What is included
📚 Learning material and exam tests
👥 Small classes: max. 10 students
🎬 Lesson recordings
🏅 Certificate of attendance
Course details
In 24 lessons, our course helps you prepare for all parts of the CILS B1 exam, with a well-rounded and targeted practice in reading, grammar, listening, writing, and speaking.
The first lessons introduce the course, the exam (structure, format, and costs), and the online learning environment.
Lessons are organized into thematic units, including transport, free time, health services, employment, education, and citizenship. Each unit combines reading, grammar, vocabulary, cultural content, pair work, conversation, and listening activities.
Exam sessions will also be simulated using past exam papers, helping you become familiar with the exam format, manage your time, and estimate your expected score.
Course admission
All participants must pass an A2 test to join the course. If you do not pass, you have three options: request a refund, exchange your purchase for 15 private online lessons, or defer your enrollment to the next preparation course in a few months.
🔗 Before enrolling, you can take a preliminary 5-minute test here: Italian Test A2.
Course dates and timetables
This course takes place twice a year: from early September to late November and from early March to late May.
Each week you will attend two lessons of 100 minutes each, on Monday and Wednesday or on Tuesday and Thursday, at 17:00 CET.
📅 From the first Monday of September · From the first Monday of March
🔁 Twice a week, for 12 weeks
⏱️ 100 minutes lessons
🕔 Mon/Wed or Tue/Thu at 17:00 CET
About the exam
The CILS B1 exam is structured as follows:
📖 Comprehension of written texts (25%)
✏️ Production of written texts (25%)
🎧 Comprehension of oral texts (25%)
🗣️ Oral production (25%)
Duration: 2 hours and 5 minutes
🔔 Please note: to obtain the CILS B1 Citizenship, candidates must pass all parts of the exam.
Exam centers, dates, and costs
You can then take the exam at our school in Florence, the University of Siena, or any other official exam center.
You can find a complete list of the centers in Italy here. Abroad, exams are administered in these locations.
Enrolling in the exam costs an additional 100€ in Italy and abroad.
The CILS B1 Citizenship exam is usually held in two sessions: one in June and one in December.
🔔 Please note: CILS cannot be taken online.
🔗 For more information about the B1 Citizenship exam, please visit our dedicated exam guide
Free Consultation
We offer a 15-minute free consultation to clarify any doubts you may have before purchasing the course. Feel free to take advantage of this opportunity to ensure this course is right for you.