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EnglishLanguageand moreFor adultlearnersLondonGreenwichBrightonOxford

02 INTRODUCTION amp WELCOME

03

THIS HANDBOOK WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR STAY IN LONDON IT WILL TELL YOU ABOUT THE SCHOOL AND THE COURSES YOUR HOST FAMILY TRAVEL IN BRITAIN HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL LIFE TAKE THIS HOME AND READ IT CAREFULLY AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK ANY OF THE STAFF

WHETHER YOU ARE HERE FOR A WEEK OR A YEAR WE HOPE YOU HAVE A FANTASTIC TIME IN OUR SCHOOL AND COUNTRY

04

WELCOME FROM PRINCIPAL

As Principal of UIC English Greenwich I realise that coming to London is not just about improving your English but also about widening your personal horizons We are here to help you do both Itrsquos important for me that you have a friendly professional and supportive environment in which you can improve your English But you also want to be able to experience London and all it has to offer (which is a lot) and our social programme aims to provide something for everyone

Our ethos is that lsquolearning is a two-way streetrsquo meaning that our staff are here to help and guide you and encourage you to be proactive in your studies Our staff team will be attentive enthusiastic and caring and will ensure that you are provided with dynamic interesting and fun lessons We give you real English to use in the outside world

We are extremely lucky to be able to offer our guests excellent facilities that are so close to the heart of the city and yet are situated in the leafy calm oasis that is Royal Greenwich However it is the social environment within the school - created by such a mix of diverse cultures and nationalities communicating effectively together - that is the true jewel in the crown of UIC English Greenwich

Kris Hall PrincipalUIC English Greenwich

WELCOME amp CONTENTS

05

1 THE SCHOOL 06School structure 08School information 10

2 ACADEMIC POLICY 12Methodology 14Class levels and changing levels 16Classroom policy 20

3 SCHOOL POLICIES 22Attendance 24Punctuality 26Anti discrimination and bullying 28

4 EXAM INFORMATION 30External exams 32

5 LEARNING SUPPORT 34Improving listening 36Improving speech and reading 38Improving writing and vocabulary 40

6 LIVING IN THE UK 42Safety 44Homestay 46Medical treatment 50Banks and money 52Places of worship 54

7 GREENWICH 56Map of Greenwich 58Greenwich sights 60Things to do in Greenwich 62

8 TRAVELLING 64Travelling in London 66Travelling in Greenwich and the UK 68

9 THINGS TO 72101 things to do in London 74Notes 78

THE SCHOOL1

0808 SCHOOL STRUCTURE

Accommodation Team Your host family and accommodation

Students - Who can I talk to if I have a question

School AdministratorEveryday queries problems advice or support

Principalvisa enquiries students welfare safeguarding any enquiries or problems with any aspect of the school First Aider Fire Marshal

Social Programme Social programme and excursions programme organiser

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Students - Who can I talk to if I have a question

TeachersYour lessons and level

Student SupportGuiding students in independent learning

Teacher TrainersTeacher training courses

Director of Studies amp Assistant Director of StudiesChanging your level any other problems with lessons first aider fire warden

1010 SCHOOL INFORMATION

ESSENTIAL INFORMATION

The address of the school isOxford International259 Greenwich High RoadLondonSE10 8NB

Telephone number (+44) 208 293 144424 hour Emergency number (+44) 7501 935 809Email adminoxfordinternationalcom

PLEASE NOTE THE SCHOOL IS A NO SMOKING BUILDING

01 Opening hours - The school is open from 0900 Monday to Friday except on public holidays and during the Christmas and New Year period We close at 1730

02 Social room - The social room is for you to use at any time You can eat and drink there Please do not take food or drink into the classrooms the Computer Areas or the Learning Support Room

03 Internet access - Students are able to access the internet free of charge from our computers at most times of the day Please be fair if other students are waiting do not use the computer for a long time Please do not take food or drink into the computer area Wifi is also available throughout the school

04 Learning Support - A learning-support tutor self-study and library facilities are available For details of what there is

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and what you can do please see the School Administrator or Director of Studies

05 Photocopier and printing - Students are not permitted to use the photocopier If you need to photocopy anything please ask

06 Student cards - Your UIC English photocard is available from reception If you would like an ISIC student card please ask at the school reception you must beregistered as full-time studying a minimum of 15 hours per week and to have paid for a minimum of 12 weeks

07 Social programme - This changes each week and normally includes things like trips to the Ice Bar the O2 The London Eye Madame Tussauds amp West-End Musicals We get discounts for most London attractions so check with us if there is something extra you want to book

A SAMPLE PROGRAMME

The schedule would look something like this

Monday - Greenwich Sightseeing TourTuesday - Karaoke at a local pubWednesday - Trip to one of Londonrsquos world-famous museums or galleries in the afternoon West-End Musical in the eveningThursday - Pub night in GreenwichFriday - Clubbing in central London at world-famous nightclubs Saturday - Trip to another exciting English city (eg Brighton Oxford Bath)

ACADEMIC POLICY

ACADEMIC POLICY2

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METHODOLOGY STATEMENT

The main objectives are as follows ཀྵ To enable students to communicate effectively in English ཀྵ To improve studentsrsquo vocabulary pronunciation and grammar ཀྵ To develop studentsrsquo ability to use language through listening

speaking reading and writing

To help our students achieve these objectives we ཀྵ Use up-to-date graded English language text books and

teaching resources ཀྵ Use authentic written texts and listening material from

newspapers and magazines television and video the Internet and other sources

ཀྵ Use a variety of teaching methodologies including Communicative Language Teaching and Task-Based Learning that aim to develop both fluency and accuracy in the language

ཀྵ Encourage individual learning through working alone in pairs and in groups

ཀྵ Encourage learner independence ཀྵ Recycle and revise language previously learnt ཀྵ Help students to consolidate their learning with regular

homework access to self-study materials and through the provision of a learning support tutor

ཀྵ Regularly check studentsrsquo progress with in-class tests

METHODOLOGY

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We also encourage our students to consolidate their learning outside the classroom by experiencing British culture Our students

ཀྵ Take part in regular social activities (trips to places of interest pub night sports)

ཀྵ Can choose to live in homestay accommodation ཀྵ Have access to authentic English media (eg local and national

newspapers the Internet film radio and books)

In addition to the above students on examination preparation courses

ཀྵ Look at the techniques needed to successfully complete reading writing speaking and listening exam tasks

ཀྵ Analyse both weak and strong sample examination answers

ཀྵ Do authentic practice examination papers

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LEVELS

Level names Level descriptorsLevel C1 AdvancedLevel B2 (General)Level B2 (Exam)Level IELTS

Upper Intermediate

Level B1 IntermediateLevel A2 Pre IntermediateLevel A1 Elementary

ཀྵ If you think you are ready to change levels talk to your teacher ཀྵ The DOS will discuss your progress with your teachers andor

will give you an exit test to check your level ཀྵ You cannot change levels without the permission of the DOS ཀྵ All level changes take place on a Tuesday

MORNING CLASSES

Level names Level descriptorsA1 ElementaryA2 Pre IntermediateB1 IntermediateB2B2 ExamsBusinessIELTS

Upper Intermediate

C1 Advanced

CLASS LEVELS

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LUNCHTIME SKILLS CLASSES

A variety of skills and conversation classes at various levels

AFTERNOON CLASSES

Level names Level descriptorsA1A2 LowerB1 IntermediateB2 Upper

MORNING TIMETABLE

Adults amp Junior0900 - 1030 Lessons100 - 1045 Break1045 - 1215 Lessons

LUNCHTIME CLASSES

1300 - 1430

AFTERNOON TIMETABLE

Juniors Adults1500 - 1630 Lessons 1500 - 1630 Lesson1630 - 1700 Break1700 - 1830 Lessons

Please note that lessons have changed from being 60 minutes to 45 minutes

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MOVING TO ANOTHER LEVEL

The Director of Studies is the only person who can authorise any change in level

If you feel you are ready and want to change level you should speak to your teacher who will then discuss this with the Director of Studies

The decision on whether you are ready to move up to the next level is based on

ཀྵ ongoing assessment of your overall progress (and not only on the bi-weekly tests)

ཀྵ the standard of English in each level (as this can vary from term to term)

CRITERIA FOR CHANGING LEVELS

Attendance ཀྵ You can only benefit fully from your course if you attend all or

most of your classes Minimum attendance is 80 ཀྵ If you are absent for more than 20 of classes you will naturally

miss out on important aspects of the course leaving lsquogapsrsquo in your knowledge and stopping you from advancing in English

ཀྵ Students who are absent for more than 20 of classes and return the following term will be required to sit another placement test or may be placed in the same level as before

ཀྵ Attendance can affect your participation (See below)

CHANGING LEVELS

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ParticipationTeachers will also take into account how well you have participated in class when deciding student movement This includes

ཀྵ completing set homework regularly

ཀྵ contributing to class discussions

ཀྵ actively participating in class activities

ཀྵ showing initiative and willingness to learn

ཀྵ a positive attitude to learning

Your Progress ཀྵ Every two weeks you will have a

progress test ཀྵ These tests are designed for you and your teacher to check your

progress highlight strengths and weaknesses and to check that learning is taking place

ཀྵ You will ALSO be given a one-to-one Tutorial with your teacher every 2 weeks This is a time for you to work out your own individual learning plan

ཀྵ If you donrsquot take the tests this could affect your progress

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CLASSROOM POLICY

ཀྵ Switch off your mobile phone ཀྵ No eating and drinking in the classroom (except water) ཀྵ Speak only English ཀྵ Listen to your teacher ཀྵ Listen to your classmates

If you are expecting an important call tell your teacher at the beginning of the lesson and heshe will give you permission to answer the call

Placement testsAll students must take a placement test before they start at the school to help us assess their level and place them in the right class This also applies to students who have passed the FCE CAE IELTS or TOEFL

Course booksAll students must have the textbook for their level These books are available at Reception When you are sure that you are happy with your class level ask at reception for your book

Certificates amp reportsA certificate of attendance will be available from reception on completion of an end of course questionnaire If you have studied with us for 3 weeks or more you will also receive an academic report

CLASSROOM POLICY

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SCHOOL POLICIES

SCHOOL POLICIES3

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RULES AND REGULATIONS

All students are expected to attend 80 The procedure for unauthorised absences will be as follows

If you do not attend 80 you will not receive a certificate of attendance at the end of your course

Authorised Absence If you want a day off you must ask the school administrator

up to 24 hours beforehand If you are ill phone the school before 900am If you do not notify the school as described above your time

off will be considered an lsquounauthorised absencersquo Regular unauthorised absences may result in a formal

warning and you may be asked to leave the school

EU Students only If you donrsquot come to school for two consecutive days the

School Administrator will phone to check that everything is OK

If after 3 days you have not returned you will need to either provide a doctors note or to see the Principal on your return

For non EU Visa students please refer to the flowchart

ATTENDANCE

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DAY01

DAY05

DAY03

DAY07

DAY09

DAY02

DAY06

DAY04

DAY08

DAY10

Do not return to school next day

Two days unauthorised absence

Phone call from the school

Return to school the next day

Return to school

Sign absentee form

Letter filed

Agentemergency contact is contacted

and informed of unauthorised

absence

Do not return to school

The UKBA will be notified and the student will be permanently excluded from the school

Warning letter sent to student

Second warning letter sent to student

NON EU VISA STUDENTS NON ATTENDANCE FLOWCHART

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PUNCTUALITY

Please be on time for your classes Students who arrive more than 15 minutes will have to report to reception on arrival to explain their lateness Students who arrive more than 30 mins late will not be allowed to attend until the next lesson See lateness policy below

PUNCTUALITY

All students need to attend classes on time Late arrivals disturb the class and make the job of the teacher more difficult

0 - 15 mins late Go directly to your class

15 - 30 mins late Report to the office before going to the class Explain your latenessGet a late slip (needed to enter the class late)

30 mins or more late You cannot enter the class until after the break

After a break students MUST arrive on time

We know that sometimes you will have trouble arriving on time You will be allowed to enter the class only if this happens occasionally

If you think you will be late frequently please speak to the DOS so different arrangements can be made

No refund will be made for late arrival at the school

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ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Making sure UIC English is a safe and happy place to learnUIC English Study Centres have an anti-racism and anti-discrimination policy All members of the school community must not discriminate against anyone on the basis of colour belief culture gender sexual orientation disability or personal

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circumstances

WE CAN ALL HELP

ཀྵ All members of the school community should treat each other with respect This includes students teachers homestay providers School Administrators Directors of Studies and Principals

ཀྵ Work with other students to deal with bullying ཀྵ Celebrate the diversity of nationalities and cultures at UIC English

Greenwich respecting your fellow students

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

Bullying and harassment is when you feel threatened insulted or humiliated by someonersquos behaviour to you

ཀྵ Donrsquot suffer in silence ndash tell someone immediately ཀྵ Tell someone that you trust ndash your teacher School Administrator

Director of Studies or School Principal ཀྵ Be proud of who you are ཀྵ Try not to show you are upset Itrsquos difficult but bullies enjoy

someonersquos fear

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

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ཀྵ Donrsquot be or pretend to be friends with a bully or racist

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IS BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

ཀྵ TAKE ACTION Watching and doing nothing looks like you are supporting the bully It makes the victim feel more unhappy

ཀྵ Tell us IMMEDIATELY

If there is anything in this policy that you do not understand or have any questions please ask one of the staff team for help

EXAM INFORMATION

EXAM INFORMATION4

3232

UIC English Greenwich prepares students for the Cambridge exams IELTS TOEFL and TOEIC and regularly enters students for these and other examinations

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

The Cambridge exams are held up to eleven times a year The speaking tests are usually held one week either side of the written papers Dates are confirmed shortly before the speaking test

First Certificate in English (FCE)This aims to evaluate candidates at an upper-intermediate level You can take this exam if you plan to use English for work or if you want to study a Foundation course at a British university (Equivalent to band 5 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)This is a test aimed at candidates who plan to use English for professional purposes or who may want to study at certain universities It is two-thirds of the way to Proficiency (Equivalent to band 6 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

EXTERNAL EXAMS

3333

IELTS

(International English Language Testing System) The Academic module is suitable for candidates planning to undertake higher education in an English medium university IELTS is accepted by most British Australian Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions American academic institutions are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes Band scores vary depending on the course and institution The General module is suitable for candidates planning to take a course in an English-medium College of Further Education or for vocational purposes

LEARNING SUPPORT

LEARNING SUPPORT5

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

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HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

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ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

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HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

4141

ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

4646

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

4848

Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

5050

If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

5353

BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

5555

MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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1

Royal Observatory amp Planetarium

National Maritime Museum The Queens House Greenwich University

Maritime Campus Cutty Sark amp Gardens Greenwich Theatre Greenwich Cinema Greenwich Station DLR McMillan Residence

1

234

56789

6060

THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

6262

SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

6666

HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

7070

To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

7171

USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

02 INTRODUCTION amp WELCOME

03

THIS HANDBOOK WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR STAY IN LONDON IT WILL TELL YOU ABOUT THE SCHOOL AND THE COURSES YOUR HOST FAMILY TRAVEL IN BRITAIN HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL LIFE TAKE THIS HOME AND READ IT CAREFULLY AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK ANY OF THE STAFF

WHETHER YOU ARE HERE FOR A WEEK OR A YEAR WE HOPE YOU HAVE A FANTASTIC TIME IN OUR SCHOOL AND COUNTRY

04

WELCOME FROM PRINCIPAL

As Principal of UIC English Greenwich I realise that coming to London is not just about improving your English but also about widening your personal horizons We are here to help you do both Itrsquos important for me that you have a friendly professional and supportive environment in which you can improve your English But you also want to be able to experience London and all it has to offer (which is a lot) and our social programme aims to provide something for everyone

Our ethos is that lsquolearning is a two-way streetrsquo meaning that our staff are here to help and guide you and encourage you to be proactive in your studies Our staff team will be attentive enthusiastic and caring and will ensure that you are provided with dynamic interesting and fun lessons We give you real English to use in the outside world

We are extremely lucky to be able to offer our guests excellent facilities that are so close to the heart of the city and yet are situated in the leafy calm oasis that is Royal Greenwich However it is the social environment within the school - created by such a mix of diverse cultures and nationalities communicating effectively together - that is the true jewel in the crown of UIC English Greenwich

Kris Hall PrincipalUIC English Greenwich

WELCOME amp CONTENTS

05

1 THE SCHOOL 06School structure 08School information 10

2 ACADEMIC POLICY 12Methodology 14Class levels and changing levels 16Classroom policy 20

3 SCHOOL POLICIES 22Attendance 24Punctuality 26Anti discrimination and bullying 28

4 EXAM INFORMATION 30External exams 32

5 LEARNING SUPPORT 34Improving listening 36Improving speech and reading 38Improving writing and vocabulary 40

6 LIVING IN THE UK 42Safety 44Homestay 46Medical treatment 50Banks and money 52Places of worship 54

7 GREENWICH 56Map of Greenwich 58Greenwich sights 60Things to do in Greenwich 62

8 TRAVELLING 64Travelling in London 66Travelling in Greenwich and the UK 68

9 THINGS TO 72101 things to do in London 74Notes 78

THE SCHOOL1

0808 SCHOOL STRUCTURE

Accommodation Team Your host family and accommodation

Students - Who can I talk to if I have a question

School AdministratorEveryday queries problems advice or support

Principalvisa enquiries students welfare safeguarding any enquiries or problems with any aspect of the school First Aider Fire Marshal

Social Programme Social programme and excursions programme organiser

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Students - Who can I talk to if I have a question

TeachersYour lessons and level

Student SupportGuiding students in independent learning

Teacher TrainersTeacher training courses

Director of Studies amp Assistant Director of StudiesChanging your level any other problems with lessons first aider fire warden

1010 SCHOOL INFORMATION

ESSENTIAL INFORMATION

The address of the school isOxford International259 Greenwich High RoadLondonSE10 8NB

Telephone number (+44) 208 293 144424 hour Emergency number (+44) 7501 935 809Email adminoxfordinternationalcom

PLEASE NOTE THE SCHOOL IS A NO SMOKING BUILDING

01 Opening hours - The school is open from 0900 Monday to Friday except on public holidays and during the Christmas and New Year period We close at 1730

02 Social room - The social room is for you to use at any time You can eat and drink there Please do not take food or drink into the classrooms the Computer Areas or the Learning Support Room

03 Internet access - Students are able to access the internet free of charge from our computers at most times of the day Please be fair if other students are waiting do not use the computer for a long time Please do not take food or drink into the computer area Wifi is also available throughout the school

04 Learning Support - A learning-support tutor self-study and library facilities are available For details of what there is

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and what you can do please see the School Administrator or Director of Studies

05 Photocopier and printing - Students are not permitted to use the photocopier If you need to photocopy anything please ask

06 Student cards - Your UIC English photocard is available from reception If you would like an ISIC student card please ask at the school reception you must beregistered as full-time studying a minimum of 15 hours per week and to have paid for a minimum of 12 weeks

07 Social programme - This changes each week and normally includes things like trips to the Ice Bar the O2 The London Eye Madame Tussauds amp West-End Musicals We get discounts for most London attractions so check with us if there is something extra you want to book

A SAMPLE PROGRAMME

The schedule would look something like this

Monday - Greenwich Sightseeing TourTuesday - Karaoke at a local pubWednesday - Trip to one of Londonrsquos world-famous museums or galleries in the afternoon West-End Musical in the eveningThursday - Pub night in GreenwichFriday - Clubbing in central London at world-famous nightclubs Saturday - Trip to another exciting English city (eg Brighton Oxford Bath)

ACADEMIC POLICY

ACADEMIC POLICY2

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METHODOLOGY STATEMENT

The main objectives are as follows ཀྵ To enable students to communicate effectively in English ཀྵ To improve studentsrsquo vocabulary pronunciation and grammar ཀྵ To develop studentsrsquo ability to use language through listening

speaking reading and writing

To help our students achieve these objectives we ཀྵ Use up-to-date graded English language text books and

teaching resources ཀྵ Use authentic written texts and listening material from

newspapers and magazines television and video the Internet and other sources

ཀྵ Use a variety of teaching methodologies including Communicative Language Teaching and Task-Based Learning that aim to develop both fluency and accuracy in the language

ཀྵ Encourage individual learning through working alone in pairs and in groups

ཀྵ Encourage learner independence ཀྵ Recycle and revise language previously learnt ཀྵ Help students to consolidate their learning with regular

homework access to self-study materials and through the provision of a learning support tutor

ཀྵ Regularly check studentsrsquo progress with in-class tests

METHODOLOGY

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We also encourage our students to consolidate their learning outside the classroom by experiencing British culture Our students

ཀྵ Take part in regular social activities (trips to places of interest pub night sports)

ཀྵ Can choose to live in homestay accommodation ཀྵ Have access to authentic English media (eg local and national

newspapers the Internet film radio and books)

In addition to the above students on examination preparation courses

ཀྵ Look at the techniques needed to successfully complete reading writing speaking and listening exam tasks

ཀྵ Analyse both weak and strong sample examination answers

ཀྵ Do authentic practice examination papers

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LEVELS

Level names Level descriptorsLevel C1 AdvancedLevel B2 (General)Level B2 (Exam)Level IELTS

Upper Intermediate

Level B1 IntermediateLevel A2 Pre IntermediateLevel A1 Elementary

ཀྵ If you think you are ready to change levels talk to your teacher ཀྵ The DOS will discuss your progress with your teachers andor

will give you an exit test to check your level ཀྵ You cannot change levels without the permission of the DOS ཀྵ All level changes take place on a Tuesday

MORNING CLASSES

Level names Level descriptorsA1 ElementaryA2 Pre IntermediateB1 IntermediateB2B2 ExamsBusinessIELTS

Upper Intermediate

C1 Advanced

CLASS LEVELS

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LUNCHTIME SKILLS CLASSES

A variety of skills and conversation classes at various levels

AFTERNOON CLASSES

Level names Level descriptorsA1A2 LowerB1 IntermediateB2 Upper

MORNING TIMETABLE

Adults amp Junior0900 - 1030 Lessons100 - 1045 Break1045 - 1215 Lessons

LUNCHTIME CLASSES

1300 - 1430

AFTERNOON TIMETABLE

Juniors Adults1500 - 1630 Lessons 1500 - 1630 Lesson1630 - 1700 Break1700 - 1830 Lessons

Please note that lessons have changed from being 60 minutes to 45 minutes

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MOVING TO ANOTHER LEVEL

The Director of Studies is the only person who can authorise any change in level

If you feel you are ready and want to change level you should speak to your teacher who will then discuss this with the Director of Studies

The decision on whether you are ready to move up to the next level is based on

ཀྵ ongoing assessment of your overall progress (and not only on the bi-weekly tests)

ཀྵ the standard of English in each level (as this can vary from term to term)

CRITERIA FOR CHANGING LEVELS

Attendance ཀྵ You can only benefit fully from your course if you attend all or

most of your classes Minimum attendance is 80 ཀྵ If you are absent for more than 20 of classes you will naturally

miss out on important aspects of the course leaving lsquogapsrsquo in your knowledge and stopping you from advancing in English

ཀྵ Students who are absent for more than 20 of classes and return the following term will be required to sit another placement test or may be placed in the same level as before

ཀྵ Attendance can affect your participation (See below)

CHANGING LEVELS

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ParticipationTeachers will also take into account how well you have participated in class when deciding student movement This includes

ཀྵ completing set homework regularly

ཀྵ contributing to class discussions

ཀྵ actively participating in class activities

ཀྵ showing initiative and willingness to learn

ཀྵ a positive attitude to learning

Your Progress ཀྵ Every two weeks you will have a

progress test ཀྵ These tests are designed for you and your teacher to check your

progress highlight strengths and weaknesses and to check that learning is taking place

ཀྵ You will ALSO be given a one-to-one Tutorial with your teacher every 2 weeks This is a time for you to work out your own individual learning plan

ཀྵ If you donrsquot take the tests this could affect your progress

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CLASSROOM POLICY

ཀྵ Switch off your mobile phone ཀྵ No eating and drinking in the classroom (except water) ཀྵ Speak only English ཀྵ Listen to your teacher ཀྵ Listen to your classmates

If you are expecting an important call tell your teacher at the beginning of the lesson and heshe will give you permission to answer the call

Placement testsAll students must take a placement test before they start at the school to help us assess their level and place them in the right class This also applies to students who have passed the FCE CAE IELTS or TOEFL

Course booksAll students must have the textbook for their level These books are available at Reception When you are sure that you are happy with your class level ask at reception for your book

Certificates amp reportsA certificate of attendance will be available from reception on completion of an end of course questionnaire If you have studied with us for 3 weeks or more you will also receive an academic report

CLASSROOM POLICY

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SCHOOL POLICIES

SCHOOL POLICIES3

2424

RULES AND REGULATIONS

All students are expected to attend 80 The procedure for unauthorised absences will be as follows

If you do not attend 80 you will not receive a certificate of attendance at the end of your course

Authorised Absence If you want a day off you must ask the school administrator

up to 24 hours beforehand If you are ill phone the school before 900am If you do not notify the school as described above your time

off will be considered an lsquounauthorised absencersquo Regular unauthorised absences may result in a formal

warning and you may be asked to leave the school

EU Students only If you donrsquot come to school for two consecutive days the

School Administrator will phone to check that everything is OK

If after 3 days you have not returned you will need to either provide a doctors note or to see the Principal on your return

For non EU Visa students please refer to the flowchart

ATTENDANCE

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DAY01

DAY05

DAY03

DAY07

DAY09

DAY02

DAY06

DAY04

DAY08

DAY10

Do not return to school next day

Two days unauthorised absence

Phone call from the school

Return to school the next day

Return to school

Sign absentee form

Letter filed

Agentemergency contact is contacted

and informed of unauthorised

absence

Do not return to school

The UKBA will be notified and the student will be permanently excluded from the school

Warning letter sent to student

Second warning letter sent to student

NON EU VISA STUDENTS NON ATTENDANCE FLOWCHART

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PUNCTUALITY

Please be on time for your classes Students who arrive more than 15 minutes will have to report to reception on arrival to explain their lateness Students who arrive more than 30 mins late will not be allowed to attend until the next lesson See lateness policy below

PUNCTUALITY

All students need to attend classes on time Late arrivals disturb the class and make the job of the teacher more difficult

0 - 15 mins late Go directly to your class

15 - 30 mins late Report to the office before going to the class Explain your latenessGet a late slip (needed to enter the class late)

30 mins or more late You cannot enter the class until after the break

After a break students MUST arrive on time

We know that sometimes you will have trouble arriving on time You will be allowed to enter the class only if this happens occasionally

If you think you will be late frequently please speak to the DOS so different arrangements can be made

No refund will be made for late arrival at the school

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ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Making sure UIC English is a safe and happy place to learnUIC English Study Centres have an anti-racism and anti-discrimination policy All members of the school community must not discriminate against anyone on the basis of colour belief culture gender sexual orientation disability or personal

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circumstances

WE CAN ALL HELP

ཀྵ All members of the school community should treat each other with respect This includes students teachers homestay providers School Administrators Directors of Studies and Principals

ཀྵ Work with other students to deal with bullying ཀྵ Celebrate the diversity of nationalities and cultures at UIC English

Greenwich respecting your fellow students

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

Bullying and harassment is when you feel threatened insulted or humiliated by someonersquos behaviour to you

ཀྵ Donrsquot suffer in silence ndash tell someone immediately ཀྵ Tell someone that you trust ndash your teacher School Administrator

Director of Studies or School Principal ཀྵ Be proud of who you are ཀྵ Try not to show you are upset Itrsquos difficult but bullies enjoy

someonersquos fear

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

2929

ཀྵ Donrsquot be or pretend to be friends with a bully or racist

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IS BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

ཀྵ TAKE ACTION Watching and doing nothing looks like you are supporting the bully It makes the victim feel more unhappy

ཀྵ Tell us IMMEDIATELY

If there is anything in this policy that you do not understand or have any questions please ask one of the staff team for help

EXAM INFORMATION

EXAM INFORMATION4

3232

UIC English Greenwich prepares students for the Cambridge exams IELTS TOEFL and TOEIC and regularly enters students for these and other examinations

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

The Cambridge exams are held up to eleven times a year The speaking tests are usually held one week either side of the written papers Dates are confirmed shortly before the speaking test

First Certificate in English (FCE)This aims to evaluate candidates at an upper-intermediate level You can take this exam if you plan to use English for work or if you want to study a Foundation course at a British university (Equivalent to band 5 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)This is a test aimed at candidates who plan to use English for professional purposes or who may want to study at certain universities It is two-thirds of the way to Proficiency (Equivalent to band 6 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

EXTERNAL EXAMS

3333

IELTS

(International English Language Testing System) The Academic module is suitable for candidates planning to undertake higher education in an English medium university IELTS is accepted by most British Australian Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions American academic institutions are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes Band scores vary depending on the course and institution The General module is suitable for candidates planning to take a course in an English-medium College of Further Education or for vocational purposes

LEARNING SUPPORT

LEARNING SUPPORT5

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

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HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

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HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

4141

ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

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LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

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Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

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If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

5353

BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

5555

MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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1

Royal Observatory amp Planetarium

National Maritime Museum The Queens House Greenwich University

Maritime Campus Cutty Sark amp Gardens Greenwich Theatre Greenwich Cinema Greenwich Station DLR McMillan Residence

1

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6060

THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

7070

To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

7171

USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

03

THIS HANDBOOK WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR STAY IN LONDON IT WILL TELL YOU ABOUT THE SCHOOL AND THE COURSES YOUR HOST FAMILY TRAVEL IN BRITAIN HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL LIFE TAKE THIS HOME AND READ IT CAREFULLY AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK ANY OF THE STAFF

WHETHER YOU ARE HERE FOR A WEEK OR A YEAR WE HOPE YOU HAVE A FANTASTIC TIME IN OUR SCHOOL AND COUNTRY

04

WELCOME FROM PRINCIPAL

As Principal of UIC English Greenwich I realise that coming to London is not just about improving your English but also about widening your personal horizons We are here to help you do both Itrsquos important for me that you have a friendly professional and supportive environment in which you can improve your English But you also want to be able to experience London and all it has to offer (which is a lot) and our social programme aims to provide something for everyone

Our ethos is that lsquolearning is a two-way streetrsquo meaning that our staff are here to help and guide you and encourage you to be proactive in your studies Our staff team will be attentive enthusiastic and caring and will ensure that you are provided with dynamic interesting and fun lessons We give you real English to use in the outside world

We are extremely lucky to be able to offer our guests excellent facilities that are so close to the heart of the city and yet are situated in the leafy calm oasis that is Royal Greenwich However it is the social environment within the school - created by such a mix of diverse cultures and nationalities communicating effectively together - that is the true jewel in the crown of UIC English Greenwich

Kris Hall PrincipalUIC English Greenwich

WELCOME amp CONTENTS

05

1 THE SCHOOL 06School structure 08School information 10

2 ACADEMIC POLICY 12Methodology 14Class levels and changing levels 16Classroom policy 20

3 SCHOOL POLICIES 22Attendance 24Punctuality 26Anti discrimination and bullying 28

4 EXAM INFORMATION 30External exams 32

5 LEARNING SUPPORT 34Improving listening 36Improving speech and reading 38Improving writing and vocabulary 40

6 LIVING IN THE UK 42Safety 44Homestay 46Medical treatment 50Banks and money 52Places of worship 54

7 GREENWICH 56Map of Greenwich 58Greenwich sights 60Things to do in Greenwich 62

8 TRAVELLING 64Travelling in London 66Travelling in Greenwich and the UK 68

9 THINGS TO 72101 things to do in London 74Notes 78

THE SCHOOL1

0808 SCHOOL STRUCTURE

Accommodation Team Your host family and accommodation

Students - Who can I talk to if I have a question

School AdministratorEveryday queries problems advice or support

Principalvisa enquiries students welfare safeguarding any enquiries or problems with any aspect of the school First Aider Fire Marshal

