Activity Programme April 2015
Activity Programme April TURKISH RESTAURANT
CHELSEA PHYSIC GARDEN
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.
Chelsea Physic Garden is a celebration of the beauty and importance of plants. This walled garden was founded in 1673 by Apothecaries for its apprentices to study the medicinal qualities of plants. An amazing experience!
Monday
Tuesday
Walk to 30thth Canal Camden Town
Phrasal Verb 311stst Workshop
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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 2.30
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Hopefully the weather will be good & you can enjoy London’s parks and open spaces. If not, try some of our museums and galleries.
Sun 26th April
Built in 1816, Brixton Windmill reopened in 2011.There are potential dangers to visiting the site, including steep ladders, low beams and heavy machinery. The number of visitors at any one time is restricted.
Join us as we trace the footsteps of the young wizard around the more mysterious streets of old London town!
50,000 runners from over 80 countries running 26 miles through one of the most historic cities in the world . Come along, soak up the atmosphere and spot the best fancy dress.
Wednesday
12st
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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 2.30pm. Free event
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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 Westminster Underground station at 2.30pm Free event
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Harry Potter Walk
Writing Skills Workshop
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Improve your writing by learning a few tips on how to communicate better. Now including Q and A session so you can ask all the questions you always wanted to ask about writing! Meet the FK Leader on 3rd floor at Gloucester Road at 3.15pm. Free event
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Meet the FK Leader at Sloane Square Underground station at 2.30pm. Free event
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Soho Walk
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Join this walk to discover some facts about this famous London area.
Meet the FK Leader inside Leicester Square Underground station at 2.30pm. Free event March activities
Tin Pan Alley
FK Leader Rob
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 on 3rd floor at Gloucester Road at 3.15pm Free event
April activities
3rd
Bank Holiday No Coffee Morning
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Seven Dials
FK Leader Steve
Iranian Restaurant
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Meet the FK Leader inside St Paul's Underground Station at 2pm. Free event th
Every month we have the ever-popular jazz night- now we are including a blues night! Meet the FK Leader outside Apple store, Regent Street at 8.00pm. Free entrance. Bring drinks money and ID. Over 18s only.
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British Museum
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Live Jazz
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Village 11ththBrixton and Windmill
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See what all the fuss is about! Brixton Village is the best new place to relax, eat and shop. Also, we will visit a working Windmill!
Meet the FK Leader outside 77, Gloucester Road at 4.15pm. Over 18s only Bring drinks money and ID
Meet the FK Leader inside Brixton Underground Station at 11.00am.
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Sat Sun
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Sun Sat
Cheer on the runners and soak up the atmosphere of this famous race.
Meet the FK Leader outside 77 Gloucester Road at 4.15pm.
Meet the FK leader inside St James’s Park Underground Station at 11.30 am.
Over 18s only. Bring drinks money and ID
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Meet the FK Leader at Wetherby Gardens at 3.15pm.
FK Leader Steve
FK Leader Paul
FK Leader Paul
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Free event Sun Sat
... 2ndthth Canalway Cavalcade
Brompton Cemetery Walk
Meet the FK Leader inside Brixton Underground station at 8.30. Good bar food. Over 18s only Bring drinks money and ID
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... thth London 26 Marathon
Join us for a tour of 4 classic pubs in Soho. From lavishly decorated Victorian extravaganzas to charming street corner ‘locals’.
Meet the FK Leader inside South Kensington Underground station at 6.30pm. Free event
15th Music Walk
Meet the FK Leaders inside Blackfriars Mainline station (in main concourse, near WH Smith) at 10.00am. £7 only!
Soho Classic Pub Tour
Take a guided walk through the atmospheric cemetery which is famous for its Gothic monuments and is often used for film sets and photo shoots.
Abbey Walk
Visit the Lanes, the medieval fishing quarter and enjoy a walk around the oldest seaside resort in Europe.
Free event
Join us as we enjoy some live jazz at the Effra Hall pub. Drums, double bass, sax, trumpet, electric guitar.
British Library
Brighton ... thth Day 18 Trip
Music Walk
The Science Museum’s Lates is a free night for adults that takes place on the last Wednesday of the month.
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Free event
See where famous pop and rock stars have left their mark on London. The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Lady Gaga - all have a place in the capital’s music history. Meet the FK Leader downstairs,inside Bond Street Underground station (near the ticket machines) at 2.30pm.
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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
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Sat Sat
Local Pub
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!
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Live Blues
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. 1-way boat fare with Travel Card £8 Return by Underground
Hopefully the weather will be good & you can enjoy London’s parks and open spaces. If not, try some of our museums and galleries.
10 th
The Old Bailey Visit
This truly iconic building houses a vast collection of art you will have seen in many guide books: the Rosetta Stone, and Canova’s ‘The Three Graces’ to name but two. Meet the FK Leader outside Russell Square Underground Station at 3.30pm. Free event
Late at Science Museum
4 th
Free event
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. th
Sat
Bank Holiday
Meet the FK Leader at 3.30 inside Lambeth North Underground station.
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May activities
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The Imperial War Museum covers wars which have happened since World War 1, especially those which Britain were involved in.
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Fish and Chips
£12 approx
Pronunciation Workshop
3 rd
Imperial War Museum
We sit in the Public Gallery of the famous Old Bailey criminal court.
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Sat/Sunday
Little Venice will be even more colourful than usual for 2015's May bank holiday weekend as they organise their annual gathering of canal boats. Plenty of very British fun including live music and a real ale tent. Meet the FK Leader inside Warwick Avenue Underground station at 11.00am. Free event
Free event
BOOK ACTIVITIES AT RECEPTION AND TAKE YOUR LANYARD TO EVERY EVENT! Limited numbers please book early You can call the activity programme phone number: 07584487962 The leader will wait 15 minutes.
nd Tate
Britain
FK Leader Rob
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Wallace Collection
FK Leader Rob
29
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Phrasal Verb Walk
FK Leader Steve
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Co ffe e
Tyburn River Walk
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Chelsea Physic Garden
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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; apothecary (n) old name for chemist: apprentice (n) a person who learns a job by working with someone more experienced steep (adj) rising sharply; beam (n) a thick piece of wood supporting a roof: restricted (adj) limited; soak up the atmosphere (idiom) experience the atmosphere. fancy dress (n) special clothes for an occasion.
Friday
London’s first botanic garden, founded in 1673 to train apprentices in identifying plants, has subsequently become one of the most important centres of botany in the world. Meet the FK Leader outside 77 Gloucester Road at 3.15pm. £6.60 admission
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Meet the FK wizard leader inside Temple Underground station at 2.30pm. Free event th
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The original gallery was opened in 1985 and has been at the cutting-edge of contemporary art since that time.
Turkish Restaurant
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.
Saatchi Gallery
Join us as we trace the footsteps of the young wizard around the more mysterious streets of old London town!
Thursday
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 station at 6.30. Mixed meze 16 dish extravagaza. £12.50 approx.
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GLOSSARY
Mon 20th April
Meet the FK Leader on 3rd floor at Gloucester Road at 3.15pm
Bank Holiday
LONDON MARATHON
Sat 11th April
Come and learn about this important area of English vocabulary and its grammar
Free event
HARRY POTTER WALK
BRIXTON VILLAGE AND WINDMILL
Wed 8th April
Wed 1st April
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Highlights
FK Leader Steve
All Coffee Mornings begin at 9.45am every Wednesday and Friday. Please see posters for more information.
TOURS
ATTRACTION TICKETS
Please ask for prices at reception FROM £20
MADAME TUSSAUDS FROM £13
KENSINGTON PALACE FROM £15.50
THE SEA LIFE LONDON AQUARIUM FROM £14.50
FROM £13.50
WARWICK CASTLE
FROM £19.50
LONDON EYE
THE LONDON DUNGEON
BELGIUM - A DAY IN BEAUTIFUL BRUGES!
FROM £15
£65
£74
ISLE OF WIGHT BY COACH
£52
WINDSOR, STONEHENGE & SALISBURY
£65
OXFORD, STRATFORD AND COTSWOLDS VILLAGES
£69
£59
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£64
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£74
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£37
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£229
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CAMBRIDGE
DID YOU KNOW THAT.. Wednesday 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th April Salsa Classes@The Cuban 7:30pm - 9:30pm £5 advance ticket Tickets from the CRM Nearest Tube: Chalk Farm
Thursday 2nd April
7 Clubs in 1 Night! Ruby Blue / Zoo Bar / Verve / Bar Soho / Strawberry / Moons / Piccadilly Institute / Tiger Tiger
9:30pm - 3am £5 With Voucher Cheap drinks with a Lost in London wristband! Collect your wrisband outside Ruby Blue and get 1 free shot before 12am at Ruby Blue and 1 free shot at Piccadilly Institute between 12am-2am! Nearest Tube: Leicester Square
Friday 10th April
Live Music & After-Party @ Proud Camden
Live Music 7:30pm - 11pm After-Party 11pm - 2.30am Advanced Tickets only (from the CRM) £5 Advance Ticket / £3 Extra after 11pm 1 Free Shot Nearest Tube: Chalk Farm
...WE OFFER ONE TO ONE TUITION.
Lessons are in a comfortable, friendly atmosphere, with experienced, professional and patient One-to-One teachers. They will focus on your specific needs such as: professional social skills / understanding different accents / using English in a business environment / CV and interview preparation / extra examination practice
Ministry of Sound
10:30pm - 5:30am £8 Advance Ticket / £5 Extra after 12am £22 On the door Advanced Tickets only (from the CRM) Nearest Tube: Elephant & Castle
Essential Grammar in Use (+ CD-ROM and Answer key) For levels B-C
£23.00
English Grammar in Use (+ CD-ROM and Answer key)
To have a look around please come up to 77 Gloucester Road and ask for Amanda, the One-to-One coordinator.
For levels D-E
...YOU CAN APPLY FOR A STUDENT OYSTER CARD (if your course is at least 14 weeks)
Please prepare the following: Student Number (on the front of your Student Card) Digital photo on your computer Credit/Debit Card to: www.tfl.gov.uk/tickets/ Ask at ClientGoServices for more details or and follow the instructions. visit our website www.francesking.ie
£23.00
Longman Advanced Learner’s Grammar ( + Answer Key) For levels E-F
£23.00
English Vocabulary (+ CD-ROM and Answer key) For levels D-E
£23.00
Longman Active Study Dictionary (+ CD-ROM)
@Café de Paris
Friday 24th April
BOOKS FOR SALE
You can participate in exclusive One-to-One evening social events where you can practise speaking English over a drink or dinner in a relaxed atmosphere.
Friday 17th April 10:30pm - 3am £6 With Voucher £15 On the door No trainers Nearest Tube: Piccadilly Circus
PARIS TOUR- 3 DAYS AMSTERDAM & BRUGES COACH - 3 DAYS HORSE RIDING IN WALES - 2 DAYS WALES COAST & MOUNTAINS - 2 DAYS
Frances King is happy to announce its partnership with South Kensington Fitness First. As a Frances King student you can now get fitter during your stay in London and get to know Londoners by going to You can purchase your membership at our partner gym in London. reception at 77 Gloucester Road. 1 week £25 Students should go to the gym and 6 weeks £65 speak to the Sales Team Leader. The 3 months £180 prices include joining free but does not 6 months £300 include towel rental.
For levels B-D
£23.00
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (+ CD-ROM and mobile phone download) For levels D-F
£23.00