Private Lessons

Have you been studying Chinese for a few years with a textbook but you still freeze up when you speak to natives?

Well, it's not that you suck at Chinese, it's just that your learning resources + strategy are wrong!

Textbooks are great for reading + writing, but they do NOT help you develop speaking and listening skills.

That's why we created our speaking curriculum based entirely on Chinese media.

You won't have to memorise long texts and vocabulary lists, instead you'll be interacting with native Chinese resources like: vlogs, street interviews, films, songs and even Chinese commercials to get familiar with real-life Chinese that's used in China.

Our sessions are designed to get you thinking intuitively in Chinese and to stop translating in your head.

Ready to finally see an investment on years you've put into Mandarin classes + textbooks?

Join us!

How does the 1-to-1 programme work?

Attend your speaking sessions

Book in for your free consultation

Receive your own e-workbook

Upon completion of your consultation and payment of the tuition fees you will be sent an e-workbook to prepare for your first speaking session. Each week you will receive a new workbook which contains 1 short piece of media with a breakdown of the vocabulary and most importantly the colloquial sentence patterns. The point of the workbook is to help you develop micro-fluency in the subject, so that you can speak confidently and fluently during your live session.

You book in for a free 20 minute consultation where you can vent about all your struggles in Chinese, judgement-free! We will assess your spoken Chinese level and based on this information, as well as your language goals we will generate your own roadmap that you will follow with Laoshi

our sessions are student-centred, what that means is that we encourage students to speak as much as possible. Our teachers are not there to lecture or preach at you, they are there to guide your conversation and encourage you to ask questions and try out new structures and patterns. It's all part of developing your intuition for the Chinese language which will be so helpful to you as you study independently.

Choose a package that suits you

Consistency is the cornerstone of fluency in Chinese. Anyone who tells you otherwise, promising fluency, within just a few weeks is selling you a false promise. Even the most advanced speakers continue to use Chinese on a daily basis just to maintain their level. That's why the shortest package we offer is 2 months long, ranging all the way to 6 months for serious and committed learners who are working towards a goal.

2 months (8 sessions in total)

• 8 x 45 minute sessions spread across 2 months.

• Following an initial free consultation 老师 will create a roadmap based on your speaking goals as well as your current speaking level.

• You will leave every session having mastered 3/4 new colloquial speaking patterns taken from your assigned piece of media for that week.

• Receive a weekly digital workbook which breaks down the media clip, the cultural context, the vocabulary and the speaking structures in preparation for your live sessions

4 months (16 sessions in total)

• 16 x 45 minute sessions spread across 6 months.

• Following an initial free consultation 老师 will create a roadmap based on your speaking goals as well as your current speaking level.

• Leave every session having mastered 3/4 new colloquial speaking patterns taken from your assigned piece of media for that week.

• Receive a weekly digital workbook which breaks down the media clip, the cultural context, the vocabulary and the speaking structures in preparation for your live sessions

• We allocate you your own language exchange partner from China.

6 months (32 sessions in total)

• 16 x 45 minute sessions spread across 4 months.

• Following an initial free consultation 老师 will create a roadmap based on your speaking goals as well as your current speaking level.

• Leave every session having mastered 3/4 new colloquial speaking patterns taken from your assigned piece of media for that week.

• Receive a weekly digital workbook which breaks down the media clip, the cultural context, the vocabulary and the speaking structures in preparation for your live sessions

Save £40 by booking in for 4 months!

Save £60 by booking in for 6 months!

actual value: £500

actual value: £750

Our most popular package