Social Programme Social programme and excursions programme organiser

0909

Students - Who can I talk to if I have a question

TeachersYour lessons and level

Student SupportGuiding students in independent learning

Teacher TrainersTeacher training courses

Director of Studies amp Assistant Director of StudiesChanging your level any other problems with lessons first aider fire warden

1010 SCHOOL INFORMATION

ESSENTIAL INFORMATION

The address of the school isOxford International259 Greenwich High RoadLondonSE10 8NB

Telephone number (+44) 208 293 144424 hour Emergency number (+44) 7501 935 809Email adminoxfordinternationalcom

PLEASE NOTE THE SCHOOL IS A NO SMOKING BUILDING

01 Opening hours - The school is open from 0900 Monday to Friday except on public holidays and during the Christmas and New Year period We close at 1730

02 Social room - The social room is for you to use at any time You can eat and drink there Please do not take food or drink into the classrooms the Computer Areas or the Learning Support Room

03 Internet access - Students are able to access the internet free of charge from our computers at most times of the day Please be fair if other students are waiting do not use the computer for a long time Please do not take food or drink into the computer area Wifi is also available throughout the school

04 Learning Support - A learning-support tutor self-study and library facilities are available For details of what there is

1111

and what you can do please see the School Administrator or Director of Studies

05 Photocopier and printing - Students are not permitted to use the photocopier If you need to photocopy anything please ask

06 Student cards - Your UIC English photocard is available from reception If you would like an ISIC student card please ask at the school reception you must beregistered as full-time studying a minimum of 15 hours per week and to have paid for a minimum of 12 weeks

07 Social programme - This changes each week and normally includes things like trips to the Ice Bar the O2 The London Eye Madame Tussauds amp West-End Musicals We get discounts for most London attractions so check with us if there is something extra you want to book

A SAMPLE PROGRAMME

The schedule would look something like this

Monday - Greenwich Sightseeing TourTuesday - Karaoke at a local pubWednesday - Trip to one of Londonrsquos world-famous museums or galleries in the afternoon West-End Musical in the eveningThursday - Pub night in GreenwichFriday - Clubbing in central London at world-famous nightclubs Saturday - Trip to another exciting English city (eg Brighton Oxford Bath)

ACADEMIC POLICY

ACADEMIC POLICY2

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METHODOLOGY STATEMENT

The main objectives are as follows ཀྵ To enable students to communicate effectively in English ཀྵ To improve studentsrsquo vocabulary pronunciation and grammar ཀྵ To develop studentsrsquo ability to use language through listening

speaking reading and writing

To help our students achieve these objectives we ཀྵ Use up-to-date graded English language text books and

teaching resources ཀྵ Use authentic written texts and listening material from

newspapers and magazines television and video the Internet and other sources

ཀྵ Use a variety of teaching methodologies including Communicative Language Teaching and Task-Based Learning that aim to develop both fluency and accuracy in the language

ཀྵ Encourage individual learning through working alone in pairs and in groups

ཀྵ Encourage learner independence ཀྵ Recycle and revise language previously learnt ཀྵ Help students to consolidate their learning with regular

homework access to self-study materials and through the provision of a learning support tutor

ཀྵ Regularly check studentsrsquo progress with in-class tests

METHODOLOGY

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We also encourage our students to consolidate their learning outside the classroom by experiencing British culture Our students

ཀྵ Take part in regular social activities (trips to places of interest pub night sports)

ཀྵ Can choose to live in homestay accommodation ཀྵ Have access to authentic English media (eg local and national

newspapers the Internet film radio and books)

In addition to the above students on examination preparation courses

ཀྵ Look at the techniques needed to successfully complete reading writing speaking and listening exam tasks

ཀྵ Analyse both weak and strong sample examination answers

ཀྵ Do authentic practice examination papers

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LEVELS

Level names Level descriptorsLevel C1 AdvancedLevel B2 (General)Level B2 (Exam)Level IELTS

Upper Intermediate

Level B1 IntermediateLevel A2 Pre IntermediateLevel A1 Elementary

ཀྵ If you think you are ready to change levels talk to your teacher ཀྵ The DOS will discuss your progress with your teachers andor

will give you an exit test to check your level ཀྵ You cannot change levels without the permission of the DOS ཀྵ All level changes take place on a Tuesday

MORNING CLASSES

Level names Level descriptorsA1 ElementaryA2 Pre IntermediateB1 IntermediateB2B2 ExamsBusinessIELTS

Upper Intermediate

C1 Advanced

CLASS LEVELS

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LUNCHTIME SKILLS CLASSES

A variety of skills and conversation classes at various levels

AFTERNOON CLASSES

Level names Level descriptorsA1A2 LowerB1 IntermediateB2 Upper

MORNING TIMETABLE

Adults amp Junior0900 - 1030 Lessons100 - 1045 Break1045 - 1215 Lessons

LUNCHTIME CLASSES

1300 - 1430

AFTERNOON TIMETABLE

Juniors Adults1500 - 1630 Lessons 1500 - 1630 Lesson1630 - 1700 Break1700 - 1830 Lessons

Please note that lessons have changed from being 60 minutes to 45 minutes

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MOVING TO ANOTHER LEVEL

The Director of Studies is the only person who can authorise any change in level

If you feel you are ready and want to change level you should speak to your teacher who will then discuss this with the Director of Studies

The decision on whether you are ready to move up to the next level is based on

ཀྵ ongoing assessment of your overall progress (and not only on the bi-weekly tests)

ཀྵ the standard of English in each level (as this can vary from term to term)

CRITERIA FOR CHANGING LEVELS

Attendance ཀྵ You can only benefit fully from your course if you attend all or

most of your classes Minimum attendance is 80 ཀྵ If you are absent for more than 20 of classes you will naturally

miss out on important aspects of the course leaving lsquogapsrsquo in your knowledge and stopping you from advancing in English

ཀྵ Students who are absent for more than 20 of classes and return the following term will be required to sit another placement test or may be placed in the same level as before

ཀྵ Attendance can affect your participation (See below)

CHANGING LEVELS

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ParticipationTeachers will also take into account how well you have participated in class when deciding student movement This includes

ཀྵ completing set homework regularly

ཀྵ contributing to class discussions

ཀྵ actively participating in class activities

ཀྵ showing initiative and willingness to learn

ཀྵ a positive attitude to learning

Your Progress ཀྵ Every two weeks you will have a

progress test ཀྵ These tests are designed for you and your teacher to check your

progress highlight strengths and weaknesses and to check that learning is taking place

ཀྵ You will ALSO be given a one-to-one Tutorial with your teacher every 2 weeks This is a time for you to work out your own individual learning plan

ཀྵ If you donrsquot take the tests this could affect your progress

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CLASSROOM POLICY

ཀྵ Switch off your mobile phone ཀྵ No eating and drinking in the classroom (except water) ཀྵ Speak only English ཀྵ Listen to your teacher ཀྵ Listen to your classmates

If you are expecting an important call tell your teacher at the beginning of the lesson and heshe will give you permission to answer the call

Placement testsAll students must take a placement test before they start at the school to help us assess their level and place them in the right class This also applies to students who have passed the FCE CAE IELTS or TOEFL

Course booksAll students must have the textbook for their level These books are available at Reception When you are sure that you are happy with your class level ask at reception for your book

Certificates amp reportsA certificate of attendance will be available from reception on completion of an end of course questionnaire If you have studied with us for 3 weeks or more you will also receive an academic report

CLASSROOM POLICY

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SCHOOL POLICIES

SCHOOL POLICIES3

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RULES AND REGULATIONS

All students are expected to attend 80 The procedure for unauthorised absences will be as follows

If you do not attend 80 you will not receive a certificate of attendance at the end of your course

Authorised Absence If you want a day off you must ask the school administrator

up to 24 hours beforehand If you are ill phone the school before 900am If you do not notify the school as described above your time

off will be considered an lsquounauthorised absencersquo Regular unauthorised absences may result in a formal

warning and you may be asked to leave the school

EU Students only If you donrsquot come to school for two consecutive days the

School Administrator will phone to check that everything is OK

If after 3 days you have not returned you will need to either provide a doctors note or to see the Principal on your return

For non EU Visa students please refer to the flowchart

ATTENDANCE

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DAY01

DAY05

DAY03

DAY07

DAY09

DAY02

DAY06

DAY04

DAY08

DAY10

Do not return to school next day

Two days unauthorised absence

Phone call from the school

Return to school the next day

Return to school

Sign absentee form

Letter filed

Agentemergency contact is contacted

and informed of unauthorised

absence

Do not return to school

The UKBA will be notified and the student will be permanently excluded from the school

Warning letter sent to student

Second warning letter sent to student

NON EU VISA STUDENTS NON ATTENDANCE FLOWCHART

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PUNCTUALITY

Please be on time for your classes Students who arrive more than 15 minutes will have to report to reception on arrival to explain their lateness Students who arrive more than 30 mins late will not be allowed to attend until the next lesson See lateness policy below

PUNCTUALITY

All students need to attend classes on time Late arrivals disturb the class and make the job of the teacher more difficult

0 - 15 mins late Go directly to your class

15 - 30 mins late Report to the office before going to the class Explain your latenessGet a late slip (needed to enter the class late)

30 mins or more late You cannot enter the class until after the break

After a break students MUST arrive on time

We know that sometimes you will have trouble arriving on time You will be allowed to enter the class only if this happens occasionally

If you think you will be late frequently please speak to the DOS so different arrangements can be made

No refund will be made for late arrival at the school

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ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Making sure UIC English is a safe and happy place to learnUIC English Study Centres have an anti-racism and anti-discrimination policy All members of the school community must not discriminate against anyone on the basis of colour belief culture gender sexual orientation disability or personal

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circumstances

WE CAN ALL HELP

ཀྵ All members of the school community should treat each other with respect This includes students teachers homestay providers School Administrators Directors of Studies and Principals

ཀྵ Work with other students to deal with bullying ཀྵ Celebrate the diversity of nationalities and cultures at UIC English

Greenwich respecting your fellow students

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

Bullying and harassment is when you feel threatened insulted or humiliated by someonersquos behaviour to you

ཀྵ Donrsquot suffer in silence ndash tell someone immediately ཀྵ Tell someone that you trust ndash your teacher School Administrator

Director of Studies or School Principal ཀྵ Be proud of who you are ཀྵ Try not to show you are upset Itrsquos difficult but bullies enjoy

someonersquos fear

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

2929

ཀྵ Donrsquot be or pretend to be friends with a bully or racist

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IS BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

ཀྵ TAKE ACTION Watching and doing nothing looks like you are supporting the bully It makes the victim feel more unhappy

ཀྵ Tell us IMMEDIATELY

If there is anything in this policy that you do not understand or have any questions please ask one of the staff team for help

EXAM INFORMATION

EXAM INFORMATION4

3232

UIC English Greenwich prepares students for the Cambridge exams IELTS TOEFL and TOEIC and regularly enters students for these and other examinations

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

The Cambridge exams are held up to eleven times a year The speaking tests are usually held one week either side of the written papers Dates are confirmed shortly before the speaking test

First Certificate in English (FCE)This aims to evaluate candidates at an upper-intermediate level You can take this exam if you plan to use English for work or if you want to study a Foundation course at a British university (Equivalent to band 5 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)This is a test aimed at candidates who plan to use English for professional purposes or who may want to study at certain universities It is two-thirds of the way to Proficiency (Equivalent to band 6 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

EXTERNAL EXAMS

3333

IELTS

(International English Language Testing System) The Academic module is suitable for candidates planning to undertake higher education in an English medium university IELTS is accepted by most British Australian Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions American academic institutions are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes Band scores vary depending on the course and institution The General module is suitable for candidates planning to take a course in an English-medium College of Further Education or for vocational purposes

LEARNING SUPPORT

LEARNING SUPPORT5

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

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HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

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HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

4141

ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

4646

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

4848

Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

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If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

5555

MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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RoyalObservatoryGreenwichand PeterHarrison

Planetarium

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VanbrughCastle

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Library

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BoatingPond

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One Tree Hill

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to Dover

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Cutty Sarkfor Maritime

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Blackheath Gate

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1

Royal Observatory amp Planetarium

National Maritime Museum The Queens House Greenwich University

Maritime Campus Cutty Sark amp Gardens Greenwich Theatre Greenwich Cinema Greenwich Station DLR McMillan Residence

1

234

56789

6060

THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

7070

To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

7171

USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

04

WELCOME FROM PRINCIPAL

As Principal of UIC English Greenwich I realise that coming to London is not just about improving your English but also about widening your personal horizons We are here to help you do both Itrsquos important for me that you have a friendly professional and supportive environment in which you can improve your English But you also want to be able to experience London and all it has to offer (which is a lot) and our social programme aims to provide something for everyone

Our ethos is that lsquolearning is a two-way streetrsquo meaning that our staff are here to help and guide you and encourage you to be proactive in your studies Our staff team will be attentive enthusiastic and caring and will ensure that you are provided with dynamic interesting and fun lessons We give you real English to use in the outside world

We are extremely lucky to be able to offer our guests excellent facilities that are so close to the heart of the city and yet are situated in the leafy calm oasis that is Royal Greenwich However it is the social environment within the school - created by such a mix of diverse cultures and nationalities communicating effectively together - that is the true jewel in the crown of UIC English Greenwich

Kris Hall PrincipalUIC English Greenwich

WELCOME amp CONTENTS

05

1 THE SCHOOL 06School structure 08School information 10

2 ACADEMIC POLICY 12Methodology 14Class levels and changing levels 16Classroom policy 20

3 SCHOOL POLICIES 22Attendance 24Punctuality 26Anti discrimination and bullying 28

4 EXAM INFORMATION 30External exams 32

5 LEARNING SUPPORT 34Improving listening 36Improving speech and reading 38Improving writing and vocabulary 40

6 LIVING IN THE UK 42Safety 44Homestay 46Medical treatment 50Banks and money 52Places of worship 54

7 GREENWICH 56Map of Greenwich 58Greenwich sights 60Things to do in Greenwich 62

8 TRAVELLING 64Travelling in London 66Travelling in Greenwich and the UK 68

9 THINGS TO 72101 things to do in London 74Notes 78

THE SCHOOL1

0808 SCHOOL STRUCTURE

Accommodation Team Your host family and accommodation

Students - Who can I talk to if I have a question

School AdministratorEveryday queries problems advice or support

Principalvisa enquiries students welfare safeguarding any enquiries or problems with any aspect of the school First Aider Fire Marshal

Social Programme Social programme and excursions programme organiser

0909

Students - Who can I talk to if I have a question

TeachersYour lessons and level

Student SupportGuiding students in independent learning

Teacher TrainersTeacher training courses

Director of Studies amp Assistant Director of StudiesChanging your level any other problems with lessons first aider fire warden

1010 SCHOOL INFORMATION

ESSENTIAL INFORMATION

The address of the school isOxford International259 Greenwich High RoadLondonSE10 8NB

Telephone number (+44) 208 293 144424 hour Emergency number (+44) 7501 935 809Email adminoxfordinternationalcom

PLEASE NOTE THE SCHOOL IS A NO SMOKING BUILDING

01 Opening hours - The school is open from 0900 Monday to Friday except on public holidays and during the Christmas and New Year period We close at 1730

02 Social room - The social room is for you to use at any time You can eat and drink there Please do not take food or drink into the classrooms the Computer Areas or the Learning Support Room

03 Internet access - Students are able to access the internet free of charge from our computers at most times of the day Please be fair if other students are waiting do not use the computer for a long time Please do not take food or drink into the computer area Wifi is also available throughout the school

04 Learning Support - A learning-support tutor self-study and library facilities are available For details of what there is

1111

and what you can do please see the School Administrator or Director of Studies

05 Photocopier and printing - Students are not permitted to use the photocopier If you need to photocopy anything please ask

06 Student cards - Your UIC English photocard is available from reception If you would like an ISIC student card please ask at the school reception you must beregistered as full-time studying a minimum of 15 hours per week and to have paid for a minimum of 12 weeks

07 Social programme - This changes each week and normally includes things like trips to the Ice Bar the O2 The London Eye Madame Tussauds amp West-End Musicals We get discounts for most London attractions so check with us if there is something extra you want to book

A SAMPLE PROGRAMME

The schedule would look something like this

Monday - Greenwich Sightseeing TourTuesday - Karaoke at a local pubWednesday - Trip to one of Londonrsquos world-famous museums or galleries in the afternoon West-End Musical in the eveningThursday - Pub night in GreenwichFriday - Clubbing in central London at world-famous nightclubs Saturday - Trip to another exciting English city (eg Brighton Oxford Bath)

ACADEMIC POLICY

ACADEMIC POLICY2

1414

METHODOLOGY STATEMENT

The main objectives are as follows ཀྵ To enable students to communicate effectively in English ཀྵ To improve studentsrsquo vocabulary pronunciation and grammar ཀྵ To develop studentsrsquo ability to use language through listening

speaking reading and writing

To help our students achieve these objectives we ཀྵ Use up-to-date graded English language text books and

teaching resources ཀྵ Use authentic written texts and listening material from

newspapers and magazines television and video the Internet and other sources

ཀྵ Use a variety of teaching methodologies including Communicative Language Teaching and Task-Based Learning that aim to develop both fluency and accuracy in the language

ཀྵ Encourage individual learning through working alone in pairs and in groups

ཀྵ Encourage learner independence ཀྵ Recycle and revise language previously learnt ཀྵ Help students to consolidate their learning with regular

homework access to self-study materials and through the provision of a learning support tutor

ཀྵ Regularly check studentsrsquo progress with in-class tests

METHODOLOGY

1515

We also encourage our students to consolidate their learning outside the classroom by experiencing British culture Our students

ཀྵ Take part in regular social activities (trips to places of interest pub night sports)

ཀྵ Can choose to live in homestay accommodation ཀྵ Have access to authentic English media (eg local and national

newspapers the Internet film radio and books)

In addition to the above students on examination preparation courses

ཀྵ Look at the techniques needed to successfully complete reading writing speaking and listening exam tasks

ཀྵ Analyse both weak and strong sample examination answers

ཀྵ Do authentic practice examination papers

1616

LEVELS

Level names Level descriptorsLevel C1 AdvancedLevel B2 (General)Level B2 (Exam)Level IELTS

Upper Intermediate

Level B1 IntermediateLevel A2 Pre IntermediateLevel A1 Elementary

ཀྵ If you think you are ready to change levels talk to your teacher ཀྵ The DOS will discuss your progress with your teachers andor

will give you an exit test to check your level ཀྵ You cannot change levels without the permission of the DOS ཀྵ All level changes take place on a Tuesday

MORNING CLASSES

Level names Level descriptorsA1 ElementaryA2 Pre IntermediateB1 IntermediateB2B2 ExamsBusinessIELTS

Upper Intermediate

C1 Advanced

CLASS LEVELS

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LUNCHTIME SKILLS CLASSES

A variety of skills and conversation classes at various levels

AFTERNOON CLASSES

Level names Level descriptorsA1A2 LowerB1 IntermediateB2 Upper

MORNING TIMETABLE

Adults amp Junior0900 - 1030 Lessons100 - 1045 Break1045 - 1215 Lessons

LUNCHTIME CLASSES

1300 - 1430

AFTERNOON TIMETABLE

Juniors Adults1500 - 1630 Lessons 1500 - 1630 Lesson1630 - 1700 Break1700 - 1830 Lessons

Please note that lessons have changed from being 60 minutes to 45 minutes

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MOVING TO ANOTHER LEVEL

The Director of Studies is the only person who can authorise any change in level

If you feel you are ready and want to change level you should speak to your teacher who will then discuss this with the Director of Studies

The decision on whether you are ready to move up to the next level is based on

ཀྵ ongoing assessment of your overall progress (and not only on the bi-weekly tests)

ཀྵ the standard of English in each level (as this can vary from term to term)

CRITERIA FOR CHANGING LEVELS

Attendance ཀྵ You can only benefit fully from your course if you attend all or

most of your classes Minimum attendance is 80 ཀྵ If you are absent for more than 20 of classes you will naturally

miss out on important aspects of the course leaving lsquogapsrsquo in your knowledge and stopping you from advancing in English

ཀྵ Students who are absent for more than 20 of classes and return the following term will be required to sit another placement test or may be placed in the same level as before

ཀྵ Attendance can affect your participation (See below)

CHANGING LEVELS

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ParticipationTeachers will also take into account how well you have participated in class when deciding student movement This includes

ཀྵ completing set homework regularly

ཀྵ contributing to class discussions

ཀྵ actively participating in class activities

ཀྵ showing initiative and willingness to learn

ཀྵ a positive attitude to learning

Your Progress ཀྵ Every two weeks you will have a

progress test ཀྵ These tests are designed for you and your teacher to check your

progress highlight strengths and weaknesses and to check that learning is taking place

ཀྵ You will ALSO be given a one-to-one Tutorial with your teacher every 2 weeks This is a time for you to work out your own individual learning plan

ཀྵ If you donrsquot take the tests this could affect your progress

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CLASSROOM POLICY

ཀྵ Switch off your mobile phone ཀྵ No eating and drinking in the classroom (except water) ཀྵ Speak only English ཀྵ Listen to your teacher ཀྵ Listen to your classmates

If you are expecting an important call tell your teacher at the beginning of the lesson and heshe will give you permission to answer the call

Placement testsAll students must take a placement test before they start at the school to help us assess their level and place them in the right class This also applies to students who have passed the FCE CAE IELTS or TOEFL

Course booksAll students must have the textbook for their level These books are available at Reception When you are sure that you are happy with your class level ask at reception for your book

Certificates amp reportsA certificate of attendance will be available from reception on completion of an end of course questionnaire If you have studied with us for 3 weeks or more you will also receive an academic report

CLASSROOM POLICY

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SCHOOL POLICIES

SCHOOL POLICIES3

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RULES AND REGULATIONS

All students are expected to attend 80 The procedure for unauthorised absences will be as follows

If you do not attend 80 you will not receive a certificate of attendance at the end of your course

Authorised Absence If you want a day off you must ask the school administrator

up to 24 hours beforehand If you are ill phone the school before 900am If you do not notify the school as described above your time

off will be considered an lsquounauthorised absencersquo Regular unauthorised absences may result in a formal

warning and you may be asked to leave the school

EU Students only If you donrsquot come to school for two consecutive days the

School Administrator will phone to check that everything is OK

If after 3 days you have not returned you will need to either provide a doctors note or to see the Principal on your return

For non EU Visa students please refer to the flowchart

ATTENDANCE

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DAY01

DAY05

DAY03

DAY07

DAY09

DAY02

DAY06

DAY04

DAY08

DAY10

Do not return to school next day

Two days unauthorised absence

Phone call from the school

Return to school the next day

Return to school

Sign absentee form

Letter filed

Agentemergency contact is contacted

and informed of unauthorised

absence

Do not return to school

The UKBA will be notified and the student will be permanently excluded from the school

Warning letter sent to student

Second warning letter sent to student

NON EU VISA STUDENTS NON ATTENDANCE FLOWCHART

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PUNCTUALITY

Please be on time for your classes Students who arrive more than 15 minutes will have to report to reception on arrival to explain their lateness Students who arrive more than 30 mins late will not be allowed to attend until the next lesson See lateness policy below

PUNCTUALITY

All students need to attend classes on time Late arrivals disturb the class and make the job of the teacher more difficult

0 - 15 mins late Go directly to your class

15 - 30 mins late Report to the office before going to the class Explain your latenessGet a late slip (needed to enter the class late)

30 mins or more late You cannot enter the class until after the break

After a break students MUST arrive on time

We know that sometimes you will have trouble arriving on time You will be allowed to enter the class only if this happens occasionally

If you think you will be late frequently please speak to the DOS so different arrangements can be made

No refund will be made for late arrival at the school

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ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Making sure UIC English is a safe and happy place to learnUIC English Study Centres have an anti-racism and anti-discrimination policy All members of the school community must not discriminate against anyone on the basis of colour belief culture gender sexual orientation disability or personal

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circumstances

WE CAN ALL HELP

ཀྵ All members of the school community should treat each other with respect This includes students teachers homestay providers School Administrators Directors of Studies and Principals

ཀྵ Work with other students to deal with bullying ཀྵ Celebrate the diversity of nationalities and cultures at UIC English

Greenwich respecting your fellow students

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

Bullying and harassment is when you feel threatened insulted or humiliated by someonersquos behaviour to you

ཀྵ Donrsquot suffer in silence ndash tell someone immediately ཀྵ Tell someone that you trust ndash your teacher School Administrator

Director of Studies or School Principal ཀྵ Be proud of who you are ཀྵ Try not to show you are upset Itrsquos difficult but bullies enjoy

someonersquos fear

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

2929

ཀྵ Donrsquot be or pretend to be friends with a bully or racist

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IS BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

ཀྵ TAKE ACTION Watching and doing nothing looks like you are supporting the bully It makes the victim feel more unhappy

ཀྵ Tell us IMMEDIATELY

If there is anything in this policy that you do not understand or have any questions please ask one of the staff team for help

EXAM INFORMATION

EXAM INFORMATION4

3232

UIC English Greenwich prepares students for the Cambridge exams IELTS TOEFL and TOEIC and regularly enters students for these and other examinations

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

The Cambridge exams are held up to eleven times a year The speaking tests are usually held one week either side of the written papers Dates are confirmed shortly before the speaking test

First Certificate in English (FCE)This aims to evaluate candidates at an upper-intermediate level You can take this exam if you plan to use English for work or if you want to study a Foundation course at a British university (Equivalent to band 5 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)This is a test aimed at candidates who plan to use English for professional purposes or who may want to study at certain universities It is two-thirds of the way to Proficiency (Equivalent to band 6 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

EXTERNAL EXAMS

3333

IELTS

(International English Language Testing System) The Academic module is suitable for candidates planning to undertake higher education in an English medium university IELTS is accepted by most British Australian Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions American academic institutions are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes Band scores vary depending on the course and institution The General module is suitable for candidates planning to take a course in an English-medium College of Further Education or for vocational purposes

LEARNING SUPPORT

LEARNING SUPPORT5

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

3838

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

4040

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

4141

ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

4646

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

4848

Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

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If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

5555

MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

7070

To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

7171

USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

05

1 THE SCHOOL 06School structure 08School information 10

2 ACADEMIC POLICY 12Methodology 14Class levels and changing levels 16Classroom policy 20

3 SCHOOL POLICIES 22Attendance 24Punctuality 26Anti discrimination and bullying 28

4 EXAM INFORMATION 30External exams 32

5 LEARNING SUPPORT 34Improving listening 36Improving speech and reading 38Improving writing and vocabulary 40

6 LIVING IN THE UK 42Safety 44Homestay 46Medical treatment 50Banks and money 52Places of worship 54

7 GREENWICH 56Map of Greenwich 58Greenwich sights 60Things to do in Greenwich 62

8 TRAVELLING 64Travelling in London 66Travelling in Greenwich and the UK 68

9 THINGS TO 72101 things to do in London 74Notes 78

THE SCHOOL1

0808 SCHOOL STRUCTURE

Accommodation Team Your host family and accommodation

Students - Who can I talk to if I have a question

School AdministratorEveryday queries problems advice or support

Principalvisa enquiries students welfare safeguarding any enquiries or problems with any aspect of the school First Aider Fire Marshal

Social Programme Social programme and excursions programme organiser

0909

Students - Who can I talk to if I have a question

TeachersYour lessons and level

Student SupportGuiding students in independent learning

Teacher TrainersTeacher training courses

Director of Studies amp Assistant Director of StudiesChanging your level any other problems with lessons first aider fire warden

1010 SCHOOL INFORMATION

ESSENTIAL INFORMATION

The address of the school isOxford International259 Greenwich High RoadLondonSE10 8NB

Telephone number (+44) 208 293 144424 hour Emergency number (+44) 7501 935 809Email adminoxfordinternationalcom

PLEASE NOTE THE SCHOOL IS A NO SMOKING BUILDING

01 Opening hours - The school is open from 0900 Monday to Friday except on public holidays and during the Christmas and New Year period We close at 1730

02 Social room - The social room is for you to use at any time You can eat and drink there Please do not take food or drink into the classrooms the Computer Areas or the Learning Support Room

03 Internet access - Students are able to access the internet free of charge from our computers at most times of the day Please be fair if other students are waiting do not use the computer for a long time Please do not take food or drink into the computer area Wifi is also available throughout the school

04 Learning Support - A learning-support tutor self-study and library facilities are available For details of what there is

1111

and what you can do please see the School Administrator or Director of Studies

05 Photocopier and printing - Students are not permitted to use the photocopier If you need to photocopy anything please ask

06 Student cards - Your UIC English photocard is available from reception If you would like an ISIC student card please ask at the school reception you must beregistered as full-time studying a minimum of 15 hours per week and to have paid for a minimum of 12 weeks

07 Social programme - This changes each week and normally includes things like trips to the Ice Bar the O2 The London Eye Madame Tussauds amp West-End Musicals We get discounts for most London attractions so check with us if there is something extra you want to book

A SAMPLE PROGRAMME

The schedule would look something like this

Monday - Greenwich Sightseeing TourTuesday - Karaoke at a local pubWednesday - Trip to one of Londonrsquos world-famous museums or galleries in the afternoon West-End Musical in the eveningThursday - Pub night in GreenwichFriday - Clubbing in central London at world-famous nightclubs Saturday - Trip to another exciting English city (eg Brighton Oxford Bath)

ACADEMIC POLICY

ACADEMIC POLICY2

1414

METHODOLOGY STATEMENT

The main objectives are as follows ཀྵ To enable students to communicate effectively in English ཀྵ To improve studentsrsquo vocabulary pronunciation and grammar ཀྵ To develop studentsrsquo ability to use language through listening

speaking reading and writing

To help our students achieve these objectives we ཀྵ Use up-to-date graded English language text books and

teaching resources ཀྵ Use authentic written texts and listening material from

newspapers and magazines television and video the Internet and other sources

ཀྵ Use a variety of teaching methodologies including Communicative Language Teaching and Task-Based Learning that aim to develop both fluency and accuracy in the language

ཀྵ Encourage individual learning through working alone in pairs and in groups

ཀྵ Encourage learner independence ཀྵ Recycle and revise language previously learnt ཀྵ Help students to consolidate their learning with regular

homework access to self-study materials and through the provision of a learning support tutor

ཀྵ Regularly check studentsrsquo progress with in-class tests

METHODOLOGY

1515

We also encourage our students to consolidate their learning outside the classroom by experiencing British culture Our students

ཀྵ Take part in regular social activities (trips to places of interest pub night sports)

ཀྵ Can choose to live in homestay accommodation ཀྵ Have access to authentic English media (eg local and national

newspapers the Internet film radio and books)

In addition to the above students on examination preparation courses

ཀྵ Look at the techniques needed to successfully complete reading writing speaking and listening exam tasks

ཀྵ Analyse both weak and strong sample examination answers

ཀྵ Do authentic practice examination papers

1616

LEVELS

Level names Level descriptorsLevel C1 AdvancedLevel B2 (General)Level B2 (Exam)Level IELTS

Upper Intermediate

Level B1 IntermediateLevel A2 Pre IntermediateLevel A1 Elementary

ཀྵ If you think you are ready to change levels talk to your teacher ཀྵ The DOS will discuss your progress with your teachers andor

will give you an exit test to check your level ཀྵ You cannot change levels without the permission of the DOS ཀྵ All level changes take place on a Tuesday

MORNING CLASSES

Level names Level descriptorsA1 ElementaryA2 Pre IntermediateB1 IntermediateB2B2 ExamsBusinessIELTS

Upper Intermediate

C1 Advanced

CLASS LEVELS

1717

LUNCHTIME SKILLS CLASSES

A variety of skills and conversation classes at various levels

AFTERNOON CLASSES

Level names Level descriptorsA1A2 LowerB1 IntermediateB2 Upper

MORNING TIMETABLE

Adults amp Junior0900 - 1030 Lessons100 - 1045 Break1045 - 1215 Lessons

LUNCHTIME CLASSES

1300 - 1430

AFTERNOON TIMETABLE

Juniors Adults1500 - 1630 Lessons 1500 - 1630 Lesson1630 - 1700 Break1700 - 1830 Lessons

