IGCSE Italian Tutors confident in the oral,
and accurate on the page.
Live private lessons build speaking confidence for the role play and conversations, then tidy up tenses and spelling in writing. Trial lessons cost AED 20 to 60, and your tutor match comes inside 24 hours.
Reviewed by Rabeea Tahir, Twenty years in Cambridge schools, including time as O and A Level Coordinator and Senior Mistress
Checked against Cambridge's 0535 and 7164 syllabuses for 2025 to 2027 and 2028 to 2030.
Cambridge IGCSE Italian 0535 and 7164, explained
Cambridge IGCSE Italian suits teenagers aged 14 to 16 and is examined each June. Schools enter students for 0535, which awards A* to G, or 7164, which uses the 9 to 1 scale. Pearson Edexcel runs no International GCSE in Italian.
There are no tiers, so everyone faces the same exam. Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing carry a quarter of the grade apiece. From June 2028, every paper is out of 40, Reading switches to multiple choice, and oral notes are permitted.
According to the grade statistics Cambridge issued for June 2025, 77.3% of entrants for Italian reached an A*. Some may use Italian at home, so beginners should not read this as an easy grade. Fluent speaking and accurate tenses still decide results.
Cambridge code for the A* to G version, sat in the June series.
Code for the 9 to 1 version, offered in June to zone 3, UAE and Oman centres.
Marks for each of the four papers in exams from June 2028 onward.
Turning nerves about the oral into steady answers
Many Italian students understand far more than they can say or write correctly under pressure. Lessons close that gap, one skill at a time, with a tutor who listens to every answer.
Four steps to the first Italian lesson
Describe the Italian worries
Share the syllabus code, the exam year and which paper, oral or written, worries your child most.
Receive an Italian tutor match
Inside 24 hours we propose a tutor suited to your child's level and to their Cambridge syllabus code.
Hear them in a trial
For AED 20 to 60, the tutor spends one lesson listening to your child speak and reading their writing.
Settle into a weekly rhythm
Regular lessons follow a plan across all four skills. Should the pairing feel wrong, a free re-match puts someone new in place.
Five topic areas, from daily routine to the wider world
Cambridge sets five broad topic areas as contexts for vocabulary and grammar. Your tutor decides which to tackle first, beginning with the gaps that show up when your child speaks and writes.
Every Italian lesson kept on file, with a quality score
Lessons happen on an interactive whiteboard, so corrections appear the moment your child speaks. Our academic reviewers look over each recording, keeping teaching quality even.
- Replays for pronunciation and new phrases
- Flashcards, notes and topic maps
- Lessons scored on more than 20 measures
A clear view of progress, without chasing anyone
A short summary from the tutor reaches you each week, with a longer report every month. Whenever a lesson is skipped or homework is left undone, an alert comes through.
- Short weekly notes from the tutor
- A full report every month
- Missed lesson and homework alerts
Paper by paper: what lessons rehearse
All candidates sit the same four papers, with no tiers. Marks shown apply from June 2028; until 2027, Reading and Writing are worth 45 marks each.
Catching spoken Italian
Recordings are heard twice, then answered by multiple choice and matching. Practice sharpens your child's ear for opinions, numbers and negatives at speed.
Reading for gist and detail
Texts range from short signs to articles. Your child practises ruling out tempting wrong options and working out unfamiliar words from the sentence around them.
The oral: role play and chat
A role play comes first, followed by conversations on two topics, after ten minutes to prepare. Weekly mock orals stretch answers with opinions, reasons and varied tenses.
Form, short task, long task
Students fill in a form, write roughly 80 to 90 words, then choose an email or blog of 130 to 140 words. Drafts are marked for task, range and accuracy.
The 9 to 1 version
Same four papers and topics as 0535, but graded 9 to 1. In June it runs in zone 3 and at centres in the UAE and Oman.
Accuracy you can hear and read
Verb endings, agreements and past tenses are checked in every spoken and written answer, because accuracy runs through the mark scheme for both papers.
Private lessons, an app or a class?
Apps and group classes can help with vocabulary and routine. Here they sit beside private tutoring on the parts IGCSE marks closely: live speaking, marked writing and a plan for your child's gaps.
| Feature | IGCSE Tutors Live, one to one | Language apps Self-paced practice | Group class Shared with others |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live speaking with feedback | Every lesson | Limited | Short turns each |
| Role play and conversation rehearsal | Sometimes | ||
| Writing marked to the IGCSE scheme | Sometimes | ||
| Plan built on your child's gaps | Partly, by the app | Usually the whole group | |
| Lessons recorded to replay | Rarely |
Students on confidence and clear teaching
All teachers are so talented, and they notice many things that make me confident in all topics.
my teacher explains the lessons in a really good way because it makes everything understandable and easy to remember
I got the chance to be confident of asking the teacher question such I usually do in school so that taught me alot latley
Questions parents ask about IGCSE Italian
Straight answers on the oral, syllabus codes, heritage speakers and how we find a tutor.
How does the Italian oral work?
Your child gets ten minutes to read a role play card and make notes. The test opens with five role play prompts, followed by two conversations on set topics. The school's teacher marks it; Cambridge moderates.
Should my child sit 0535 or 7164?
The papers and topics match; only the grading differs, A* to G or 9 to 1. The school chooses the entry, and 7164 is offered in June only in some regions, including the UAE and Oman.
My child speaks Italian at home. Are lessons worthwhile?
Often, yes. Home speakers can be fluent but lose marks on spelling, accents, agreements and formal writing. A tutor targets those habits and shows how the mark scheme rewards range and accuracy.
Can my child take Italian with Edexcel?
Not at International GCSE level. Pearson Edexcel has no Italian in that range, so this page covers Cambridge 0535 and 7164 only. Check the code on your child's exam entry.
What changes in the Italian exams from 2028?
Every paper becomes 40 marks. Reading turns fully multiple choice, notes become allowed during oral preparation, and the longest writing task is worth 25 marks.
How do you find an Italian tutor?
Once you send an enquiry, we line up a fitting tutor inside 24 hours. A trial costs AED 20 to 60, regular lessons are from AED 50 per hour, and re-matching costs nothing.
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Send a few details and a fitting Italian tutor is lined up inside 24 hours. The first lesson, a paid trial, costs AED 20 to 60, and nothing is owed after it.