{"product_id":"a-snow-garden","title":"A Snow Garden \u0026 Other Stories - Tuesdays from 24th November","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead and discuss this collection of heart-warming Christmas stories\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 book club \u003c\/strong\u003eand gain extra motivation to read in English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e4 hours of live classes\u003c\/strong\u003e to help you develop fluent speaking in English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiscuss Christmas,\u003c\/strong\u003e families and other people's stories\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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eto remove errors and mistakes\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePractise and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003edevelop your English\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eonline in this 4 week upper-intermediate English book club course reading and discussing Rachel Joyce's Christmas short story collection A Snow Garden and Other Stories.  Each 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 improves your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation.\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\"\u003eThis book club has six stories, all loosely linked together, and all linked to Christmas.  Join us to get into the Christmas spirit in December!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA Faraway Smell of Lemon\u003c\/span\u003e: The School Term has ended. It is almost Christmas but Binny, out last-minute shopping doesn't feel Christmassy at all. Hiding from the rain she finds herself in the sort of shop she would never normally visit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Marriage Manual\u003c\/span\u003e:  On Christmas Eve, two parents make their son’s Christmas present from a kit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eChristmas at the Airport\u003c\/span\u003e: There's a problem in the airport, and the travellers are going nowhere...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Boxing Day Ball\u003c\/span\u003e: On the day after Christmas Day, Maureen Fry goes to her first dance with the local girls, against her mother's wishes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA Snow Garden\u003c\/span\u003e: Two boys are staying with their divorced father.  Does anyone know how they should enjoy themselves in the Christmas holidays?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eI'll Be Home for Christmas\u003c\/span\u003e The most famous boy in the world comes home for a normal family Christmas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTrees\u003c\/span\u003e: Father and son mark the start of the new year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e_____\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeoff says:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Rachel Joyce is the writer of the much loved \"The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry\".  This collection of stories is similarly heart-warming, and poignant.  Each story has a link to Christmas, and to everyday humanity.\"  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 21.5699%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 74.4301%;\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: short stories; domestic fiction; Christmas stories\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: British English \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuitable for: people new to reading in English - Upper Intermediate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eText:  Original text \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeekly read: 70 pages a week\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 21.5699%;\"\u003eDates \u0026amp; time\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 74.4301%;\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery Tuesday from 24th November-15th December\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParis, Berlin, Madrid, Rome and most EU 17.30 CET\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLondon, UK 16.30 (UTC+0\/GMT+0)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreece, Ukraine   18.30\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSaudi Arabia, Turkey  18.30\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e11.30 EDT Boston\/New York\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 21.5699%;\"\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 74.4301%;\"\u003e 18+\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 21.5699%;\"\u003eClass size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 74.4301%;\"\u003e Maximum 8 participants\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 21.5699%;\"\u003eWhat you learn\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 74.4301%;\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo express your ideas clearly, concisely \u0026amp; 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: 21.5699%;\"\u003eYour teacher\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 74.4301%;\"\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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