Please note that lessons have changed from being 60 minutes to 45 minutes

1818

MOVING TO ANOTHER LEVEL

The Director of Studies is the only person who can authorise any change in level

If you feel you are ready and want to change level you should speak to your teacher who will then discuss this with the Director of Studies

The decision on whether you are ready to move up to the next level is based on

ཀྵ ongoing assessment of your overall progress (and not only on the bi-weekly tests)

ཀྵ the standard of English in each level (as this can vary from term to term)

CRITERIA FOR CHANGING LEVELS

Attendance ཀྵ You can only benefit fully from your course if you attend all or

most of your classes Minimum attendance is 80 ཀྵ If you are absent for more than 20 of classes you will naturally

miss out on important aspects of the course leaving lsquogapsrsquo in your knowledge and stopping you from advancing in English

ཀྵ Students who are absent for more than 20 of classes and return the following term will be required to sit another placement test or may be placed in the same level as before

ཀྵ Attendance can affect your participation (See below)

CHANGING LEVELS

1919

ParticipationTeachers will also take into account how well you have participated in class when deciding student movement This includes

ཀྵ completing set homework regularly

ཀྵ contributing to class discussions

ཀྵ actively participating in class activities

ཀྵ showing initiative and willingness to learn

ཀྵ a positive attitude to learning

Your Progress ཀྵ Every two weeks you will have a

progress test ཀྵ These tests are designed for you and your teacher to check your

progress highlight strengths and weaknesses and to check that learning is taking place

ཀྵ You will ALSO be given a one-to-one Tutorial with your teacher every 2 weeks This is a time for you to work out your own individual learning plan

ཀྵ If you donrsquot take the tests this could affect your progress

2020

CLASSROOM POLICY

ཀྵ Switch off your mobile phone ཀྵ No eating and drinking in the classroom (except water) ཀྵ Speak only English ཀྵ Listen to your teacher ཀྵ Listen to your classmates

If you are expecting an important call tell your teacher at the beginning of the lesson and heshe will give you permission to answer the call

Placement testsAll students must take a placement test before they start at the school to help us assess their level and place them in the right class This also applies to students who have passed the FCE CAE IELTS or TOEFL

Course booksAll students must have the textbook for their level These books are available at Reception When you are sure that you are happy with your class level ask at reception for your book

Certificates amp reportsA certificate of attendance will be available from reception on completion of an end of course questionnaire If you have studied with us for 3 weeks or more you will also receive an academic report

CLASSROOM POLICY

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SCHOOL POLICIES

SCHOOL POLICIES3

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RULES AND REGULATIONS

All students are expected to attend 80 The procedure for unauthorised absences will be as follows

If you do not attend 80 you will not receive a certificate of attendance at the end of your course

Authorised Absence If you want a day off you must ask the school administrator

up to 24 hours beforehand If you are ill phone the school before 900am If you do not notify the school as described above your time

off will be considered an lsquounauthorised absencersquo Regular unauthorised absences may result in a formal

warning and you may be asked to leave the school

EU Students only If you donrsquot come to school for two consecutive days the

School Administrator will phone to check that everything is OK

If after 3 days you have not returned you will need to either provide a doctors note or to see the Principal on your return

For non EU Visa students please refer to the flowchart

ATTENDANCE

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DAY01

DAY05

DAY03

DAY07

DAY09

DAY02

DAY06

DAY04

DAY08

DAY10

Do not return to school next day

Two days unauthorised absence

Phone call from the school

Return to school the next day

Return to school

Sign absentee form

Letter filed

Agentemergency contact is contacted

and informed of unauthorised

absence

Do not return to school

The UKBA will be notified and the student will be permanently excluded from the school

Warning letter sent to student

Second warning letter sent to student

NON EU VISA STUDENTS NON ATTENDANCE FLOWCHART

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PUNCTUALITY

Please be on time for your classes Students who arrive more than 15 minutes will have to report to reception on arrival to explain their lateness Students who arrive more than 30 mins late will not be allowed to attend until the next lesson See lateness policy below

PUNCTUALITY

All students need to attend classes on time Late arrivals disturb the class and make the job of the teacher more difficult

0 - 15 mins late Go directly to your class

15 - 30 mins late Report to the office before going to the class Explain your latenessGet a late slip (needed to enter the class late)

30 mins or more late You cannot enter the class until after the break

After a break students MUST arrive on time

We know that sometimes you will have trouble arriving on time You will be allowed to enter the class only if this happens occasionally

If you think you will be late frequently please speak to the DOS so different arrangements can be made

No refund will be made for late arrival at the school

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ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Making sure UIC English is a safe and happy place to learnUIC English Study Centres have an anti-racism and anti-discrimination policy All members of the school community must not discriminate against anyone on the basis of colour belief culture gender sexual orientation disability or personal

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circumstances

WE CAN ALL HELP

ཀྵ All members of the school community should treat each other with respect This includes students teachers homestay providers School Administrators Directors of Studies and Principals

ཀྵ Work with other students to deal with bullying ཀྵ Celebrate the diversity of nationalities and cultures at UIC English

Greenwich respecting your fellow students

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

Bullying and harassment is when you feel threatened insulted or humiliated by someonersquos behaviour to you

ཀྵ Donrsquot suffer in silence ndash tell someone immediately ཀྵ Tell someone that you trust ndash your teacher School Administrator

Director of Studies or School Principal ཀྵ Be proud of who you are ཀྵ Try not to show you are upset Itrsquos difficult but bullies enjoy

someonersquos fear

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

2929

ཀྵ Donrsquot be or pretend to be friends with a bully or racist

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IS BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

ཀྵ TAKE ACTION Watching and doing nothing looks like you are supporting the bully It makes the victim feel more unhappy

ཀྵ Tell us IMMEDIATELY

If there is anything in this policy that you do not understand or have any questions please ask one of the staff team for help

EXAM INFORMATION

EXAM INFORMATION4

3232

UIC English Greenwich prepares students for the Cambridge exams IELTS TOEFL and TOEIC and regularly enters students for these and other examinations

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

The Cambridge exams are held up to eleven times a year The speaking tests are usually held one week either side of the written papers Dates are confirmed shortly before the speaking test

First Certificate in English (FCE)This aims to evaluate candidates at an upper-intermediate level You can take this exam if you plan to use English for work or if you want to study a Foundation course at a British university (Equivalent to band 5 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)This is a test aimed at candidates who plan to use English for professional purposes or who may want to study at certain universities It is two-thirds of the way to Proficiency (Equivalent to band 6 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

EXTERNAL EXAMS

3333

IELTS

(International English Language Testing System) The Academic module is suitable for candidates planning to undertake higher education in an English medium university IELTS is accepted by most British Australian Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions American academic institutions are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes Band scores vary depending on the course and institution The General module is suitable for candidates planning to take a course in an English-medium College of Further Education or for vocational purposes

LEARNING SUPPORT

LEARNING SUPPORT5

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

3838

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

4040

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

4141

ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

4646

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

4848

Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

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If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

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GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

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PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

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TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

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01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

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28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

THE SCHOOL1

0808 SCHOOL STRUCTURE

Accommodation Team Your host family and accommodation

Students - Who can I talk to if I have a question

School AdministratorEveryday queries problems advice or support

Principalvisa enquiries students welfare safeguarding any enquiries or problems with any aspect of the school First Aider Fire Marshal

Social Programme Social programme and excursions programme organiser

0909

Students - Who can I talk to if I have a question

TeachersYour lessons and level

Student SupportGuiding students in independent learning

Teacher TrainersTeacher training courses

Director of Studies amp Assistant Director of StudiesChanging your level any other problems with lessons first aider fire warden

1010 SCHOOL INFORMATION

ESSENTIAL INFORMATION

The address of the school isOxford International259 Greenwich High RoadLondonSE10 8NB

Telephone number (+44) 208 293 144424 hour Emergency number (+44) 7501 935 809Email adminoxfordinternationalcom

PLEASE NOTE THE SCHOOL IS A NO SMOKING BUILDING

01 Opening hours - The school is open from 0900 Monday to Friday except on public holidays and during the Christmas and New Year period We close at 1730

02 Social room - The social room is for you to use at any time You can eat and drink there Please do not take food or drink into the classrooms the Computer Areas or the Learning Support Room

03 Internet access - Students are able to access the internet free of charge from our computers at most times of the day Please be fair if other students are waiting do not use the computer for a long time Please do not take food or drink into the computer area Wifi is also available throughout the school

04 Learning Support - A learning-support tutor self-study and library facilities are available For details of what there is

1111

and what you can do please see the School Administrator or Director of Studies

05 Photocopier and printing - Students are not permitted to use the photocopier If you need to photocopy anything please ask

06 Student cards - Your UIC English photocard is available from reception If you would like an ISIC student card please ask at the school reception you must beregistered as full-time studying a minimum of 15 hours per week and to have paid for a minimum of 12 weeks

07 Social programme - This changes each week and normally includes things like trips to the Ice Bar the O2 The London Eye Madame Tussauds amp West-End Musicals We get discounts for most London attractions so check with us if there is something extra you want to book

A SAMPLE PROGRAMME

The schedule would look something like this

Monday - Greenwich Sightseeing TourTuesday - Karaoke at a local pubWednesday - Trip to one of Londonrsquos world-famous museums or galleries in the afternoon West-End Musical in the eveningThursday - Pub night in GreenwichFriday - Clubbing in central London at world-famous nightclubs Saturday - Trip to another exciting English city (eg Brighton Oxford Bath)

ACADEMIC POLICY

ACADEMIC POLICY2

1414

METHODOLOGY STATEMENT

The main objectives are as follows ཀྵ To enable students to communicate effectively in English ཀྵ To improve studentsrsquo vocabulary pronunciation and grammar ཀྵ To develop studentsrsquo ability to use language through listening

speaking reading and writing

To help our students achieve these objectives we ཀྵ Use up-to-date graded English language text books and

teaching resources ཀྵ Use authentic written texts and listening material from

newspapers and magazines television and video the Internet and other sources

ཀྵ Use a variety of teaching methodologies including Communicative Language Teaching and Task-Based Learning that aim to develop both fluency and accuracy in the language

ཀྵ Encourage individual learning through working alone in pairs and in groups

ཀྵ Encourage learner independence ཀྵ Recycle and revise language previously learnt ཀྵ Help students to consolidate their learning with regular

homework access to self-study materials and through the provision of a learning support tutor

ཀྵ Regularly check studentsrsquo progress with in-class tests

METHODOLOGY

1515

We also encourage our students to consolidate their learning outside the classroom by experiencing British culture Our students

ཀྵ Take part in regular social activities (trips to places of interest pub night sports)

ཀྵ Can choose to live in homestay accommodation ཀྵ Have access to authentic English media (eg local and national

newspapers the Internet film radio and books)

In addition to the above students on examination preparation courses

ཀྵ Look at the techniques needed to successfully complete reading writing speaking and listening exam tasks

ཀྵ Analyse both weak and strong sample examination answers

ཀྵ Do authentic practice examination papers

1616

LEVELS

Level names Level descriptorsLevel C1 AdvancedLevel B2 (General)Level B2 (Exam)Level IELTS

Upper Intermediate

Level B1 IntermediateLevel A2 Pre IntermediateLevel A1 Elementary

ཀྵ If you think you are ready to change levels talk to your teacher ཀྵ The DOS will discuss your progress with your teachers andor

will give you an exit test to check your level ཀྵ You cannot change levels without the permission of the DOS ཀྵ All level changes take place on a Tuesday

MORNING CLASSES

Level names Level descriptorsA1 ElementaryA2 Pre IntermediateB1 IntermediateB2B2 ExamsBusinessIELTS

Upper Intermediate

C1 Advanced

CLASS LEVELS

1717

LUNCHTIME SKILLS CLASSES

A variety of skills and conversation classes at various levels

AFTERNOON CLASSES

Level names Level descriptorsA1A2 LowerB1 IntermediateB2 Upper

MORNING TIMETABLE

Adults amp Junior0900 - 1030 Lessons100 - 1045 Break1045 - 1215 Lessons

LUNCHTIME CLASSES

1300 - 1430

AFTERNOON TIMETABLE

Juniors Adults1500 - 1630 Lessons 1500 - 1630 Lesson1630 - 1700 Break1700 - 1830 Lessons

Please note that lessons have changed from being 60 minutes to 45 minutes

1818

MOVING TO ANOTHER LEVEL

The Director of Studies is the only person who can authorise any change in level

If you feel you are ready and want to change level you should speak to your teacher who will then discuss this with the Director of Studies

The decision on whether you are ready to move up to the next level is based on

ཀྵ ongoing assessment of your overall progress (and not only on the bi-weekly tests)

ཀྵ the standard of English in each level (as this can vary from term to term)

CRITERIA FOR CHANGING LEVELS

Attendance ཀྵ You can only benefit fully from your course if you attend all or

most of your classes Minimum attendance is 80 ཀྵ If you are absent for more than 20 of classes you will naturally

miss out on important aspects of the course leaving lsquogapsrsquo in your knowledge and stopping you from advancing in English

ཀྵ Students who are absent for more than 20 of classes and return the following term will be required to sit another placement test or may be placed in the same level as before

ཀྵ Attendance can affect your participation (See below)

CHANGING LEVELS

1919

ParticipationTeachers will also take into account how well you have participated in class when deciding student movement This includes

ཀྵ completing set homework regularly

ཀྵ contributing to class discussions

ཀྵ actively participating in class activities

ཀྵ showing initiative and willingness to learn

ཀྵ a positive attitude to learning

Your Progress ཀྵ Every two weeks you will have a

progress test ཀྵ These tests are designed for you and your teacher to check your

progress highlight strengths and weaknesses and to check that learning is taking place

ཀྵ You will ALSO be given a one-to-one Tutorial with your teacher every 2 weeks This is a time for you to work out your own individual learning plan

ཀྵ If you donrsquot take the tests this could affect your progress

2020

CLASSROOM POLICY

ཀྵ Switch off your mobile phone ཀྵ No eating and drinking in the classroom (except water) ཀྵ Speak only English ཀྵ Listen to your teacher ཀྵ Listen to your classmates

If you are expecting an important call tell your teacher at the beginning of the lesson and heshe will give you permission to answer the call

Placement testsAll students must take a placement test before they start at the school to help us assess their level and place them in the right class This also applies to students who have passed the FCE CAE IELTS or TOEFL

Course booksAll students must have the textbook for their level These books are available at Reception When you are sure that you are happy with your class level ask at reception for your book

Certificates amp reportsA certificate of attendance will be available from reception on completion of an end of course questionnaire If you have studied with us for 3 weeks or more you will also receive an academic report

CLASSROOM POLICY

2121

SCHOOL POLICIES

SCHOOL POLICIES3

2424

RULES AND REGULATIONS

All students are expected to attend 80 The procedure for unauthorised absences will be as follows

If you do not attend 80 you will not receive a certificate of attendance at the end of your course

Authorised Absence If you want a day off you must ask the school administrator

up to 24 hours beforehand If you are ill phone the school before 900am If you do not notify the school as described above your time

off will be considered an lsquounauthorised absencersquo Regular unauthorised absences may result in a formal

warning and you may be asked to leave the school

EU Students only If you donrsquot come to school for two consecutive days the

School Administrator will phone to check that everything is OK

If after 3 days you have not returned you will need to either provide a doctors note or to see the Principal on your return

For non EU Visa students please refer to the flowchart

ATTENDANCE

2525

DAY01

DAY05

DAY03

DAY07

DAY09

DAY02

DAY06

DAY04

DAY08

DAY10

Do not return to school next day

Two days unauthorised absence

Phone call from the school

Return to school the next day

Return to school

Sign absentee form

Letter filed

Agentemergency contact is contacted

and informed of unauthorised

absence

Do not return to school

The UKBA will be notified and the student will be permanently excluded from the school

Warning letter sent to student

Second warning letter sent to student

NON EU VISA STUDENTS NON ATTENDANCE FLOWCHART

2626

PUNCTUALITY

Please be on time for your classes Students who arrive more than 15 minutes will have to report to reception on arrival to explain their lateness Students who arrive more than 30 mins late will not be allowed to attend until the next lesson See lateness policy below

PUNCTUALITY

All students need to attend classes on time Late arrivals disturb the class and make the job of the teacher more difficult

0 - 15 mins late Go directly to your class

15 - 30 mins late Report to the office before going to the class Explain your latenessGet a late slip (needed to enter the class late)

30 mins or more late You cannot enter the class until after the break

After a break students MUST arrive on time

We know that sometimes you will have trouble arriving on time You will be allowed to enter the class only if this happens occasionally

If you think you will be late frequently please speak to the DOS so different arrangements can be made

No refund will be made for late arrival at the school

2727

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Making sure UIC English is a safe and happy place to learnUIC English Study Centres have an anti-racism and anti-discrimination policy All members of the school community must not discriminate against anyone on the basis of colour belief culture gender sexual orientation disability or personal

2828

circumstances

WE CAN ALL HELP

ཀྵ All members of the school community should treat each other with respect This includes students teachers homestay providers School Administrators Directors of Studies and Principals

ཀྵ Work with other students to deal with bullying ཀྵ Celebrate the diversity of nationalities and cultures at UIC English

Greenwich respecting your fellow students

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

Bullying and harassment is when you feel threatened insulted or humiliated by someonersquos behaviour to you

ཀྵ Donrsquot suffer in silence ndash tell someone immediately ཀྵ Tell someone that you trust ndash your teacher School Administrator

Director of Studies or School Principal ཀྵ Be proud of who you are ཀྵ Try not to show you are upset Itrsquos difficult but bullies enjoy

someonersquos fear

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

2929

ཀྵ Donrsquot be or pretend to be friends with a bully or racist

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IS BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

ཀྵ TAKE ACTION Watching and doing nothing looks like you are supporting the bully It makes the victim feel more unhappy

ཀྵ Tell us IMMEDIATELY

If there is anything in this policy that you do not understand or have any questions please ask one of the staff team for help

EXAM INFORMATION

EXAM INFORMATION4

3232

UIC English Greenwich prepares students for the Cambridge exams IELTS TOEFL and TOEIC and regularly enters students for these and other examinations

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

The Cambridge exams are held up to eleven times a year The speaking tests are usually held one week either side of the written papers Dates are confirmed shortly before the speaking test

First Certificate in English (FCE)This aims to evaluate candidates at an upper-intermediate level You can take this exam if you plan to use English for work or if you want to study a Foundation course at a British university (Equivalent to band 5 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)This is a test aimed at candidates who plan to use English for professional purposes or who may want to study at certain universities It is two-thirds of the way to Proficiency (Equivalent to band 6 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

EXTERNAL EXAMS

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IELTS

(International English Language Testing System) The Academic module is suitable for candidates planning to undertake higher education in an English medium university IELTS is accepted by most British Australian Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions American academic institutions are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes Band scores vary depending on the course and institution The General module is suitable for candidates planning to take a course in an English-medium College of Further Education or for vocational purposes

LEARNING SUPPORT

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Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

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ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

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HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

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ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

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HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

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ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

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SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

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PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

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LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

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Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

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Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

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be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

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If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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Royal Observatory amp Planetarium

National Maritime Museum The Queens House Greenwich University

Maritime Campus Cutty Sark amp Gardens Greenwich Theatre Greenwich Cinema Greenwich Station DLR McMillan Residence

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

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GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

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PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

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WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

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TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

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01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

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28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

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80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

0808 SCHOOL STRUCTURE

Accommodation Team Your host family and accommodation

Students - Who can I talk to if I have a question

School AdministratorEveryday queries problems advice or support

Principalvisa enquiries students welfare safeguarding any enquiries or problems with any aspect of the school First Aider Fire Marshal

Social Programme Social programme and excursions programme organiser

0909

Students - Who can I talk to if I have a question

TeachersYour lessons and level

Student SupportGuiding students in independent learning

Teacher TrainersTeacher training courses

Director of Studies amp Assistant Director of StudiesChanging your level any other problems with lessons first aider fire warden

1010 SCHOOL INFORMATION

ESSENTIAL INFORMATION

The address of the school isOxford International259 Greenwich High RoadLondonSE10 8NB

Telephone number (+44) 208 293 144424 hour Emergency number (+44) 7501 935 809Email adminoxfordinternationalcom

PLEASE NOTE THE SCHOOL IS A NO SMOKING BUILDING

01 Opening hours - The school is open from 0900 Monday to Friday except on public holidays and during the Christmas and New Year period We close at 1730

02 Social room - The social room is for you to use at any time You can eat and drink there Please do not take food or drink into the classrooms the Computer Areas or the Learning Support Room

03 Internet access - Students are able to access the internet free of charge from our computers at most times of the day Please be fair if other students are waiting do not use the computer for a long time Please do not take food or drink into the computer area Wifi is also available throughout the school

04 Learning Support - A learning-support tutor self-study and library facilities are available For details of what there is

1111

and what you can do please see the School Administrator or Director of Studies

05 Photocopier and printing - Students are not permitted to use the photocopier If you need to photocopy anything please ask

06 Student cards - Your UIC English photocard is available from reception If you would like an ISIC student card please ask at the school reception you must beregistered as full-time studying a minimum of 15 hours per week and to have paid for a minimum of 12 weeks

07 Social programme - This changes each week and normally includes things like trips to the Ice Bar the O2 The London Eye Madame Tussauds amp West-End Musicals We get discounts for most London attractions so check with us if there is something extra you want to book

A SAMPLE PROGRAMME

The schedule would look something like this

Monday - Greenwich Sightseeing TourTuesday - Karaoke at a local pubWednesday - Trip to one of Londonrsquos world-famous museums or galleries in the afternoon West-End Musical in the eveningThursday - Pub night in GreenwichFriday - Clubbing in central London at world-famous nightclubs Saturday - Trip to another exciting English city (eg Brighton Oxford Bath)

ACADEMIC POLICY

ACADEMIC POLICY2

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METHODOLOGY STATEMENT

The main objectives are as follows ཀྵ To enable students to communicate effectively in English ཀྵ To improve studentsrsquo vocabulary pronunciation and grammar ཀྵ To develop studentsrsquo ability to use language through listening

speaking reading and writing

To help our students achieve these objectives we ཀྵ Use up-to-date graded English language text books and

teaching resources ཀྵ Use authentic written texts and listening material from

newspapers and magazines television and video the Internet and other sources

ཀྵ Use a variety of teaching methodologies including Communicative Language Teaching and Task-Based Learning that aim to develop both fluency and accuracy in the language

ཀྵ Encourage individual learning through working alone in pairs and in groups

ཀྵ Encourage learner independence ཀྵ Recycle and revise language previously learnt ཀྵ Help students to consolidate their learning with regular

homework access to self-study materials and through the provision of a learning support tutor

ཀྵ Regularly check studentsrsquo progress with in-class tests

METHODOLOGY

1515

We also encourage our students to consolidate their learning outside the classroom by experiencing British culture Our students

ཀྵ Take part in regular social activities (trips to places of interest pub night sports)

ཀྵ Can choose to live in homestay accommodation ཀྵ Have access to authentic English media (eg local and national

newspapers the Internet film radio and books)

In addition to the above students on examination preparation courses

ཀྵ Look at the techniques needed to successfully complete reading writing speaking and listening exam tasks

ཀྵ Analyse both weak and strong sample examination answers

ཀྵ Do authentic practice examination papers

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LEVELS

Level names Level descriptorsLevel C1 AdvancedLevel B2 (General)Level B2 (Exam)Level IELTS

Upper Intermediate

Level B1 IntermediateLevel A2 Pre IntermediateLevel A1 Elementary

ཀྵ If you think you are ready to change levels talk to your teacher ཀྵ The DOS will discuss your progress with your teachers andor

will give you an exit test to check your level ཀྵ You cannot change levels without the permission of the DOS ཀྵ All level changes take place on a Tuesday

MORNING CLASSES

Level names Level descriptorsA1 ElementaryA2 Pre IntermediateB1 IntermediateB2B2 ExamsBusinessIELTS

Upper Intermediate

C1 Advanced

CLASS LEVELS

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LUNCHTIME SKILLS CLASSES

A variety of skills and conversation classes at various levels

AFTERNOON CLASSES

Level names Level descriptorsA1A2 LowerB1 IntermediateB2 Upper

MORNING TIMETABLE

Adults amp Junior0900 - 1030 Lessons100 - 1045 Break1045 - 1215 Lessons

LUNCHTIME CLASSES

1300 - 1430

AFTERNOON TIMETABLE

Juniors Adults1500 - 1630 Lessons 1500 - 1630 Lesson1630 - 1700 Break1700 - 1830 Lessons

Please note that lessons have changed from being 60 minutes to 45 minutes

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MOVING TO ANOTHER LEVEL

The Director of Studies is the only person who can authorise any change in level

If you feel you are ready and want to change level you should speak to your teacher who will then discuss this with the Director of Studies

The decision on whether you are ready to move up to the next level is based on

ཀྵ ongoing assessment of your overall progress (and not only on the bi-weekly tests)

ཀྵ the standard of English in each level (as this can vary from term to term)

CRITERIA FOR CHANGING LEVELS

Attendance ཀྵ You can only benefit fully from your course if you attend all or

most of your classes Minimum attendance is 80 ཀྵ If you are absent for more than 20 of classes you will naturally

miss out on important aspects of the course leaving lsquogapsrsquo in your knowledge and stopping you from advancing in English

ཀྵ Students who are absent for more than 20 of classes and return the following term will be required to sit another placement test or may be placed in the same level as before

ཀྵ Attendance can affect your participation (See below)

CHANGING LEVELS

1919

ParticipationTeachers will also take into account how well you have participated in class when deciding student movement This includes

ཀྵ completing set homework regularly

ཀྵ contributing to class discussions

ཀྵ actively participating in class activities

ཀྵ showing initiative and willingness to learn

ཀྵ a positive attitude to learning

Your Progress ཀྵ Every two weeks you will have a

progress test ཀྵ These tests are designed for you and your teacher to check your

progress highlight strengths and weaknesses and to check that learning is taking place

ཀྵ You will ALSO be given a one-to-one Tutorial with your teacher every 2 weeks This is a time for you to work out your own individual learning plan

ཀྵ If you donrsquot take the tests this could affect your progress

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CLASSROOM POLICY

ཀྵ Switch off your mobile phone ཀྵ No eating and drinking in the classroom (except water) ཀྵ Speak only English ཀྵ Listen to your teacher ཀྵ Listen to your classmates

If you are expecting an important call tell your teacher at the beginning of the lesson and heshe will give you permission to answer the call

Placement testsAll students must take a placement test before they start at the school to help us assess their level and place them in the right class This also applies to students who have passed the FCE CAE IELTS or TOEFL

Course booksAll students must have the textbook for their level These books are available at Reception When you are sure that you are happy with your class level ask at reception for your book

Certificates amp reportsA certificate of attendance will be available from reception on completion of an end of course questionnaire If you have studied with us for 3 weeks or more you will also receive an academic report

CLASSROOM POLICY

2121

SCHOOL POLICIES

SCHOOL POLICIES3

2424

RULES AND REGULATIONS

All students are expected to attend 80 The procedure for unauthorised absences will be as follows

If you do not attend 80 you will not receive a certificate of attendance at the end of your course

Authorised Absence If you want a day off you must ask the school administrator

up to 24 hours beforehand If you are ill phone the school before 900am If you do not notify the school as described above your time

off will be considered an lsquounauthorised absencersquo Regular unauthorised absences may result in a formal

warning and you may be asked to leave the school

EU Students only If you donrsquot come to school for two consecutive days the

School Administrator will phone to check that everything is OK

If after 3 days you have not returned you will need to either provide a doctors note or to see the Principal on your return

For non EU Visa students please refer to the flowchart

ATTENDANCE

2525

DAY01

DAY05

DAY03

DAY07

DAY09

DAY02

DAY06

DAY04

DAY08

DAY10

Do not return to school next day

Two days unauthorised absence

Phone call from the school

Return to school the next day

Return to school

Sign absentee form

Letter filed

Agentemergency contact is contacted

and informed of unauthorised

absence

Do not return to school

The UKBA will be notified and the student will be permanently excluded from the school

Warning letter sent to student

Second warning letter sent to student

NON EU VISA STUDENTS NON ATTENDANCE FLOWCHART

2626

PUNCTUALITY

Please be on time for your classes Students who arrive more than 15 minutes will have to report to reception on arrival to explain their lateness Students who arrive more than 30 mins late will not be allowed to attend until the next lesson See lateness policy below

PUNCTUALITY

All students need to attend classes on time Late arrivals disturb the class and make the job of the teacher more difficult

0 - 15 mins late Go directly to your class

15 - 30 mins late Report to the office before going to the class Explain your latenessGet a late slip (needed to enter the class late)

30 mins or more late You cannot enter the class until after the break

After a break students MUST arrive on time

We know that sometimes you will have trouble arriving on time You will be allowed to enter the class only if this happens occasionally

If you think you will be late frequently please speak to the DOS so different arrangements can be made

No refund will be made for late arrival at the school

2727

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Making sure UIC English is a safe and happy place to learnUIC English Study Centres have an anti-racism and anti-discrimination policy All members of the school community must not discriminate against anyone on the basis of colour belief culture gender sexual orientation disability or personal

2828

circumstances

WE CAN ALL HELP

ཀྵ All members of the school community should treat each other with respect This includes students teachers homestay providers School Administrators Directors of Studies and Principals

ཀྵ Work with other students to deal with bullying ཀྵ Celebrate the diversity of nationalities and cultures at UIC English

Greenwich respecting your fellow students

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

Bullying and harassment is when you feel threatened insulted or humiliated by someonersquos behaviour to you

ཀྵ Donrsquot suffer in silence ndash tell someone immediately ཀྵ Tell someone that you trust ndash your teacher School Administrator

Director of Studies or School Principal ཀྵ Be proud of who you are ཀྵ Try not to show you are upset Itrsquos difficult but bullies enjoy

someonersquos fear

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

2929

ཀྵ Donrsquot be or pretend to be friends with a bully or racist

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IS BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

ཀྵ TAKE ACTION Watching and doing nothing looks like you are supporting the bully It makes the victim feel more unhappy

ཀྵ Tell us IMMEDIATELY

If there is anything in this policy that you do not understand or have any questions please ask one of the staff team for help

EXAM INFORMATION

EXAM INFORMATION4

3232

UIC English Greenwich prepares students for the Cambridge exams IELTS TOEFL and TOEIC and regularly enters students for these and other examinations

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

The Cambridge exams are held up to eleven times a year The speaking tests are usually held one week either side of the written papers Dates are confirmed shortly before the speaking test

First Certificate in English (FCE)This aims to evaluate candidates at an upper-intermediate level You can take this exam if you plan to use English for work or if you want to study a Foundation course at a British university (Equivalent to band 5 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)This is a test aimed at candidates who plan to use English for professional purposes or who may want to study at certain universities It is two-thirds of the way to Proficiency (Equivalent to band 6 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

EXTERNAL EXAMS

3333

IELTS

(International English Language Testing System) The Academic module is suitable for candidates planning to undertake higher education in an English medium university IELTS is accepted by most British Australian Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions American academic institutions are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes Band scores vary depending on the course and institution The General module is suitable for candidates planning to take a course in an English-medium College of Further Education or for vocational purposes

LEARNING SUPPORT

LEARNING SUPPORT5

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

3838

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

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HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

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ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

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SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

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LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

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Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

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If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

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GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

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TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

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01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

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28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

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55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

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80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

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Students - Who can I talk to if I have a question

TeachersYour lessons and level

Student SupportGuiding students in independent learning

Teacher TrainersTeacher training courses

Director of Studies amp Assistant Director of StudiesChanging your level any other problems with lessons first aider fire warden

1010 SCHOOL INFORMATION

ESSENTIAL INFORMATION

The address of the school isOxford International259 Greenwich High RoadLondonSE10 8NB

Telephone number (+44) 208 293 144424 hour Emergency number (+44) 7501 935 809Email adminoxfordinternationalcom

