{"product_id":"what-we-can-know","title":"What We Can Know - Mondays from 2nd November","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead and discuss master story-teller Ian McEwan's latest best-seller: a gripping literary thriller set in the future looking back at our time\u003cspan\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 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 ideas \u003c\/strong\u003eof identity, our mark left on society, of how and what we understand\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\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePractise and develop your English online in this 7 week advanced English book club course reading and discussing Ian McEwan's latest novel: What We Can Know.  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.  \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\"\u003eThis book is difficult to define - it's a literary thriller, a love story and a search for a lost poem. Yet at its heart \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWhat We Can Know\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e goes to the past, present and future and asks serious questions about identity and purpose.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is 2119 and the low lying parts of the UK have been covered by rising seas of the environmental catastrophe. What has been lost haunts the survivors.  Tom Metcalfe, a University academic studies the archives of the early twenty-first century, amazed by the freedoms and possibilities of human life at its peak.  In his research he finds a clue to a beautiful, but lost poem.  However as details emerge of love and a brutal crime, his assumptions are destroyed about a story he thought he knew so well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'McEwan’s most richly layered work'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A gripping page-turner'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eObserver\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A daring, beautiful novel, full of wisdom and heart' Elif Shafak\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\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\"Ian McEwan is one of Britain's greatest living authors.  H\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ee offers piercing insights and a rich narrative texture, writing with intelligence and charm. \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWhat We Can Know\u003c\/span\u003e is a literary thriller set in a future world where all is not quite lost.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"  \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: Literary fiction; thriller\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuitable for: people familiar with reading in English - Advanced\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eText:  Original text \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength: \u003cspan\u003e111,000 words\u003c\/span\u003e\n\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 Monday from 2nd November-14th December\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParis, Berlin, Madrid, Rome and most EU 19.30 CET\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLondon, UK 18.30 (UTC+0\/GMT+0)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreece, Ukraine   20.30\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSaudi Arabia, Turkey  20.30\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e13.30 EDT Boston\/New York\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: 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 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; enhance your English through summarising\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! 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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOnly 8 places available.  Click Add to Cart to reserve your place.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\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":"Default Title","offer_id":57464229298557,"sku":"26-Sep-What-We-Can-Know","price":199.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0519\/3111\/9814\/files\/Whatwecanknow_69a39e69-8ee3-41ac-9809-f17709bee1e7.jpg?v=1764244464","url":"https:\/\/www.bookclubschool.com\/en-us\/products\/what-we-can-know","provider":"Book Club School","version":"1.0","type":"link"}