{"title":"Advanced English Book Club","description":"\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAdvanced English Book Club Courses \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo see the current \u003cstrong\u003eAdvanced English book clubs\u003c\/strong\u003e, please scroll to the courses at the end of this section and click for more about the specific book group.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAdvanced \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003elevel (C1\/C2)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- select a classic or modern novel, and discuss it in English in your Advanced English book group once a week.  Communicate fluently, flexibly and effectively while building your vocabulary.  Gain an additional motivation to read regularly in English.  These advanced level English book club courses have live sessions once a week with Geoff.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.547%;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 48.547%;\"\u003e \u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 1.4em;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eWhat you learn:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo speak confidently and debate with other people\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo continue to speak when you don't know the word\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo eradicate mistakes in grammar and pronunciation                            \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 55.453%;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 55.453%;\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo build advanced areas of vocabulary\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo become familiar with the natural linguistic patterns of English \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo have a deeper understanding of cultural aspects of the novel \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo polish and perfect your English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChoose one of the advanced English book club courses below. \u003c\/span\u003eEach week your teacher tells you which chapters to read of the book that you have chosen.  Read them or listen to the audio book if you prefer.  Underline any interesting language that you like.  Then if you have time, write a written summary of a chapter and send it to your teacher who reads and corrects it.  This helps you to recycle the vocabulary and grammatical structures from the book at an Advanced English level.  Your teacher advises you on how to improve your writing, commenting on grammar, syntax and vocabulary.  Once a week we meet for the Advanced English book club session to discuss these chapters - for example, the plot, the themes, the imagery or characterisation.  This reinforces what you have read, recycles your vocabulary, and helps you to build your understanding of the book and learn new vocabulary. By speaking about the book you develop your spoken confidence, and your teacher helps you improve your accuracy in speaking. 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Bates\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan id=\"m_-4107098978290820361gmail-docs-internal-guid-d9887d74-7fff-795c-afad-1d9333daa2c7\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeoff says:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This course is a great way to develop your skills of noticing language and understanding how the author has created characters, atmosphere and drama. It is different to other book club courses as there will be less reading each week - the text we analyse will be an extract of just over one page.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 18.0932%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDates \u0026amp; time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 76.9068%;\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7 Mondays from 7th September-19th October\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13.00 CET (Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome \u0026amp; most EU)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12.00 (UTC+1\/GMT+1) London, UK, Portugal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e08.00 Brazil BRT (São Paolo)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14.00 Turkey, Saudi Arabia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20.00 Japan, South Korea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eor \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7 Wednesdays from 9th September-21st October\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15.00 CET (Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome \u0026amp; most EU)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e14.00 (UTC+1\/GMT+1) London, UK, Portugal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16.00 Turkey, Saudi Arabia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e09.00 EST (Boston\/New York)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10.00 \u003cspan\u003eBrasília BRT, (UTC -3:00)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7 Thursdays from 10th September-22nd October\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18.30 CET (Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome \u0026amp; most EU)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e17.30 (UTC+1\/GMT+1) London, UK, Portugal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e19.30 Turkey, Saudi Arabia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12.30 EST (Boston\/New York)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13.30 \u003cspan\u003eBrasília BRT, (UTC -3:00)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 18.0932%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 76.9068%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e16+\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 18.0932%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnline class size\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 76.9068%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaximum 8 participants, on Zoom. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 18.0932%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat you learn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 76.9068%;\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo develop your ability to comment on literature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo analyse contemporary and classic literary texts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo understand how an author creates mood, tempo and emotion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo confidently speak and interact with others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo overcome any gaps by paraphrasing or rephrasing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo develop and extend areas of high level vocabulary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo gain a deeper understanding of cultural issues\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: 18.0932%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYour teacher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 76.9068%;\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeoff Hardy-Gould, BSc, MBA, CTEFLA, DTEFLA. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver 20 years' experience of UK language schools. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpeaker 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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnly 8 places available.  Click Add to Cart above to reserve your place.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0519\/3111\/9814\/files\/trust-badges_with_background_480x480.png?v=1637237914\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Club School","offers":[{"title":"Monday 13.00 Central European Time (12.00 UK time)","offer_id":58372736614781,"sku":"26-Lit-Sep-1","price":147.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Wednesday 15.00 Central European Time (14.00 UK time)","offer_id":58372736647549,"sku":"26-Lit-Sep-2","price":147.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Thursday 18.30 Central European Time (17.30 UK time)","offer_id":58372880335229,"sku":"26-Lit-Sep-3","price":147.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0519\/3111\/9814\/files\/Insta_Advert_5x4_1.jpg?v=1760001666"},{"product_id":"on-beauty","title":"On Beauty - Wednesdays or Thursdays from 9th September","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscuss Zadie Smith's \u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ewonderfully funny and deeply emotional story about love and family\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\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 language book club \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 family,\u003c\/strong\u003e love, personal relationships, and what makes life truly beautiful \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBe corrected by an expert English teacher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e to remove errors and mistakes\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePractise and \u003cem\u003edevelop your English\u003c\/em\u003e online in this 7 week English language book club course using the Zadie Smith's On Beauty.  \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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith a setting between the US (New England) and London, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOn Beauty\u003c\/span\u003e follows a pair of feuding families - the Belseys and the Kipps - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eat a liberal arts college on the US east coast.  The Kipps are British-Trinidanian and dignified, whereas the Belseys are British-American and chaotic. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProfessor Howard Belsey has been married for thirty years to Kiki, an American who was once an activist. 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