PLEASE NOTE THE SCHOOL IS A NO SMOKING BUILDING

01 Opening hours - The school is open from 0900 Monday to Friday except on public holidays and during the Christmas and New Year period We close at 1730

02 Social room - The social room is for you to use at any time You can eat and drink there Please do not take food or drink into the classrooms the Computer Areas or the Learning Support Room

03 Internet access - Students are able to access the internet free of charge from our computers at most times of the day Please be fair if other students are waiting do not use the computer for a long time Please do not take food or drink into the computer area Wifi is also available throughout the school

04 Learning Support - A learning-support tutor self-study and library facilities are available For details of what there is

1111

and what you can do please see the School Administrator or Director of Studies

05 Photocopier and printing - Students are not permitted to use the photocopier If you need to photocopy anything please ask

06 Student cards - Your UIC English photocard is available from reception If you would like an ISIC student card please ask at the school reception you must beregistered as full-time studying a minimum of 15 hours per week and to have paid for a minimum of 12 weeks

07 Social programme - This changes each week and normally includes things like trips to the Ice Bar the O2 The London Eye Madame Tussauds amp West-End Musicals We get discounts for most London attractions so check with us if there is something extra you want to book

A SAMPLE PROGRAMME

The schedule would look something like this

Monday - Greenwich Sightseeing TourTuesday - Karaoke at a local pubWednesday - Trip to one of Londonrsquos world-famous museums or galleries in the afternoon West-End Musical in the eveningThursday - Pub night in GreenwichFriday - Clubbing in central London at world-famous nightclubs Saturday - Trip to another exciting English city (eg Brighton Oxford Bath)

ACADEMIC POLICY

ACADEMIC POLICY2

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METHODOLOGY STATEMENT

The main objectives are as follows ཀྵ To enable students to communicate effectively in English ཀྵ To improve studentsrsquo vocabulary pronunciation and grammar ཀྵ To develop studentsrsquo ability to use language through listening

speaking reading and writing

To help our students achieve these objectives we ཀྵ Use up-to-date graded English language text books and

teaching resources ཀྵ Use authentic written texts and listening material from

newspapers and magazines television and video the Internet and other sources

ཀྵ Use a variety of teaching methodologies including Communicative Language Teaching and Task-Based Learning that aim to develop both fluency and accuracy in the language

ཀྵ Encourage individual learning through working alone in pairs and in groups

ཀྵ Encourage learner independence ཀྵ Recycle and revise language previously learnt ཀྵ Help students to consolidate their learning with regular

homework access to self-study materials and through the provision of a learning support tutor

ཀྵ Regularly check studentsrsquo progress with in-class tests

METHODOLOGY

1515

We also encourage our students to consolidate their learning outside the classroom by experiencing British culture Our students

ཀྵ Take part in regular social activities (trips to places of interest pub night sports)

ཀྵ Can choose to live in homestay accommodation ཀྵ Have access to authentic English media (eg local and national

newspapers the Internet film radio and books)

In addition to the above students on examination preparation courses

ཀྵ Look at the techniques needed to successfully complete reading writing speaking and listening exam tasks

ཀྵ Analyse both weak and strong sample examination answers

ཀྵ Do authentic practice examination papers

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LEVELS

Level names Level descriptorsLevel C1 AdvancedLevel B2 (General)Level B2 (Exam)Level IELTS

Upper Intermediate

Level B1 IntermediateLevel A2 Pre IntermediateLevel A1 Elementary

ཀྵ If you think you are ready to change levels talk to your teacher ཀྵ The DOS will discuss your progress with your teachers andor

will give you an exit test to check your level ཀྵ You cannot change levels without the permission of the DOS ཀྵ All level changes take place on a Tuesday

MORNING CLASSES

Level names Level descriptorsA1 ElementaryA2 Pre IntermediateB1 IntermediateB2B2 ExamsBusinessIELTS

Upper Intermediate

C1 Advanced

CLASS LEVELS

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LUNCHTIME SKILLS CLASSES

A variety of skills and conversation classes at various levels

AFTERNOON CLASSES

Level names Level descriptorsA1A2 LowerB1 IntermediateB2 Upper

MORNING TIMETABLE

Adults amp Junior0900 - 1030 Lessons100 - 1045 Break1045 - 1215 Lessons

LUNCHTIME CLASSES

1300 - 1430

AFTERNOON TIMETABLE

Juniors Adults1500 - 1630 Lessons 1500 - 1630 Lesson1630 - 1700 Break1700 - 1830 Lessons

Please note that lessons have changed from being 60 minutes to 45 minutes

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MOVING TO ANOTHER LEVEL

The Director of Studies is the only person who can authorise any change in level

If you feel you are ready and want to change level you should speak to your teacher who will then discuss this with the Director of Studies

The decision on whether you are ready to move up to the next level is based on

ཀྵ ongoing assessment of your overall progress (and not only on the bi-weekly tests)

ཀྵ the standard of English in each level (as this can vary from term to term)

CRITERIA FOR CHANGING LEVELS

Attendance ཀྵ You can only benefit fully from your course if you attend all or

most of your classes Minimum attendance is 80 ཀྵ If you are absent for more than 20 of classes you will naturally

miss out on important aspects of the course leaving lsquogapsrsquo in your knowledge and stopping you from advancing in English

ཀྵ Students who are absent for more than 20 of classes and return the following term will be required to sit another placement test or may be placed in the same level as before

ཀྵ Attendance can affect your participation (See below)

CHANGING LEVELS

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ParticipationTeachers will also take into account how well you have participated in class when deciding student movement This includes

ཀྵ completing set homework regularly

ཀྵ contributing to class discussions

ཀྵ actively participating in class activities

ཀྵ showing initiative and willingness to learn

ཀྵ a positive attitude to learning

Your Progress ཀྵ Every two weeks you will have a

progress test ཀྵ These tests are designed for you and your teacher to check your

progress highlight strengths and weaknesses and to check that learning is taking place

ཀྵ You will ALSO be given a one-to-one Tutorial with your teacher every 2 weeks This is a time for you to work out your own individual learning plan

ཀྵ If you donrsquot take the tests this could affect your progress

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CLASSROOM POLICY

ཀྵ Switch off your mobile phone ཀྵ No eating and drinking in the classroom (except water) ཀྵ Speak only English ཀྵ Listen to your teacher ཀྵ Listen to your classmates

If you are expecting an important call tell your teacher at the beginning of the lesson and heshe will give you permission to answer the call

Placement testsAll students must take a placement test before they start at the school to help us assess their level and place them in the right class This also applies to students who have passed the FCE CAE IELTS or TOEFL

Course booksAll students must have the textbook for their level These books are available at Reception When you are sure that you are happy with your class level ask at reception for your book

Certificates amp reportsA certificate of attendance will be available from reception on completion of an end of course questionnaire If you have studied with us for 3 weeks or more you will also receive an academic report

CLASSROOM POLICY

2121

SCHOOL POLICIES

SCHOOL POLICIES3

2424

RULES AND REGULATIONS

All students are expected to attend 80 The procedure for unauthorised absences will be as follows

If you do not attend 80 you will not receive a certificate of attendance at the end of your course

Authorised Absence If you want a day off you must ask the school administrator

up to 24 hours beforehand If you are ill phone the school before 900am If you do not notify the school as described above your time

off will be considered an lsquounauthorised absencersquo Regular unauthorised absences may result in a formal

warning and you may be asked to leave the school

EU Students only If you donrsquot come to school for two consecutive days the

School Administrator will phone to check that everything is OK

If after 3 days you have not returned you will need to either provide a doctors note or to see the Principal on your return

For non EU Visa students please refer to the flowchart

ATTENDANCE

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DAY01

DAY05

DAY03

DAY07

DAY09

DAY02

DAY06

DAY04

DAY08

DAY10

Do not return to school next day

Two days unauthorised absence

Phone call from the school

Return to school the next day

Return to school

Sign absentee form

Letter filed

Agentemergency contact is contacted

and informed of unauthorised

absence

Do not return to school

The UKBA will be notified and the student will be permanently excluded from the school

Warning letter sent to student

Second warning letter sent to student

NON EU VISA STUDENTS NON ATTENDANCE FLOWCHART

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PUNCTUALITY

Please be on time for your classes Students who arrive more than 15 minutes will have to report to reception on arrival to explain their lateness Students who arrive more than 30 mins late will not be allowed to attend until the next lesson See lateness policy below

PUNCTUALITY

All students need to attend classes on time Late arrivals disturb the class and make the job of the teacher more difficult

0 - 15 mins late Go directly to your class

15 - 30 mins late Report to the office before going to the class Explain your latenessGet a late slip (needed to enter the class late)

30 mins or more late You cannot enter the class until after the break

After a break students MUST arrive on time

We know that sometimes you will have trouble arriving on time You will be allowed to enter the class only if this happens occasionally

If you think you will be late frequently please speak to the DOS so different arrangements can be made

No refund will be made for late arrival at the school

2727

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Making sure UIC English is a safe and happy place to learnUIC English Study Centres have an anti-racism and anti-discrimination policy All members of the school community must not discriminate against anyone on the basis of colour belief culture gender sexual orientation disability or personal

2828

circumstances

WE CAN ALL HELP

ཀྵ All members of the school community should treat each other with respect This includes students teachers homestay providers School Administrators Directors of Studies and Principals

ཀྵ Work with other students to deal with bullying ཀྵ Celebrate the diversity of nationalities and cultures at UIC English

Greenwich respecting your fellow students

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

Bullying and harassment is when you feel threatened insulted or humiliated by someonersquos behaviour to you

ཀྵ Donrsquot suffer in silence ndash tell someone immediately ཀྵ Tell someone that you trust ndash your teacher School Administrator

Director of Studies or School Principal ཀྵ Be proud of who you are ཀྵ Try not to show you are upset Itrsquos difficult but bullies enjoy

someonersquos fear

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

2929

ཀྵ Donrsquot be or pretend to be friends with a bully or racist

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IS BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

ཀྵ TAKE ACTION Watching and doing nothing looks like you are supporting the bully It makes the victim feel more unhappy

ཀྵ Tell us IMMEDIATELY

If there is anything in this policy that you do not understand or have any questions please ask one of the staff team for help

EXAM INFORMATION

EXAM INFORMATION4

3232

UIC English Greenwich prepares students for the Cambridge exams IELTS TOEFL and TOEIC and regularly enters students for these and other examinations

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

The Cambridge exams are held up to eleven times a year The speaking tests are usually held one week either side of the written papers Dates are confirmed shortly before the speaking test

First Certificate in English (FCE)This aims to evaluate candidates at an upper-intermediate level You can take this exam if you plan to use English for work or if you want to study a Foundation course at a British university (Equivalent to band 5 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)This is a test aimed at candidates who plan to use English for professional purposes or who may want to study at certain universities It is two-thirds of the way to Proficiency (Equivalent to band 6 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

EXTERNAL EXAMS

3333

IELTS

(International English Language Testing System) The Academic module is suitable for candidates planning to undertake higher education in an English medium university IELTS is accepted by most British Australian Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions American academic institutions are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes Band scores vary depending on the course and institution The General module is suitable for candidates planning to take a course in an English-medium College of Further Education or for vocational purposes

LEARNING SUPPORT

LEARNING SUPPORT5

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

3838

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

4040

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

4141

ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

4646

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

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Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

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4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

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If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

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01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

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28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

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80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

1010 SCHOOL INFORMATION

ESSENTIAL INFORMATION

The address of the school isOxford International259 Greenwich High RoadLondonSE10 8NB

Telephone number (+44) 208 293 144424 hour Emergency number (+44) 7501 935 809Email adminoxfordinternationalcom

PLEASE NOTE THE SCHOOL IS A NO SMOKING BUILDING

01 Opening hours - The school is open from 0900 Monday to Friday except on public holidays and during the Christmas and New Year period We close at 1730

02 Social room - The social room is for you to use at any time You can eat and drink there Please do not take food or drink into the classrooms the Computer Areas or the Learning Support Room

03 Internet access - Students are able to access the internet free of charge from our computers at most times of the day Please be fair if other students are waiting do not use the computer for a long time Please do not take food or drink into the computer area Wifi is also available throughout the school

04 Learning Support - A learning-support tutor self-study and library facilities are available For details of what there is

1111

and what you can do please see the School Administrator or Director of Studies

05 Photocopier and printing - Students are not permitted to use the photocopier If you need to photocopy anything please ask

06 Student cards - Your UIC English photocard is available from reception If you would like an ISIC student card please ask at the school reception you must beregistered as full-time studying a minimum of 15 hours per week and to have paid for a minimum of 12 weeks

07 Social programme - This changes each week and normally includes things like trips to the Ice Bar the O2 The London Eye Madame Tussauds amp West-End Musicals We get discounts for most London attractions so check with us if there is something extra you want to book

A SAMPLE PROGRAMME

The schedule would look something like this

Monday - Greenwich Sightseeing TourTuesday - Karaoke at a local pubWednesday - Trip to one of Londonrsquos world-famous museums or galleries in the afternoon West-End Musical in the eveningThursday - Pub night in GreenwichFriday - Clubbing in central London at world-famous nightclubs Saturday - Trip to another exciting English city (eg Brighton Oxford Bath)

ACADEMIC POLICY

ACADEMIC POLICY2

1414

METHODOLOGY STATEMENT

The main objectives are as follows ཀྵ To enable students to communicate effectively in English ཀྵ To improve studentsrsquo vocabulary pronunciation and grammar ཀྵ To develop studentsrsquo ability to use language through listening

speaking reading and writing

To help our students achieve these objectives we ཀྵ Use up-to-date graded English language text books and

teaching resources ཀྵ Use authentic written texts and listening material from

newspapers and magazines television and video the Internet and other sources

ཀྵ Use a variety of teaching methodologies including Communicative Language Teaching and Task-Based Learning that aim to develop both fluency and accuracy in the language

ཀྵ Encourage individual learning through working alone in pairs and in groups

ཀྵ Encourage learner independence ཀྵ Recycle and revise language previously learnt ཀྵ Help students to consolidate their learning with regular

homework access to self-study materials and through the provision of a learning support tutor

ཀྵ Regularly check studentsrsquo progress with in-class tests

METHODOLOGY

1515

We also encourage our students to consolidate their learning outside the classroom by experiencing British culture Our students

ཀྵ Take part in regular social activities (trips to places of interest pub night sports)

ཀྵ Can choose to live in homestay accommodation ཀྵ Have access to authentic English media (eg local and national

newspapers the Internet film radio and books)

In addition to the above students on examination preparation courses

ཀྵ Look at the techniques needed to successfully complete reading writing speaking and listening exam tasks

ཀྵ Analyse both weak and strong sample examination answers

ཀྵ Do authentic practice examination papers

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LEVELS

Level names Level descriptorsLevel C1 AdvancedLevel B2 (General)Level B2 (Exam)Level IELTS

Upper Intermediate

Level B1 IntermediateLevel A2 Pre IntermediateLevel A1 Elementary

ཀྵ If you think you are ready to change levels talk to your teacher ཀྵ The DOS will discuss your progress with your teachers andor

will give you an exit test to check your level ཀྵ You cannot change levels without the permission of the DOS ཀྵ All level changes take place on a Tuesday

MORNING CLASSES

Level names Level descriptorsA1 ElementaryA2 Pre IntermediateB1 IntermediateB2B2 ExamsBusinessIELTS

Upper Intermediate

C1 Advanced

CLASS LEVELS

1717

LUNCHTIME SKILLS CLASSES

A variety of skills and conversation classes at various levels

AFTERNOON CLASSES

Level names Level descriptorsA1A2 LowerB1 IntermediateB2 Upper

MORNING TIMETABLE

Adults amp Junior0900 - 1030 Lessons100 - 1045 Break1045 - 1215 Lessons

LUNCHTIME CLASSES

1300 - 1430

AFTERNOON TIMETABLE

Juniors Adults1500 - 1630 Lessons 1500 - 1630 Lesson1630 - 1700 Break1700 - 1830 Lessons

Please note that lessons have changed from being 60 minutes to 45 minutes

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MOVING TO ANOTHER LEVEL

The Director of Studies is the only person who can authorise any change in level

If you feel you are ready and want to change level you should speak to your teacher who will then discuss this with the Director of Studies

The decision on whether you are ready to move up to the next level is based on

ཀྵ ongoing assessment of your overall progress (and not only on the bi-weekly tests)

ཀྵ the standard of English in each level (as this can vary from term to term)

CRITERIA FOR CHANGING LEVELS

Attendance ཀྵ You can only benefit fully from your course if you attend all or

most of your classes Minimum attendance is 80 ཀྵ If you are absent for more than 20 of classes you will naturally

miss out on important aspects of the course leaving lsquogapsrsquo in your knowledge and stopping you from advancing in English

ཀྵ Students who are absent for more than 20 of classes and return the following term will be required to sit another placement test or may be placed in the same level as before

ཀྵ Attendance can affect your participation (See below)

CHANGING LEVELS

1919

ParticipationTeachers will also take into account how well you have participated in class when deciding student movement This includes

ཀྵ completing set homework regularly

ཀྵ contributing to class discussions

ཀྵ actively participating in class activities

ཀྵ showing initiative and willingness to learn

ཀྵ a positive attitude to learning

Your Progress ཀྵ Every two weeks you will have a

progress test ཀྵ These tests are designed for you and your teacher to check your

progress highlight strengths and weaknesses and to check that learning is taking place

ཀྵ You will ALSO be given a one-to-one Tutorial with your teacher every 2 weeks This is a time for you to work out your own individual learning plan

ཀྵ If you donrsquot take the tests this could affect your progress

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CLASSROOM POLICY

ཀྵ Switch off your mobile phone ཀྵ No eating and drinking in the classroom (except water) ཀྵ Speak only English ཀྵ Listen to your teacher ཀྵ Listen to your classmates

If you are expecting an important call tell your teacher at the beginning of the lesson and heshe will give you permission to answer the call

Placement testsAll students must take a placement test before they start at the school to help us assess their level and place them in the right class This also applies to students who have passed the FCE CAE IELTS or TOEFL

Course booksAll students must have the textbook for their level These books are available at Reception When you are sure that you are happy with your class level ask at reception for your book

Certificates amp reportsA certificate of attendance will be available from reception on completion of an end of course questionnaire If you have studied with us for 3 weeks or more you will also receive an academic report

CLASSROOM POLICY

2121

SCHOOL POLICIES

SCHOOL POLICIES3

2424

RULES AND REGULATIONS

All students are expected to attend 80 The procedure for unauthorised absences will be as follows

If you do not attend 80 you will not receive a certificate of attendance at the end of your course

Authorised Absence If you want a day off you must ask the school administrator

up to 24 hours beforehand If you are ill phone the school before 900am If you do not notify the school as described above your time

off will be considered an lsquounauthorised absencersquo Regular unauthorised absences may result in a formal

warning and you may be asked to leave the school

EU Students only If you donrsquot come to school for two consecutive days the

School Administrator will phone to check that everything is OK

If after 3 days you have not returned you will need to either provide a doctors note or to see the Principal on your return

For non EU Visa students please refer to the flowchart

ATTENDANCE

2525

DAY01

DAY05

DAY03

DAY07

DAY09

DAY02

DAY06

DAY04

DAY08

DAY10

Do not return to school next day

Two days unauthorised absence

Phone call from the school

Return to school the next day

Return to school

Sign absentee form

Letter filed

Agentemergency contact is contacted

and informed of unauthorised

absence

Do not return to school

The UKBA will be notified and the student will be permanently excluded from the school

Warning letter sent to student

Second warning letter sent to student

NON EU VISA STUDENTS NON ATTENDANCE FLOWCHART

2626

PUNCTUALITY

Please be on time for your classes Students who arrive more than 15 minutes will have to report to reception on arrival to explain their lateness Students who arrive more than 30 mins late will not be allowed to attend until the next lesson See lateness policy below

PUNCTUALITY

All students need to attend classes on time Late arrivals disturb the class and make the job of the teacher more difficult

0 - 15 mins late Go directly to your class

15 - 30 mins late Report to the office before going to the class Explain your latenessGet a late slip (needed to enter the class late)

30 mins or more late You cannot enter the class until after the break

After a break students MUST arrive on time

We know that sometimes you will have trouble arriving on time You will be allowed to enter the class only if this happens occasionally

If you think you will be late frequently please speak to the DOS so different arrangements can be made

No refund will be made for late arrival at the school

2727

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Making sure UIC English is a safe and happy place to learnUIC English Study Centres have an anti-racism and anti-discrimination policy All members of the school community must not discriminate against anyone on the basis of colour belief culture gender sexual orientation disability or personal

2828

circumstances

WE CAN ALL HELP

ཀྵ All members of the school community should treat each other with respect This includes students teachers homestay providers School Administrators Directors of Studies and Principals

ཀྵ Work with other students to deal with bullying ཀྵ Celebrate the diversity of nationalities and cultures at UIC English

Greenwich respecting your fellow students

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

Bullying and harassment is when you feel threatened insulted or humiliated by someonersquos behaviour to you

ཀྵ Donrsquot suffer in silence ndash tell someone immediately ཀྵ Tell someone that you trust ndash your teacher School Administrator

Director of Studies or School Principal ཀྵ Be proud of who you are ཀྵ Try not to show you are upset Itrsquos difficult but bullies enjoy

someonersquos fear

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

2929

ཀྵ Donrsquot be or pretend to be friends with a bully or racist

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IS BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

ཀྵ TAKE ACTION Watching and doing nothing looks like you are supporting the bully It makes the victim feel more unhappy

ཀྵ Tell us IMMEDIATELY

If there is anything in this policy that you do not understand or have any questions please ask one of the staff team for help

EXAM INFORMATION

EXAM INFORMATION4

3232

UIC English Greenwich prepares students for the Cambridge exams IELTS TOEFL and TOEIC and regularly enters students for these and other examinations

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

The Cambridge exams are held up to eleven times a year The speaking tests are usually held one week either side of the written papers Dates are confirmed shortly before the speaking test

First Certificate in English (FCE)This aims to evaluate candidates at an upper-intermediate level You can take this exam if you plan to use English for work or if you want to study a Foundation course at a British university (Equivalent to band 5 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)This is a test aimed at candidates who plan to use English for professional purposes or who may want to study at certain universities It is two-thirds of the way to Proficiency (Equivalent to band 6 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

EXTERNAL EXAMS

3333

IELTS

(International English Language Testing System) The Academic module is suitable for candidates planning to undertake higher education in an English medium university IELTS is accepted by most British Australian Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions American academic institutions are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes Band scores vary depending on the course and institution The General module is suitable for candidates planning to take a course in an English-medium College of Further Education or for vocational purposes

LEARNING SUPPORT

LEARNING SUPPORT5

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

3838

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

4040

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

4141

ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

4646

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

4848

Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

5050

If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

5151

WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

7070

To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

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and what you can do please see the School Administrator or Director of Studies

05 Photocopier and printing - Students are not permitted to use the photocopier If you need to photocopy anything please ask

06 Student cards - Your UIC English photocard is available from reception If you would like an ISIC student card please ask at the school reception you must beregistered as full-time studying a minimum of 15 hours per week and to have paid for a minimum of 12 weeks

07 Social programme - This changes each week and normally includes things like trips to the Ice Bar the O2 The London Eye Madame Tussauds amp West-End Musicals We get discounts for most London attractions so check with us if there is something extra you want to book

A SAMPLE PROGRAMME

The schedule would look something like this

Monday - Greenwich Sightseeing TourTuesday - Karaoke at a local pubWednesday - Trip to one of Londonrsquos world-famous museums or galleries in the afternoon West-End Musical in the eveningThursday - Pub night in GreenwichFriday - Clubbing in central London at world-famous nightclubs Saturday - Trip to another exciting English city (eg Brighton Oxford Bath)

ACADEMIC POLICY

ACADEMIC POLICY2

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METHODOLOGY STATEMENT

The main objectives are as follows ཀྵ To enable students to communicate effectively in English ཀྵ To improve studentsrsquo vocabulary pronunciation and grammar ཀྵ To develop studentsrsquo ability to use language through listening

speaking reading and writing

To help our students achieve these objectives we ཀྵ Use up-to-date graded English language text books and

teaching resources ཀྵ Use authentic written texts and listening material from

newspapers and magazines television and video the Internet and other sources

ཀྵ Use a variety of teaching methodologies including Communicative Language Teaching and Task-Based Learning that aim to develop both fluency and accuracy in the language

ཀྵ Encourage individual learning through working alone in pairs and in groups

ཀྵ Encourage learner independence ཀྵ Recycle and revise language previously learnt ཀྵ Help students to consolidate their learning with regular

homework access to self-study materials and through the provision of a learning support tutor

ཀྵ Regularly check studentsrsquo progress with in-class tests

METHODOLOGY

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We also encourage our students to consolidate their learning outside the classroom by experiencing British culture Our students

ཀྵ Take part in regular social activities (trips to places of interest pub night sports)

ཀྵ Can choose to live in homestay accommodation ཀྵ Have access to authentic English media (eg local and national

newspapers the Internet film radio and books)

In addition to the above students on examination preparation courses

ཀྵ Look at the techniques needed to successfully complete reading writing speaking and listening exam tasks

ཀྵ Analyse both weak and strong sample examination answers

ཀྵ Do authentic practice examination papers

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LEVELS

Level names Level descriptorsLevel C1 AdvancedLevel B2 (General)Level B2 (Exam)Level IELTS

Upper Intermediate

Level B1 IntermediateLevel A2 Pre IntermediateLevel A1 Elementary

ཀྵ If you think you are ready to change levels talk to your teacher ཀྵ The DOS will discuss your progress with your teachers andor

will give you an exit test to check your level ཀྵ You cannot change levels without the permission of the DOS ཀྵ All level changes take place on a Tuesday

MORNING CLASSES

Level names Level descriptorsA1 ElementaryA2 Pre IntermediateB1 IntermediateB2B2 ExamsBusinessIELTS

Upper Intermediate

C1 Advanced

CLASS LEVELS

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LUNCHTIME SKILLS CLASSES

A variety of skills and conversation classes at various levels

AFTERNOON CLASSES

Level names Level descriptorsA1A2 LowerB1 IntermediateB2 Upper

MORNING TIMETABLE

Adults amp Junior0900 - 1030 Lessons100 - 1045 Break1045 - 1215 Lessons

LUNCHTIME CLASSES

1300 - 1430

AFTERNOON TIMETABLE

Juniors Adults1500 - 1630 Lessons 1500 - 1630 Lesson1630 - 1700 Break1700 - 1830 Lessons

Please note that lessons have changed from being 60 minutes to 45 minutes

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MOVING TO ANOTHER LEVEL

The Director of Studies is the only person who can authorise any change in level

If you feel you are ready and want to change level you should speak to your teacher who will then discuss this with the Director of Studies

The decision on whether you are ready to move up to the next level is based on

ཀྵ ongoing assessment of your overall progress (and not only on the bi-weekly tests)

ཀྵ the standard of English in each level (as this can vary from term to term)

CRITERIA FOR CHANGING LEVELS

Attendance ཀྵ You can only benefit fully from your course if you attend all or

most of your classes Minimum attendance is 80 ཀྵ If you are absent for more than 20 of classes you will naturally

miss out on important aspects of the course leaving lsquogapsrsquo in your knowledge and stopping you from advancing in English

ཀྵ Students who are absent for more than 20 of classes and return the following term will be required to sit another placement test or may be placed in the same level as before

ཀྵ Attendance can affect your participation (See below)

CHANGING LEVELS

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ParticipationTeachers will also take into account how well you have participated in class when deciding student movement This includes

ཀྵ completing set homework regularly

ཀྵ contributing to class discussions

ཀྵ actively participating in class activities

ཀྵ showing initiative and willingness to learn

ཀྵ a positive attitude to learning

Your Progress ཀྵ Every two weeks you will have a

progress test ཀྵ These tests are designed for you and your teacher to check your

progress highlight strengths and weaknesses and to check that learning is taking place

ཀྵ You will ALSO be given a one-to-one Tutorial with your teacher every 2 weeks This is a time for you to work out your own individual learning plan

ཀྵ If you donrsquot take the tests this could affect your progress

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CLASSROOM POLICY

ཀྵ Switch off your mobile phone ཀྵ No eating and drinking in the classroom (except water) ཀྵ Speak only English ཀྵ Listen to your teacher ཀྵ Listen to your classmates

If you are expecting an important call tell your teacher at the beginning of the lesson and heshe will give you permission to answer the call

Placement testsAll students must take a placement test before they start at the school to help us assess their level and place them in the right class This also applies to students who have passed the FCE CAE IELTS or TOEFL

Course booksAll students must have the textbook for their level These books are available at Reception When you are sure that you are happy with your class level ask at reception for your book

Certificates amp reportsA certificate of attendance will be available from reception on completion of an end of course questionnaire If you have studied with us for 3 weeks or more you will also receive an academic report

CLASSROOM POLICY

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SCHOOL POLICIES

SCHOOL POLICIES3

2424

RULES AND REGULATIONS

All students are expected to attend 80 The procedure for unauthorised absences will be as follows

If you do not attend 80 you will not receive a certificate of attendance at the end of your course

Authorised Absence If you want a day off you must ask the school administrator

up to 24 hours beforehand If you are ill phone the school before 900am If you do not notify the school as described above your time

off will be considered an lsquounauthorised absencersquo Regular unauthorised absences may result in a formal

warning and you may be asked to leave the school

EU Students only If you donrsquot come to school for two consecutive days the

School Administrator will phone to check that everything is OK

If after 3 days you have not returned you will need to either provide a doctors note or to see the Principal on your return

For non EU Visa students please refer to the flowchart

ATTENDANCE

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DAY01

DAY05

DAY03

DAY07

DAY09

DAY02

DAY06

DAY04

DAY08

DAY10

Do not return to school next day

Two days unauthorised absence

Phone call from the school

Return to school the next day

Return to school

Sign absentee form

Letter filed

Agentemergency contact is contacted

and informed of unauthorised

absence

Do not return to school

The UKBA will be notified and the student will be permanently excluded from the school

Warning letter sent to student

Second warning letter sent to student

NON EU VISA STUDENTS NON ATTENDANCE FLOWCHART

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PUNCTUALITY

Please be on time for your classes Students who arrive more than 15 minutes will have to report to reception on arrival to explain their lateness Students who arrive more than 30 mins late will not be allowed to attend until the next lesson See lateness policy below

PUNCTUALITY

All students need to attend classes on time Late arrivals disturb the class and make the job of the teacher more difficult

0 - 15 mins late Go directly to your class

15 - 30 mins late Report to the office before going to the class Explain your latenessGet a late slip (needed to enter the class late)

30 mins or more late You cannot enter the class until after the break

After a break students MUST arrive on time

We know that sometimes you will have trouble arriving on time You will be allowed to enter the class only if this happens occasionally

If you think you will be late frequently please speak to the DOS so different arrangements can be made

No refund will be made for late arrival at the school

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ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Making sure UIC English is a safe and happy place to learnUIC English Study Centres have an anti-racism and anti-discrimination policy All members of the school community must not discriminate against anyone on the basis of colour belief culture gender sexual orientation disability or personal

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circumstances

WE CAN ALL HELP

ཀྵ All members of the school community should treat each other with respect This includes students teachers homestay providers School Administrators Directors of Studies and Principals

ཀྵ Work with other students to deal with bullying ཀྵ Celebrate the diversity of nationalities and cultures at UIC English

Greenwich respecting your fellow students

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

Bullying and harassment is when you feel threatened insulted or humiliated by someonersquos behaviour to you

ཀྵ Donrsquot suffer in silence ndash tell someone immediately ཀྵ Tell someone that you trust ndash your teacher School Administrator

Director of Studies or School Principal ཀྵ Be proud of who you are ཀྵ Try not to show you are upset Itrsquos difficult but bullies enjoy

someonersquos fear

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

2929

ཀྵ Donrsquot be or pretend to be friends with a bully or racist

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IS BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

ཀྵ TAKE ACTION Watching and doing nothing looks like you are supporting the bully It makes the victim feel more unhappy

ཀྵ Tell us IMMEDIATELY

If there is anything in this policy that you do not understand or have any questions please ask one of the staff team for help

