In this lesson you can experience what a real lesson with me is like. I can assess your level and your needs, help you make a study plan for future lessons and also get to know each other.
Usually we will start with some conversation and get familiar with each other, then we we do some vocabulary or grammar exercises. After this we will discuss what you need and how you can achieve your goals.

If you want to improve your general English this is the course for you. Every lesson is designed specifically for you and I work with you to make a structured plan so that you can achieve your goals. This course is suitable for levels from pre-intermediate to advanced. 
You will speak a lot in every lesson and we will focus on Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading, Listening and Writing throughout the course.

General English Course - Speaking, Grammar, Reading, Listening & Writing

My Book Club lessons are perfect for students who really want to push their English to the next level! The lessons are based around a popular best selling book (please see the available books below) which we will read together over a course of several weeks, using it as a tool to improve and boost your English skill across all 4 skills - reading, speaking, writing and listening.  

The course includes speaking practice in our live lessons, writing tasks aimed at improving your vocabulary, grammar and writing skill and lots of extra materials for you to watch and learn from. 

You will be asked to read a few chapters of the book BEFORE each lesson. Then during our lesson we will discuss the points raised in those chapters. Each lesson comes with useful vocabulary to focus on before the lesson, discussion questions to guide our debates and conversation and a follow-up writing task for homework. 

The Book Club course is designed to take between 6 - 8 lessons (depending on the book) but we can go at a speed which is comfortable for you, making the course longer or shorter depending on your specific needs. 

If you have any questions, please get in touch and I will be happy to help you out. 

I have comprehensive English courses based on the following books:

- Atomic Habits by James Clear
- Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven Covey
- 4000 Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
 - Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom
 - How To Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
 - Poor Dad, Rich Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
 - Outliers by Malcom Gladwell
 - The Obstacle Is The Way by Ryan Holiday
 - The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fu*k by Mark Manson
**Other books will continue to be added**

I also offer these courses as group lessons with small groups of international students. These lessons are cheaper than my individual Book Club lessons. If you would like more information, please get in touch.

Book Club - English Reading & Speaking Course

These lessons will provide you with a complete understanding of the IELTS exam and help you pass with the band score that you need. 

Each lesson will be interactive and I will provide plenty of homework tasks to help you continue to practice.  

The lessons are tailored specifically to you and I plan each session to help you improve a specific aspect of your language in relation to the test.

The course will cover every aspect of the IELTS test; Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing. 

Before our first lesson I will ask you to complete a practice writing, reading and listening test. Then, during our first lesson we will conduct a full speaking test. I will give you detailed feedback and tell you your current level. After this we will we create a study plan so that we can achieve your IELTS goals. 

 The number of lessons required will depend on your current level, your past experience of the exam and how much free time you have. Therefore, it is important for us to work together to create the perfect study plan for you. 

If you have any questions about these lessons or my teaching style, please get in touch :)

IELTS Exam Preparation Course

These lessons are designed to help you practice and improve your speaking skills for the IELTS speaking test. 

Each lesson will begin with a full speaking test. I will give you detailed and professional feedback and explain to you exactly what you need to focus on in order to improve. 

After this we will look at each individual part of the speaking test and I will give you some useful advice and introduce some key techniques that you can use during the test.

Each lesson will be made just for you and I will focus my advice on the areas that will really help to improve your score. 

These lessons are perfect if you are taking the test soon and you would like to build some confidence and make sure you avoid common mistakes. Also, if you are planning on taking the test in the future, these lessons can give you a good idea of the demands of the test and help you focus your future study.

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Teaching English lessons to group from children from ages 7 - 16

Teaching adults of all levels through the communicative approach

Teaching groups of teenagers and adults of all levels.

Teaching individual and group lessons for adult students from all over the world online

In this course we will read the brilliant '4000 Weeks' by Oliver Burkeman. We will discuss the issues and ideas raised in the book.

This course is perfect for anyone who is looking for a new and exciting way to learn English while contemplating our relationship with time! This book is a great choice if you are an advanced learner and want to build your vocabulary. The book is suitable for anyone with C1 (Advanced) level of English and above. 

READING LEVEL: This book is challenging to read, You will need to read consistently throughout the course. But, it is incredibly rewarding reading experience that is perfect for high level learners. 

