Languages at Lunch

January sees the start of a new term of Languages at Lunch online classes in Japanese, Mandarin, Italian, Spanish, French, German, BSL and Portuguese.

Your chance, once again, to have fun and engage with others at lunchtime whilst learning a language online.

Classes are led live by our native tutors with plenty of chance to practise speaking in pairs and small groups. For sessions of 6 or more people, each ten week course costs £135. Special rates apply to early bookers so secure your place today!

The new schedule is available to view here.

No problem if you can’t attend every week – the courses are designed to work for busy people with unpredictable schedules and can be recorded by your tutor to be watched in your own time.

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.