EXAM INFORMATION

EXAM INFORMATION4

3232

UIC English Greenwich prepares students for the Cambridge exams IELTS TOEFL and TOEIC and regularly enters students for these and other examinations

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

The Cambridge exams are held up to eleven times a year The speaking tests are usually held one week either side of the written papers Dates are confirmed shortly before the speaking test

First Certificate in English (FCE)This aims to evaluate candidates at an upper-intermediate level You can take this exam if you plan to use English for work or if you want to study a Foundation course at a British university (Equivalent to band 5 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)This is a test aimed at candidates who plan to use English for professional purposes or who may want to study at certain universities It is two-thirds of the way to Proficiency (Equivalent to band 6 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

EXTERNAL EXAMS

3333

IELTS

(International English Language Testing System) The Academic module is suitable for candidates planning to undertake higher education in an English medium university IELTS is accepted by most British Australian Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions American academic institutions are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes Band scores vary depending on the course and institution The General module is suitable for candidates planning to take a course in an English-medium College of Further Education or for vocational purposes

LEARNING SUPPORT

LEARNING SUPPORT5

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

3838

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

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HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

4141

ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

4646

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

4848

Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

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If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

5353

BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

5555

MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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Royal Observatory amp Planetarium

National Maritime Museum The Queens House Greenwich University

Maritime Campus Cutty Sark amp Gardens Greenwich Theatre Greenwich Cinema Greenwich Station DLR McMillan Residence

1

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

7070

To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

7171

USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

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Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

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Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

ACADEMIC POLICY

ACADEMIC POLICY2

1414

METHODOLOGY STATEMENT

The main objectives are as follows ཀྵ To enable students to communicate effectively in English ཀྵ To improve studentsrsquo vocabulary pronunciation and grammar ཀྵ To develop studentsrsquo ability to use language through listening

speaking reading and writing

To help our students achieve these objectives we ཀྵ Use up-to-date graded English language text books and

teaching resources ཀྵ Use authentic written texts and listening material from

newspapers and magazines television and video the Internet and other sources

ཀྵ Use a variety of teaching methodologies including Communicative Language Teaching and Task-Based Learning that aim to develop both fluency and accuracy in the language

ཀྵ Encourage individual learning through working alone in pairs and in groups

ཀྵ Encourage learner independence ཀྵ Recycle and revise language previously learnt ཀྵ Help students to consolidate their learning with regular

homework access to self-study materials and through the provision of a learning support tutor

ཀྵ Regularly check studentsrsquo progress with in-class tests

METHODOLOGY

1515

We also encourage our students to consolidate their learning outside the classroom by experiencing British culture Our students

ཀྵ Take part in regular social activities (trips to places of interest pub night sports)

ཀྵ Can choose to live in homestay accommodation ཀྵ Have access to authentic English media (eg local and national

newspapers the Internet film radio and books)

In addition to the above students on examination preparation courses

ཀྵ Look at the techniques needed to successfully complete reading writing speaking and listening exam tasks

ཀྵ Analyse both weak and strong sample examination answers

ཀྵ Do authentic practice examination papers

1616

LEVELS

Level names Level descriptorsLevel C1 AdvancedLevel B2 (General)Level B2 (Exam)Level IELTS

Upper Intermediate

Level B1 IntermediateLevel A2 Pre IntermediateLevel A1 Elementary

ཀྵ If you think you are ready to change levels talk to your teacher ཀྵ The DOS will discuss your progress with your teachers andor

will give you an exit test to check your level ཀྵ You cannot change levels without the permission of the DOS ཀྵ All level changes take place on a Tuesday

MORNING CLASSES

Level names Level descriptorsA1 ElementaryA2 Pre IntermediateB1 IntermediateB2B2 ExamsBusinessIELTS

Upper Intermediate

C1 Advanced

CLASS LEVELS

1717

LUNCHTIME SKILLS CLASSES

A variety of skills and conversation classes at various levels

AFTERNOON CLASSES

Level names Level descriptorsA1A2 LowerB1 IntermediateB2 Upper

MORNING TIMETABLE

Adults amp Junior0900 - 1030 Lessons100 - 1045 Break1045 - 1215 Lessons

LUNCHTIME CLASSES

1300 - 1430

AFTERNOON TIMETABLE

Juniors Adults1500 - 1630 Lessons 1500 - 1630 Lesson1630 - 1700 Break1700 - 1830 Lessons

Please note that lessons have changed from being 60 minutes to 45 minutes

1818

MOVING TO ANOTHER LEVEL

The Director of Studies is the only person who can authorise any change in level

If you feel you are ready and want to change level you should speak to your teacher who will then discuss this with the Director of Studies

The decision on whether you are ready to move up to the next level is based on

ཀྵ ongoing assessment of your overall progress (and not only on the bi-weekly tests)

ཀྵ the standard of English in each level (as this can vary from term to term)

CRITERIA FOR CHANGING LEVELS

Attendance ཀྵ You can only benefit fully from your course if you attend all or

most of your classes Minimum attendance is 80 ཀྵ If you are absent for more than 20 of classes you will naturally

miss out on important aspects of the course leaving lsquogapsrsquo in your knowledge and stopping you from advancing in English

ཀྵ Students who are absent for more than 20 of classes and return the following term will be required to sit another placement test or may be placed in the same level as before

ཀྵ Attendance can affect your participation (See below)

CHANGING LEVELS

1919

ParticipationTeachers will also take into account how well you have participated in class when deciding student movement This includes

ཀྵ completing set homework regularly

ཀྵ contributing to class discussions

ཀྵ actively participating in class activities

ཀྵ showing initiative and willingness to learn

ཀྵ a positive attitude to learning

Your Progress ཀྵ Every two weeks you will have a

progress test ཀྵ These tests are designed for you and your teacher to check your

progress highlight strengths and weaknesses and to check that learning is taking place

ཀྵ You will ALSO be given a one-to-one Tutorial with your teacher every 2 weeks This is a time for you to work out your own individual learning plan

ཀྵ If you donrsquot take the tests this could affect your progress

2020

CLASSROOM POLICY

ཀྵ Switch off your mobile phone ཀྵ No eating and drinking in the classroom (except water) ཀྵ Speak only English ཀྵ Listen to your teacher ཀྵ Listen to your classmates

If you are expecting an important call tell your teacher at the beginning of the lesson and heshe will give you permission to answer the call

Placement testsAll students must take a placement test before they start at the school to help us assess their level and place them in the right class This also applies to students who have passed the FCE CAE IELTS or TOEFL

Course booksAll students must have the textbook for their level These books are available at Reception When you are sure that you are happy with your class level ask at reception for your book

Certificates amp reportsA certificate of attendance will be available from reception on completion of an end of course questionnaire If you have studied with us for 3 weeks or more you will also receive an academic report

CLASSROOM POLICY

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SCHOOL POLICIES

SCHOOL POLICIES3

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RULES AND REGULATIONS

All students are expected to attend 80 The procedure for unauthorised absences will be as follows

If you do not attend 80 you will not receive a certificate of attendance at the end of your course

Authorised Absence If you want a day off you must ask the school administrator

up to 24 hours beforehand If you are ill phone the school before 900am If you do not notify the school as described above your time

off will be considered an lsquounauthorised absencersquo Regular unauthorised absences may result in a formal

warning and you may be asked to leave the school

EU Students only If you donrsquot come to school for two consecutive days the

School Administrator will phone to check that everything is OK

If after 3 days you have not returned you will need to either provide a doctors note or to see the Principal on your return

For non EU Visa students please refer to the flowchart

ATTENDANCE

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DAY01

DAY05

DAY03

DAY07

DAY09

DAY02

DAY06

DAY04

DAY08

DAY10

Do not return to school next day

Two days unauthorised absence

Phone call from the school

Return to school the next day

Return to school

Sign absentee form

Letter filed

Agentemergency contact is contacted

and informed of unauthorised

absence

Do not return to school

The UKBA will be notified and the student will be permanently excluded from the school

Warning letter sent to student

Second warning letter sent to student

NON EU VISA STUDENTS NON ATTENDANCE FLOWCHART

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PUNCTUALITY

Please be on time for your classes Students who arrive more than 15 minutes will have to report to reception on arrival to explain their lateness Students who arrive more than 30 mins late will not be allowed to attend until the next lesson See lateness policy below

PUNCTUALITY

All students need to attend classes on time Late arrivals disturb the class and make the job of the teacher more difficult

0 - 15 mins late Go directly to your class

15 - 30 mins late Report to the office before going to the class Explain your latenessGet a late slip (needed to enter the class late)

30 mins or more late You cannot enter the class until after the break

After a break students MUST arrive on time

We know that sometimes you will have trouble arriving on time You will be allowed to enter the class only if this happens occasionally

If you think you will be late frequently please speak to the DOS so different arrangements can be made

No refund will be made for late arrival at the school

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ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Making sure UIC English is a safe and happy place to learnUIC English Study Centres have an anti-racism and anti-discrimination policy All members of the school community must not discriminate against anyone on the basis of colour belief culture gender sexual orientation disability or personal

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circumstances

WE CAN ALL HELP

ཀྵ All members of the school community should treat each other with respect This includes students teachers homestay providers School Administrators Directors of Studies and Principals

ཀྵ Work with other students to deal with bullying ཀྵ Celebrate the diversity of nationalities and cultures at UIC English

Greenwich respecting your fellow students

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

Bullying and harassment is when you feel threatened insulted or humiliated by someonersquos behaviour to you

ཀྵ Donrsquot suffer in silence ndash tell someone immediately ཀྵ Tell someone that you trust ndash your teacher School Administrator

Director of Studies or School Principal ཀྵ Be proud of who you are ཀྵ Try not to show you are upset Itrsquos difficult but bullies enjoy

someonersquos fear

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

2929

ཀྵ Donrsquot be or pretend to be friends with a bully or racist

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IS BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

ཀྵ TAKE ACTION Watching and doing nothing looks like you are supporting the bully It makes the victim feel more unhappy

ཀྵ Tell us IMMEDIATELY

If there is anything in this policy that you do not understand or have any questions please ask one of the staff team for help

EXAM INFORMATION

EXAM INFORMATION4

3232

UIC English Greenwich prepares students for the Cambridge exams IELTS TOEFL and TOEIC and regularly enters students for these and other examinations

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

The Cambridge exams are held up to eleven times a year The speaking tests are usually held one week either side of the written papers Dates are confirmed shortly before the speaking test

First Certificate in English (FCE)This aims to evaluate candidates at an upper-intermediate level You can take this exam if you plan to use English for work or if you want to study a Foundation course at a British university (Equivalent to band 5 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)This is a test aimed at candidates who plan to use English for professional purposes or who may want to study at certain universities It is two-thirds of the way to Proficiency (Equivalent to band 6 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

EXTERNAL EXAMS

3333

IELTS

(International English Language Testing System) The Academic module is suitable for candidates planning to undertake higher education in an English medium university IELTS is accepted by most British Australian Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions American academic institutions are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes Band scores vary depending on the course and institution The General module is suitable for candidates planning to take a course in an English-medium College of Further Education or for vocational purposes

LEARNING SUPPORT

LEARNING SUPPORT5

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

3838

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

4040

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

4141

ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

4646

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

4848

Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

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If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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Royal Observatory amp Planetarium

National Maritime Museum The Queens House Greenwich University

Maritime Campus Cutty Sark amp Gardens Greenwich Theatre Greenwich Cinema Greenwich Station DLR McMillan Residence

1

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

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PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

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TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

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01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

ACADEMIC POLICY2

1414

METHODOLOGY STATEMENT

The main objectives are as follows ཀྵ To enable students to communicate effectively in English ཀྵ To improve studentsrsquo vocabulary pronunciation and grammar ཀྵ To develop studentsrsquo ability to use language through listening

speaking reading and writing

To help our students achieve these objectives we ཀྵ Use up-to-date graded English language text books and

teaching resources ཀྵ Use authentic written texts and listening material from

newspapers and magazines television and video the Internet and other sources

ཀྵ Use a variety of teaching methodologies including Communicative Language Teaching and Task-Based Learning that aim to develop both fluency and accuracy in the language

ཀྵ Encourage individual learning through working alone in pairs and in groups

ཀྵ Encourage learner independence ཀྵ Recycle and revise language previously learnt ཀྵ Help students to consolidate their learning with regular

homework access to self-study materials and through the provision of a learning support tutor

ཀྵ Regularly check studentsrsquo progress with in-class tests

METHODOLOGY

1515

We also encourage our students to consolidate their learning outside the classroom by experiencing British culture Our students

ཀྵ Take part in regular social activities (trips to places of interest pub night sports)

ཀྵ Can choose to live in homestay accommodation ཀྵ Have access to authentic English media (eg local and national

newspapers the Internet film radio and books)

In addition to the above students on examination preparation courses

ཀྵ Look at the techniques needed to successfully complete reading writing speaking and listening exam tasks

ཀྵ Analyse both weak and strong sample examination answers

ཀྵ Do authentic practice examination papers

1616

LEVELS

Level names Level descriptorsLevel C1 AdvancedLevel B2 (General)Level B2 (Exam)Level IELTS

Upper Intermediate

Level B1 IntermediateLevel A2 Pre IntermediateLevel A1 Elementary

ཀྵ If you think you are ready to change levels talk to your teacher ཀྵ The DOS will discuss your progress with your teachers andor

will give you an exit test to check your level ཀྵ You cannot change levels without the permission of the DOS ཀྵ All level changes take place on a Tuesday

MORNING CLASSES

Level names Level descriptorsA1 ElementaryA2 Pre IntermediateB1 IntermediateB2B2 ExamsBusinessIELTS

Upper Intermediate

C1 Advanced

CLASS LEVELS

1717

LUNCHTIME SKILLS CLASSES

A variety of skills and conversation classes at various levels

AFTERNOON CLASSES

Level names Level descriptorsA1A2 LowerB1 IntermediateB2 Upper

MORNING TIMETABLE

Adults amp Junior0900 - 1030 Lessons100 - 1045 Break1045 - 1215 Lessons

LUNCHTIME CLASSES

1300 - 1430

AFTERNOON TIMETABLE

Juniors Adults1500 - 1630 Lessons 1500 - 1630 Lesson1630 - 1700 Break1700 - 1830 Lessons

Please note that lessons have changed from being 60 minutes to 45 minutes

1818

MOVING TO ANOTHER LEVEL

The Director of Studies is the only person who can authorise any change in level

If you feel you are ready and want to change level you should speak to your teacher who will then discuss this with the Director of Studies

The decision on whether you are ready to move up to the next level is based on

ཀྵ ongoing assessment of your overall progress (and not only on the bi-weekly tests)

ཀྵ the standard of English in each level (as this can vary from term to term)

CRITERIA FOR CHANGING LEVELS

Attendance ཀྵ You can only benefit fully from your course if you attend all or

most of your classes Minimum attendance is 80 ཀྵ If you are absent for more than 20 of classes you will naturally

miss out on important aspects of the course leaving lsquogapsrsquo in your knowledge and stopping you from advancing in English

ཀྵ Students who are absent for more than 20 of classes and return the following term will be required to sit another placement test or may be placed in the same level as before

ཀྵ Attendance can affect your participation (See below)

CHANGING LEVELS

1919

ParticipationTeachers will also take into account how well you have participated in class when deciding student movement This includes

ཀྵ completing set homework regularly

ཀྵ contributing to class discussions

ཀྵ actively participating in class activities

ཀྵ showing initiative and willingness to learn

ཀྵ a positive attitude to learning

Your Progress ཀྵ Every two weeks you will have a

progress test ཀྵ These tests are designed for you and your teacher to check your

progress highlight strengths and weaknesses and to check that learning is taking place

ཀྵ You will ALSO be given a one-to-one Tutorial with your teacher every 2 weeks This is a time for you to work out your own individual learning plan

ཀྵ If you donrsquot take the tests this could affect your progress

2020

CLASSROOM POLICY

ཀྵ Switch off your mobile phone ཀྵ No eating and drinking in the classroom (except water) ཀྵ Speak only English ཀྵ Listen to your teacher ཀྵ Listen to your classmates

If you are expecting an important call tell your teacher at the beginning of the lesson and heshe will give you permission to answer the call

Placement testsAll students must take a placement test before they start at the school to help us assess their level and place them in the right class This also applies to students who have passed the FCE CAE IELTS or TOEFL

Course booksAll students must have the textbook for their level These books are available at Reception When you are sure that you are happy with your class level ask at reception for your book

Certificates amp reportsA certificate of attendance will be available from reception on completion of an end of course questionnaire If you have studied with us for 3 weeks or more you will also receive an academic report

CLASSROOM POLICY

2121

SCHOOL POLICIES

SCHOOL POLICIES3

2424

RULES AND REGULATIONS

All students are expected to attend 80 The procedure for unauthorised absences will be as follows

If you do not attend 80 you will not receive a certificate of attendance at the end of your course

Authorised Absence If you want a day off you must ask the school administrator

up to 24 hours beforehand If you are ill phone the school before 900am If you do not notify the school as described above your time

off will be considered an lsquounauthorised absencersquo Regular unauthorised absences may result in a formal

warning and you may be asked to leave the school

EU Students only If you donrsquot come to school for two consecutive days the

School Administrator will phone to check that everything is OK

If after 3 days you have not returned you will need to either provide a doctors note or to see the Principal on your return

For non EU Visa students please refer to the flowchart

ATTENDANCE

2525

DAY01

DAY05

DAY03

DAY07

DAY09

DAY02

DAY06

DAY04

DAY08

DAY10

Do not return to school next day

Two days unauthorised absence

Phone call from the school

Return to school the next day

Return to school

Sign absentee form

Letter filed

Agentemergency contact is contacted

and informed of unauthorised

absence

Do not return to school

The UKBA will be notified and the student will be permanently excluded from the school

Warning letter sent to student

Second warning letter sent to student

NON EU VISA STUDENTS NON ATTENDANCE FLOWCHART

2626

PUNCTUALITY

Please be on time for your classes Students who arrive more than 15 minutes will have to report to reception on arrival to explain their lateness Students who arrive more than 30 mins late will not be allowed to attend until the next lesson See lateness policy below

PUNCTUALITY

All students need to attend classes on time Late arrivals disturb the class and make the job of the teacher more difficult

0 - 15 mins late Go directly to your class

15 - 30 mins late Report to the office before going to the class Explain your latenessGet a late slip (needed to enter the class late)

30 mins or more late You cannot enter the class until after the break

After a break students MUST arrive on time

We know that sometimes you will have trouble arriving on time You will be allowed to enter the class only if this happens occasionally

If you think you will be late frequently please speak to the DOS so different arrangements can be made

No refund will be made for late arrival at the school

2727

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Making sure UIC English is a safe and happy place to learnUIC English Study Centres have an anti-racism and anti-discrimination policy All members of the school community must not discriminate against anyone on the basis of colour belief culture gender sexual orientation disability or personal

2828

circumstances

WE CAN ALL HELP

ཀྵ All members of the school community should treat each other with respect This includes students teachers homestay providers School Administrators Directors of Studies and Principals

ཀྵ Work with other students to deal with bullying ཀྵ Celebrate the diversity of nationalities and cultures at UIC English

Greenwich respecting your fellow students

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

Bullying and harassment is when you feel threatened insulted or humiliated by someonersquos behaviour to you

ཀྵ Donrsquot suffer in silence ndash tell someone immediately ཀྵ Tell someone that you trust ndash your teacher School Administrator

Director of Studies or School Principal ཀྵ Be proud of who you are ཀྵ Try not to show you are upset Itrsquos difficult but bullies enjoy

someonersquos fear

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

2929

ཀྵ Donrsquot be or pretend to be friends with a bully or racist

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IS BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

ཀྵ TAKE ACTION Watching and doing nothing looks like you are supporting the bully It makes the victim feel more unhappy

ཀྵ Tell us IMMEDIATELY

If there is anything in this policy that you do not understand or have any questions please ask one of the staff team for help

EXAM INFORMATION

EXAM INFORMATION4

3232

UIC English Greenwich prepares students for the Cambridge exams IELTS TOEFL and TOEIC and regularly enters students for these and other examinations

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

The Cambridge exams are held up to eleven times a year The speaking tests are usually held one week either side of the written papers Dates are confirmed shortly before the speaking test

First Certificate in English (FCE)This aims to evaluate candidates at an upper-intermediate level You can take this exam if you plan to use English for work or if you want to study a Foundation course at a British university (Equivalent to band 5 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)This is a test aimed at candidates who plan to use English for professional purposes or who may want to study at certain universities It is two-thirds of the way to Proficiency (Equivalent to band 6 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

EXTERNAL EXAMS

3333

IELTS

(International English Language Testing System) The Academic module is suitable for candidates planning to undertake higher education in an English medium university IELTS is accepted by most British Australian Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions American academic institutions are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes Band scores vary depending on the course and institution The General module is suitable for candidates planning to take a course in an English-medium College of Further Education or for vocational purposes

LEARNING SUPPORT

LEARNING SUPPORT5

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

3838

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

4040

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

4141

ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

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LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

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Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

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If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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Royal Observatory amp Planetarium

National Maritime Museum The Queens House Greenwich University

Maritime Campus Cutty Sark amp Gardens Greenwich Theatre Greenwich Cinema Greenwich Station DLR McMillan Residence

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

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GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

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PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

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WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

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TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

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01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

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80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

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METHODOLOGY STATEMENT

The main objectives are as follows ཀྵ To enable students to communicate effectively in English ཀྵ To improve studentsrsquo vocabulary pronunciation and grammar ཀྵ To develop studentsrsquo ability to use language through listening

speaking reading and writing

To help our students achieve these objectives we ཀྵ Use up-to-date graded English language text books and

teaching resources ཀྵ Use authentic written texts and listening material from

newspapers and magazines television and video the Internet and other sources

ཀྵ Use a variety of teaching methodologies including Communicative Language Teaching and Task-Based Learning that aim to develop both fluency and accuracy in the language

ཀྵ Encourage individual learning through working alone in pairs and in groups

ཀྵ Encourage learner independence ཀྵ Recycle and revise language previously learnt ཀྵ Help students to consolidate their learning with regular

homework access to self-study materials and through the provision of a learning support tutor

ཀྵ Regularly check studentsrsquo progress with in-class tests

METHODOLOGY

1515

We also encourage our students to consolidate their learning outside the classroom by experiencing British culture Our students

ཀྵ Take part in regular social activities (trips to places of interest pub night sports)

ཀྵ Can choose to live in homestay accommodation ཀྵ Have access to authentic English media (eg local and national

newspapers the Internet film radio and books)

In addition to the above students on examination preparation courses

ཀྵ Look at the techniques needed to successfully complete reading writing speaking and listening exam tasks

ཀྵ Analyse both weak and strong sample examination answers

ཀྵ Do authentic practice examination papers

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LEVELS

Level names Level descriptorsLevel C1 AdvancedLevel B2 (General)Level B2 (Exam)Level IELTS

Upper Intermediate

Level B1 IntermediateLevel A2 Pre IntermediateLevel A1 Elementary

ཀྵ If you think you are ready to change levels talk to your teacher ཀྵ The DOS will discuss your progress with your teachers andor

will give you an exit test to check your level ཀྵ You cannot change levels without the permission of the DOS ཀྵ All level changes take place on a Tuesday

MORNING CLASSES

Level names Level descriptorsA1 ElementaryA2 Pre IntermediateB1 IntermediateB2B2 ExamsBusinessIELTS

Upper Intermediate

C1 Advanced

CLASS LEVELS

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LUNCHTIME SKILLS CLASSES

A variety of skills and conversation classes at various levels

AFTERNOON CLASSES

Level names Level descriptorsA1A2 LowerB1 IntermediateB2 Upper

MORNING TIMETABLE

Adults amp Junior0900 - 1030 Lessons100 - 1045 Break1045 - 1215 Lessons

LUNCHTIME CLASSES

1300 - 1430

AFTERNOON TIMETABLE

Juniors Adults1500 - 1630 Lessons 1500 - 1630 Lesson1630 - 1700 Break1700 - 1830 Lessons

Please note that lessons have changed from being 60 minutes to 45 minutes

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MOVING TO ANOTHER LEVEL

The Director of Studies is the only person who can authorise any change in level

If you feel you are ready and want to change level you should speak to your teacher who will then discuss this with the Director of Studies

The decision on whether you are ready to move up to the next level is based on

ཀྵ ongoing assessment of your overall progress (and not only on the bi-weekly tests)

ཀྵ the standard of English in each level (as this can vary from term to term)

CRITERIA FOR CHANGING LEVELS

Attendance ཀྵ You can only benefit fully from your course if you attend all or

most of your classes Minimum attendance is 80 ཀྵ If you are absent for more than 20 of classes you will naturally

miss out on important aspects of the course leaving lsquogapsrsquo in your knowledge and stopping you from advancing in English

ཀྵ Students who are absent for more than 20 of classes and return the following term will be required to sit another placement test or may be placed in the same level as before

ཀྵ Attendance can affect your participation (See below)

CHANGING LEVELS

1919

ParticipationTeachers will also take into account how well you have participated in class when deciding student movement This includes

ཀྵ completing set homework regularly

ཀྵ contributing to class discussions

ཀྵ actively participating in class activities

ཀྵ showing initiative and willingness to learn

ཀྵ a positive attitude to learning

Your Progress ཀྵ Every two weeks you will have a

progress test ཀྵ These tests are designed for you and your teacher to check your

progress highlight strengths and weaknesses and to check that learning is taking place

ཀྵ You will ALSO be given a one-to-one Tutorial with your teacher every 2 weeks This is a time for you to work out your own individual learning plan

ཀྵ If you donrsquot take the tests this could affect your progress

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CLASSROOM POLICY

ཀྵ Switch off your mobile phone ཀྵ No eating and drinking in the classroom (except water) ཀྵ Speak only English ཀྵ Listen to your teacher ཀྵ Listen to your classmates

If you are expecting an important call tell your teacher at the beginning of the lesson and heshe will give you permission to answer the call

Placement testsAll students must take a placement test before they start at the school to help us assess their level and place them in the right class This also applies to students who have passed the FCE CAE IELTS or TOEFL

Course booksAll students must have the textbook for their level These books are available at Reception When you are sure that you are happy with your class level ask at reception for your book

Certificates amp reportsA certificate of attendance will be available from reception on completion of an end of course questionnaire If you have studied with us for 3 weeks or more you will also receive an academic report

CLASSROOM POLICY

2121

SCHOOL POLICIES

SCHOOL POLICIES3

2424

RULES AND REGULATIONS

All students are expected to attend 80 The procedure for unauthorised absences will be as follows

If you do not attend 80 you will not receive a certificate of attendance at the end of your course

Authorised Absence If you want a day off you must ask the school administrator

up to 24 hours beforehand If you are ill phone the school before 900am If you do not notify the school as described above your time

off will be considered an lsquounauthorised absencersquo Regular unauthorised absences may result in a formal

warning and you may be asked to leave the school

EU Students only If you donrsquot come to school for two consecutive days the

School Administrator will phone to check that everything is OK

If after 3 days you have not returned you will need to either provide a doctors note or to see the Principal on your return

For non EU Visa students please refer to the flowchart

ATTENDANCE

2525

DAY01

DAY05

DAY03

DAY07

DAY09

DAY02

DAY06

DAY04

DAY08

DAY10

Do not return to school next day

Two days unauthorised absence

Phone call from the school

Return to school the next day

Return to school

Sign absentee form

Letter filed

Agentemergency contact is contacted

and informed of unauthorised

absence

Do not return to school

The UKBA will be notified and the student will be permanently excluded from the school

Warning letter sent to student

Second warning letter sent to student

NON EU VISA STUDENTS NON ATTENDANCE FLOWCHART

2626

PUNCTUALITY

Please be on time for your classes Students who arrive more than 15 minutes will have to report to reception on arrival to explain their lateness Students who arrive more than 30 mins late will not be allowed to attend until the next lesson See lateness policy below

PUNCTUALITY

All students need to attend classes on time Late arrivals disturb the class and make the job of the teacher more difficult

0 - 15 mins late Go directly to your class

15 - 30 mins late Report to the office before going to the class Explain your latenessGet a late slip (needed to enter the class late)

30 mins or more late You cannot enter the class until after the break

After a break students MUST arrive on time

We know that sometimes you will have trouble arriving on time You will be allowed to enter the class only if this happens occasionally

If you think you will be late frequently please speak to the DOS so different arrangements can be made

No refund will be made for late arrival at the school

2727

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Making sure UIC English is a safe and happy place to learnUIC English Study Centres have an anti-racism and anti-discrimination policy All members of the school community must not discriminate against anyone on the basis of colour belief culture gender sexual orientation disability or personal

2828

circumstances

WE CAN ALL HELP

ཀྵ All members of the school community should treat each other with respect This includes students teachers homestay providers School Administrators Directors of Studies and Principals

ཀྵ Work with other students to deal with bullying ཀྵ Celebrate the diversity of nationalities and cultures at UIC English

Greenwich respecting your fellow students

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

Bullying and harassment is when you feel threatened insulted or humiliated by someonersquos behaviour to you

ཀྵ Donrsquot suffer in silence ndash tell someone immediately ཀྵ Tell someone that you trust ndash your teacher School Administrator

Director of Studies or School Principal ཀྵ Be proud of who you are ཀྵ Try not to show you are upset Itrsquos difficult but bullies enjoy

someonersquos fear

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

2929

ཀྵ Donrsquot be or pretend to be friends with a bully or racist

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IS BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

ཀྵ TAKE ACTION Watching and doing nothing looks like you are supporting the bully It makes the victim feel more unhappy

ཀྵ Tell us IMMEDIATELY

If there is anything in this policy that you do not understand or have any questions please ask one of the staff team for help

EXAM INFORMATION

EXAM INFORMATION4

3232

UIC English Greenwich prepares students for the Cambridge exams IELTS TOEFL and TOEIC and regularly enters students for these and other examinations

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

The Cambridge exams are held up to eleven times a year The speaking tests are usually held one week either side of the written papers Dates are confirmed shortly before the speaking test

First Certificate in English (FCE)This aims to evaluate candidates at an upper-intermediate level You can take this exam if you plan to use English for work or if you want to study a Foundation course at a British university (Equivalent to band 5 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)This is a test aimed at candidates who plan to use English for professional purposes or who may want to study at certain universities It is two-thirds of the way to Proficiency (Equivalent to band 6 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

EXTERNAL EXAMS

3333

IELTS

(International English Language Testing System) The Academic module is suitable for candidates planning to undertake higher education in an English medium university IELTS is accepted by most British Australian Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions American academic institutions are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes Band scores vary depending on the course and institution The General module is suitable for candidates planning to take a course in an English-medium College of Further Education or for vocational purposes

LEARNING SUPPORT

LEARNING SUPPORT5

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

3838

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

4040

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

4141

ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

4646

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

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Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

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4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

5050

If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

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01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

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28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

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80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

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We also encourage our students to consolidate their learning outside the classroom by experiencing British culture Our students

ཀྵ Take part in regular social activities (trips to places of interest pub night sports)

ཀྵ Can choose to live in homestay accommodation ཀྵ Have access to authentic English media (eg local and national

newspapers the Internet film radio and books)

In addition to the above students on examination preparation courses

ཀྵ Look at the techniques needed to successfully complete reading writing speaking and listening exam tasks

ཀྵ Analyse both weak and strong sample examination answers

ཀྵ Do authentic practice examination papers

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LEVELS

Level names Level descriptorsLevel C1 AdvancedLevel B2 (General)Level B2 (Exam)Level IELTS

Upper Intermediate

Level B1 IntermediateLevel A2 Pre IntermediateLevel A1 Elementary

ཀྵ If you think you are ready to change levels talk to your teacher ཀྵ The DOS will discuss your progress with your teachers andor

will give you an exit test to check your level ཀྵ You cannot change levels without the permission of the DOS ཀྵ All level changes take place on a Tuesday

MORNING CLASSES

Level names Level descriptorsA1 ElementaryA2 Pre IntermediateB1 IntermediateB2B2 ExamsBusinessIELTS

