Name: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Book Course
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English Pronunciation

In this NEW one-to-one course, you and I will journey into the magical world of Harry Potter. In each LIVE session, we will go through the key events and themes of two chapters, plus everything to do with the characters you know and love.&nbsp;Along the way, there&rsquo;ll be lots of room for discussion and questions.SESSION 1: Chapters 1 &amp; 2SESSION 2: Chapters 3 &amp; 4SESSION 3: Chapters 4 &amp; 5SESSION 4: Chapters 6 &amp; 7SESSION 6: Chapters 8 &amp; 9SESSION 7: Chapters 10 &amp; 11SESSION 8: Chapters 12 &amp; 13SESSION 9: Chapters 14 &amp; 15SESSION 10: Chapters 16 &amp; 17My name is Richard and I&rsquo;m a one-to-one English teacher in the historic city of&nbsp;<a href="https://richardlanguageteacher.wordpress.com/otherresources/" style="color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;" fr-original-style=" color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary);">Cambridge, England</a>. I am a native English speaker who teaches international adults between low-intermediate (B1) and proficient (C2).I have been working as a teacher for 9 years and have worked with hundreds of&nbsp;<a href="https://richardlanguageteacher.wordpress.com/studenttestimonials/" style="color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;" fr-original-style=" color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary);">students</a>&nbsp;from more than&nbsp;<a href="https://richardlanguageteacher.wordpress.com/map/" style="color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;" fr-original-style=" color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary);">30 countries</a>This course is available to any upper-intermediate (or above) English speaker aged&nbsp;13+.

Step into the enchanting world of Harry Potter with my exclusive, live one-to-one course! Together, we’ll delve into the captivating events and themes of two chapters per session, exploring the rich tapestry of characters you adore. Each session is designed to be interactive, with plenty of opportunities for lively discussions and inquisitive questions. Whether you’re a Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, or Slytherin, this course promises to be a magical journey you won’t forget!
SESSION 0: FREE Meet & Greet (30 minutes)
SESSION 1: Chapters 1 & 2 (1 hour)
SESSION 2: Chapters 3 & 4 (1 hour)
SESSION 3: Chapters 4 & 5 (1 hour)
SESSION 4: Chapters 6 & 7 (1 hour)
SESSION 6: Chapters 8 & 9 (1 hour)
SESSION 7: Chapters 10 & 11 (1 hour)
SESSION 8: Chapters 12 & 13 (1 hour)
SESSION 9: Chapters 14 & 15 (1 hour)
SESSION 10: Chapters 16 & 17 (1 hour)
My name is Richard and I’m a one-to-one English teacher in the historic city of Cambridge, England. I am a native English speaker who teaches international adults between low-intermediate (B1) and proficient (C2).
I have been working as a teacher for 9 years and have worked with hundreds of students from more than 30 countries
This course is available to any upper-intermediate (or above) English speaker aged 13+.

One to One English Lessons with Richard

Harry Potter

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Book Course

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<h3 style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(31, 33, 36);">Read and discuss this much-loved, funny and original story of a woman in a man&#39;s world in 1960s America&nbsp;</h3><h4 style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(31, 33, 36);">Highlights</h4><ul style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36);"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Join this book club course&nbsp;and gain&nbsp;extra motivation to read in English</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">8 hours of live classes to help you develop fluent speaking in English</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Read this engaging book&nbsp;and reflect on the changing roles of women over time</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Be corrected by an expert English teacher&nbsp;to remove errors and mistakes</li></ul>Practise and&nbsp;develop your English&nbsp;online in this 8 week English book club course using Lessons in Chemistry, the debut novel by Bonnie Gamus. &nbsp;Each week you&nbsp;read&nbsp;some chapters,&nbsp;discuss&nbsp;them in class and&nbsp;improve&nbsp;specific areas of vocabulary or grammar while also&nbsp;examining&nbsp;literary aspects of the novel. &nbsp;Personalised feedback&nbsp;improves&nbsp;your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation.<h4 style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(31, 33, 36);">The Book Club book</h4><div style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36);">This debut novel set in 1960s California features the wonderful and unique Elizabeth Zott, a scientist whose career suffers when working as the only woman&nbsp;in an all-male team. &nbsp;A forced change of career leads to her&nbsp;becoming the&nbsp;host of a TV cooking show, Supper at Six, and the ability to influence millions of women. </div><div style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36);"></div><div style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36);">This is a witty, highly observant and amusing story, original and thought-provoking.</div><div style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36);"> </div><div style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36);">&#39;Sparky, rip-roaring, funny, with big-hearted fully formed, loveable characters &#39;SUNDAY TIMES &#39;The most charming, life-enhancing novel I&#39;ve read in ages. Strongly recommend&#39;&nbsp;INDIA KNIGHT</div><ul style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36);"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Genre: Historical fiction; humorous fiction</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Language:&nbsp;American English; Modern</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Suitable for: people new to reading in English - Upper-Intermediate to Advanced</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Text: Original</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Length: Average -&nbsp;119,600 words</li></ul><div style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36);"></div><div style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36);">Geoff says:<blockquote fr-original-style="" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(94, 53, 177); color: rgb(94, 53, 177); margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 5px; box-sizing: border-box;">"This is a much loved book, winner of the Goodreads Choice Best Debut Novel Award and the&nbsp;British Book Awards Author of the Year. &nbsp;Amusing, touching and thought-provoking, this is a highly enjoyable read written in a clear, simple style."</blockquote></div>

