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A full review of reading, writing, listening and talking skills with support to improve assessment technique. These skills will be revisited in the Easter Revision Course but with new content applied.
Scottish Text including the 8-mark question. Focus on writing relevant critical essay responses under timed conditions.
A full review of reading, writing, listening and talking skills with support to improve assessment technique. This course is a follow on, with new content, from the Grade Booster Day.
Scottish Text including the 10-mark question. Focus on writing relevant critical essay responses under timed conditions.
DISCUSS THIS BEST-SELLING, VERY FUNNY DETECTIVE STORY FOR AN INSIGHT INTO IDIOMATIC BRITISH ENGLISH, AND BRITISH HUMOUR AND CULTURE HIGHLIGHTS * Join this book club and gain extra motivation to read in English * 6 hours of live classes to help you develop fluent speaking in English * Study this modern novel to understand British expressions & humour * Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes Practise and develop your English in this 6 week online book club course using the modern novel The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. 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 The Thursday Murder Club is a detective story set in a peaceful retirement village. Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron are four retired people who meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders. But following a murder right where they live the Thursday Murder Club springs into action to investigate their first live case. This is a lovely book that shows the skills and understanding of older people in a humorous context. It is filled with British English expressions - great for improving your understanding of spoken British English. The Book * Genre: Murder mystery; humour * Language: British English * Suitable for people new to reading in English - from Upper-Intermediate upwards * Text: Original * Length: Average: 114,218 words. Dates & Time * Wednesdays from 8th May-12th June * 17.30 CET (Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome & most EU); * 16.30 (UTC+1/GMT+1) London, UK, Portugal * 18.30 CET Turkey, Greece, Saudi Arabia, * 11.30 EDT Boston/New York 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: 2024 IATEFL Conference; 2023 IATEFL TechLit! Exploring crossovers between technology and literature; 2022 Extensive Reading Foundation; 2021 TESOL Italia Geoff says: > "This book is a world-wide phenomenon! It was the Sunday Times 1# bestseller, > and it was shortlisted for the British Book Awards Crime & Thriller Book of > the Year 2021. It is also very funny - and very British with great use of > language - and has a great plot!"
READ AND DISCUSS JANE AUSTEN'S FIRST NOVEL - A MOST AMUSING SATIRICAL CLASSIC! HIGHLIGHTS * Join this book club and gain extra motivation to read in English * 5 hours of live classes to help you develop fluent speaking in English * Study this classic Austen novel and increase your knowledge of the gothic * Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes Practise and develop your English online in this 5 week advanced book club course using the classic Jane Austen novel Northanger Abbey. 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 Northanger Abbey is the first novel by Jane Austen, one of Britain's most loved novelists. Catherine Morland, seventeen, has left her village for the first time and is living in the town of Bath. She goes to dances, the theatre, and talks to her new friends Isabella Thorpe and Eleanor Tilney, who lives at Northanger Abbey and has a rather attractive brother... Catherine learns some lessons about life - about friends, about money, and of course, about love. Geoff says: > "This is Jane Austen's first novel. Our heroine loves books and is always > reading the scary popular "gothic" stories of the time - which makes for many > funny moments. We read the original text of Northanger Abbey, which is > relatively short (approx 77000 words)."