Upper Intermediate

C1 Advanced

CLASS LEVELS

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LUNCHTIME SKILLS CLASSES

A variety of skills and conversation classes at various levels

AFTERNOON CLASSES

Level names Level descriptorsA1A2 LowerB1 IntermediateB2 Upper

MORNING TIMETABLE

Adults amp Junior0900 - 1030 Lessons100 - 1045 Break1045 - 1215 Lessons

LUNCHTIME CLASSES

1300 - 1430

AFTERNOON TIMETABLE

Juniors Adults1500 - 1630 Lessons 1500 - 1630 Lesson1630 - 1700 Break1700 - 1830 Lessons

Please note that lessons have changed from being 60 minutes to 45 minutes

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MOVING TO ANOTHER LEVEL

The Director of Studies is the only person who can authorise any change in level

If you feel you are ready and want to change level you should speak to your teacher who will then discuss this with the Director of Studies

The decision on whether you are ready to move up to the next level is based on

ཀྵ ongoing assessment of your overall progress (and not only on the bi-weekly tests)

ཀྵ the standard of English in each level (as this can vary from term to term)

CRITERIA FOR CHANGING LEVELS

Attendance ཀྵ You can only benefit fully from your course if you attend all or

most of your classes Minimum attendance is 80 ཀྵ If you are absent for more than 20 of classes you will naturally

miss out on important aspects of the course leaving lsquogapsrsquo in your knowledge and stopping you from advancing in English

ཀྵ Students who are absent for more than 20 of classes and return the following term will be required to sit another placement test or may be placed in the same level as before

ཀྵ Attendance can affect your participation (See below)

CHANGING LEVELS

1919

ParticipationTeachers will also take into account how well you have participated in class when deciding student movement This includes

ཀྵ completing set homework regularly

ཀྵ contributing to class discussions

ཀྵ actively participating in class activities

ཀྵ showing initiative and willingness to learn

ཀྵ a positive attitude to learning

Your Progress ཀྵ Every two weeks you will have a

progress test ཀྵ These tests are designed for you and your teacher to check your

progress highlight strengths and weaknesses and to check that learning is taking place

ཀྵ You will ALSO be given a one-to-one Tutorial with your teacher every 2 weeks This is a time for you to work out your own individual learning plan

ཀྵ If you donrsquot take the tests this could affect your progress

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CLASSROOM POLICY

ཀྵ Switch off your mobile phone ཀྵ No eating and drinking in the classroom (except water) ཀྵ Speak only English ཀྵ Listen to your teacher ཀྵ Listen to your classmates

If you are expecting an important call tell your teacher at the beginning of the lesson and heshe will give you permission to answer the call

Placement testsAll students must take a placement test before they start at the school to help us assess their level and place them in the right class This also applies to students who have passed the FCE CAE IELTS or TOEFL

Course booksAll students must have the textbook for their level These books are available at Reception When you are sure that you are happy with your class level ask at reception for your book

Certificates amp reportsA certificate of attendance will be available from reception on completion of an end of course questionnaire If you have studied with us for 3 weeks or more you will also receive an academic report

CLASSROOM POLICY

2121

SCHOOL POLICIES

SCHOOL POLICIES3

2424

RULES AND REGULATIONS

All students are expected to attend 80 The procedure for unauthorised absences will be as follows

If you do not attend 80 you will not receive a certificate of attendance at the end of your course

Authorised Absence If you want a day off you must ask the school administrator

up to 24 hours beforehand If you are ill phone the school before 900am If you do not notify the school as described above your time

off will be considered an lsquounauthorised absencersquo Regular unauthorised absences may result in a formal

warning and you may be asked to leave the school

EU Students only If you donrsquot come to school for two consecutive days the

School Administrator will phone to check that everything is OK

If after 3 days you have not returned you will need to either provide a doctors note or to see the Principal on your return

For non EU Visa students please refer to the flowchart

ATTENDANCE

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DAY01

DAY05

DAY03

DAY07

DAY09

DAY02

DAY06

DAY04

DAY08

DAY10

Do not return to school next day

Two days unauthorised absence

Phone call from the school

Return to school the next day

Return to school

Sign absentee form

Letter filed

Agentemergency contact is contacted

and informed of unauthorised

absence

Do not return to school

The UKBA will be notified and the student will be permanently excluded from the school

Warning letter sent to student

Second warning letter sent to student

NON EU VISA STUDENTS NON ATTENDANCE FLOWCHART

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PUNCTUALITY

Please be on time for your classes Students who arrive more than 15 minutes will have to report to reception on arrival to explain their lateness Students who arrive more than 30 mins late will not be allowed to attend until the next lesson See lateness policy below

PUNCTUALITY

All students need to attend classes on time Late arrivals disturb the class and make the job of the teacher more difficult

0 - 15 mins late Go directly to your class

15 - 30 mins late Report to the office before going to the class Explain your latenessGet a late slip (needed to enter the class late)

30 mins or more late You cannot enter the class until after the break

After a break students MUST arrive on time

We know that sometimes you will have trouble arriving on time You will be allowed to enter the class only if this happens occasionally

If you think you will be late frequently please speak to the DOS so different arrangements can be made

No refund will be made for late arrival at the school

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ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Making sure UIC English is a safe and happy place to learnUIC English Study Centres have an anti-racism and anti-discrimination policy All members of the school community must not discriminate against anyone on the basis of colour belief culture gender sexual orientation disability or personal

2828

circumstances

WE CAN ALL HELP

ཀྵ All members of the school community should treat each other with respect This includes students teachers homestay providers School Administrators Directors of Studies and Principals

ཀྵ Work with other students to deal with bullying ཀྵ Celebrate the diversity of nationalities and cultures at UIC English

Greenwich respecting your fellow students

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

Bullying and harassment is when you feel threatened insulted or humiliated by someonersquos behaviour to you

ཀྵ Donrsquot suffer in silence ndash tell someone immediately ཀྵ Tell someone that you trust ndash your teacher School Administrator

Director of Studies or School Principal ཀྵ Be proud of who you are ཀྵ Try not to show you are upset Itrsquos difficult but bullies enjoy

someonersquos fear

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

2929

ཀྵ Donrsquot be or pretend to be friends with a bully or racist

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IS BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

ཀྵ TAKE ACTION Watching and doing nothing looks like you are supporting the bully It makes the victim feel more unhappy

ཀྵ Tell us IMMEDIATELY

If there is anything in this policy that you do not understand or have any questions please ask one of the staff team for help

EXAM INFORMATION

EXAM INFORMATION4

3232

UIC English Greenwich prepares students for the Cambridge exams IELTS TOEFL and TOEIC and regularly enters students for these and other examinations

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

The Cambridge exams are held up to eleven times a year The speaking tests are usually held one week either side of the written papers Dates are confirmed shortly before the speaking test

First Certificate in English (FCE)This aims to evaluate candidates at an upper-intermediate level You can take this exam if you plan to use English for work or if you want to study a Foundation course at a British university (Equivalent to band 5 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)This is a test aimed at candidates who plan to use English for professional purposes or who may want to study at certain universities It is two-thirds of the way to Proficiency (Equivalent to band 6 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

EXTERNAL EXAMS

3333

IELTS

(International English Language Testing System) The Academic module is suitable for candidates planning to undertake higher education in an English medium university IELTS is accepted by most British Australian Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions American academic institutions are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes Band scores vary depending on the course and institution The General module is suitable for candidates planning to take a course in an English-medium College of Further Education or for vocational purposes

LEARNING SUPPORT

LEARNING SUPPORT5

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

3838

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

4040

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

4141

ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

4646

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

4848

Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

5050

If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

5151

WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

5353

BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

5454

PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

6666

HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

7070

To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

7171

USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

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Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

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Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

1616

LEVELS

Level names Level descriptorsLevel C1 AdvancedLevel B2 (General)Level B2 (Exam)Level IELTS

Upper Intermediate

Level B1 IntermediateLevel A2 Pre IntermediateLevel A1 Elementary

ཀྵ If you think you are ready to change levels talk to your teacher ཀྵ The DOS will discuss your progress with your teachers andor

will give you an exit test to check your level ཀྵ You cannot change levels without the permission of the DOS ཀྵ All level changes take place on a Tuesday

MORNING CLASSES

Level names Level descriptorsA1 ElementaryA2 Pre IntermediateB1 IntermediateB2B2 ExamsBusinessIELTS

Upper Intermediate

C1 Advanced

CLASS LEVELS

1717

LUNCHTIME SKILLS CLASSES

A variety of skills and conversation classes at various levels

AFTERNOON CLASSES

Level names Level descriptorsA1A2 LowerB1 IntermediateB2 Upper

MORNING TIMETABLE

Adults amp Junior0900 - 1030 Lessons100 - 1045 Break1045 - 1215 Lessons

LUNCHTIME CLASSES

1300 - 1430

AFTERNOON TIMETABLE

Juniors Adults1500 - 1630 Lessons 1500 - 1630 Lesson1630 - 1700 Break1700 - 1830 Lessons

Please note that lessons have changed from being 60 minutes to 45 minutes

1818

MOVING TO ANOTHER LEVEL

The Director of Studies is the only person who can authorise any change in level

If you feel you are ready and want to change level you should speak to your teacher who will then discuss this with the Director of Studies

The decision on whether you are ready to move up to the next level is based on

ཀྵ ongoing assessment of your overall progress (and not only on the bi-weekly tests)

ཀྵ the standard of English in each level (as this can vary from term to term)

CRITERIA FOR CHANGING LEVELS

Attendance ཀྵ You can only benefit fully from your course if you attend all or

most of your classes Minimum attendance is 80 ཀྵ If you are absent for more than 20 of classes you will naturally

miss out on important aspects of the course leaving lsquogapsrsquo in your knowledge and stopping you from advancing in English

ཀྵ Students who are absent for more than 20 of classes and return the following term will be required to sit another placement test or may be placed in the same level as before

ཀྵ Attendance can affect your participation (See below)

CHANGING LEVELS

1919

ParticipationTeachers will also take into account how well you have participated in class when deciding student movement This includes

ཀྵ completing set homework regularly

ཀྵ contributing to class discussions

ཀྵ actively participating in class activities

ཀྵ showing initiative and willingness to learn

ཀྵ a positive attitude to learning

Your Progress ཀྵ Every two weeks you will have a

progress test ཀྵ These tests are designed for you and your teacher to check your

progress highlight strengths and weaknesses and to check that learning is taking place

ཀྵ You will ALSO be given a one-to-one Tutorial with your teacher every 2 weeks This is a time for you to work out your own individual learning plan

ཀྵ If you donrsquot take the tests this could affect your progress

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CLASSROOM POLICY

ཀྵ Switch off your mobile phone ཀྵ No eating and drinking in the classroom (except water) ཀྵ Speak only English ཀྵ Listen to your teacher ཀྵ Listen to your classmates

If you are expecting an important call tell your teacher at the beginning of the lesson and heshe will give you permission to answer the call

Placement testsAll students must take a placement test before they start at the school to help us assess their level and place them in the right class This also applies to students who have passed the FCE CAE IELTS or TOEFL

Course booksAll students must have the textbook for their level These books are available at Reception When you are sure that you are happy with your class level ask at reception for your book

Certificates amp reportsA certificate of attendance will be available from reception on completion of an end of course questionnaire If you have studied with us for 3 weeks or more you will also receive an academic report

CLASSROOM POLICY

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SCHOOL POLICIES

SCHOOL POLICIES3

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RULES AND REGULATIONS

All students are expected to attend 80 The procedure for unauthorised absences will be as follows

If you do not attend 80 you will not receive a certificate of attendance at the end of your course

Authorised Absence If you want a day off you must ask the school administrator

up to 24 hours beforehand If you are ill phone the school before 900am If you do not notify the school as described above your time

off will be considered an lsquounauthorised absencersquo Regular unauthorised absences may result in a formal

warning and you may be asked to leave the school

EU Students only If you donrsquot come to school for two consecutive days the

School Administrator will phone to check that everything is OK

If after 3 days you have not returned you will need to either provide a doctors note or to see the Principal on your return

For non EU Visa students please refer to the flowchart

ATTENDANCE

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DAY01

DAY05

DAY03

DAY07

DAY09

DAY02

DAY06

DAY04

DAY08

DAY10

Do not return to school next day

Two days unauthorised absence

Phone call from the school

Return to school the next day

Return to school

Sign absentee form

Letter filed

Agentemergency contact is contacted

and informed of unauthorised

absence

Do not return to school

The UKBA will be notified and the student will be permanently excluded from the school

Warning letter sent to student

Second warning letter sent to student

NON EU VISA STUDENTS NON ATTENDANCE FLOWCHART

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PUNCTUALITY

Please be on time for your classes Students who arrive more than 15 minutes will have to report to reception on arrival to explain their lateness Students who arrive more than 30 mins late will not be allowed to attend until the next lesson See lateness policy below

PUNCTUALITY

All students need to attend classes on time Late arrivals disturb the class and make the job of the teacher more difficult

0 - 15 mins late Go directly to your class

15 - 30 mins late Report to the office before going to the class Explain your latenessGet a late slip (needed to enter the class late)

30 mins or more late You cannot enter the class until after the break

After a break students MUST arrive on time

We know that sometimes you will have trouble arriving on time You will be allowed to enter the class only if this happens occasionally

If you think you will be late frequently please speak to the DOS so different arrangements can be made

No refund will be made for late arrival at the school

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ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Making sure UIC English is a safe and happy place to learnUIC English Study Centres have an anti-racism and anti-discrimination policy All members of the school community must not discriminate against anyone on the basis of colour belief culture gender sexual orientation disability or personal

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circumstances

WE CAN ALL HELP

ཀྵ All members of the school community should treat each other with respect This includes students teachers homestay providers School Administrators Directors of Studies and Principals

ཀྵ Work with other students to deal with bullying ཀྵ Celebrate the diversity of nationalities and cultures at UIC English

Greenwich respecting your fellow students

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

Bullying and harassment is when you feel threatened insulted or humiliated by someonersquos behaviour to you

ཀྵ Donrsquot suffer in silence ndash tell someone immediately ཀྵ Tell someone that you trust ndash your teacher School Administrator

Director of Studies or School Principal ཀྵ Be proud of who you are ཀྵ Try not to show you are upset Itrsquos difficult but bullies enjoy

someonersquos fear

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

2929

ཀྵ Donrsquot be or pretend to be friends with a bully or racist

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IS BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

ཀྵ TAKE ACTION Watching and doing nothing looks like you are supporting the bully It makes the victim feel more unhappy

ཀྵ Tell us IMMEDIATELY

If there is anything in this policy that you do not understand or have any questions please ask one of the staff team for help

EXAM INFORMATION

EXAM INFORMATION4

3232

UIC English Greenwich prepares students for the Cambridge exams IELTS TOEFL and TOEIC and regularly enters students for these and other examinations

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

The Cambridge exams are held up to eleven times a year The speaking tests are usually held one week either side of the written papers Dates are confirmed shortly before the speaking test

First Certificate in English (FCE)This aims to evaluate candidates at an upper-intermediate level You can take this exam if you plan to use English for work or if you want to study a Foundation course at a British university (Equivalent to band 5 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)This is a test aimed at candidates who plan to use English for professional purposes or who may want to study at certain universities It is two-thirds of the way to Proficiency (Equivalent to band 6 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

EXTERNAL EXAMS

3333

IELTS

(International English Language Testing System) The Academic module is suitable for candidates planning to undertake higher education in an English medium university IELTS is accepted by most British Australian Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions American academic institutions are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes Band scores vary depending on the course and institution The General module is suitable for candidates planning to take a course in an English-medium College of Further Education or for vocational purposes

LEARNING SUPPORT

LEARNING SUPPORT5

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

3838

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

4040

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

4141

ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

4646

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

4848

Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

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If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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Royal Observatory amp Planetarium

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Maritime Campus Cutty Sark amp Gardens Greenwich Theatre Greenwich Cinema Greenwich Station DLR McMillan Residence

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

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PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

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TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

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28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

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80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

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LUNCHTIME SKILLS CLASSES

A variety of skills and conversation classes at various levels

AFTERNOON CLASSES

Level names Level descriptorsA1A2 LowerB1 IntermediateB2 Upper

MORNING TIMETABLE

Adults amp Junior0900 - 1030 Lessons100 - 1045 Break1045 - 1215 Lessons

LUNCHTIME CLASSES

1300 - 1430

AFTERNOON TIMETABLE

Juniors Adults1500 - 1630 Lessons 1500 - 1630 Lesson1630 - 1700 Break1700 - 1830 Lessons

Please note that lessons have changed from being 60 minutes to 45 minutes

1818

MOVING TO ANOTHER LEVEL

The Director of Studies is the only person who can authorise any change in level

If you feel you are ready and want to change level you should speak to your teacher who will then discuss this with the Director of Studies

The decision on whether you are ready to move up to the next level is based on

ཀྵ ongoing assessment of your overall progress (and not only on the bi-weekly tests)

ཀྵ the standard of English in each level (as this can vary from term to term)

CRITERIA FOR CHANGING LEVELS

Attendance ཀྵ You can only benefit fully from your course if you attend all or

most of your classes Minimum attendance is 80 ཀྵ If you are absent for more than 20 of classes you will naturally

miss out on important aspects of the course leaving lsquogapsrsquo in your knowledge and stopping you from advancing in English

ཀྵ Students who are absent for more than 20 of classes and return the following term will be required to sit another placement test or may be placed in the same level as before

ཀྵ Attendance can affect your participation (See below)

CHANGING LEVELS

1919

ParticipationTeachers will also take into account how well you have participated in class when deciding student movement This includes

ཀྵ completing set homework regularly

ཀྵ contributing to class discussions

ཀྵ actively participating in class activities

ཀྵ showing initiative and willingness to learn

ཀྵ a positive attitude to learning

Your Progress ཀྵ Every two weeks you will have a

progress test ཀྵ These tests are designed for you and your teacher to check your

progress highlight strengths and weaknesses and to check that learning is taking place

ཀྵ You will ALSO be given a one-to-one Tutorial with your teacher every 2 weeks This is a time for you to work out your own individual learning plan

ཀྵ If you donrsquot take the tests this could affect your progress

2020

CLASSROOM POLICY

ཀྵ Switch off your mobile phone ཀྵ No eating and drinking in the classroom (except water) ཀྵ Speak only English ཀྵ Listen to your teacher ཀྵ Listen to your classmates

If you are expecting an important call tell your teacher at the beginning of the lesson and heshe will give you permission to answer the call

Placement testsAll students must take a placement test before they start at the school to help us assess their level and place them in the right class This also applies to students who have passed the FCE CAE IELTS or TOEFL

Course booksAll students must have the textbook for their level These books are available at Reception When you are sure that you are happy with your class level ask at reception for your book

Certificates amp reportsA certificate of attendance will be available from reception on completion of an end of course questionnaire If you have studied with us for 3 weeks or more you will also receive an academic report

CLASSROOM POLICY

2121

SCHOOL POLICIES

SCHOOL POLICIES3

2424

RULES AND REGULATIONS

All students are expected to attend 80 The procedure for unauthorised absences will be as follows

If you do not attend 80 you will not receive a certificate of attendance at the end of your course

Authorised Absence If you want a day off you must ask the school administrator

up to 24 hours beforehand If you are ill phone the school before 900am If you do not notify the school as described above your time

off will be considered an lsquounauthorised absencersquo Regular unauthorised absences may result in a formal

warning and you may be asked to leave the school

EU Students only If you donrsquot come to school for two consecutive days the

School Administrator will phone to check that everything is OK

If after 3 days you have not returned you will need to either provide a doctors note or to see the Principal on your return

For non EU Visa students please refer to the flowchart

ATTENDANCE

2525

DAY01

DAY05

DAY03

DAY07

DAY09

DAY02

DAY06

DAY04

DAY08

DAY10

Do not return to school next day

Two days unauthorised absence

Phone call from the school

Return to school the next day

Return to school

Sign absentee form

Letter filed

Agentemergency contact is contacted

and informed of unauthorised

absence

Do not return to school

The UKBA will be notified and the student will be permanently excluded from the school

Warning letter sent to student

Second warning letter sent to student

NON EU VISA STUDENTS NON ATTENDANCE FLOWCHART

2626

PUNCTUALITY

Please be on time for your classes Students who arrive more than 15 minutes will have to report to reception on arrival to explain their lateness Students who arrive more than 30 mins late will not be allowed to attend until the next lesson See lateness policy below

PUNCTUALITY

All students need to attend classes on time Late arrivals disturb the class and make the job of the teacher more difficult

0 - 15 mins late Go directly to your class

15 - 30 mins late Report to the office before going to the class Explain your latenessGet a late slip (needed to enter the class late)

30 mins or more late You cannot enter the class until after the break

After a break students MUST arrive on time

We know that sometimes you will have trouble arriving on time You will be allowed to enter the class only if this happens occasionally

If you think you will be late frequently please speak to the DOS so different arrangements can be made

No refund will be made for late arrival at the school

2727

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Making sure UIC English is a safe and happy place to learnUIC English Study Centres have an anti-racism and anti-discrimination policy All members of the school community must not discriminate against anyone on the basis of colour belief culture gender sexual orientation disability or personal

2828

circumstances

WE CAN ALL HELP

ཀྵ All members of the school community should treat each other with respect This includes students teachers homestay providers School Administrators Directors of Studies and Principals

ཀྵ Work with other students to deal with bullying ཀྵ Celebrate the diversity of nationalities and cultures at UIC English

Greenwich respecting your fellow students

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

Bullying and harassment is when you feel threatened insulted or humiliated by someonersquos behaviour to you

ཀྵ Donrsquot suffer in silence ndash tell someone immediately ཀྵ Tell someone that you trust ndash your teacher School Administrator

Director of Studies or School Principal ཀྵ Be proud of who you are ཀྵ Try not to show you are upset Itrsquos difficult but bullies enjoy

someonersquos fear

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

2929

ཀྵ Donrsquot be or pretend to be friends with a bully or racist

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IS BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

ཀྵ TAKE ACTION Watching and doing nothing looks like you are supporting the bully It makes the victim feel more unhappy

ཀྵ Tell us IMMEDIATELY

If there is anything in this policy that you do not understand or have any questions please ask one of the staff team for help

EXAM INFORMATION

EXAM INFORMATION4

3232

UIC English Greenwich prepares students for the Cambridge exams IELTS TOEFL and TOEIC and regularly enters students for these and other examinations

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

The Cambridge exams are held up to eleven times a year The speaking tests are usually held one week either side of the written papers Dates are confirmed shortly before the speaking test

First Certificate in English (FCE)This aims to evaluate candidates at an upper-intermediate level You can take this exam if you plan to use English for work or if you want to study a Foundation course at a British university (Equivalent to band 5 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)This is a test aimed at candidates who plan to use English for professional purposes or who may want to study at certain universities It is two-thirds of the way to Proficiency (Equivalent to band 6 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

EXTERNAL EXAMS

3333

IELTS

(International English Language Testing System) The Academic module is suitable for candidates planning to undertake higher education in an English medium university IELTS is accepted by most British Australian Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions American academic institutions are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes Band scores vary depending on the course and institution The General module is suitable for candidates planning to take a course in an English-medium College of Further Education or for vocational purposes

LEARNING SUPPORT

LEARNING SUPPORT5

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

3838

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

4040

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

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ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

4646

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

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Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

5050

If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

5353

BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

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GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

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WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

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TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

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01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

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28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

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55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

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80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

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MOVING TO ANOTHER LEVEL

The Director of Studies is the only person who can authorise any change in level

If you feel you are ready and want to change level you should speak to your teacher who will then discuss this with the Director of Studies

The decision on whether you are ready to move up to the next level is based on

ཀྵ ongoing assessment of your overall progress (and not only on the bi-weekly tests)

ཀྵ the standard of English in each level (as this can vary from term to term)

CRITERIA FOR CHANGING LEVELS

Attendance ཀྵ You can only benefit fully from your course if you attend all or

most of your classes Minimum attendance is 80 ཀྵ If you are absent for more than 20 of classes you will naturally

miss out on important aspects of the course leaving lsquogapsrsquo in your knowledge and stopping you from advancing in English

ཀྵ Students who are absent for more than 20 of classes and return the following term will be required to sit another placement test or may be placed in the same level as before

ཀྵ Attendance can affect your participation (See below)

CHANGING LEVELS

1919

ParticipationTeachers will also take into account how well you have participated in class when deciding student movement This includes

ཀྵ completing set homework regularly

ཀྵ contributing to class discussions

ཀྵ actively participating in class activities

ཀྵ showing initiative and willingness to learn

ཀྵ a positive attitude to learning

Your Progress ཀྵ Every two weeks you will have a

progress test ཀྵ These tests are designed for you and your teacher to check your

progress highlight strengths and weaknesses and to check that learning is taking place

ཀྵ You will ALSO be given a one-to-one Tutorial with your teacher every 2 weeks This is a time for you to work out your own individual learning plan

ཀྵ If you donrsquot take the tests this could affect your progress

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CLASSROOM POLICY

ཀྵ Switch off your mobile phone ཀྵ No eating and drinking in the classroom (except water) ཀྵ Speak only English ཀྵ Listen to your teacher ཀྵ Listen to your classmates

If you are expecting an important call tell your teacher at the beginning of the lesson and heshe will give you permission to answer the call

Placement testsAll students must take a placement test before they start at the school to help us assess their level and place them in the right class This also applies to students who have passed the FCE CAE IELTS or TOEFL

Course booksAll students must have the textbook for their level These books are available at Reception When you are sure that you are happy with your class level ask at reception for your book

Certificates amp reportsA certificate of attendance will be available from reception on completion of an end of course questionnaire If you have studied with us for 3 weeks or more you will also receive an academic report

CLASSROOM POLICY

2121

SCHOOL POLICIES

SCHOOL POLICIES3

2424

RULES AND REGULATIONS

All students are expected to attend 80 The procedure for unauthorised absences will be as follows

If you do not attend 80 you will not receive a certificate of attendance at the end of your course

Authorised Absence If you want a day off you must ask the school administrator

up to 24 hours beforehand If you are ill phone the school before 900am If you do not notify the school as described above your time

off will be considered an lsquounauthorised absencersquo Regular unauthorised absences may result in a formal

warning and you may be asked to leave the school

EU Students only If you donrsquot come to school for two consecutive days the

School Administrator will phone to check that everything is OK

If after 3 days you have not returned you will need to either provide a doctors note or to see the Principal on your return

For non EU Visa students please refer to the flowchart

ATTENDANCE

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DAY01

DAY05

DAY03

DAY07

DAY09

DAY02

DAY06

DAY04

DAY08

DAY10

Do not return to school next day

Two days unauthorised absence

Phone call from the school

Return to school the next day

Return to school

Sign absentee form

Letter filed

Agentemergency contact is contacted

and informed of unauthorised

absence

Do not return to school

The UKBA will be notified and the student will be permanently excluded from the school

Warning letter sent to student

Second warning letter sent to student

NON EU VISA STUDENTS NON ATTENDANCE FLOWCHART

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PUNCTUALITY

Please be on time for your classes Students who arrive more than 15 minutes will have to report to reception on arrival to explain their lateness Students who arrive more than 30 mins late will not be allowed to attend until the next lesson See lateness policy below

PUNCTUALITY

All students need to attend classes on time Late arrivals disturb the class and make the job of the teacher more difficult

0 - 15 mins late Go directly to your class

15 - 30 mins late Report to the office before going to the class Explain your latenessGet a late slip (needed to enter the class late)

30 mins or more late You cannot enter the class until after the break

After a break students MUST arrive on time

We know that sometimes you will have trouble arriving on time You will be allowed to enter the class only if this happens occasionally

If you think you will be late frequently please speak to the DOS so different arrangements can be made

No refund will be made for late arrival at the school

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ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Making sure UIC English is a safe and happy place to learnUIC English Study Centres have an anti-racism and anti-discrimination policy All members of the school community must not discriminate against anyone on the basis of colour belief culture gender sexual orientation disability or personal

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circumstances

WE CAN ALL HELP

ཀྵ All members of the school community should treat each other with respect This includes students teachers homestay providers School Administrators Directors of Studies and Principals

ཀྵ Work with other students to deal with bullying ཀྵ Celebrate the diversity of nationalities and cultures at UIC English

Greenwich respecting your fellow students

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

Bullying and harassment is when you feel threatened insulted or humiliated by someonersquos behaviour to you

ཀྵ Donrsquot suffer in silence ndash tell someone immediately ཀྵ Tell someone that you trust ndash your teacher School Administrator

Director of Studies or School Principal ཀྵ Be proud of who you are ཀྵ Try not to show you are upset Itrsquos difficult but bullies enjoy

someonersquos fear

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

2929

ཀྵ Donrsquot be or pretend to be friends with a bully or racist

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IS BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

ཀྵ TAKE ACTION Watching and doing nothing looks like you are supporting the bully It makes the victim feel more unhappy

ཀྵ Tell us IMMEDIATELY

If there is anything in this policy that you do not understand or have any questions please ask one of the staff team for help

EXAM INFORMATION

EXAM INFORMATION4

3232

UIC English Greenwich prepares students for the Cambridge exams IELTS TOEFL and TOEIC and regularly enters students for these and other examinations

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

The Cambridge exams are held up to eleven times a year The speaking tests are usually held one week either side of the written papers Dates are confirmed shortly before the speaking test

First Certificate in English (FCE)This aims to evaluate candidates at an upper-intermediate level You can take this exam if you plan to use English for work or if you want to study a Foundation course at a British university (Equivalent to band 5 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)This is a test aimed at candidates who plan to use English for professional purposes or who may want to study at certain universities It is two-thirds of the way to Proficiency (Equivalent to band 6 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

EXTERNAL EXAMS

3333

IELTS

(International English Language Testing System) The Academic module is suitable for candidates planning to undertake higher education in an English medium university IELTS is accepted by most British Australian Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions American academic institutions are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes Band scores vary depending on the course and institution The General module is suitable for candidates planning to take a course in an English-medium College of Further Education or for vocational purposes

LEARNING SUPPORT

LEARNING SUPPORT5

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

3838

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

4040

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

4141

ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

4646

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

4848

Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

5050

If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

5151

WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

7070

To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

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ParticipationTeachers will also take into account how well you have participated in class when deciding student movement This includes

ཀྵ completing set homework regularly

ཀྵ contributing to class discussions

ཀྵ actively participating in class activities

ཀྵ showing initiative and willingness to learn

ཀྵ a positive attitude to learning

Your Progress ཀྵ Every two weeks you will have a

progress test ཀྵ These tests are designed for you and your teacher to check your

progress highlight strengths and weaknesses and to check that learning is taking place

ཀྵ You will ALSO be given a one-to-one Tutorial with your teacher every 2 weeks This is a time for you to work out your own individual learning plan

ཀྵ If you donrsquot take the tests this could affect your progress

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CLASSROOM POLICY

ཀྵ Switch off your mobile phone ཀྵ No eating and drinking in the classroom (except water) ཀྵ Speak only English ཀྵ Listen to your teacher ཀྵ Listen to your classmates

If you are expecting an important call tell your teacher at the beginning of the lesson and heshe will give you permission to answer the call

Placement testsAll students must take a placement test before they start at the school to help us assess their level and place them in the right class This also applies to students who have passed the FCE CAE IELTS or TOEFL

Course booksAll students must have the textbook for their level These books are available at Reception When you are sure that you are happy with your class level ask at reception for your book

Certificates amp reportsA certificate of attendance will be available from reception on completion of an end of course questionnaire If you have studied with us for 3 weeks or more you will also receive an academic report

CLASSROOM POLICY

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SCHOOL POLICIES

SCHOOL POLICIES3

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RULES AND REGULATIONS

All students are expected to attend 80 The procedure for unauthorised absences will be as follows

If you do not attend 80 you will not receive a certificate of attendance at the end of your course

Authorised Absence If you want a day off you must ask the school administrator

up to 24 hours beforehand If you are ill phone the school before 900am If you do not notify the school as described above your time

off will be considered an lsquounauthorised absencersquo Regular unauthorised absences may result in a formal

warning and you may be asked to leave the school

EU Students only If you donrsquot come to school for two consecutive days the

School Administrator will phone to check that everything is OK

If after 3 days you have not returned you will need to either provide a doctors note or to see the Principal on your return

