{"product_id":"hamnet","title":"Hamnet - Tuesdays or Wednesdays from 3rd November","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead and discuss the prize-winning Hamnet - the story of Shakespeare's son and family\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHighlights\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJoin this English book group \u003c\/strong\u003eand gain extra motivation to read in English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e7 hours of live classes\u003c\/strong\u003e to help you develop fluent speaking in English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiscuss\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eShakespeare, Elizabethan times\u003c\/strong\u003e and a family dealing with illness and loss\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBe corrected by an expert English teacher\u003c\/strong\u003e to remove errors and mistakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePractise and \u003cem\u003edevelop your English\u003c\/em\u003e online in this 7 week English book group course using Maggie O'Farrell's modern classic, Hamnet.  \u003cspan\u003eEach week you \u003cem\u003eread\u003c\/em\u003e some chapters, \u003cem\u003ediscuss\u003c\/em\u003e them in class and \u003cem\u003eimprove\u003c\/em\u003e specific areas of vocabulary or grammar while also \u003cem\u003eexamining\u003c\/em\u003e literary aspects of the novel.  Personalised feedback \u003cem\u003eimproves\u003c\/em\u003e your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book Club book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Richly sensuous... something special' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHamnet is the story of Shakespeare's family.  It's 1596 and Judith is unwell with a fever in Stratford-upon-Avon.  Hamnet, her twin brother, knows it's serious and looks for help. His mother, Agnes, is tending her medicinal herbs. Their father, William Shakespeare, is working in the theatre in London. The parents don't know that one of their twins will not survive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHamnet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the story of family, the powerful bond between twins, of a marriage under immense strain. But it also gives a powerful voice to Agnes (Anne) Hathaway, who William, a glovemaker's son, falls in love with against social convention. And it is an unforgettable imagining of a boy whose name lives on in \"Hamlet\" - one of the world's greatest plays.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eGeoff says:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\"This book is an incredible work of fiction.  Little is known of Shakespeare's family life, but Maggie O'Farrell gives it to us in all it's beauty and heartbreak.  This book was the Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction, and the Fiction Book of the Year at the British Book Awards.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%;\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 19.0037%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 80.6273%;\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Historical fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: British English; 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most EU);\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14.00 (UTC+0\/GMT+0) London, UK, Portugal\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15.00 CET Turkey, Greece, Saudi Arabia, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e09.00 EDT Boston\/New York\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11.00 \u003cspan\u003eBrasília BRT, (UTC -3:00)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e23.00 Seoul\/Tokyo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 19.0037%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 80.6273%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e18+\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 19.0037%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnline class size\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 80.6273%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaximum 8 participants, on Zoom, using break-out rooms for increased speaking and discussion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 19.0037%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat you learn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 80.6273%;\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo confidently speak and debate with others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo overcome any gaps by paraphrasing or rephrasing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo eradicate errors in grammar and pronunciation \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo develop and extend areas of high level vocabulary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo be immersed in the natural patterns of English syntax\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo gain a deeper understanding of cultural issues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo perfect \u0026amp; 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