She always manages to help you improve, even during the busier or more difficult periods.
I would recommend studying with Sara especially to people who already understand some English but do not yet feel confident enough to speak it.
Studying with Sara is a bit like studying without feeling that you are studying. You have conversations, discover new things and enjoy the experience, but at the same time you can clearly see the progress you are making and the results you achieve.
I’m Federica from Rome, Italy.
Sara helped me to prepare my application for a postgraduate programme in UK. Her lessons were focused to expand my general knowledge of the English language and to improve my weakest points. Thanks to Sara’s lessons I gained a general confidence in the use of the language. She guided me also through the specific preparation to get the IELTS certificate. Based on my experience, I strongly recommend Sara as English teacher.
From high school, Master's, PhD and Erasmus programs, I can help and support you through the whole experience, from application through graduation, or offer support for preparation for exams or writing essays and theses.
Sessions can focus on improving your English for business purposes, developing your confidence for presentations, participating in meetings or writing reports.
Sessions can focus on preparing you for living and working in an English-speaking country, including practical support with bureaucracy, day-to-day challenges with e.g. estate agents, making complaints, and social situations.
Sessions will focus on preparing you for Cambridge language exams, including First, Advanced, and IELTS.
She guided me also through the specific preparation to get the IELTS certificate.
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