The Sense of an Ending - Thursdays from 30th April

Read and discuss this Booker Prize winning masterpiece of a life remembered Highlights Join this book club and gain extra motivation to read in English 4 hours of live classes to help you develop fluent speaking in English Discuss time-passing and memory creation in this powerful & thought-provoking novel Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes Practise and develop your English online in this advanced course featuring Julian Barnes' short masterpiece, The Sense of an Ending. 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 This is the story of Tony Webster coming to terms with his past. The book starts with a description of his early formative years and friendships, and then we jump into the present day when Tony is retired and looking back at his life, his career and relationships. This contrast allows Tony and us to reflect on the nature of a life, on meanings and interpretations, and on how and what we remember. Geoff says: "This novel won the Booker Prize - the leading literary prize for English Fiction in 2011. It deals with ideas of time, history and memory, but it is also a gripping thriller, beautifully written, and confirming Julian Barnes as a master of his art. Highly recommended!" Only 8 places available. Click Add to Cart to reserve your place. The Book Genre: Psychological fiction; parallel novel Language: British English Suitable for: Anyone used to reading in English Level: Advanced Text: Original 150 pages (average weekly read: 50 pages) Date & Time Thursdays from 30th April-21st May 13.00 CET Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome and most EU 12.00 London, UK (UTC+1/GMT+1) 14.00 Greece, Ukraine 14.00 Saudi Arabia, Turkey 07.00 Boston/New York EDT 08.00 Brasília BRT, (UTC -3:00) or Thursdays from 30th April-21st May 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) 18+ Online class size Maximum 8 participants, on Zoom, using break-out rooms for increased speaking and discussion What you learn To eradicate errors in grammar and pronunciation To develop and extend areas of high level vocabulary To use natural patterns of English grammar & syntax To gain a deeper understanding of cultural issues To polish & enhance my English through summarising To overcome any gaps by paraphrasing or rephrasing To confidently connect with and debate with others 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