Read and discuss this must-read emotional page-turner about a family separated by the Berlin Wall
Highlights
Join this 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 bonds, the effects of war and communication within families
Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes

Practise and develop your English online in this 7 week upper-intermediate English book club course reading and discussing Josie Ferguson's debut novel The Silence in Between. 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
Set over two time periods – the Second World War and the events in Berlin in 1961 - The Silence in Between examines the unbreakable ties of family, the resilience of women, and what they will do to protect the ones they love.
Lisette is in hospital with her new-born baby boy. The doctors tell her to go home and get some rest, that he’ll be fine. But when she awakes on 13 August 1961, the border between East and West Berlin has closed. Lisette is in the east, while her baby is in the west. But this is not the first time she has lived in a divided city.

Lisette's teenage daughter, Elly, has always struggled to understand the distance between herself and her mother. Can Elly now find a way to reach her mother and bridge the silence?

SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE
ONE OF INDEPENDENT'S BEST HISTORICAL FICTION OF THE YEAR

'An emotionally resonant debut full of music and menace' Mail on Sunday

'A hauntingly beautiful exploration of love, family and societal unrest' Glamour

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Geoff says:

"This novel was recommended to me by one of my students as a gripping, must-read book. And right from the start it grabs you. Unputdownable!" 


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English language book club to use and improve your English.  Qualified and experienced British English teacher.

The Silence In Between - English Book Club Course - Mondays from 8th September

Read this gripping thriller and discuss the struggle to attain supreme power in Ancient Rome
Highlights
Join this book club and gain extra motivation to read in English
7 hours of live classes to help you develop fluent speaking in English
Discuss this novel and learn about the life of Cicero and politics and power in ancient Rome
Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes

Practise and develop your English online in this 7 week English book club course using Imperium by Robert Harris. 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
Robert Harris, the master of innovative historical fiction, introduces us to the world of Roman politics with his portrayal of the rise of Marcus Cicero, a young Roman senator. The world of intrigue and electoral corruption is both remarkably similar to our own, while also being very different. 
The story of Cicero's rise is told through Tiro, Cicero's secretary and slave who invented shorthand and wrote numerous books, including a celebrated biography of the great orator, which was lost in the dark ages. Imperium is therefore the re-creation of Tiro's missing masterpiece, telling the first part of the story of Cicero alongside Pompey, Caesar, Crassus, and the many other significant Romans.

 Geoff says:
"This is the first book of the "Cicero trilogy" - a gripping read, full of drama and suspense and a fascinating portrayal of life in Rome" 


Imperium - English Book Club Course -Mondays from 8th September

Read and discuss this dazzling story set in London and the Middle East, in the modern day and in Victorian England linked by the epic poem of Gilgamesh 
Highlights
Join this book club and gain extra motivation to read in English
7 hours of live classes to help you develop fluent speaking in English
Discuss storytelling, memory and erasure, hurt and healing, the past
Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes

Practise and develop your English online in this 7 week advanced English book club course reading and discussing Elif Shafak's There are Rivers in the Sky. 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
Elif Shafak is a British Turkish novelist. There Are Rivers in the Sky is a rich, enchanting novel focusing on three characters, in three different times and places, all somehow touched by the Mesopotamian poem, The Epic of Gilgamesh. As well as a gripping story it is also a story of the preciousness of water - the characters live along the banks of the River Tigris and the River Thames in London.
In 1840 London, Arthur is born next to the unpleasant, polluted River Thames. Arthur has a remarkable memory, which will help him to escape poverty, by joining a book publishers. And one book sparks his interest: Nineveh and Its Remains.

In 2014 Turkey, Narin, a ten-year-old Yazidi girl, is going deaf. Consequently, her grandmother wants to travel to the family’s ancestral lands along the Tigris in Iraq to baptize her in a special temple. But how to cope to the rising presence of ISIS in the area?

In 2018 London, Zaleekah, a newly divorced hydrologist, escapes from her husband by moving into a houseboat on the Thames. Things are looking bleak for her, until a strange book about her homeland changes everything.

*****

WINNER OF THE GORDON BOWKER PRIZE 2025
WINNER OF THE INAUGURAL GOOD HOUSEKEEPING GOOD BOOKS SPRING COLLECTION
FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION

‘Elif Shafak is a unique and powerful voice in world literature’ Ian McEwan

'Shafak makes a new home for us in words' Colum McCann

'One of the best writers in the world today' Hanif Kureishi
Geoff says:

"This is a remarkable piece of storytelling. It manages to combine and unify the different characters and places into a compelling story that helps us to reflect on great sweeps of history, while also underlining the preciousness and significance of water in our history and culture." 


There are Rivers in the Sky - English Book Club Course - Tuesdays from 9th September

<h3 style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(31, 33, 36);">Read and discuss this fantastic modern classic - a literary tour-de-force credited with the birth of the dark academia genre</h3><h4 style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(31, 33, 36);">Highlights</h4><ul style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36);"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Join this book club&nbsp;and gain&nbsp;extra motivation to read in English</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">8 hours of live classes to help you develop fluent speaking in English</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Discuss charisma, friendship&nbsp;and narrative style in this gripping novel</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Be corrected by an expert English teacher&nbsp;to remove errors and mistakes</li></ul>Practise and&nbsp;develop your English&nbsp;online in this 8 week English book club course using The Secret History, by Donna Tartt. &nbsp;Each week you&nbsp;read&nbsp;some chapters,&nbsp;discuss&nbsp;them in class and&nbsp;improve&nbsp;specific areas of vocabulary or grammar while also&nbsp;examining&nbsp;literary aspects of the novel. &nbsp;Personalised feedback&nbsp;improves&nbsp;your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation.<h4 style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(31, 33, 36);">The Book Club book</h4><div style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36);"></div><div style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36);"></div><div style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36);">This book is a modern classic - one of the finest books written in the last 50 years. &nbsp;Donna Tartt went on to write the best-selling "The Goldfinch" but this was her debut novel that shook the literary world with its brilliance in 1992. It is a "dark academia" genre - about a group of super clever university students and their classics professor at a New England university college. &nbsp;The book opens with a murder and as we read we discover how the group of friends bonded at college and what happened next. &nbsp;It is brilliantly narrated by liberal Richard Papen who describes the excitement of new and challenging friends and ideas. But the search for a life away from the mundane leads them to new and dangerous thoughts."A haunting, compelling, and brilliant piece of fiction"&nbsp;The Times&#39;Irresistible and seductive&#39; Guardian &#39;Enthralling... Forceful, cerebral and impeccably controlled&#39; New York Times<ul style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="color: rgb(31, 33, 36);"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Genre: Psychological fiction; mystery; dark academia; thriller</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Language:&nbsp;American English; Modern</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Suitable for: people&nbsp;used to reading in English - Advanced</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Text: Original</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Length:&nbsp;Longer than average -&nbsp;167,141&nbsp;words</li></ul>Geoff says:<blockquote fr-original-style="" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(94, 53, 177); color: rgb(94, 53, 177); margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 5px; box-sizing: border-box;">"This is one of my favourite books and I can&#39;t wait to read it again! &nbsp;It is brilliantly written, with a gripping, powerful narrative. &nbsp;An absolute must-read book by this Pulitzer Prize winning author."</blockquote></div>

Read and discuss this fantastic modern classic - a literary tour-de-force credited with the birth of the dark academia genre
Highlights
Join this book club and gain extra motivation to read in English
7 hours of live classes to help you develop fluent speaking in English
Discuss charisma, friendship and narrative style in this gripping novel
Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes

Practise and develop your English online in this 7 week English book club course using The Secret History, by Donna Tartt. 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 book is a modern classic - one of the finest books written in the last 50 years. Donna Tartt went on to write the best-selling "The Goldfinch" but this was her debut novel that shook the literary world with its brilliance in 1992. It is a "dark academia" genre - about a group of super clever university students and their classics professor at a New England university college. The book opens with a murder and as we read we discover how the group of friends bonded at college and what happened next. It is brilliantly narrated by liberal Richard Papen who describes the excitement of new and challenging friends and ideas. But the search for a life away from the mundane leads them to new and dangerous thoughts.
"A haunting, compelling, and brilliant piece of fiction" The Times
'Irresistible and seductive' Guardian

'Enthralling... Forceful, cerebral and impeccably controlled' New York Times
Genre: Psychological fiction; mystery; dark academia; thriller
Language: American English; Modern
Suitable for: people used to reading in English - Advanced
Text: Original
Length: Longer than average - 167,141 words

Geoff says:
"This is one of my favourite books and I can't wait to read it again! It is brilliantly written, with a gripping, powerful narrative. An absolute must-read book by this Pulitzer Prize winning author."


The Secret History - English Book Club Course -  Tuesdays from 9th September

Read and discuss this much-loved, funny and original story of a woman in a man's world in 1960s America 
Highlights
Join this book club and gain extra motivation to read in English
7 hours of live classes to help you develop fluent speaking in English
Read this engaging book and reflect on the changing roles of women over time
Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes

Practise and develop your English online in this 7 week English book club course using Lessons in Chemistry, the debut novel by Bonnie Gamus. 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 debut novel set in 1960s California features the wonderful and unique Elizabeth Zott, a scientist whose career suffers when working as the only woman in an all-male team. A forced change of career leads to her becoming the host of a TV cooking show, Supper at Six, and the ability to influence millions of women.

This is a witty, highly observant and amusing story, original and thought-provoking.
'Sparky, rip-roaring, funny, with big-hearted fully formed, loveable characters 'SUNDAY TIMES

'The most charming, life-enhancing novel I've read in ages. Strongly recommend' INDIA KNIGHT

Geoff says:

"This is a much loved book, winner of the Goodreads Choice Best Debut Novel Award and the British Book Awards Author of the Year. Amusing, touching and thought-provoking, this is a highly enjoyable read written in a clear, simple style."


Lessons in Chemistry English Book Club Course - Tuesdays from 9th September

Imperium - English Book Club Course -Wednesdays from 10th September

Read and discuss this humorous, life-affirming story of friendship, self-discovery and a reflection on life
Highlights
Join this book club and gain extra motivation to read in English
7 hours of live classes to help you develop fluent speaking in English
Read this fun and lively book and discuss friendship, relationships what it means to live a fulfilled life 
Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes
Practise and develop your English online in this 7 week English book club course using The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce. 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
Harold Fry is a recently retired man living a conventional, somewhat boring life with his wife Maureen who is irritated by almost everything he does. Then one morning he receives a letter from a woman he hasn't seen or heard from in twenty years - Queenie Hennessy who is dying and is writing to say goodbye.

He quickly writes a reply but realises that he can't post this - he needs to visit her and deliver his message in person - walking the six hundred miles between them. The unlikely pilgrimage of Harold Fry begins.

Throughout his walk he meets different characters some of whom help him to remember who he was and who he is. His memories come flooding back as he considers his life from a different perspective.

'Impossible to put down' TIMES
'Life-affirming delight. A comic pleasure' WOMAN AND HOME
'Profoundly moving' RICHARD MADELEY

Geoff says:

"This is a much loved book, amusing, charming and thought-provoking. Over 6 million copies sold and a hit movie based on this book!"


The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry - English Book Club Course - Wednesdays from 10th September

There are Rivers in the Sky - English Book Club Course - Wednesday from 10th September

The Silence In Between - English Book Club Course - Thursdays from 11th September

Read and discuss this charming and uplifting story of friendship, storytelling and the stories we tell or don't tell 
Highlights
Join this book club and gain extra motivation to read in English
7 hours of live classes to help you develop fluent speaking in English
Read this charming book and discuss friendship and openness 
Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes

Practise and develop your English online in this 7 week English book club course using British author Sally Page's debut novel The Keeper of Stories. 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
Janice is a cleaner of other people's houses. People seem to enjoy telling her their stories, and soon Janice is collecting them …. However, when Janice starts cleaning for Mrs B – an intelligent older woman - she finally meets someone who understands that Janice has her own story to tell. Can Janice be persuaded to be more than the "keeper" of stories?

Geoff says:
"This is an enchanting, uplifting and fun book, much loved by readers, written in a light and amusing style."


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