READ AND DISCUSS THIS MODERN CLASSIC - BRET EASTON ELLIS'S DEBUT NOVEL RIGHTLY CELEBRATED FOR ITS POWERFUL PORTRAYAL OF HEDONISTIC YOUTH HIGHLIGHTS * Join this book club and gain extra motivation to read in English * 5 hours of live classes to help you develop fluent speaking in English * Read & discuss this coming of age story that helped to define a generation * Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes Practise and develop your English online in this 5 week English book club course using Less Than Zero by Brett Easton Ellis. 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 Published in 1985 when Bret Easton Ellis was only twenty-one, Less Than Zero is an extraordinary work - a cult classic and a timeless capturing of the 1980s. It's a story of a hedonistic teenager, Clay who is returning home to Los Angeles for Christmas. With relentless drinking, wild parties, and dispassionate sexual encounters, Less Than Zero is a powerful coming-of-age story. However, the novel is not as shocking now perhaps as it was on publication - and indeed it is tame in relationship to his later work. An extraordinarily accomplished first novel. ― New Yorker The Catcher in the Rye for the MTV generation. ― USA Today One of the most disturbing novels I’ve read in a long time. It possesses an unnerving air of documentary reality. -- Michiko Kakutani ― New York Times Geoff says: > "I think what's really surprising about Bret Easton Ellis's debut is how well > structured it is. We feel anxious for the lead character, and there's a > creeping sense of foreboding that comes out of what at first seems to be the > shallowness of a hedonistic party lifestyle. Less than Zero might just be > Bret Easton Ellis' best ever book..."
READ AND DISCUSS JANE AUSTEN'S FIRST NOVEL - A MOST AMUSING SATIRICAL CLASSIC! HIGHLIGHTS * Join this book club and gain extra motivation to read in English * 5 hours of live classes to help you develop fluent speaking in English * Study this classic Austen novel and increase your knowledge of the gothic * Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes Practise and develop your English online in this 5 week advanced book club course using the classic Jane Austen novel Northanger Abbey. 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 Northanger Abbey is the first novel by Jane Austen, one of Britain's most loved novelists. Catherine Morland, seventeen, has left her village for the first time and is living in the town of Bath. She goes to dances, the theatre, and talks to her new friends Isabella Thorpe and Eleanor Tilney, who lives at Northanger Abbey and has a rather attractive brother... Catherine learns some lessons about life - about friends, about money, and of course, about love. Geoff says: > "This is Jane Austen's first novel. Our heroine loves books and is always > reading the scary popular "gothic" stories of the time - which makes for many > funny moments. We read the original text of Northanger Abbey, which is > relatively short (approx 77000 words)."
Course Duration: 8 weeks (40 sessions) Course Objectives: By the end of this course, participants will: 1. Communicate effectively and confidently in English in various contexts. 2. Expand vocabulary and improve grammar usage. 3. Develop listening skills to understand a variety of accents and speech patterns. 4. Enhance reading comprehension skills for different types of texts. 5. Write accurately and coherently for different purposes. Course Outline: Week 1: Introduction and Assessment - Introduction to course objectives, expectations, and immersion techniques - Assessing participants' current English proficiency levels - Establishing individual learning goals and expectations Week 2: Speaking and Listening Skills - Developing conversational skills through role-plays, pair work, and group discussions - Listening activities to improve comprehension of different accents and speech speeds - Pronunciation drills and practice for accurate and fluent speech Week 3: Vocabulary Expansion - Building a wide range of vocabulary through contextualised exercises and activities - Strategies for effective vocabulary acquisition and retention - Vocabulary practice in various themes and topics Week 4: Grammar Review and Practice - Reviewing essential grammar structures and rules - Practice exercises and activities for applying grammar rules in context - Error correction and clarification of common grammar mistakes Week 5: Reading Comprehension - Developing reading skills through authentic texts, articles, and short stories - Strategies for improving reading speed and comprehension - Identifying main ideas, supporting details, and inferred meanings Week 6: Writing Skills - Improving writing skills for different purposes: emails, letters, reports, etc. - Practice exercises for organizing ideas, structuring paragraphs, and coherent writing - Peer editing and feedback for enhancing writing proficiency Week 7: Real-Life Simulations - Simulating real-life situations such as job interviews, meetings, and social interactions - Role-plays and interactive activities for practical application of language skills - Building confidence and fluency in using English in authentic contexts Week 8: Review and Final Evaluation - Reviewing course content and addressing individual needs - Comprehensive review exercises for all language skills - Final evaluation and feedback session Note: This syllabus serves as a guideline and can be customised based on the specific needs, interests, and proficiency levels of the participants. The course may also include cultural immersion activities and field trips to enhance the language learning experience. You can opt in and out of different modules.
