Activity Programme May 2014
ATTRACTION TICKETS
Please ask for prices at reception
MADAME TUSSAUDS
WARWICK CASTLE
LONDON EYE
TOURS
BELGIUM A DAY IN BRUGES
£84
£74
CANTERBURY,WHITE CLIFFS & DOVER CASTLE
£65
STONEHENGE, BATH AND SECRET PLACES
£74
ISLE OF WIGHT BY COACH
£52
WINDSOR, STONEHENGE & SALISBURY
£65
OXFORD, STRATFORD AND COTSWOLDS VILLAGES KENSINGTON PALACE
THE LONDON DUNGEON
ANDERSON TOURS
THE ENGLISH BUS
£64 £69
£59
BANQUETING HOUSE
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS LIL ADVENTURES TOUR
THE SEA LIFE LONDON AQUARIUM
ZSL LONDON ZOO
TOWER OF LONDON
BRIGHTON HAMPTON COURT PALACE
BELIEVE IT OR NOT!
KEW GARDENS
OXFORD
£30 £37
EDINBURGH, LOCH NESS AND HIGHLANDS BY TRAIN 3 DAYS
From
£229
OXFORD, COTSWOLDS, BATH, From LACOCK & STONEHENGE 2 DAYS
£219
GO TO WWW.INTERNATIONALFRIENDS.CO.UK TO FIND OUT ABOUT
PARIS TOUR- 3 DAYS SHAKESPEARE’S ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL GLOBE
ALTON TOWERS
CAMBRIDGE
£35
EXCITING NEWS..!
PARTIES Friday 9th May @Pacha 11pm - 6am Free before 12am £7 after 12 am with voucher £15 on the door Victoria Underground Station
Frances King opens in Dublin on the 19th of May!
@Tiger Tiger 10pm - 3am £5 with voucher £10 on the door Cheap drinks with a Lost in London wristband!
Friday 23rd May @HMS President 8.30pm - 2am £7 with voucher £10 on the door
WALES COAST & MOUNTAINS - 2 DAYS
BOOKS FOR SALE Essential Grammar in Use (+ CD-ROM and Answer key) For levels B-C
£23.00
English Grammar in Use (+ CD-ROM and Answer key)
£23.00
Longman Advanced Learner’s Grammar ( + Answer Key) For levels E-F
Ask at Client Services for more details or visit our website www.francesking.ie
£23.00
English Vocabulary (+ CD-ROM and Answer key) For levels D-E
£23.00
Longman Active Study Dictionary (+ CD-ROM)
Temple Underground Station
Friday 30th May @Café de Paris 10.30pm - 3am £8 with voucher £15 on the door Piccadilly Circus Underground Station
HORSE RIDING IN WALES - 2 DAYS
For levels D-E
Friday 16th May
Piccadilly Circus Underground Station
AMSTERDAM & BRUGES COACH - 3 DAYS
£23.00 Activity Programme For levels B-D
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (+ CD-ROM and mobile phone download)
May 2014
For levels D-F
£23.00
Activity Programme May
Highlights
TURKISH RESTAURANT
AFTERNOON TEA
Wed 7th May
Tues 13th May
Fri 16th May
Tues 20th May
Thurs 22nd May
Come to this lovely restaurant to have meze- a mix of many different hot & cold dishes for £12.50. Try bakla- a broad bean salad, borek, a cheese stuffed pastry and meat stews and kofte, a minced lamb kabab.
Many visitors from overseas still imagine that we are a nation where 'at half past three, everything stops for tea’. These days Afternoon Tea is usually only an occasional luxury for the British. Luckily tourists are still able to indulge in a little bit of British tradition for themselves.
Shimmy on down to Bar Salsa for an evening of music and mojitos. No need for a partner, no need to have danced before – lots of fun for everyone. There are classes for different levels and it’s Happy Hour until 8.30!
Cleopatra, the alluring Queen of Egypt, has bewitched the great Mark Antony, soldier, campaigner and now one of the three rulers of the Roman Empire. When Antony quarrels with his fellow leaders and throws in his lot with Cleopatra, his infatuation threatens to split the Empire in two.
London’s newest green space – made famous by the 2012 Olympic Games – comes alive with unique parkland, waterways, venues and attractions. Combine a trip to the park with a visit to Europe’s biggest shopping mall.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
5th
Bank Holiday
Hopefully the weather will be good & you can enjoy London’s parks and open spaces. If not, try some of our museums and galleries.
6th
Canal Walk To Camden
Enjoy this walk along the Regent’s Canal. See Little Venice, London Zoo and end up in exciting Camden Market! Meet the FK Leader inside Warwick Avenue Underground station at 2.30pm. Free event
12th
Harry Potter Walk
Join us as we trace the footsteps of the young wizard around the more mysterious streets of old London town! Meet the FK wizard Leader inside Temple Underground station at 2.30pm. Free event
19th
Westminster River Walk
Take our guided walk along the South Bank of the River Thames and see some of the best views that London has to offer. Meet the FK Leader inside Embankment Underground station at 3.30pm. Free event
26th
Bank Holiday
Hopefully the weather will be good & you can enjoy London’s parks and open spaces. If not, try some of our museums and galleries.
13th
Afternoon Tea
Enjoy the greatest of British traditions in the elegant surroundings of The Wallace Collection. Tea, sandwiches, cakes and scones with jam and cream – don’t eat lunch!! Meet the FK Leader inside Bond Street Underground station at 2.15pm. Only £17.50
20th
Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra
Come and see this classic tragedy about the Roman general and his love affair with Egypt’s ruler. Meet the FK Leader inside St Paul’s Underground station at 1.20pm sharp. £5 standing tickets Buy tickets at Reception
27th City of London Walk The City of London has great history and architecture. We start at Monument and end up at St Paul’s Cathedral. Meet the FK Leader inside Monument Underground station at 3.30pm. Free event
BAR SALSA
7th
Turkish Restaurant
The amazing food and real Turkish atmosphere combine with a reasonable price to make a meal with friends at the famous “Galipoli” restaurant a must! Meet the FK Leader inside Angel Underground station at 6.30pm.