***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***

The course includes:
 - Interactive and communicate weekly lessons
 - Homework assignments
 - Useful vocabulary
 - Extra materials related to the book (videos, interesting articles etc.)
 - Online student community where you can ask questions and discuss important ideas

In the lessons we will:

1. Hold deep and meaningful conversations
2. Study useful vocabulary and collocations in context
3. Try to implement the ideas in the book in our own lives

How It Works:

READ: You read the appropriate chapters of the book BEFORE the lesson

THINK: Each week there are questions about each chapter for you to think about and make notes on.

SPEAK: Join the lesson and discuss the chapters that we have read.

DO HOMEWORK: There is also an optional writing task and vocabulary exercises to complete each week.

SHARE: Join our online community for interesting videos and extra materials related to the book.

Reading Schedule:

Read before the lesson:

Class 1: Introduction: In The Long Run, We’re All Dead
Class 2: Chapters 1 & 2
Class 3: Chapters 3 & 4
Class 4: Chapters 5 & 6
Class 5: Chapters 7 & 8
Class 6: Chapters 9 & 10
Class 7: Chapters 11 & 12
Class 8: Chapters 13 & 14

Class 1 - ‘Four Thousand Weeks’: Lesson 1

Read the introduction before the lesson
Get an introduction to the book and get used to Burkeman's writing style. Which is incredibly engaging! 

Class 2 - ‘Four Thousand Weeks’: Lesson 2

Read chapters 1 & 2 before the lesson 
Welcome to the world of efficiency and limitless possibilities! Or does it just seem that way??

Class 3 - ‘Four Thousand Weeks’: Lesson 3

Read chapters 3 & 4 before the lesson 
How do we deal with our finitude and how does avoiding it affect our lives?

Class 4 - ‘Four Thousand Weeks’: Lesson 4

Read chapters 5 & 6 before the lesson 
Learn about the attention economy and why we want to distract ourselves

Class 5 - ‘Four Thousand Weeks’: Lesson 5

Read chapters 7 & 8 before the lesson 
Why do we say that we ‘have’ time? Do we ever really ‘have time’??

Class 6 - ‘Four Thousand Weeks’: Lesson 6

Read chapters 9 & 10 before the lesson 
Find out why ‘rest’ is an active verb and learn to live in the moment.

Class 7 - ‘Four Thousand Weeks’: Lesson 7

Read chapters 11 & 12 before the lesson 
What does the world of the digital nomad mean for the human experience? And the power of staying on the fu*king bus!

Class 8 - ‘Four Thousand Weeks’: Lesson 8

Read chapters 13 & 14 before the lesson 
Discuss cosmic insignificance therapy and our views on the book overall

Book Club: ‘Four Thousand Weeks’ C1 & 2 Level

Are you a psychopath? If you are asking yourself that question then it means you are probably not! Well done you!

Join us as we read this fascinating book which the author describes as ‘a journey into the madness industry’. 

Jon Ronson has been described as ‘one of the finest comedy writers working today’ and his unique writing style will keep you hooked from beginning to end. 

The course lasts for 6 weeks, one lesson per week.

Each week you will read a bit of the book BEFORE the lesson. Then, in our lesson we will meet to discuss what we have read. 

The course includes a lot of extra materials - usually YouTube videos - that will help give you a wider understanding of the points mentioned in the book. 

The course is suitable for strong B2 level students and above. The level of English in the book is actually quite simple but you need to read roughly 50-60 pages per week so it requires a reasonable level of commitment.

***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***

Reading Schedule:

You will need to read the following chapters before each class:

Class 1: The Missing Part of the Puzzle Revealed 
Class 2: The Man Who Faked Madness & Psychopaths Dream in Black and White
Class 3: The Psychopath Test & Toto
Class 4: Night of the Living Dead & The Right Sort of Madness
Class 5: The Madness of David Shayler & Aiming a Bit High
Class 6: The Avoidable Death of Rebecca Riley & Good Luck

‘The Psychopath Test’ Class 1

Read ‘The Missing Part of the Puzzle Revealed’ before the lesson. 
How much of the world is directed by madness? How much of our lives are spent chasing things that a random psychopath has deemed to be valuable or important?

‘The Psychopath Test’ Class 2

Read ‘The Man Who Faked Madness’ & ‘Psychopaths Dream in Black and White’ before the lesson.
Can you pretend to be crazy? Is it possible to fake your way into and then out of a mental health institution? Should we allow criminals to plead ‘not guilty by way of mental insanity’?

‘The Psychopath Test’ Class 3

Read ‘The Psychopath Test’ & ‘Toto’ before the lesson.
How do we decide who is and is not a psychopath? And is there anything inherently wrong with ‘the psychopath test’? - These chapters will help make you a mind-reading, psycho-spotting genius… How many psychopaths surround you!?

