Paired lessons
The same format as individual lessons, shared with a colleague or a friend: one Cambridge CELTA-qualified tutor, the same day and time every week, a plan someone checks.
Free call. In English, Italian, Spanish or Russian. Camera optional. No sales pitch.
The format
Your lesson, or lessons, together, in the same slot every week. The price is per person, per lesson, month by month.
We take on new students after a first call.
Two people with a similar goal and a week where the same slot works for both.
Four steps
Step 1
Or a friend. Someone with a similar reason to learn English, and a week that looks like yours.
Step 2
A free 15-minute call. Come together if you can. What do you both need English for? When are you both free? No level test.
Step 3
The same tutor, on the same day and at the same time every week. Plan, materials and homework in MyMEI.
Step 4
A progress test every two months. Your tutor and a supervisor read the results and adjust the plan.
Is it right for you two?
Two people, one Cambridge CELTA-qualified tutor, 55 minutes online. It's the same format as our individual English lessons: the same tutor, on the same day and at the same time every week, with a plan and every lesson's materials in MyMEI. Most pairs take one lesson a week; some take two.
With two people, the lesson changes shape. You talk to each other, not only to the tutor. You hear the other person's mistakes and the corrections. And the tutor can build tasks for two: a discussion, a role play, a meeting you run together. The lesson is still built around speaking, and with two people you speak even more.
The hard part of learning English as an adult isn't the grammar. It's Tuesday evening, when you're tired and there's a good reason to skip. With a colleague, two people expect each other, and a tutor expects both. It's harder to skip, and easier to keep going.
Colleagues also share the same English: the same clients, the same meetings, the same emails. So the plan can work on real situations from your job. Friends work too. What matters is a similar goal, and a week where the same slot works for both of you.
Paired lessons cost €24 per person, per lesson. For the pair, one 55-minute lesson is 2 × €24. With one lesson a week, a month with four lessons is 4 × €24 each; with two lessons a week, 8 × €24 each. Month by month, with no packages.
An individual lesson costs €35. In a pair, each of you pays less, and you share the tutor's time. If you want every minute on your own English, individual lessons are the right format. The pricing page puts the two side by side.
You pay for the calendar month in advance, at the start of the month, with a regular invoice. The pair can pay once, or each of you separately with your own invoice: as you prefer.
A pair works when both people want it. Before the first call, agree on two things: why you want to learn English, and which slot you can both keep every week. Your levels don't need to be identical, but they can't be far apart: Marcus looks at this with you in the call and tells you plainly whether working as a pair will be productive. The rest, from the plan to the materials, is our job.
Start with a free 15-minute call with Marcus. Come together if you can.
Free call. In English, Italian, Spanish or Russian. Camera optional. No sales pitch.
Not the same, but close. A big gap in level doesn't work for either of you. Marcus looks at it with you in the first call and tells you whether working as a pair will be productive. If it won't, individual lessons are the better format.
The person who misses it loses that lesson, and the lesson goes ahead for the other. If neither of you can make it, exceptions are possible only on request and in isolated cases, not automatically.
We look for a new partner at a similar level for the person who stays. It can take from a few days to a few weeks.
The calendar month, in advance, at the start of the month, with a regular invoice. One payment for the pair, or one each with separate invoices: you choose.
Yes, and it's better if you can: Marcus wants to hear what you both need. If one of you can't make it, the other can book and talk about both.
A colleague or a friend, both 21 or older. If your company wants lessons for 3 to 8 people, see English for companies.
One or more, always in the same slot or slots every week. Most pairs start with one.