Lottie Free

I have a passion for languages, which I love to share with others. Learning French and Italian has opened up my world in ways I could never have imagined and I would love to help others achieve the same horizon-expansion through tutoring English.

My love of languages and exploring other cultures started early. I enjoyed learning French at school, so a modern languages degree seemed a natural choice. Before continuing academic study though, I wanted to get under the skin of French culture, so chose to go to Paris for a year to work as an au pair before starting my degree. Developing friendships there taught me the huge value of practicing with a native speaker and did more for my French than years of learning at school.

As part of my degree, I had the opportunity to spend a year living in France and Italy. I was keen to work as an English teacher while in Italy to gain experience from the other side of the classroom table. As well as curing any fear of public speaking, working as a British Council English Language Assistant in a school in Pavia (Italy), taught me how to make lessons interesting and entertaining, and to think on my feet as students reacted to lesson plans and asked unexpected questions.

As a language student myself, I understand the need to make lessons lively and exciting, going beyond formulaic and rote learning of grammar rules, to create a learning experience that brings language to life. I am flexible and friendly, so we can work to together to make sure I deliver lessons you find interesting and expansive. If you're interested in literature, film, TV, art, history then we can weave all that into lesson plans too, so that you really feel you're getting the best out of our time.

I'm based in London and happy to cycle to most places in London to teach or run online classes.