English Compact Course A1

English In the English Compact Course A1 you build the foundations of English for everyday life. You learn how to introduce yourself, hold short conversations, ask for directions, go shopping, and talk about family, housing, and leisure activities.

The course covers essential grammar such as present tense forms, personal pronouns, basic questions, and negations. All four skills – speaking, listening, reading, and writing – are trained systematically through dialogues, short texts, listening tasks, and writing exercises.

Compact courses are designed to fit around your schedule and usually take place in the afternoon or evening. When registering, you can indicate your preferred times. On-site participants also benefit from the LcL language lab, which provides targeted pronunciation and listening training.

Overview of English A1.1 + A1.2 language content

Complete elementary language acts, e.g., greeting someone or buying a ticket

Use elementary grammar and vocabulary, make sentences with simple conjunctions

Understand slowly spoken English, ask and answer questions

Write elementary texts, such as invitations, using basic grammar

Study Phonetics in the LcL Language Lab