Private IB Italian Tutors

For IB Italian B (SL & HL)

Receptive Skills (Reading and Listening)

• Understanding different types of texts (articles, interviews, literary extracts, advertisements, etc.)
• Identifying key ideas, tone, and purpose in written and spoken Italian
• Expanding vocabulary and improving comprehension

Productive Skills (Writing and Speaking)

• Writing structured texts (essays, reports, letters, articles, diary entries, etc.)
• Expressing opinions, arguments, and ideas clearly and effectively
• Developing oral fluency through discussions and presentations

Interactive Skills (Listening and Speaking)

• Engaging in conversations on a wide range of topics
• Enhancing pronunciation, intonation, and spontaneous responses
• Preparing for interactive oral assessments

Themes Covered in IB Italian B

• Identità (Identity) – Lifestyles, health, personal beliefs, subcultures
• Esperienze (Experiences) – Travel, hobbies, customs, traditions, daily life
• Ingegno umano (Human Ingenuity) – Technology, entertainment, digital communication
• Organizzazione sociale (Social Organisation) – Education, work, social relationships
• Condividere il pianeta (Sharing the Planet) – Environment, globalisation, human rights

For IB Italian ab initio (SL)Basic Communication Skills

• Essential vocabulary and sentence structures for daily conversations
• Grammar foundations (verbs, adjectives, prepositions, sentence structure)
• Writing and reading simple texts with clarity and accuracy

Listening and Speaking

• Developing confidence in real-life conversations
• Improving pronunciation and listening comprehension
• Practising oral expression through structured activities

Cultural Awareness

• Understanding Italian customs, traditions, and cultural practices
• Exploring contemporary issues in Italian-speaking societies

The IB Italian Internal Assessment (IA) consists of the Individual Oral, where students discuss a visual stimulus and engage in a conversation related to studied themes. Our tutors help students refine their responses, practise fluency, and build confidence in their spoken Italian.

Final Exam Preparation

• Paper 1 (SL & HL) – Writing tasks requiring structured and coherent responses.
• Paper 2 (SL & HL) – Reading comprehension and listening exercises testing understanding of different text types.
• Paper 3 (HL Only) – Extended writing response based on a stimulus.