For non EU Visa students please refer to the flowchart

ATTENDANCE

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DAY01

DAY05

DAY03

DAY07

DAY09

DAY02

DAY06

DAY04

DAY08

DAY10

Do not return to school next day

Two days unauthorised absence

Phone call from the school

Return to school the next day

Return to school

Sign absentee form

Letter filed

Agentemergency contact is contacted

and informed of unauthorised

absence

Do not return to school

The UKBA will be notified and the student will be permanently excluded from the school

Warning letter sent to student

Second warning letter sent to student

NON EU VISA STUDENTS NON ATTENDANCE FLOWCHART

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PUNCTUALITY

Please be on time for your classes Students who arrive more than 15 minutes will have to report to reception on arrival to explain their lateness Students who arrive more than 30 mins late will not be allowed to attend until the next lesson See lateness policy below

PUNCTUALITY

All students need to attend classes on time Late arrivals disturb the class and make the job of the teacher more difficult

0 - 15 mins late Go directly to your class

15 - 30 mins late Report to the office before going to the class Explain your latenessGet a late slip (needed to enter the class late)

30 mins or more late You cannot enter the class until after the break

After a break students MUST arrive on time

We know that sometimes you will have trouble arriving on time You will be allowed to enter the class only if this happens occasionally

If you think you will be late frequently please speak to the DOS so different arrangements can be made

No refund will be made for late arrival at the school

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ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Making sure UIC English is a safe and happy place to learnUIC English Study Centres have an anti-racism and anti-discrimination policy All members of the school community must not discriminate against anyone on the basis of colour belief culture gender sexual orientation disability or personal

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circumstances

WE CAN ALL HELP

ཀྵ All members of the school community should treat each other with respect This includes students teachers homestay providers School Administrators Directors of Studies and Principals

ཀྵ Work with other students to deal with bullying ཀྵ Celebrate the diversity of nationalities and cultures at UIC English

Greenwich respecting your fellow students

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

Bullying and harassment is when you feel threatened insulted or humiliated by someonersquos behaviour to you

ཀྵ Donrsquot suffer in silence ndash tell someone immediately ཀྵ Tell someone that you trust ndash your teacher School Administrator

Director of Studies or School Principal ཀྵ Be proud of who you are ཀྵ Try not to show you are upset Itrsquos difficult but bullies enjoy

someonersquos fear

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

2929

ཀྵ Donrsquot be or pretend to be friends with a bully or racist

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IS BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

ཀྵ TAKE ACTION Watching and doing nothing looks like you are supporting the bully It makes the victim feel more unhappy

ཀྵ Tell us IMMEDIATELY

If there is anything in this policy that you do not understand or have any questions please ask one of the staff team for help

EXAM INFORMATION

EXAM INFORMATION4

3232

UIC English Greenwich prepares students for the Cambridge exams IELTS TOEFL and TOEIC and regularly enters students for these and other examinations

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

The Cambridge exams are held up to eleven times a year The speaking tests are usually held one week either side of the written papers Dates are confirmed shortly before the speaking test

First Certificate in English (FCE)This aims to evaluate candidates at an upper-intermediate level You can take this exam if you plan to use English for work or if you want to study a Foundation course at a British university (Equivalent to band 5 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)This is a test aimed at candidates who plan to use English for professional purposes or who may want to study at certain universities It is two-thirds of the way to Proficiency (Equivalent to band 6 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

EXTERNAL EXAMS

3333

IELTS

(International English Language Testing System) The Academic module is suitable for candidates planning to undertake higher education in an English medium university IELTS is accepted by most British Australian Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions American academic institutions are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes Band scores vary depending on the course and institution The General module is suitable for candidates planning to take a course in an English-medium College of Further Education or for vocational purposes

LEARNING SUPPORT

LEARNING SUPPORT5

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

3838

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

4040

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

4141

ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

4646

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

4848

Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

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If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

5555

MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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Maritime Campus Cutty Sark amp Gardens Greenwich Theatre Greenwich Cinema Greenwich Station DLR McMillan Residence

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

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PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

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TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

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01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

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28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

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80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

2020

CLASSROOM POLICY

ཀྵ Switch off your mobile phone ཀྵ No eating and drinking in the classroom (except water) ཀྵ Speak only English ཀྵ Listen to your teacher ཀྵ Listen to your classmates

If you are expecting an important call tell your teacher at the beginning of the lesson and heshe will give you permission to answer the call

Placement testsAll students must take a placement test before they start at the school to help us assess their level and place them in the right class This also applies to students who have passed the FCE CAE IELTS or TOEFL

Course booksAll students must have the textbook for their level These books are available at Reception When you are sure that you are happy with your class level ask at reception for your book

Certificates amp reportsA certificate of attendance will be available from reception on completion of an end of course questionnaire If you have studied with us for 3 weeks or more you will also receive an academic report

CLASSROOM POLICY

2121

SCHOOL POLICIES

SCHOOL POLICIES3

2424

RULES AND REGULATIONS

All students are expected to attend 80 The procedure for unauthorised absences will be as follows

If you do not attend 80 you will not receive a certificate of attendance at the end of your course

Authorised Absence If you want a day off you must ask the school administrator

up to 24 hours beforehand If you are ill phone the school before 900am If you do not notify the school as described above your time

off will be considered an lsquounauthorised absencersquo Regular unauthorised absences may result in a formal

warning and you may be asked to leave the school

EU Students only If you donrsquot come to school for two consecutive days the

School Administrator will phone to check that everything is OK

If after 3 days you have not returned you will need to either provide a doctors note or to see the Principal on your return

For non EU Visa students please refer to the flowchart

ATTENDANCE

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DAY01

DAY05

DAY03

DAY07

DAY09

DAY02

DAY06

DAY04

DAY08

DAY10

Do not return to school next day

Two days unauthorised absence

Phone call from the school

Return to school the next day

Return to school

Sign absentee form

Letter filed

Agentemergency contact is contacted

and informed of unauthorised

absence

Do not return to school

The UKBA will be notified and the student will be permanently excluded from the school

Warning letter sent to student

Second warning letter sent to student

NON EU VISA STUDENTS NON ATTENDANCE FLOWCHART

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PUNCTUALITY

Please be on time for your classes Students who arrive more than 15 minutes will have to report to reception on arrival to explain their lateness Students who arrive more than 30 mins late will not be allowed to attend until the next lesson See lateness policy below

PUNCTUALITY

All students need to attend classes on time Late arrivals disturb the class and make the job of the teacher more difficult

0 - 15 mins late Go directly to your class

15 - 30 mins late Report to the office before going to the class Explain your latenessGet a late slip (needed to enter the class late)

30 mins or more late You cannot enter the class until after the break

After a break students MUST arrive on time

We know that sometimes you will have trouble arriving on time You will be allowed to enter the class only if this happens occasionally

If you think you will be late frequently please speak to the DOS so different arrangements can be made

No refund will be made for late arrival at the school

2727

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Making sure UIC English is a safe and happy place to learnUIC English Study Centres have an anti-racism and anti-discrimination policy All members of the school community must not discriminate against anyone on the basis of colour belief culture gender sexual orientation disability or personal

2828

circumstances

WE CAN ALL HELP

ཀྵ All members of the school community should treat each other with respect This includes students teachers homestay providers School Administrators Directors of Studies and Principals

ཀྵ Work with other students to deal with bullying ཀྵ Celebrate the diversity of nationalities and cultures at UIC English

Greenwich respecting your fellow students

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

Bullying and harassment is when you feel threatened insulted or humiliated by someonersquos behaviour to you

ཀྵ Donrsquot suffer in silence ndash tell someone immediately ཀྵ Tell someone that you trust ndash your teacher School Administrator

Director of Studies or School Principal ཀྵ Be proud of who you are ཀྵ Try not to show you are upset Itrsquos difficult but bullies enjoy

someonersquos fear

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

2929

ཀྵ Donrsquot be or pretend to be friends with a bully or racist

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IS BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

ཀྵ TAKE ACTION Watching and doing nothing looks like you are supporting the bully It makes the victim feel more unhappy

ཀྵ Tell us IMMEDIATELY

If there is anything in this policy that you do not understand or have any questions please ask one of the staff team for help

EXAM INFORMATION

EXAM INFORMATION4

3232

UIC English Greenwich prepares students for the Cambridge exams IELTS TOEFL and TOEIC and regularly enters students for these and other examinations

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

The Cambridge exams are held up to eleven times a year The speaking tests are usually held one week either side of the written papers Dates are confirmed shortly before the speaking test

First Certificate in English (FCE)This aims to evaluate candidates at an upper-intermediate level You can take this exam if you plan to use English for work or if you want to study a Foundation course at a British university (Equivalent to band 5 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)This is a test aimed at candidates who plan to use English for professional purposes or who may want to study at certain universities It is two-thirds of the way to Proficiency (Equivalent to band 6 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

EXTERNAL EXAMS

3333

IELTS

(International English Language Testing System) The Academic module is suitable for candidates planning to undertake higher education in an English medium university IELTS is accepted by most British Australian Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions American academic institutions are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes Band scores vary depending on the course and institution The General module is suitable for candidates planning to take a course in an English-medium College of Further Education or for vocational purposes

LEARNING SUPPORT

LEARNING SUPPORT5

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

3838

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

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HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

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ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

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SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

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LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

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Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

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If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

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TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

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01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

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28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

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55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

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80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

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SCHOOL POLICIES

SCHOOL POLICIES3

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RULES AND REGULATIONS

All students are expected to attend 80 The procedure for unauthorised absences will be as follows

If you do not attend 80 you will not receive a certificate of attendance at the end of your course

Authorised Absence If you want a day off you must ask the school administrator

up to 24 hours beforehand If you are ill phone the school before 900am If you do not notify the school as described above your time

off will be considered an lsquounauthorised absencersquo Regular unauthorised absences may result in a formal

warning and you may be asked to leave the school

EU Students only If you donrsquot come to school for two consecutive days the

School Administrator will phone to check that everything is OK

If after 3 days you have not returned you will need to either provide a doctors note or to see the Principal on your return

For non EU Visa students please refer to the flowchart

ATTENDANCE

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DAY01

DAY05

DAY03

DAY07

DAY09

DAY02

DAY06

DAY04

DAY08

DAY10

Do not return to school next day

Two days unauthorised absence

Phone call from the school

Return to school the next day

Return to school

Sign absentee form

Letter filed

Agentemergency contact is contacted

and informed of unauthorised

absence

Do not return to school

The UKBA will be notified and the student will be permanently excluded from the school

Warning letter sent to student

Second warning letter sent to student

NON EU VISA STUDENTS NON ATTENDANCE FLOWCHART

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PUNCTUALITY

Please be on time for your classes Students who arrive more than 15 minutes will have to report to reception on arrival to explain their lateness Students who arrive more than 30 mins late will not be allowed to attend until the next lesson See lateness policy below

PUNCTUALITY

All students need to attend classes on time Late arrivals disturb the class and make the job of the teacher more difficult

0 - 15 mins late Go directly to your class

15 - 30 mins late Report to the office before going to the class Explain your latenessGet a late slip (needed to enter the class late)

30 mins or more late You cannot enter the class until after the break

After a break students MUST arrive on time

We know that sometimes you will have trouble arriving on time You will be allowed to enter the class only if this happens occasionally

If you think you will be late frequently please speak to the DOS so different arrangements can be made

No refund will be made for late arrival at the school

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ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Making sure UIC English is a safe and happy place to learnUIC English Study Centres have an anti-racism and anti-discrimination policy All members of the school community must not discriminate against anyone on the basis of colour belief culture gender sexual orientation disability or personal

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circumstances

WE CAN ALL HELP

ཀྵ All members of the school community should treat each other with respect This includes students teachers homestay providers School Administrators Directors of Studies and Principals

ཀྵ Work with other students to deal with bullying ཀྵ Celebrate the diversity of nationalities and cultures at UIC English

Greenwich respecting your fellow students

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

Bullying and harassment is when you feel threatened insulted or humiliated by someonersquos behaviour to you

ཀྵ Donrsquot suffer in silence ndash tell someone immediately ཀྵ Tell someone that you trust ndash your teacher School Administrator

Director of Studies or School Principal ཀྵ Be proud of who you are ཀྵ Try not to show you are upset Itrsquos difficult but bullies enjoy

someonersquos fear

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

2929

ཀྵ Donrsquot be or pretend to be friends with a bully or racist

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IS BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

ཀྵ TAKE ACTION Watching and doing nothing looks like you are supporting the bully It makes the victim feel more unhappy

ཀྵ Tell us IMMEDIATELY

If there is anything in this policy that you do not understand or have any questions please ask one of the staff team for help

EXAM INFORMATION

EXAM INFORMATION4

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UIC English Greenwich prepares students for the Cambridge exams IELTS TOEFL and TOEIC and regularly enters students for these and other examinations

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

The Cambridge exams are held up to eleven times a year The speaking tests are usually held one week either side of the written papers Dates are confirmed shortly before the speaking test

First Certificate in English (FCE)This aims to evaluate candidates at an upper-intermediate level You can take this exam if you plan to use English for work or if you want to study a Foundation course at a British university (Equivalent to band 5 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)This is a test aimed at candidates who plan to use English for professional purposes or who may want to study at certain universities It is two-thirds of the way to Proficiency (Equivalent to band 6 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

EXTERNAL EXAMS

3333

IELTS

(International English Language Testing System) The Academic module is suitable for candidates planning to undertake higher education in an English medium university IELTS is accepted by most British Australian Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions American academic institutions are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes Band scores vary depending on the course and institution The General module is suitable for candidates planning to take a course in an English-medium College of Further Education or for vocational purposes

LEARNING SUPPORT

LEARNING SUPPORT5

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

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HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

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HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

4141

ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

4646

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

4848

Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

5050

If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

5353

BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

5454

PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

5555

MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

GREENWICH7

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Royal Observatory amp Planetarium

National Maritime Museum The Queens House Greenwich University

Maritime Campus Cutty Sark amp Gardens Greenwich Theatre Greenwich Cinema Greenwich Station DLR McMillan Residence

1

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

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PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

7070

To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

7171

USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

SCHOOL POLICIES

SCHOOL POLICIES3

2424

RULES AND REGULATIONS

All students are expected to attend 80 The procedure for unauthorised absences will be as follows

If you do not attend 80 you will not receive a certificate of attendance at the end of your course

Authorised Absence If you want a day off you must ask the school administrator

up to 24 hours beforehand If you are ill phone the school before 900am If you do not notify the school as described above your time

off will be considered an lsquounauthorised absencersquo Regular unauthorised absences may result in a formal

warning and you may be asked to leave the school

EU Students only If you donrsquot come to school for two consecutive days the

School Administrator will phone to check that everything is OK

If after 3 days you have not returned you will need to either provide a doctors note or to see the Principal on your return

For non EU Visa students please refer to the flowchart

ATTENDANCE

2525

DAY01

DAY05

DAY03

DAY07

DAY09

DAY02

DAY06

DAY04

DAY08

DAY10

Do not return to school next day

Two days unauthorised absence

Phone call from the school

Return to school the next day

Return to school

Sign absentee form

Letter filed

Agentemergency contact is contacted

and informed of unauthorised

absence

Do not return to school

The UKBA will be notified and the student will be permanently excluded from the school

Warning letter sent to student

Second warning letter sent to student

NON EU VISA STUDENTS NON ATTENDANCE FLOWCHART

2626

PUNCTUALITY

Please be on time for your classes Students who arrive more than 15 minutes will have to report to reception on arrival to explain their lateness Students who arrive more than 30 mins late will not be allowed to attend until the next lesson See lateness policy below

PUNCTUALITY

All students need to attend classes on time Late arrivals disturb the class and make the job of the teacher more difficult

0 - 15 mins late Go directly to your class

15 - 30 mins late Report to the office before going to the class Explain your latenessGet a late slip (needed to enter the class late)

30 mins or more late You cannot enter the class until after the break

After a break students MUST arrive on time

We know that sometimes you will have trouble arriving on time You will be allowed to enter the class only if this happens occasionally

If you think you will be late frequently please speak to the DOS so different arrangements can be made

No refund will be made for late arrival at the school

2727

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Making sure UIC English is a safe and happy place to learnUIC English Study Centres have an anti-racism and anti-discrimination policy All members of the school community must not discriminate against anyone on the basis of colour belief culture gender sexual orientation disability or personal

2828

circumstances

WE CAN ALL HELP

ཀྵ All members of the school community should treat each other with respect This includes students teachers homestay providers School Administrators Directors of Studies and Principals

ཀྵ Work with other students to deal with bullying ཀྵ Celebrate the diversity of nationalities and cultures at UIC English

Greenwich respecting your fellow students

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

Bullying and harassment is when you feel threatened insulted or humiliated by someonersquos behaviour to you

ཀྵ Donrsquot suffer in silence ndash tell someone immediately ཀྵ Tell someone that you trust ndash your teacher School Administrator

Director of Studies or School Principal ཀྵ Be proud of who you are ཀྵ Try not to show you are upset Itrsquos difficult but bullies enjoy

someonersquos fear

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

2929

ཀྵ Donrsquot be or pretend to be friends with a bully or racist

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IS BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

ཀྵ TAKE ACTION Watching and doing nothing looks like you are supporting the bully It makes the victim feel more unhappy

ཀྵ Tell us IMMEDIATELY

If there is anything in this policy that you do not understand or have any questions please ask one of the staff team for help

EXAM INFORMATION

EXAM INFORMATION4

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UIC English Greenwich prepares students for the Cambridge exams IELTS TOEFL and TOEIC and regularly enters students for these and other examinations

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

The Cambridge exams are held up to eleven times a year The speaking tests are usually held one week either side of the written papers Dates are confirmed shortly before the speaking test

First Certificate in English (FCE)This aims to evaluate candidates at an upper-intermediate level You can take this exam if you plan to use English for work or if you want to study a Foundation course at a British university (Equivalent to band 5 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)This is a test aimed at candidates who plan to use English for professional purposes or who may want to study at certain universities It is two-thirds of the way to Proficiency (Equivalent to band 6 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

EXTERNAL EXAMS

3333

IELTS

(International English Language Testing System) The Academic module is suitable for candidates planning to undertake higher education in an English medium university IELTS is accepted by most British Australian Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions American academic institutions are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes Band scores vary depending on the course and institution The General module is suitable for candidates planning to take a course in an English-medium College of Further Education or for vocational purposes

LEARNING SUPPORT

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3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

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HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

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HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

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ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

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LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

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Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

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If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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Royal Observatory amp Planetarium

National Maritime Museum The Queens House Greenwich University

Maritime Campus Cutty Sark amp Gardens Greenwich Theatre Greenwich Cinema Greenwich Station DLR McMillan Residence

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

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GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

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PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

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WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

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TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

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01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

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28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

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80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

SCHOOL POLICIES3

2424

RULES AND REGULATIONS

All students are expected to attend 80 The procedure for unauthorised absences will be as follows

If you do not attend 80 you will not receive a certificate of attendance at the end of your course

Authorised Absence If you want a day off you must ask the school administrator

up to 24 hours beforehand If you are ill phone the school before 900am If you do not notify the school as described above your time

off will be considered an lsquounauthorised absencersquo Regular unauthorised absences may result in a formal

warning and you may be asked to leave the school

EU Students only If you donrsquot come to school for two consecutive days the

School Administrator will phone to check that everything is OK

If after 3 days you have not returned you will need to either provide a doctors note or to see the Principal on your return

For non EU Visa students please refer to the flowchart

ATTENDANCE

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DAY01

DAY05

DAY03

DAY07

DAY09

DAY02

DAY06

DAY04

DAY08

DAY10

Do not return to school next day

Two days unauthorised absence

Phone call from the school

Return to school the next day

Return to school

Sign absentee form

Letter filed

Agentemergency contact is contacted

and informed of unauthorised

absence

Do not return to school

The UKBA will be notified and the student will be permanently excluded from the school

Warning letter sent to student

Second warning letter sent to student

NON EU VISA STUDENTS NON ATTENDANCE FLOWCHART

2626

PUNCTUALITY

Please be on time for your classes Students who arrive more than 15 minutes will have to report to reception on arrival to explain their lateness Students who arrive more than 30 mins late will not be allowed to attend until the next lesson See lateness policy below

PUNCTUALITY

All students need to attend classes on time Late arrivals disturb the class and make the job of the teacher more difficult

0 - 15 mins late Go directly to your class

15 - 30 mins late Report to the office before going to the class Explain your latenessGet a late slip (needed to enter the class late)

30 mins or more late You cannot enter the class until after the break

After a break students MUST arrive on time

We know that sometimes you will have trouble arriving on time You will be allowed to enter the class only if this happens occasionally

If you think you will be late frequently please speak to the DOS so different arrangements can be made

No refund will be made for late arrival at the school

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ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Making sure UIC English is a safe and happy place to learnUIC English Study Centres have an anti-racism and anti-discrimination policy All members of the school community must not discriminate against anyone on the basis of colour belief culture gender sexual orientation disability or personal

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circumstances

WE CAN ALL HELP

ཀྵ All members of the school community should treat each other with respect This includes students teachers homestay providers School Administrators Directors of Studies and Principals

ཀྵ Work with other students to deal with bullying ཀྵ Celebrate the diversity of nationalities and cultures at UIC English

Greenwich respecting your fellow students

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

Bullying and harassment is when you feel threatened insulted or humiliated by someonersquos behaviour to you

ཀྵ Donrsquot suffer in silence ndash tell someone immediately ཀྵ Tell someone that you trust ndash your teacher School Administrator

Director of Studies or School Principal ཀྵ Be proud of who you are ཀྵ Try not to show you are upset Itrsquos difficult but bullies enjoy

someonersquos fear

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

2929

ཀྵ Donrsquot be or pretend to be friends with a bully or racist

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IS BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

ཀྵ TAKE ACTION Watching and doing nothing looks like you are supporting the bully It makes the victim feel more unhappy

ཀྵ Tell us IMMEDIATELY

If there is anything in this policy that you do not understand or have any questions please ask one of the staff team for help

EXAM INFORMATION

EXAM INFORMATION4

3232

UIC English Greenwich prepares students for the Cambridge exams IELTS TOEFL and TOEIC and regularly enters students for these and other examinations

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

The Cambridge exams are held up to eleven times a year The speaking tests are usually held one week either side of the written papers Dates are confirmed shortly before the speaking test

First Certificate in English (FCE)This aims to evaluate candidates at an upper-intermediate level You can take this exam if you plan to use English for work or if you want to study a Foundation course at a British university (Equivalent to band 5 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)This is a test aimed at candidates who plan to use English for professional purposes or who may want to study at certain universities It is two-thirds of the way to Proficiency (Equivalent to band 6 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

EXTERNAL EXAMS

3333

IELTS

(International English Language Testing System) The Academic module is suitable for candidates planning to undertake higher education in an English medium university IELTS is accepted by most British Australian Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions American academic institutions are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes Band scores vary depending on the course and institution The General module is suitable for candidates planning to take a course in an English-medium College of Further Education or for vocational purposes

LEARNING SUPPORT

LEARNING SUPPORT5

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

3838

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

4040

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

4141

ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

4646

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

4848

Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

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If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

7070

To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

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80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

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RULES AND REGULATIONS

All students are expected to attend 80 The procedure for unauthorised absences will be as follows

If you do not attend 80 you will not receive a certificate of attendance at the end of your course

Authorised Absence If you want a day off you must ask the school administrator

up to 24 hours beforehand If you are ill phone the school before 900am If you do not notify the school as described above your time

off will be considered an lsquounauthorised absencersquo Regular unauthorised absences may result in a formal

warning and you may be asked to leave the school

EU Students only If you donrsquot come to school for two consecutive days the

School Administrator will phone to check that everything is OK

If after 3 days you have not returned you will need to either provide a doctors note or to see the Principal on your return

For non EU Visa students please refer to the flowchart

ATTENDANCE

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DAY01

DAY05

DAY03

DAY07

DAY09

DAY02

DAY06

DAY04

DAY08

DAY10

Do not return to school next day

Two days unauthorised absence

Phone call from the school

Return to school the next day

Return to school

Sign absentee form

Letter filed

Agentemergency contact is contacted

and informed of unauthorised

absence

Do not return to school

The UKBA will be notified and the student will be permanently excluded from the school

Warning letter sent to student

Second warning letter sent to student

NON EU VISA STUDENTS NON ATTENDANCE FLOWCHART

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PUNCTUALITY

Please be on time for your classes Students who arrive more than 15 minutes will have to report to reception on arrival to explain their lateness Students who arrive more than 30 mins late will not be allowed to attend until the next lesson See lateness policy below

PUNCTUALITY

All students need to attend classes on time Late arrivals disturb the class and make the job of the teacher more difficult

0 - 15 mins late Go directly to your class

15 - 30 mins late Report to the office before going to the class Explain your latenessGet a late slip (needed to enter the class late)

30 mins or more late You cannot enter the class until after the break

After a break students MUST arrive on time

We know that sometimes you will have trouble arriving on time You will be allowed to enter the class only if this happens occasionally

If you think you will be late frequently please speak to the DOS so different arrangements can be made

No refund will be made for late arrival at the school

2727

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Making sure UIC English is a safe and happy place to learnUIC English Study Centres have an anti-racism and anti-discrimination policy All members of the school community must not discriminate against anyone on the basis of colour belief culture gender sexual orientation disability or personal

2828

circumstances

WE CAN ALL HELP

ཀྵ All members of the school community should treat each other with respect This includes students teachers homestay providers School Administrators Directors of Studies and Principals

ཀྵ Work with other students to deal with bullying ཀྵ Celebrate the diversity of nationalities and cultures at UIC English

Greenwich respecting your fellow students

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

Bullying and harassment is when you feel threatened insulted or humiliated by someonersquos behaviour to you

ཀྵ Donrsquot suffer in silence ndash tell someone immediately ཀྵ Tell someone that you trust ndash your teacher School Administrator

Director of Studies or School Principal ཀྵ Be proud of who you are ཀྵ Try not to show you are upset Itrsquos difficult but bullies enjoy

someonersquos fear

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

2929

ཀྵ Donrsquot be or pretend to be friends with a bully or racist

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IS BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

ཀྵ TAKE ACTION Watching and doing nothing looks like you are supporting the bully It makes the victim feel more unhappy

ཀྵ Tell us IMMEDIATELY

If there is anything in this policy that you do not understand or have any questions please ask one of the staff team for help

EXAM INFORMATION

EXAM INFORMATION4

3232

UIC English Greenwich prepares students for the Cambridge exams IELTS TOEFL and TOEIC and regularly enters students for these and other examinations

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

The Cambridge exams are held up to eleven times a year The speaking tests are usually held one week either side of the written papers Dates are confirmed shortly before the speaking test

First Certificate in English (FCE)This aims to evaluate candidates at an upper-intermediate level You can take this exam if you plan to use English for work or if you want to study a Foundation course at a British university (Equivalent to band 5 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)This is a test aimed at candidates who plan to use English for professional purposes or who may want to study at certain universities It is two-thirds of the way to Proficiency (Equivalent to band 6 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

EXTERNAL EXAMS

3333

IELTS

(International English Language Testing System) The Academic module is suitable for candidates planning to undertake higher education in an English medium university IELTS is accepted by most British Australian Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions American academic institutions are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes Band scores vary depending on the course and institution The General module is suitable for candidates planning to take a course in an English-medium College of Further Education or for vocational purposes

LEARNING SUPPORT

LEARNING SUPPORT5

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

3838

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

4040

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

4141

ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

4646

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

4848

Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

5050

If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

5353

BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

5555

MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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Royal Observatory amp Planetarium

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Maritime Campus Cutty Sark amp Gardens Greenwich Theatre Greenwich Cinema Greenwich Station DLR McMillan Residence

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

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PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

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TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

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01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

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28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

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80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

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DAY01

DAY05

DAY03

DAY07

DAY09

DAY02

DAY06

DAY04

DAY08

DAY10

Do not return to school next day

Two days unauthorised absence

Phone call from the school

Return to school the next day

Return to school

Sign absentee form

Letter filed

Agentemergency contact is contacted

and informed of unauthorised

absence

Do not return to school

The UKBA will be notified and the student will be permanently excluded from the school

Warning letter sent to student

Second warning letter sent to student

NON EU VISA STUDENTS NON ATTENDANCE FLOWCHART

2626

PUNCTUALITY

Please be on time for your classes Students who arrive more than 15 minutes will have to report to reception on arrival to explain their lateness Students who arrive more than 30 mins late will not be allowed to attend until the next lesson See lateness policy below

PUNCTUALITY

All students need to attend classes on time Late arrivals disturb the class and make the job of the teacher more difficult

0 - 15 mins late Go directly to your class

15 - 30 mins late Report to the office before going to the class Explain your latenessGet a late slip (needed to enter the class late)

30 mins or more late You cannot enter the class until after the break

After a break students MUST arrive on time

We know that sometimes you will have trouble arriving on time You will be allowed to enter the class only if this happens occasionally

If you think you will be late frequently please speak to the DOS so different arrangements can be made

No refund will be made for late arrival at the school

2727

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Making sure UIC English is a safe and happy place to learnUIC English Study Centres have an anti-racism and anti-discrimination policy All members of the school community must not discriminate against anyone on the basis of colour belief culture gender sexual orientation disability or personal

2828

circumstances

WE CAN ALL HELP

ཀྵ All members of the school community should treat each other with respect This includes students teachers homestay providers School Administrators Directors of Studies and Principals

ཀྵ Work with other students to deal with bullying ཀྵ Celebrate the diversity of nationalities and cultures at UIC English

Greenwich respecting your fellow students

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

Bullying and harassment is when you feel threatened insulted or humiliated by someonersquos behaviour to you

ཀྵ Donrsquot suffer in silence ndash tell someone immediately ཀྵ Tell someone that you trust ndash your teacher School Administrator

Director of Studies or School Principal ཀྵ Be proud of who you are ཀྵ Try not to show you are upset Itrsquos difficult but bullies enjoy

someonersquos fear

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

2929

ཀྵ Donrsquot be or pretend to be friends with a bully or racist

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IS BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

ཀྵ TAKE ACTION Watching and doing nothing looks like you are supporting the bully It makes the victim feel more unhappy

ཀྵ Tell us IMMEDIATELY

If there is anything in this policy that you do not understand or have any questions please ask one of the staff team for help

EXAM INFORMATION

EXAM INFORMATION4

3232

UIC English Greenwich prepares students for the Cambridge exams IELTS TOEFL and TOEIC and regularly enters students for these and other examinations

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

The Cambridge exams are held up to eleven times a year The speaking tests are usually held one week either side of the written papers Dates are confirmed shortly before the speaking test

First Certificate in English (FCE)This aims to evaluate candidates at an upper-intermediate level You can take this exam if you plan to use English for work or if you want to study a Foundation course at a British university (Equivalent to band 5 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)This is a test aimed at candidates who plan to use English for professional purposes or who may want to study at certain universities It is two-thirds of the way to Proficiency (Equivalent to band 6 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

EXTERNAL EXAMS

3333

IELTS

(International English Language Testing System) The Academic module is suitable for candidates planning to undertake higher education in an English medium university IELTS is accepted by most British Australian Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions American academic institutions are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes Band scores vary depending on the course and institution The General module is suitable for candidates planning to take a course in an English-medium College of Further Education or for vocational purposes

LEARNING SUPPORT

LEARNING SUPPORT5

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

3838

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

4040

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

4141

ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

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PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

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LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

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Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

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If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

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GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

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PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

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TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

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01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

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28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

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80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

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PUNCTUALITY

Please be on time for your classes Students who arrive more than 15 minutes will have to report to reception on arrival to explain their lateness Students who arrive more than 30 mins late will not be allowed to attend until the next lesson See lateness policy below

PUNCTUALITY

All students need to attend classes on time Late arrivals disturb the class and make the job of the teacher more difficult