‘The Psychopath Test’ Class 4

Read ‘Night of the Living Dead’ & ‘The Right Sort of Madness’ before the lesson.
How many companies are run by narcissists and psychopaths? And are they really psychopathic? What does this mean for the rest of us? Also… What kind of madness is the ‘right kind’? We all like meeting people who are a little bit crazy…but when does ‘crazy’ stop being fun and start being dangerous?

‘The Psychopath Test’ Class 5

Read ‘The Madness of David Shayler’ & ‘Aiming a Bit High’ before the lesson.
Conspiracy theories… These chapters are a bit extreme even for the most fervent of conspiracy theorists. Why do people believe things that are completely untrue?...or are they untrue!? Wait…what? Am I a psycho?

‘The Psychopath Test’ Class 6

Read ‘The Avoidable Death of Rebecca Riley’ & ‘Good Luck’ before the lesson. 
These chapters provide a lot of material for some very serious discussions around the medication of mental illness and our responsibility towards psychopaths. 

Book Club: ‘The Psychopath Test’ C1 Level 

In this course you will watch 6 short documentaries (around 15 - 30 minutes each) on 6 different topics. You will watch the documentary BEFORE the lesson.

While watching the documentary, you will have some optional homework tasks to complete that will help you to understand the main idea and learn new vocabulary. 

During our lesson we will discuss our thoughts and opinions on the documentary with the help of some thought-provoking questions and interactive tasks. 

The documentaries will change each time this course is offered but some examples include:
- AI & Education
- Memories: How they are formed and why they can't be trusted!
- Remote work & the Gig Economy
- Twitch Streaming: The effects of living online
- Fast Fashion: The impacts of consumer culture

This course is perfect for Upper-Intermediate level learners (B2) who want a place to express their thoughts and opinions on a wide range of topics and take part in meaningful discussions. The lessons will require you to speak clearly and concisely, support your arguments and engage in debate with others. 

The course is also suitable for those who are looking to improve their listening skills and students preparing for English language exams such as IELTS. 

***IMPORTANT - It is necessary to watch the documentary BEFORE the lesson - The documentary will be on YouTube so if you are based in China you might need to use a VPN***

***IMPORTANT - The documentaries might be about some quite serious topics, therefore the course is only suitable for people over 18.***

The course includes:

 - Interactive and communicate weekly lessons
 - Homework assignments related to the documentary video
 - Online student community where you can ask questions and discuss important ideas

How It Works:

WATCH: You will watch the documentary on YouTube BEFORE the lesson

THINK: Each documentary will come with some ‘homework’ tasks that focus on comprehension and vocabulary

SPEAK: Join the lesson and discuss the documentary

Class 1 - B2 ‘Documentary Club’: Lesson 1

***IMPORTANT - This is an example - actual content of the lesson might change. Every time this course runs we will watch different documentaries***
Watch a YouTube documentary about AI & Education before the lesson.
We will discuss the impacts of artificial intelligence on our kids, why education faces an uphill battle and how we might be able to find solutions to these future challenges.

Class 2 - B2 ‘Documentary Club’: Lesson 2

***IMPORTANT - This is an example - actual content of the lesson might change. Every time this course runs we will watch different documentaries***
Watch a YouTube documentary about 'London's most successful restaurant that doesn't exist' before the lesson.
This fascinating documentary forces us to ask questions about how much trust we place in information we read online and how, with a determined mindset, you can lie your way to the top!

Class 3 - B2 ‘Documentary Club’: Lesson 3

***IMPORTANT - This is an example - actual content of the lesson might change. Every time this course runs we will watch different documentaries***
Watch a YouTube documentary about Fast Fashion and the 'Greenwashing' of fashion brands before the lesson.
This documentary should scare all of us. It exposes some of the ways that clothing manufacturers are misleading us and finding loopholes in the laws to continue polluting the world and destroying lives.

Class 4 - B2 ‘Documentary Club’: Lesson 4

***IMPORTANT - This is an example - actual content of the lesson might change. Every time this course runs we will watch different documentaries***
Watch a YouTube documentary about remote work and the gig economy before the lesson.
Now that everything is done in a 20 minute Zoom meeting, how does this affect our society? and what are the implications of thousands of delivery people working in an employment limbo that leaves them without many of the rights people have fought so hard for?

Ian Marshall

Certified English Teacher - - 14 Years Experience - - Group & Individual Classes