The Sense of an Ending -  Thursdays from 30th April
The Sense of an Ending -  Thursdays from 30th April
The Sense of an Ending -  Thursdays from 30th April
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The Sense of an Ending - Thursdays from 30th April

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Read and discuss this Booker Prize winning masterpiece of a life remembered 

Highlights

  • Join this book club and gain extra motivation to read in English
  • 4 hours of live classes to help you develop fluent speaking in English
  • Discuss time-passing and memory creation in this powerful & thought-provoking novel
  • Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes

Practise and develop your English online in this advanced course featuring Julian Barnes' short masterpiece, The Sense of an Ending.  Each week you read some chapters, discuss them in class and improve specific areas of vocabulary or grammar while also examining literary aspects of the novel.  Personalised feedback improves your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation.

The Book Club book

This is the story of Tony Webster coming to terms with his past.  The book starts with a description of his early formative years and friendships, and then we jump into the present day when Tony is retired and looking back at his life, his career and relationships.  This contrast allows Tony and us to reflect on the nature of a life, on meanings and interpretations, and on how and what we remember.

Geoff says:

"This novel won the Booker Prize  - the leading literary prize for English Fiction in 2011.  It deals with ideas of time, history and memory, but it is also a gripping thriller, beautifully written, and confirming Julian Barnes as a master of his art. Highly recommended!"

Only 8 places available.  Click Add to Cart to reserve your place.

The Book

  • Genre: Psychological fiction; parallel novel
  • Language: British English
  • Suitable for: Anyone used to reading in English
  • Level: Advanced
  • Text: Original 
  • 150 pages (average weekly read: 50 pages) 

Date & Time

  • Thursdays from 30th April-21st May
  • 13.00 CET Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome and most EU
  • 12.00 London, UK (UTC+1/GMT+1)
  • 14.00 Greece, Ukraine
  • 14.00 Saudi Arabia, Turkey
  • 07.00 Boston/New York EDT
  • 08.00 Brasília BRT, (UTC -3:00)

or

  • Thursdays from 30th April-21st May
  • 18.30 CET (Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome & most EU)
  • 17.30 (UTC+1/GMT+1) London, UK, Portugal
  • 19.30 Greece, Ukraine
  • 19.30 Turkey, Saudi Arabia
  • 12.30 EST (New York/Boston)
  • 13.30 Brasília BRT, (UTC -3:00)
 18+

Online class size

Maximum 8 participants, on Zoom, using break-out rooms for increased speaking and discussion

What you learn

  • To eradicate errors in grammar and pronunciation 
  • To develop and extend areas of high level vocabulary
  • To use natural patterns of English grammar & syntax
  • To gain a deeper understanding of cultural issues
  • To polish & enhance my English through summarising
  • To overcome any gaps by paraphrasing or rephrasing
  • To confidently connect with and debate with others
Your teacher
  • Geoff Hardy-Gould, BSc, MBA, CTEFLA, DTEFLA. 
  • Over 20 years' experience of UK language schools. 
  • Speaker at:  2026 IATEFL Conference; 2025 Literature SIG Conference; 2024 IATEFL Conference; 2023 IATEFL TechLit! Exploring crossovers between technology and literature; 2022 Extensive Reading Foundation; 2021 TESOL Italia