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PARTIES DID YOU KNOW THAT..

DID YOU KNOW THAT..

Ask at Client Services for morcesking.ie

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

Please prepare the following: Student Number (on the front of your Student Card)Digital photo on your computerCredit/Debit Card

Go to: www.tfl.gov.uk/tickets/and follow the instructions.

To have a look around please come up to 77 Gloucester Road and ask for Gavin, the One-to-One coordinator.

Lessons are in a comfortable, friendly atmosphere, with experienced, professional and patient One-to-One teachers.

...YOU CAN APPLY FOR A STUDENT OYSTER CARD (if your course is at least 14 weeks)

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.

...WE OFFER ONE TO ONE TUITION. FREE PARTY @ GABETOFriday 2nd March9PM – 2AM FREE ENTRY and a Shot before 11pm with Voucher£5 After 11pm / £10 on the doorNearest Tube: Camden Town

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PARTY @ EGGFriday 9th March11PM – 6AM£5 Advance Ticket£5 Extra after 12am£23 on the DoorNearest Tube: Kings Cross

PICCADILLY INSTITUTESaturday 17tth February9PM – 3AMFREE ENTRY and a Shot before 11pm with Voucher£5 After 11pm / £10 on the doorNearest Tube: Piccadilly Circus

TIGER TIGERFriday 23rd March9PM – 3AM FREE ENTRY and a Shot before 11pm with Voucher£5 After 11pm / £10 on the doorNearest Tube: Piccadilly Circus

MINISTRY OF SOUNDFriday 30th March10:30PM – 5:30AM£6 Advance Ticket£5 Extra after 12am£23 on the DoorNearest Tube: Elephant & Castle

TOURS FK NEWS & PROMOTIONS

Start preparing for your future career or for further study with an examination focused programme:

IELTS Accepted by many employers worldwide as a good standard of English and for entry into UK universities

Suitable for students at B1 / Intermediate and above levels

Choose from Standard (20 sessions) or Intensive IELTS (28 sessions) per week

We offer a 4 or 8 week programme, ask at reception for starting dates and more details.

CAMBRIDGE FIRST CERTIFICATE (FCE) & CAMBRIDGE ADVANCED (CAE)

Accepted by many employers as a good standard of English and for entry into educational institutions worldwide

Suitable for students at B2 /Upper Intermediate (FCE) and C1/ Advanced (CAE) levels

FCE / CAE Preparation (09:00 - 12:45) Monday to Friday (13:40 - 15:25) Monday to Thursday onlySkills / Topics Sessions

For next programme details, ask at reception.You will need to do a special test to check your level of English.

If you are an

existing group 15

or Club 8 student,

of a similar level

To discuss the opportunity to create your own personalised lessons contact 1-1@francesking.com OR visit Student Services

THE ENGLISH BUS

AMSTERDAM & BRUGES COACH TOUR 2 DAYS

INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS

£89 STONEHENGE, BATH AND SECRET PLACES

£99

CANTERBURY, LEEDS CASTLE & WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER

£145

OXFORD £59

From £239

From £329

EDINBURGH, LOCH NESS AND HIGHLANDS BY TRAIN 3 DAYS

BELGIUM - A DAY IN BEAUTIFUL BRUGES!

GO TO WWW.THEENGLISHBUS.COM

GO TO WWW.INTERNATIONALFRIENDS.CO.UK

SOHOThis month we’re going on a Soho Walk. Here’s some background information…The music scene in Soho can be traced back to 1948 and Club Eleven, generally regarded as the first venue where modern jazz, or bebop, was performed in the UK. The Harmony Inn was a hang-out for

