Languages at Lunch

Languages at Lunch have launched their Spring schedule of online language courses and bookings are already open.

Groups are fun and interactive, led by enthusiastic, experienced tutors, with plenty of chance to practice speaking the language you have chosen. For busy people who can’t make all of the ten sessions, the classes can be recorded so you don’t miss out.

Choose from Spanish, French, Italian, German, British Sign Language, Mandarin, and Japanese classes at all levels.

Sessions are run live online by our native tutors in a fun and informal style with plenty of chance to practice speaking in pairs or small groups. Feel free to bring along your lunch as well!

The cost of a ten week course is £135.

Take a look at the new schedule of classes here.

With more spaces available than ever, this is the perfect opportunity to gain a new skill. Get in touch with Jo to enquire about a course.

Understanding your level

Beginners

• No knowledge or just a few words

Beginners Continuation (A1)

• Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.
• Can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has.
• Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

Post Beginners (A2)

• Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).
• Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters.
• Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.

Intermediate (B1)

• Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.
• Can deal with most situations likely to arise while travelling in an area where the language is spoken.
• Can produce simple connected text on topics that are familiar or of personal interest.
• Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans (about GCSE level).

Upper Intermediate (B2)

• Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics.
• Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
• Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

Advanced level (C1)

• Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer clauses, and recognize implicit meaning.
• Can express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions.
• Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic, and professional purposes.
• Can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors, and cohesive devices.

Proficiency level (C2)

• Can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read.
• Can summarize information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation.
• Can express themselves spontaneously, very fluently, and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations.