***IMPORTANT - It is necessary to buy or download your own copy of the book and you will be asked to read a few chapters each week BEFORE the lesson*** In these lessons we will read the international bestseller "The Obstacle Is The Way" by Ryan Holiday. This is a book about overcoming obstacles we face in life, it based on the ancient philosophy of Stoicism. We will read the book over 8 lessons. We will discuss the issues and ideas raised in the book. In the lessons will will: 1. Hold deep and meaningful conversations based around the ideas in the book 2. Study any useful vocabulary and collocations that crop up 3. Try to implement the ideas in the book in our own lives. How It Works: READ: Each week you read the appropriate chapters of the book BEFORE the lesson (Reading schedule available upon booking) THINK: Each week there are questions about each chapter for you to think about and make notes on. We will discuss these questions in the lesson. WRITE: There is also an optional writing task to complete each week. You can submit this to our Google Classroom. SPEAK: Join the lesson and discuss the chapters that we have read. SHARE: Join our online community for interesting videos, deep discussion and extra materials related to the book. This is lesson 1 (there are 8 lessons in total). I recommend joining all of the lessons but I realize that may not be possible. Therefore, it is possible to join individual lessons. However, please make sure to read the appropriate section for that week (please see the schedule below) ***IMPORTANT - Please check the PDF document to see which chapters to read for this lesson***

Say goodbye to meaningless discussions about the weather or your job and say hello to deep discussions, actionable advice and useful language. These lessons will give you valuable practice in all 4 skills - speaking, reading, listening and writing. Each week you will learn some new words and expressions related to the tasks and have time to reflect on the points in the book. I believe these lessons to be a truly worthwhile purchase since not only is this a great book but you will be incorporating several language skills around a topic which you are interested and invested in.