musicians on Archer Street operating during the 1940s and 1950s. It stayed open very late and attracted jazz fans from the nearby Cy Laurie Jazz Club.In the early 1950s, Soho became the centre of the beatnik culture in London. Coffee bars such as Le Macabre on Wardour Street, which had coffin-shaped tables, fostered beat poetry, jive dance and political debate. The Goings On, located in Archer Street, was a Sunday afternoon club, organised by beat poets Pete Brown, Johnny Byrne and Spike Hawkins, that opened in January 1966. For the rest of the week, it operated as an illegal gambling den. Other "beat" coffee bars in Soho included the French, Le Grande, Stockpot, Melbray, Universal, La Roca, Freight Train (Skiffle star Chas McDevitt's place), El Toro, Picasso, Las Vegas, and the Moka Bar.The 2i's Coffee Bar was probably the first rock club in Europe, opened in 1956 (59 Old Compton Street), and soon Soho was the centre of the fledgling rock scene in London. Clubs included the Flamingo Club, La Discothèque, Whisky a Go Go, Ronan O'Rahilly's The Scene in 1963 (near the Windmill Theatre in Ham Yard – formally The Piccadilly Club) and jazz clubs like Ronnie Scott's, which opened in 1959 at 39 Gerrard Street and moved to 47 Frith Street in 1965.Soho's Wardour Street was the home of the Marquee Club, which opened in 1958 and where the Rolling Stones first performed in July 1962. Eric Clapton and Brian Jones both lived for a time in Soho, sharing a flat with future rock publicist, Tony Brainsby.Soho was also home to Trident Studios at 17 St Anne's Court between 1968 and 1981 where recording artists included The Beatles, Elton John, Queen and David Bowie.Although technically not part of Soho, Denmark Street is known for its connections with British popular music, and is nicknamed the British Tin Pan Alley due to its large concentration of shops selling musical instruments. The Sex Pistols lived beneath number 6 Denmark Street, and recorded their first demos there. Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones and Donovan have all recorded there and Elton John wrote his hit "Your Song" in the street.

Glossaryhang-out (n) a place one frequently visits.beatnik (n) a young person in the 1950s and early 1960s belonging

to a subculture associated with the beat generation.fledgling (adj) a person or organization that is immature,

inexperienced, or underdeveloped

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WORKING WITH US

ID TO BE PROVIDED AS PROOF OF ENTRY 18+

Sun 8th October

SPITALFIELDS & BRICK LANE MARKETS

A Sunday morning tradition formany East Enders, Brick Lanemarket is a vast hotchpotch ofstalls selling leather clothing,second-hand furniture andbric-a-brac. Here second-hand stores and leather shops line the actual market itself, and hot dog stands compete with Indian and Bangladeshi restaurants, trendy bars, and a famous 24-hour bagel shop.

Sat 17 March

St Patrick’s Day parade is a must-see event! It slowly winds its way through central London with musicians and performers on floats decorated in the famous Irish emerald green.

ST PATRICK’S DAY

This newly revamped museum has been delighting visitors since its recent reopening. Packed with so many iconic designs from last century right up to the present day, the Design Museum inspires us to be creative.

Thu 15 March

THE DESIGN MUSEUM

Mon 19 March

See the baroque splendour of regency period France in the paintings and furniture that Marie Antoinette sat on and sat at. Bureaus, chairs and vases fit for a queen!

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baroque (adj) ornate, decorative, exaggerated;Bureaus (n. plural) desks, chests, dresser;hotchpotch (n) confused mixture of different things;bric-a-brac (n) small decorative objects.

TemplePlace

See the current exhibition on post WW1 jazz at this Grade-1 listed-building overlooking the Thames.

Meet the FK Leader at 2.00pm at Temple Underground Station

Free event

April Fool’s Day Workshop

Free event

Join us for this fun event where we will see pranks both famous and notorious, played on unsuspecting people on this special day of national jest.Meet the FK Leader in room 3.2 at 1:30pm

Live JazzNight

Join us as we enjoy some live jazz at the Effra Hall pub. Drums, double bass, sax, trumpet, electric guitar. Meet the FK Leader inside Brixton Underground station at 8.30pm. Good bar food. Over 18s only.Bring drinks money and ID.

Come and try some deliciousJapanese food in a great restaurantin Soho. Noodles, rice, sushi andmore!Meet the FK Leader inside LeicesterSquare Underground station at6.30pm.Approx. £12 plus drinks and service

JapaneseRestaurant

Free event

Take a tour to the historical memorial which celebrates both Queens Victoria’s husband’s passion for the arts and her Empire’s achievements.Meet the FK leader at FK School entrance at 3.30pm

Kensington Gardens & Albert Memorial

The world’s leading museum of art and design, housing 2.3 million objects that span 5000 years of human creativity, includes the National Art Library, “the most beautiful library in the world”.Meet the FK leader at FK School entrance at 3.30pm

Victoria and AlbertMuseum

Free event

Join us as we investigate the famous ' gift of the gab ' that is associated with theIrish way of communicating. Meet the FK Leader in room 3.2 at 1:30pm

Irish English InfluencesWorkshop

Free event

The BritishMuseum

This truly iconic building houses avast collection of art you will haveseen in many guide books: theRosetta Stone, and Canova’s ‘TheThree Graces’ to name but two.Meet the FK Leader outside RussellSquare Underground Station at3.45pm.

Free event

Join us for a traditional feast at a Indian restaurant. Choose from very mild to super-spicy dishes and experience why the British love Indian cuisine so much!Meet the leader inside Vauxhall Underground station at 6.30pm. £16 for an Indian feast of 15 dishes!

IndianRestaurant

Join this walk to discover somefacts about this famous Londonarea.

Meet the FK Leader inside LeicesterSquare Underground station at3.45pm

SohoWalk

Free event

See where famous pop and rockstars 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 3.40pm.

MusicWalk

Free event

Good PronunciationWorkshop

Free event

Improve your accent! Learn sometips 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 3.2at Gloucester Road at 1.30pm

by BoatTake a cruise down the river Thames to historic Greenwich. See the famous meridian, Cutty Sark and Royal Observatory.Meet the FK leader inside Westminster Underground station at 10.30am1-way boat fare with Travel Card £8Return by Underground

Greenwich

Westminster Cathedral's campanile is one of the city's best viewing platforms, rising 210 feet over the streets of Victoria.Meet the FK leader outside the school at 2.00pm. £3 to go up the bell tower, free just to go inside the Cathedral

Cathedral’s Bell tower

The DesignMuseum

Join us for a visit to Holland park, the location of the new Design Museum and amazing Kyoto Garden.

Meet the FK leader outside the school at 3.40pm

Free event

St Patrick’s DayParade

See the Parade arrive in TrafalgarSquare and stay there to watch theFestival wirh the best of traditional &contemporary Irish music.Meet the FK Leader inside LeicesterSquare Underground Station at12pm

Free event

The WallaceCollection

Set in a historic London townhouse,its 25 rooms include French 18thCentury paintings, furniture andporcelain.Meet the FK Leader inside MarbleArch Underground station at 2.00pm

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Enjoy this walk along the Regent’sCanal. See Little Venice, LondonZoo and end up in exciting CamdenMarket!Meet the FK Leader inside WarwickAvenue Underground station at 3.45pm

Canal Walk to Camden

Join us at The Rock and Sole Plaice,London’s ‘best provider of thenational dish’. Their fried haddockand chips are highly recommended.Meet the FK Leader outside Covent Garden Underground station at 6.30pm.Approx. £13 plus drinks and service.

Fish andChips

BrightonDay Trip

Visit the Lanes, the medievalfishing quarter and enjoy a walkaround the oldest seaside resortin Europe.Meet the FK Leaders inside London Bridge train station, near platform 13 at 10.00am. £9 return (pay on the day)

We sit in the Public Gallery of thefamous Old Bailey criminal court, as a real case is heard.

Meet the FK Leader inside St Paul'sUnderground Station at 2.00pm.

The Old Bailey

Free event

EnglishRestaurant

Join us for the world famous pies at the Windmill Pub! The famous pies are hand made daily, providing pie lovers with the freshest of flavours.Meet the FK leader inside Bond Street Underground station at 6.30pm. Pie +mash £14.50

Bank

Hopefully the weather will be good& you can enjoy London’s parksand open spaces. If not, try someof our museums and galleries.

Holiday

Free event

Brick Lane MarketsThese markets are the mostinteresting 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 train station, near platform 1 at 11.00am.

Spitalfields and

Thu 23 March

TEMPLE PLACE

This spectacular neo-Gothic mansion is one of London's most unique buildings and is now open to the public. There is also an exhibition happening called Cotton to Gold.