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On Beauty - Wednesdays or Thursdays from 9th September
On Beauty - Wednesdays or Thursdays from 9th September
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On Beauty - Wednesdays or Thursdays from 9th September

¥32,800
¥32,800
¥32,800
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Discuss Zadie Smith's wonderfully funny and deeply emotional story about love and family

Highlights

  • Join this English language book club and gain extra motivation to read in English
  • 7 hours of live classes to help you develop fluent speaking in English
  • Discuss family, love, personal relationships, and what makes life truly beautiful 
  • Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes

Practise and develop your English online in this 7 week English language book club course using the Zadie Smith's On Beauty.  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

With a setting between the US (New England) and London, On Beauty follows a pair of feuding families - the Belseys and the Kipps - at a liberal arts college on the US east coast.  The Kipps are British-Trinidanian and dignified, whereas the Belseys are British-American and chaotic. 

Professor Howard Belsey has been married for thirty years to Kiki, an American who was once an activist. Their three children passionately and enthusiastically are embarking on life, leaving Howard feeling like something is missing in his.  When the Belsey's eldest son Howard meets Victoria, the attractive daughter of the right-wing icon Monty Kipps, the two families find themselves clashing, culturally and personally.  

WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION

SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE

 Geoff says:

"This is a lively, thought-provoking read, and very funny in places.  It asks important questions - why do we fall in love?  Can we protect our children from our mistakes? What makes life beautiful?"


The book
  • Genre: Literary fiction; domestic fiction
  • Language: British & American English; Modern
  • Suitable for people used to reading: Advanced  
  • Text: Original 
  • Length: Average weekly read:  77 pages
Dates & time
  • Wednesdays from 9th September-21st October
  • 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)

or

  • Thursdays from 10th September-22nd October
  • 17.30 CET (Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome & most EU)
  • 16.30 (UTC+1/GMT+1) London, UK, Portugal
  • 18.30 Greece, Ukraine
  • 18.30 Turkey, Saudi Arabia
  • 11.30 EST (New York/Boston)
  • 12.30 Brasília BRT, (UTC -3:00)
Age 18+
Online class size Maximum 8 participants, on Zoom, using break-out rooms for increased speaking and discussion
What you learn
  • To express your ideas clearly, concisely & accurately
  • To improve specific areas of grammar and vocabulary
  • To stop making repeated errors and mistakes  
  • To summarise arguments, highlighting significant points
  • To develop discussions with related comments & feedback
  • To overcome any gaps by paraphrasing or rephrasing
  • To socialise fluently and spontaneously 
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

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