On Beauty - Wednesdays or Thursdays from 9th September

Discuss Zadie Smith's wonderfully funny and deeply emotional story about love and family Highlights Join this English language book club and gain extra motivation to read in English 7 hours of live classes to help you develop fluent speaking in English Discuss family, love, personal relationships, and what makes life truly beautiful Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes Practise and develop your English online in this 7 week English language book club course using the Zadie Smith's On Beauty. 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 With a setting between the US (New England) and London, On Beauty follows a pair of feuding families - the Belseys and the Kipps - at a liberal arts college on the US east coast. The Kipps are British-Trinidanian and dignified, whereas the Belseys are British-American and chaotic. Professor Howard Belsey has been married for thirty years to Kiki, an American who was once an activist. Their three children passionately and enthusiastically are embarking on life, leaving Howard feeling like something is missing in his. When the Belsey's eldest son Howard meets Victoria, the attractive daughter of the right-wing icon Monty Kipps, the two families find themselves clashing, culturally and personally. WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE Geoff says: "This is a lively, thought-provoking read, and very funny in places. It asks important questions - why do we fall in love? Can we protect our children from our mistakes? What makes life beautiful?" The book Genre: Literary fiction; domestic fiction Language: British & American English; Modern Suitable for people used to reading: Advanced Text: Original Length: Average weekly read: 77 pages Dates & time Wednesdays from 9th September-21st October 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) or Thursdays from 10th September-22nd October 17.30 CET (Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome & most EU) 16.30 (UTC+1/GMT+1) London, UK, Portugal 18.30 Greece, Ukraine 18.30 Turkey, Saudi Arabia 11.30 EST (New York/Boston) 12.30 Brasília BRT, (UTC -3:00) Age 18+ Online class size Maximum 8 participants, on Zoom, using break-out rooms for increased speaking and discussion What you learn To express your ideas clearly, concisely & accurately To improve specific areas of grammar and vocabulary To stop making repeated errors and mistakes To summarise arguments, highlighting significant points To develop discussions with related comments & feedback To overcome any gaps by paraphrasing or rephrasing To socialise fluently and spontaneously 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 Only 8 places available. Click Add to Cart above to reserve your place.