Mixed meze 16 dish extravaganza only £12.50
14th
Fish and Chips
Join us at the Golden Hind, London’s ‘best provider of the national dish’. Their fried haddock and chips are highly recommended. Meet the FK Leader downstairs, inside Bond Street Underground station (near the ticket machines) at 6.30pm. £12 approx
21th
Iranian Restaurant
Try some of the Persian delights on offer at a great, authentic Iranian restaurant. ‘Alounak’ is reasonably priced and high quality. “the best kebabs in London?’’ Meet the FK Leader outside 77 Gloucester Road at 6.30pm. Bring your own wine/beer. £12 approx.
28th
Indian Restaurant
Join us for a trip to Masala Zone for a fun, quality, reasonably priced meal in a Soho restaurant. Discover new tastes and flavours. Meet the FK Leader at 6.30pm inside Leicester Square Underground station. £14 approx.
OLYMPIC PARK AND WESTFIELD
SHAKESPEARE’S ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA
8 th
Pronunciation Games
Improve your accent! Learn some tips on how to sound more natural and discuss issues about spoken English. It could help you to make your English clearer. Meet the FK Leader in room 16 at Wetherby Gardens at 3.15pm.
Photo Safari
Classic 9 th Soho Pub Tour
Join teachers Amy and Steve to learn how to take better photos of London. Bring your own camera. Meet the FK Leader outside 77 Gloucester Road at 3.15pm.
Come along and see London’s newest park and Europe’s biggest shopping centre. Meet the FK leader outside 77 Gloucester Road at 2.15pm. Free event Pay for travel to Zone 3
29th
Live Jazz Night
Join us as we enjoy some live jazz at the Effra Hall pub. Drums, double bass, sax, trumpet, electric guitar. From 9.00pm Meet the FK Leader inside Brixton Underground station at 8.30pm. Good bar food. Over 18s only Bring drinks money
11
th
Meet the FK Leader outside 77 Gloucester Road at 4.15pm. Over 18s only Bring drinks money
Bar
Free entrance and classes Bring drinks money Over 18s only
Local Pub Time
23st
30th
Dog
th
1-way boat fare with Travel Card £8 Return via Underground Sat
th
Portobello Road
Meet the FK Leader inside Hyde Park Corner Underground station at 10.45am. Free event Sat
Have a fun night out and win some money at the same time! Enjoy a drink and something to eat while you watch the races & hope your dog wins. Meet the FK Leader at Tooting Broadway Underground station (Zone 3) at 7.00pm. £7 entrance plus drinks, bets etc.
Diana Walk and
Join classmates for this tour of the Royal Parks, taking in the Diana Memorial and then Portobello Market.
31st
Racing
Greenwich by boat
Enjoy the boat trip to Greenwich. See the craft market, the Royal Observatory and Maritime Museum all in Greenwich. Meet the FK Leader inside Westminster Underground Station, by the ticket barriers, at 10.30am.
24
Join us for a drink and a chat in our local pubs: The Stanhope Arms and The Hereford Arms. Learn how to order at the bar like an expert! Meet the FK Leader outside 77 Gloucester Road at 4.15pm. Over 18s only Bring drinks money
Brick Lane Markets
Free event
17
Join us for an evening of salsa. Lots of fun for beginners and advanced alike. Meet the FK Leader inside Leicester Square Underground Station, at 6.15pm.
Spitalfields and
These markets are the most interesting in East London. Plants, pots, bikes, clothes and antiques are all there at Brick Lane. Live music/great real ethnic food. Meet the FK Leader inside Liverpool Street Mainline station, near platform 1 at 11.00am. Sat
Salsa
Free event
Park 22th Olympic and Westfield
Sun
Join us for a tour of 4 classic pubs in Soho. From lavishly decorated Victorian extravaganzas to charming street corner ‘locals’.
16th
stuffed (adj) pastry (n) a food made from a mixture of flour, fat, and water, rolled flat and wrapped round or put over or under other foods and baked stew (n) meat and vegetables cooked slowly in a small amount of liquid overseas (adv) in, from or to other countries indulge (v) allow yourself to have something enjoyable shimmy (v) dance happy hour (n) a period when drinks are sold more cheaply alluring (adj) very attractive bewitch (v) attract someone so you have power over them infatuation (n) strong but not usually lasting feeling of love
Sat/Sunday
Free event
15th
GLOSSARY
Brighton Day Trip
Visit the Lanes, the medieval fishing quarter and enjoy a walk around the oldest seaside resort in Europe. Meet the FK Leaders inside London Bridge station (platform 13 near the giant TV screen) at 10am. £5-£7 only!
BOOK ACTIVITIES AT RECEPTION! Limited numbers please book early You can call the activity programme phone number: 07584487962 The leader will wait 15 minutes.
If you plan to use the Underground on any weekend, please note that there is often maintenance work happening and some lines may be closed or partclosed. Please check on the website before you travel: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/livetravelnews/realtime/track.aspx?offset=weekend
Morning Sightseeing and Coffee Please note that dates and meeting points vary every week. See posters on the noticeboards for more information or ask at Client Services Office
Friday Football in the Park Meet up with other students to play a friendly game of football. All levels and all students are welcome. To get a football and a map showing a good place to play go to Reception, Gloucester Road at 3.15pm every Friday -or every other afternoon of the week!