{"title":"Book Club for English learners - Upper-Intermediate","description":"\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUpper-Intermediate Book Club for English learners\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo see the details of the current \u003cstrong\u003eupper-intermediate book clubs for English learners\u003c\/strong\u003e, please scroll to the courses below and click to see more information.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUpper-Intermediate (B2) - choose the type of stories you really love, and then enjoy discussing them in English with other English language learners in your book club once a week.  Improve your English in a natural and motivating way.   These book clubs for English learners have live sessions once a week with Geoff to help you speak with confidence, removing mistakes and errors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 49.4703%;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 49.4703%;\"\u003e \n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat you learn:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo talk about your ideas confidently, clearly \u0026amp; accurately\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo develop new areas of vocabulary and grammar \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo stop making your typical mistakes and errors                                                    \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 45.5297%;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 45.5297%;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo summarise key information, and present your ideas\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo engage in discussions, giving your arguments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo fill any gaps in your language by rephrasing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo socialise confidently and fluently \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\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSelect one of the book clubs for English learners below.  Buy the book, and each week read the chapters of the book that your teacher asks you to read.  Or listen to them using the audio book if you like.  Highlight any language you find useful.  Summarise a chapter if you have time.  Your teacher will read and correct it.  In this way you recycle the grammar and vocabulary from the book.  Look at the corrections your teacher gives you - to develop your writing, vocabulary and grammar.  Then, in the zoom book club online session you discuss the chapters - for example, the themes, the plot, the characters.  This helps you to understand what you have read, builds your vocabulary, and develops your speaking skills. By discussing the book in the book club with other English language learners you build your confidence in speaking, and you improve your accuracy in speaking as you receive feedback. There are several choices of book club for English learners - click on a book club below for more details: \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"more-literary-skills-for-readers","title":"More Literary Skills for Readers - Mondays, Wednesdays or Thursdays from 7th September","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDevelop your literary skills through the close reading of a different literary text each week \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 course \u003c\/strong\u003eto develop your ability to comment knowledgeably on literature \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e7 hours of live classes\u003c\/strong\u003e to work on deepening your understanding of how the author creates character, atmosphere and drama\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRead a variety of literary texts and \u003c\/strong\u003edevelop your literary analysis skills\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCorrection by your native speaker English teacher\u003c\/strong\u003e as you discuss each text \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Literary Skills for Readers Course\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eEach week we \u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eanalyse a different text, discussing it to help you use and improve your spoken English. 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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! 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And, over \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethis hot summer, the secrets will be revealed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWINNER OF THE WATERSTONES DEBUT PRIZE 2025\u003cbr\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025\u003cbr\u003eA RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME\u003cbr\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAND\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSUNDAY TIME\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eS BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeoff says:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Come to the south of France for a journey into art, passion and secrets.  This is a prize-winning debut - highly recommended!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnly 8 places available.  Click Add to Cart 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\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 18.0932%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 76.9068%;\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Historical fiction; Romance; Literary fiction\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: British English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuitable for: Upper Intermediate - people new to reading in English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eText: Original\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength: average read 49 pages a week\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\u003eDates \u0026amp; time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 76.9068%;\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMondays from 7th September-19th October\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e19.30 CET (Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome \u0026amp; most EU)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e18.30 (UTC+1\/GMT+1) London, UK, Portugal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20.30 Greece, Ukraine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20.30 Turkey, Saudi Arabia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13.30 EST (New York\/Boston)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14.30 \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\u003eTuesdays from 8th September-20th October\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e17.30 CET (Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome \u0026amp; 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accurately\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo improve specific areas of grammar and vocabulary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo stop making repeated errors and mistakes  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo summarise arguments, highlighting significant points\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo develop discussions with related comments \u0026amp; feedback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo overcome any gaps by paraphrasing or rephrasing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo socialise fluently and spontaneously \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; 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This isn't Natalie's perfect life and she has to escape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a highly talked about book; shocking and gripping, as well as thought-provoking social commentary.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'MADDENING, MESMERISING, INGENIOUS’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'INTELLIGENT, INCISIVE, INSANELY READABLE’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – JENNIE GODFREY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'DERANGED, DARING, CLEVERLY WRITTEN’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eVOGUE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\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 what everyone is talking about!  It's a gripping satirical thriller with a really original and unusual narrator.  Come and join the conversation!\"\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: Thriller, suspense, psychological fiction, satire\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: American English; 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