Testimonials

Natalia is a very talented teacher who has inspired me with her brilliant teaching methods, making the Russian language so accessible and fun to learn. Each tutorial ended with a great a sense of achievement and progress and she targeted my learning so that I was able to use it straight away in my working environment. Her additional knowledge of all things cultural and Russian related meant that I got to grips with more than just the language, and can't wait to visit the country itself to put it all into practise!

Kate Bright, Mayfair

I've been studying with Natalia at RusWords for approximately five months. Despite having a fairly good knowledge of Russian at the beginning of the course, I lacked confidence in speaking. Natalia has helped to raise my confidence by providing regular conversation practice. She has also identified weaknesses in my understanding of grammar and has used tailored exercises to correct this. She has provided good feedback on written work to correct mistakes and misunderstandings. Thanks to Natalia's teaching, I recently addressed a conference in Moscow in Russian. I couldn't have imagined doing this without her coaching and support. I would fully recommend Natalia as a teacher of Russian.

Jo O'Shea - Development Manager, Kew Gardens

I learnt some basic Russian a few years ago but through lack of practice I needed to refresh and improve my skills. Over 3 months I had a series of one to one lessons with Natalia Roberts at RusWords, first 12 and then 8 hours per week. I was a little apprehensive in the beginning but I found Natalia’s tutorage very encouraging and I soon made noticeable progress. The lessons were relaxed but well structured, a range of materials were used which kept things varied. Overall I found Natalia’s methods to be very effective and I am pleased to recommend her services.

Philip Collishe - Owner, Ziltec Consulting Ltd

It has been fantastic learning Russian with Natalia over the last 7 months in our class of three.  She is a wonderful teacher who perseveres with every student and sees potential in anyone.   She is incredibly patient, especially when it comes to unfinished homework!  It has been a lot of fun - I will miss my early morning Russian lessons with her.

Henry Finnegan, Mayfair

I thoroughly enjoyed Russian Tutorials with Natalia Roberts. Each class was well prepared. She assessed my level and designed the course according to my needs. There was enough variety in each class to keep the lessons interesting. Natalia expects a lot - homework is very important - but she also gives a lot too. I particularly enjoyed watching Russian films and reading Russian stories and later discussing or writing about them.

Rachel B. Lyons, Fulham

Beyond lessons. Clear, well explained. My Russian course went quite quick to be honest but will probably do it again as I've realised that I can do GCSE now. 

Nadia A., Westminster