0 - 15 mins late Go directly to your class

15 - 30 mins late Report to the office before going to the class Explain your latenessGet a late slip (needed to enter the class late)

30 mins or more late You cannot enter the class until after the break

After a break students MUST arrive on time

We know that sometimes you will have trouble arriving on time You will be allowed to enter the class only if this happens occasionally

If you think you will be late frequently please speak to the DOS so different arrangements can be made

No refund will be made for late arrival at the school

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ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Making sure UIC English is a safe and happy place to learnUIC English Study Centres have an anti-racism and anti-discrimination policy All members of the school community must not discriminate against anyone on the basis of colour belief culture gender sexual orientation disability or personal

2828

circumstances

WE CAN ALL HELP

ཀྵ All members of the school community should treat each other with respect This includes students teachers homestay providers School Administrators Directors of Studies and Principals

ཀྵ Work with other students to deal with bullying ཀྵ Celebrate the diversity of nationalities and cultures at UIC English

Greenwich respecting your fellow students

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

Bullying and harassment is when you feel threatened insulted or humiliated by someonersquos behaviour to you

ཀྵ Donrsquot suffer in silence ndash tell someone immediately ཀྵ Tell someone that you trust ndash your teacher School Administrator

Director of Studies or School Principal ཀྵ Be proud of who you are ཀྵ Try not to show you are upset Itrsquos difficult but bullies enjoy

someonersquos fear

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

2929

ཀྵ Donrsquot be or pretend to be friends with a bully or racist

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IS BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

ཀྵ TAKE ACTION Watching and doing nothing looks like you are supporting the bully It makes the victim feel more unhappy

ཀྵ Tell us IMMEDIATELY

If there is anything in this policy that you do not understand or have any questions please ask one of the staff team for help

EXAM INFORMATION

EXAM INFORMATION4

3232

UIC English Greenwich prepares students for the Cambridge exams IELTS TOEFL and TOEIC and regularly enters students for these and other examinations

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

The Cambridge exams are held up to eleven times a year The speaking tests are usually held one week either side of the written papers Dates are confirmed shortly before the speaking test

First Certificate in English (FCE)This aims to evaluate candidates at an upper-intermediate level You can take this exam if you plan to use English for work or if you want to study a Foundation course at a British university (Equivalent to band 5 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)This is a test aimed at candidates who plan to use English for professional purposes or who may want to study at certain universities It is two-thirds of the way to Proficiency (Equivalent to band 6 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

EXTERNAL EXAMS

3333

IELTS

(International English Language Testing System) The Academic module is suitable for candidates planning to undertake higher education in an English medium university IELTS is accepted by most British Australian Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions American academic institutions are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes Band scores vary depending on the course and institution The General module is suitable for candidates planning to take a course in an English-medium College of Further Education or for vocational purposes

LEARNING SUPPORT

LEARNING SUPPORT5

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

3838

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

4040

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

4141

ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

4646

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

4848

Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

5050

If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

5353

BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

5555

MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

GREENWICH7

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Royal Observatory amp Planetarium

National Maritime Museum The Queens House Greenwich University

Maritime Campus Cutty Sark amp Gardens Greenwich Theatre Greenwich Cinema Greenwich Station DLR McMillan Residence

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

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PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

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ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Making sure UIC English is a safe and happy place to learnUIC English Study Centres have an anti-racism and anti-discrimination policy All members of the school community must not discriminate against anyone on the basis of colour belief culture gender sexual orientation disability or personal

2828

circumstances

WE CAN ALL HELP

ཀྵ All members of the school community should treat each other with respect This includes students teachers homestay providers School Administrators Directors of Studies and Principals

ཀྵ Work with other students to deal with bullying ཀྵ Celebrate the diversity of nationalities and cultures at UIC English

Greenwich respecting your fellow students

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

Bullying and harassment is when you feel threatened insulted or humiliated by someonersquos behaviour to you

ཀྵ Donrsquot suffer in silence ndash tell someone immediately ཀྵ Tell someone that you trust ndash your teacher School Administrator

Director of Studies or School Principal ཀྵ Be proud of who you are ཀྵ Try not to show you are upset Itrsquos difficult but bullies enjoy

someonersquos fear

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

2929

ཀྵ Donrsquot be or pretend to be friends with a bully or racist

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IS BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

ཀྵ TAKE ACTION Watching and doing nothing looks like you are supporting the bully It makes the victim feel more unhappy

ཀྵ Tell us IMMEDIATELY

If there is anything in this policy that you do not understand or have any questions please ask one of the staff team for help

EXAM INFORMATION

EXAM INFORMATION4

3232

UIC English Greenwich prepares students for the Cambridge exams IELTS TOEFL and TOEIC and regularly enters students for these and other examinations

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

The Cambridge exams are held up to eleven times a year The speaking tests are usually held one week either side of the written papers Dates are confirmed shortly before the speaking test

First Certificate in English (FCE)This aims to evaluate candidates at an upper-intermediate level You can take this exam if you plan to use English for work or if you want to study a Foundation course at a British university (Equivalent to band 5 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)This is a test aimed at candidates who plan to use English for professional purposes or who may want to study at certain universities It is two-thirds of the way to Proficiency (Equivalent to band 6 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

EXTERNAL EXAMS

3333

IELTS

(International English Language Testing System) The Academic module is suitable for candidates planning to undertake higher education in an English medium university IELTS is accepted by most British Australian Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions American academic institutions are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes Band scores vary depending on the course and institution The General module is suitable for candidates planning to take a course in an English-medium College of Further Education or for vocational purposes

LEARNING SUPPORT

LEARNING SUPPORT5

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

3838

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

4040

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

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ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

4646

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

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Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

5050

If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

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01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

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28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

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55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

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80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

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circumstances

WE CAN ALL HELP

ཀྵ All members of the school community should treat each other with respect This includes students teachers homestay providers School Administrators Directors of Studies and Principals

ཀྵ Work with other students to deal with bullying ཀྵ Celebrate the diversity of nationalities and cultures at UIC English

Greenwich respecting your fellow students

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

Bullying and harassment is when you feel threatened insulted or humiliated by someonersquos behaviour to you

ཀྵ Donrsquot suffer in silence ndash tell someone immediately ཀྵ Tell someone that you trust ndash your teacher School Administrator

Director of Studies or School Principal ཀྵ Be proud of who you are ཀྵ Try not to show you are upset Itrsquos difficult but bullies enjoy

someonersquos fear

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

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ཀྵ Donrsquot be or pretend to be friends with a bully or racist

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IS BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

ཀྵ TAKE ACTION Watching and doing nothing looks like you are supporting the bully It makes the victim feel more unhappy

ཀྵ Tell us IMMEDIATELY

If there is anything in this policy that you do not understand or have any questions please ask one of the staff team for help

EXAM INFORMATION

EXAM INFORMATION4

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UIC English Greenwich prepares students for the Cambridge exams IELTS TOEFL and TOEIC and regularly enters students for these and other examinations

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

The Cambridge exams are held up to eleven times a year The speaking tests are usually held one week either side of the written papers Dates are confirmed shortly before the speaking test

First Certificate in English (FCE)This aims to evaluate candidates at an upper-intermediate level You can take this exam if you plan to use English for work or if you want to study a Foundation course at a British university (Equivalent to band 5 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)This is a test aimed at candidates who plan to use English for professional purposes or who may want to study at certain universities It is two-thirds of the way to Proficiency (Equivalent to band 6 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

EXTERNAL EXAMS

3333

IELTS

(International English Language Testing System) The Academic module is suitable for candidates planning to undertake higher education in an English medium university IELTS is accepted by most British Australian Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions American academic institutions are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes Band scores vary depending on the course and institution The General module is suitable for candidates planning to take a course in an English-medium College of Further Education or for vocational purposes

LEARNING SUPPORT

LEARNING SUPPORT5

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

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HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

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HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

4141

ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

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LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

4848

Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

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If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

5555

MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

GREENWICH7

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National Maritime Museum The Queens House Greenwich University

Maritime Campus Cutty Sark amp Gardens Greenwich Theatre Greenwich Cinema Greenwich Station DLR McMillan Residence

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

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TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

2929

ཀྵ Donrsquot be or pretend to be friends with a bully or racist

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IS BEING BULLIED OR HARASSED

ཀྵ TAKE ACTION Watching and doing nothing looks like you are supporting the bully It makes the victim feel more unhappy

ཀྵ Tell us IMMEDIATELY

If there is anything in this policy that you do not understand or have any questions please ask one of the staff team for help

EXAM INFORMATION

EXAM INFORMATION4

3232

UIC English Greenwich prepares students for the Cambridge exams IELTS TOEFL and TOEIC and regularly enters students for these and other examinations

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

The Cambridge exams are held up to eleven times a year The speaking tests are usually held one week either side of the written papers Dates are confirmed shortly before the speaking test

First Certificate in English (FCE)This aims to evaluate candidates at an upper-intermediate level You can take this exam if you plan to use English for work or if you want to study a Foundation course at a British university (Equivalent to band 5 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)This is a test aimed at candidates who plan to use English for professional purposes or who may want to study at certain universities It is two-thirds of the way to Proficiency (Equivalent to band 6 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

EXTERNAL EXAMS

3333

IELTS

(International English Language Testing System) The Academic module is suitable for candidates planning to undertake higher education in an English medium university IELTS is accepted by most British Australian Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions American academic institutions are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes Band scores vary depending on the course and institution The General module is suitable for candidates planning to take a course in an English-medium College of Further Education or for vocational purposes

LEARNING SUPPORT

LEARNING SUPPORT5

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

3838

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

4040

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

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ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

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SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

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LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

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Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

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If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

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GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

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WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

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TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

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01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

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28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

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80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

EXAM INFORMATION

EXAM INFORMATION4

3232

UIC English Greenwich prepares students for the Cambridge exams IELTS TOEFL and TOEIC and regularly enters students for these and other examinations

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

The Cambridge exams are held up to eleven times a year The speaking tests are usually held one week either side of the written papers Dates are confirmed shortly before the speaking test

First Certificate in English (FCE)This aims to evaluate candidates at an upper-intermediate level You can take this exam if you plan to use English for work or if you want to study a Foundation course at a British university (Equivalent to band 5 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)This is a test aimed at candidates who plan to use English for professional purposes or who may want to study at certain universities It is two-thirds of the way to Proficiency (Equivalent to band 6 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

EXTERNAL EXAMS

3333

IELTS

(International English Language Testing System) The Academic module is suitable for candidates planning to undertake higher education in an English medium university IELTS is accepted by most British Australian Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions American academic institutions are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes Band scores vary depending on the course and institution The General module is suitable for candidates planning to take a course in an English-medium College of Further Education or for vocational purposes

LEARNING SUPPORT

LEARNING SUPPORT5

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

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HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

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HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

4141

ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

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LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

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Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

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If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

5353

BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

5555

MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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National Maritime Museum The Queens House Greenwich University

Maritime Campus Cutty Sark amp Gardens Greenwich Theatre Greenwich Cinema Greenwich Station DLR McMillan Residence

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

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GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

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PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

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TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

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01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

EXAM INFORMATION4

3232

UIC English Greenwich prepares students for the Cambridge exams IELTS TOEFL and TOEIC and regularly enters students for these and other examinations

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

The Cambridge exams are held up to eleven times a year The speaking tests are usually held one week either side of the written papers Dates are confirmed shortly before the speaking test

First Certificate in English (FCE)This aims to evaluate candidates at an upper-intermediate level You can take this exam if you plan to use English for work or if you want to study a Foundation course at a British university (Equivalent to band 5 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)This is a test aimed at candidates who plan to use English for professional purposes or who may want to study at certain universities It is two-thirds of the way to Proficiency (Equivalent to band 6 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

EXTERNAL EXAMS

3333

IELTS

(International English Language Testing System) The Academic module is suitable for candidates planning to undertake higher education in an English medium university IELTS is accepted by most British Australian Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions American academic institutions are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes Band scores vary depending on the course and institution The General module is suitable for candidates planning to take a course in an English-medium College of Further Education or for vocational purposes

LEARNING SUPPORT

LEARNING SUPPORT5

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

3838

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

4040

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

4141

ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

4646

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

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Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

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4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

5050

If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

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01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

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28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

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80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

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UIC English Greenwich prepares students for the Cambridge exams IELTS TOEFL and TOEIC and regularly enters students for these and other examinations

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

The Cambridge exams are held up to eleven times a year The speaking tests are usually held one week either side of the written papers Dates are confirmed shortly before the speaking test

First Certificate in English (FCE)This aims to evaluate candidates at an upper-intermediate level You can take this exam if you plan to use English for work or if you want to study a Foundation course at a British university (Equivalent to band 5 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)This is a test aimed at candidates who plan to use English for professional purposes or who may want to study at certain universities It is two-thirds of the way to Proficiency (Equivalent to band 6 in IELTS and iBT TOEFL)

EXTERNAL EXAMS

3333

IELTS

(International English Language Testing System) The Academic module is suitable for candidates planning to undertake higher education in an English medium university IELTS is accepted by most British Australian Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions American academic institutions are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes Band scores vary depending on the course and institution The General module is suitable for candidates planning to take a course in an English-medium College of Further Education or for vocational purposes

LEARNING SUPPORT

LEARNING SUPPORT5

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

3838

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

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HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

4141

ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

4646

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

4848

Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

5050

If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

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GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

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PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

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TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

3333

IELTS

(International English Language Testing System) The Academic module is suitable for candidates planning to undertake higher education in an English medium university IELTS is accepted by most British Australian Canadian and New Zealand academic institutions American academic institutions are increasingly accepting IELTS for admissions purposes Band scores vary depending on the course and institution The General module is suitable for candidates planning to take a course in an English-medium College of Further Education or for vocational purposes

LEARNING SUPPORT

LEARNING SUPPORT5

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

3838

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

4040

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

4141

ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

4646

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

4848

Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

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If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

7070

To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

LEARNING SUPPORT

LEARNING SUPPORT5

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

3838

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

4040

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

4141

ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

4646

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

4848

Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

5050

If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

5353

BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

5555

MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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BoatingPond

GREENWICH PARK

ChildrenrsquosPlayground

TheWilderness(Deer Park)

One Tree Hill

FlowerGarden

RoseGarden

EastGreenwichPleasaunce

to Dover

to centralLondon

to centralLondon

Maze Hill

Greenwich

Cutty Sarkfor Maritime

Greenwich

Blackheath Gate

St Marys Gate

OLDROYALNAVAL

COLLEGEThames Path

Thames Path

HalfpennyHatch Bridge

Thames Path

1

Royal Observatory amp Planetarium

National Maritime Museum The Queens House Greenwich University

Maritime Campus Cutty Sark amp Gardens Greenwich Theatre Greenwich Cinema Greenwich Station DLR McMillan Residence

1

234

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

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GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

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PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

6666

HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

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TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

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01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

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80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

LEARNING SUPPORT5

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

3838

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

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HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

4141

ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

4646

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

4848

Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

5050

If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

5151

WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

5353

BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

6666

HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

3636

Some ideas for practising your English outside the classroom are suggested below

ཀྵ Use the schoolrsquos Learning Support Room We have a Learning Support Tutor on-site who is available every

day of the week You can work on areas for improvement which have been identified with your teacher during your tutorials or skills you simply want to develop

You can also use the Learning Support class as a quiet place for your own self-study

Additional resources are also available Please see the Learning Support Tutor for more information or email

Learning support is a free service open to all UIC English students

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY LISTENING

ཀྵ Listen to a radio programme you find interesting Find a radio station you like preferably one that has a good mix of music news and discussions and debate To listen to Londoners discussing and debating current affairs LBC (973FM) and TalkSport (1089AM) are good or for a mixture of music and chat try BBC London (949FM)

IMPROVING LISTENING

3737

ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

3838

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

4040

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

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ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

4646

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

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Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

5050

If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

5353

BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

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PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

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WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

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TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

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01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

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28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

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55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

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80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

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ཀྵ Try other radio stations These radio stations are mainly music with very little talk but are still helpful for hearing about whatrsquos happening in London Capital (958FM) Kiss (100FM) XFM (1049FM) Virgin (1058FM) and Heart (1062FM) National radio stations for current events cultural programmes news and talkback include Radio 4 (924-946 FM) Radio 2 (88-902 FM)

ཀྵ Watch a TV programme You should be able to find something interesting on UK terrestrial TV stations BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 and 5 ndash and many more on satellite TV

ཀྵ Record a TV programme or visit YouTube Watch the picture with the sound turned down Try to guess the soundtrack Watch it again with the soundtrack to check whether you were right

ཀྵ Listen to the soundtrack of a recorded TV programme Try listening to the soundtrack of a TV programme without the picture Ask yourself what is happening and then listen again with the picture to check Before listening to the news on the radio or TV write a checklist eg Who What Where Why

You donrsquot have to understand every single word to understand the main gist of the story The more you listen to the radio the more you will hear words and structures that you will eventually learn when yoursquore ready

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HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

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HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

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ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

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LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

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Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

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If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

5353

BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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Royal Observatory amp Planetarium

National Maritime Museum The Queens House Greenwich University

Maritime Campus Cutty Sark amp Gardens Greenwich Theatre Greenwich Cinema Greenwich Station DLR McMillan Residence

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

6666

HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

3838

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SPEAKING

Donrsquot be afraid of making mistakes If you donrsquot make mistakes you donrsquot need a teacher As long as you learn from them yoursquore making progress Be adventurous and donrsquot use lsquosafersquo language (language you already know) all the time Instead try language yoursquore unsure about

Donrsquot be afraid to ask your teacher if you havenrsquot completely understood - you wonrsquot look stupid If you havenrsquot understood some other students probably havenrsquot either

ཀྵ If you want more practice on a particular area in English ask your teacher for photocopies ideas etc

ཀྵ Memorise and practise speaking aloud short extracts from the news or your favourite film

ཀྵ Read a short text in your own language or in English then report it to a friend in English

ཀྵ Learn to sing your favourite pop songs

ཀྵ Record yourself speaking and notice where the hesitations and any mistakes occur Re-record until you are satisfied

ཀྵ Persuade a friend or teacher to talk in English to you for 15 minutes every day Increase the length of time as you become more fluent and confident

Donrsquot worry if you make mistakes when speaking in class Everyone makes mistakes and itrsquos an important part of learning another language

IMPROVING SPEECH AND READING

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

4040

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

4141

ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

4646

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

4848

Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

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If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

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GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

3939

ཀྵ Think in English As you go to class or work each day put your thoughts into words in English

ཀྵ Try not to speak your first language with your friends Be strong Try to make them speak English and they will eventually thank you

ཀྵ Sit next to different people in class

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY READING

ཀྵ Read a short article in an English newspaper or journal everyday Find something yoursquore genuinely interested in Try to summarise what you have read There are newspapers in the Student Room every day

ཀྵ Subscribe to an English journal in your field of interest or hobby Your teachers can advise you

ཀྵ Try to increase your reading speed Time yourself daily over texts of similar lengths and difficulty Aim for 70 comprehension Try to increase the speed daily You can see results after a month

ཀྵ Try to work out new words from the context (thatrsquos how you learned as a child) Use a dictionary only when essential

ཀྵ Look at a headline and try to guess vocabulary tenses etc Read and see if you are correct

4040

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

4141

ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

4646

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

4848

Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

5050

If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

5151

WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

5353

BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

5454

PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

5555

MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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1

Royal Observatory amp Planetarium

National Maritime Museum The Queens House Greenwich University

Maritime Campus Cutty Sark amp Gardens Greenwich Theatre Greenwich Cinema Greenwich Station DLR McMillan Residence

1

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6060

THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

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PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

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TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

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80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

4040

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WRITING

ཀྵ Keep a diary in English Your teacher may give you a similar task every Friday

ཀྵ Collect model texts eg letters articles and essays that you can use as models for your own writing

ཀྵ Translate a short passage into or from English every day ཀྵ Buy a good learner dictionary eg Cambridge Advanced

Learnerrsquos Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learnerrsquos Dictionary or Longman Contemporary English Most dictionaries come with a CD-ROM You can also borrow these from the Self-study room

ཀྵ Buy a good thesaurus Your teachers can advise you

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY

ཀྵ Keep a notebook for new words verbs expressions etc ཀྵ Have a special section for phrasal verbs grammar irregular

verbs idiomsproverbs collocations and synonymsantonyms ཀྵ Donrsquot record everything in the same notebook or use file

separators if you are using a folder ཀྵ Structure how you record new items

Here is an example of how to record phrasal verbs

Phrasalverb

Separableinseparable

TransitiveIntransitive

Pronunciation Antonym Formal equivalent

Register Meaning

IMPROVING WRITING AND VOCABULARY

4141

ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

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LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

4848

Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

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If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

5353

BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

5555

MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

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GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

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PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

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TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

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ཀྵ Always write and record in English ཀྵ Have a phoneme chart on the wall in your room ཀྵ Manage your time ཀྵ Be realistic Donrsquot try to learn 50 new things in one day Find out

what you can reasonably achieve and be methodical ཀྵ Work out strategies that work for you and use them eg

mnemonics

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

4646

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

4848

Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

5050

If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

5151

WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

5353

BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

5454

PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

6666

HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

7171

USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

LIVING IN THE UK6

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

4646

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

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Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

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If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

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01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

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80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

4444

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

London like all towns and cities in Britain is usually a very safe place to be but just as in most large towns and cities in the world it is important to be sensible and to avoid taking any unnecessary risks In particular

ཀྵ Take care when you are walking at night especially late on Friday or Saturday nights

ཀྵ Avoid carrying large amounts of money jewellery or other valuables

ཀྵ Never leave your bags unattended

ROAD SAFETY

Remember that in Britain we drive on the left When you are walking around

ཀྵ Take special care when crossing the road

ཀྵ Look in both directions

ཀྵ Use pedestrian crossings whenever possible

SAFETY

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

4646

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

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Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

5050

If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

5555

MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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Royal Observatory amp Planetarium

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Maritime Campus Cutty Sark amp Gardens Greenwich Theatre Greenwich Cinema Greenwich Station DLR McMillan Residence

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

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PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

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TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

4545

PUBS

In the UK it is illegal for people under 18 years old to buy or drink alcohol If yoursquore fortunate enough to look under 21 years old you may be asked to show ID when buying alcohol Donrsquot be offended many people take it as a compliment

EMERGENCIES

If you need the police an ambulance or fire services the emergency telephone number is 999 or 112

You should already have an emergency number for the school If not please ask us for it Keep the names addresses and telephone numbers of UIC English Greenwich and your accommodation with you at all times and NOT just in your mobile phone In any emergency telephone the school and the host family to tell us what is happening and where you are

4646

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

4848

Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

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If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

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PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

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TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

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80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

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LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

What better way to improve your English than living with a host family As well as experiencing the family and their way of life it is a great opportunity to practise your communication skills in a friendly and comfortable environment Families in Britain may range from single parent families childless couples to the more traditional idea of a family consisting of both parents and children Whatever family you are with they will certainly make you feel welcome and happy in their home

Do not forget however that you are their guest and therefore it is important to consider the following points

Communication is the most important thing ndash If you have difficulties communicating with your family please speak to the School Administrator as soon as possible Most problems are due to communication problems so make sure the family understand you and you have all your questions answered

Take the host familyrsquos address and phone number as soon as you arrive If any of your arrangements change during your stay you can then contact them to keep them informed

Smoking - If you smoke please ask the family where you can do this Do not be surprised if you have to smoke in the garden as some families have a lsquono smokingrsquo policy

HOMESTAY

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

4848

Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

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If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

5353

BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

5454

PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

5555

MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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Royal Observatory amp Planetarium

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

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PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

4747

Use of Phone - Please ask for permission before using the phone If anyone is calling you at the house make sure that they call at a suitable time and do not stay talking on the phone for a very long time

Broadband - Not all families have broadband and those that do may have restrictions on whether you can use it or not so please ask them If you canrsquot use broadband with your host family you can buy a pay-as-you-go dongle from local phone shops and remember you can also access Wi-Fi at school

Shower timesbathroom use - Ask when it is suitable to use the family bathroom It is also important to fully understand how to dispose of sanitary items once again if in any doubt ask the family (your toilet facilities may be different in your country)

Television - Always ask when it is appropriate to watch the TV Some families may welcome you to sit with them others may prefer that you watch the TV at other times

Food - English food can be quite different to food in your home country If you have any particular likes or dislikes tell your family Donrsquot forget if you prefer vegetarian food please tell them Please also remember to remind your family if you have any allergies to food or if you follow a certain food diet

Cooking - The food is generally prepared by the host family

4848

Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

HOMESTAY

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

5050

If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

5151

WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

5555

MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

6666

HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

7070

To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

7171

USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

4848

Meal times - Breakfast is around 730am-8am and dinner is around 6pm-7pm but check times with the family It is also important to advise your family as soon as possible if you have any changes of plan in the evenings for example you are going to the cinema and will not be back until late

Again communicate with the family to find out what times the family eats at

DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Room - Please keep your room clean and tidy and close all windows before you leave your room Do not forget your room is your room and the other people in the house expect the same degree of privacy Please do not enter any other bedrooms on your own

Bed linen ndash This will be provided by the family and changed weekly

Washing amp ironing - You are generally responsible for your own washing and ironing However ask your family whether they have any washing arrangements They may be happy to wash your clothes in their washing machine for a small fee

SECURITY

Valuables - Look after your valuables and money at all times The school cannot take any responsibility for any loss or damage

Keys - Your family may give you a key to their home (especially if you go out late at night) If this is the case do not lose it as you will

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4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

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If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

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HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

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01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

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Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

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Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

4949

be asked to pay for a replacement When you use any of the doors make sure you close and lock them every time

Windows - Make sure all your windows are closed when you leave the house If you are worried about security please communicate this to the School and your family before something happens

MEDICAL TREATMENT

If you are ill ask your host family for the name of their family doctor If you have a European Health Insurance Card and are here for less than three months you can register with their doctor as a temporary resident If you are staying here for longer than three months you will need proof of address and identification and you can then register at a doctorrsquos surgery in the normal way Please ask at reception for details of local doctorsrsquo surgeries Alternatively you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 and speak to a nurse or doctor

If you are a student in the UK for more than six months then NHS hospital treatment is free You will need a passport visa and enrolment letter to prove this

If your country has an agreement with the UK NHS you can receive hospital treatment free if your condition began after arrival in the UK Countries include Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Gibraltar Hungary Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Malta Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovak Republic Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

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If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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6060

THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

6262

SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

6666

HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

7070

To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

7171

USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

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Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

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Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

5050

If you are here for less than six months and do not come from one of the countries above you will be charged for treatment Medical insurance should cover these costs

For more urgent cases there is a NHS drop in centre in New Cross

NHS Walk-in Medical Centre 020 3049 2370Suite 3 Waldron Health Centre Amersham Vale SE14 6LD

Main ServicesTreatment of minor infections coughs colds and flu-like symptoms Minor cuts and wounds - dressings and care Stomach ache indigestion constipation vomiting and diarrhoeaMuscle and joint injuries - strains and sprainsSkin complaints - rashes sunburn and headlice

How to get thereNumber 177 bus from opposite the school

and get off at New Cross Gate station

MEDICAL TREATMENT

5151

WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

5353

BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

5454

PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

5555

MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

GREENWICH7

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Maritime Campus Cutty Sark amp Gardens Greenwich Theatre Greenwich Cinema Greenwich Station DLR McMillan Residence

1

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6060

THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

6262

SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

6666

HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

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01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

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Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

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Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

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Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

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Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

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WHAT TO DO IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

If you need emergency treatment whilst in London you can go to the Accident and Emergency

departments of the following hospitalsSouth East - University Hospital Lewisham 020 8333 3000 Lewisham High Street SE13 6LHSouth East - Guyrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Great Maze Pond SE1 9RTCentral - University College Hospital 0845 155 5000 x 70001235 Euston Road NW1 2BUCentral - St Thomasrsquos Hospital 020 7188 7188Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH

DENTAL TREATMENT

Most dental treatment has to be paid for However remember to ask for a receipt from the dentist so you can claim the money back on your holiday insurance The closest dentist to the school isThe Greenwich Dental Practice 020 8858 1055207 Greenwich High Road

OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The Samaritans 0345 909090Rape Crisis Centre 0207 837 1600Victim Support (for victims of crime) 0845 303 0900National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600HIV amp AIDS Helpline 01202 311166

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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Maritime Campus Cutty Sark amp Gardens Greenwich Theatre Greenwich Cinema Greenwich Station DLR McMillan Residence

1

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6060

THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

6262

SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

6666

HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

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Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

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BANKS AND CHANGING MONEY IN GREENWICH

The nearest banks to the school areHSBC plc275 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0900-1700)NatWest Bank plc2 Greenwich Church St (Mon-Fri 0900-1630 Sat 0930-1330)Lloyds TSB plc6 Crescent Arcade (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0930-1330)Barclays Bank plc93 Lewisham High Street (Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Sat 0900-1500)

CHANGING MONEY

You can change money at most branches of the above banks as well as the post office or bureau de change But you must remember that money changers often give different exchange rates and charge different levels of commission Try to avoid receiving pound50 notes as they are sometimes difficult to change Visa Mastercard and other credit cards are accepted in many shops and restaurants In our opinion your best option is the Post Office next to the school They usually offer one of the best rates and are commission free

Post Office (Commission Free)261-267 Greenwich High Road (Mon-Fri 0830-1730 Sat 0900-1700)

BANKS amp MONEY

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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Maritime Campus Cutty Sark amp Gardens Greenwich Theatre Greenwich Cinema Greenwich Station DLR McMillan Residence

1

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6060

THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

6262

SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

6666

HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

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USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

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01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

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28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

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55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

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80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

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Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

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BANK ACCOUNTS

Most British banks are open from 0930 to 1700 Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Most of the major banks have branches in Greenwich Lewisham and Catford See the School Administrator at reception if you would like to open a bank account You should first choose which bank you want to open an account with and then bring your documents to the office in the school The School Administrator will help you as much as possible but banks are reluctant to open accounts if you are staying in the UK for less than 6 months

It is almost impossible for short-stay students to open a bank account ndash and difficult even for many long-stay students If you want to open your own account in a bank you need to take

ཀྵ Bank reference letter from the school office ཀྵ Your identification (for example your passport) ཀྵ Tenancy agreement andor utility bill as proof of your address if

you live on your own and not with a host family

When your family send money to your bank account you need to tell them

ཀྵ Sort code (six digit number eg 23-99-34) ཀྵ Account number (seven digit number

eg 1437895) ཀྵ Name and address of your bank in the UK ཀྵ Account name ཀྵ IBAN Number (which the bank can

give you)

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

6262

SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

6666

HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

7171

USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

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01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

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28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

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80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

Greenwich is a very culturally diverse place It is part of a multicultural and multi ndash faith society here in Britain Your family should be able to direct you the nearest place worship for your denomination Listed below are some religionsrsquo closest place of worship to the school

BaptistSouth Street Baptist Church 020 8691 1270Greenwich South Street SE10 8UNBuddhistKagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre 020 7708 896933 Manor Place SE17 3BDChurch of EnglandSt Alfege Church 020 8853 0687Greenwich Church Street SE10 9JSGreek OrthodoxSt Maryrsquos Greek Orthodox Church 020 7703 0137305 Camberwell New Road SE5 0TFHinduSri Murugan Temple 020 8478 843378 Church Road E12 6AFJehovahrsquos WitnessKingdom Hall of Jehovahrsquos Witness 020 8670 5376Whiteley Road SE19 1JTJewishCatford Synagogue 020 8698 94966 Crantock Road London SE6 2YA

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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MuslimCharlton Mosque 020 8858 447932 Ransom Road SE7 8AYRoman CatholicSt Saviourrsquos Catholic Church 020 8852 2490175 Lewisham High Street SE13 6AARussian OrthodoxCathedral of the Dormition and All Saints 020 7584 009667 Ennismore Gardens SW7 1NHSikhRamgarhia Sikh Association 020 8854 4694Masons Hill SE18 6EJ

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Maritime Campus Cutty Sark amp Gardens Greenwich Theatre Greenwich Cinema Greenwich Station DLR McMillan Residence

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

6666

HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

7070

To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

7171

USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

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1

Royal Observatory amp Planetarium

National Maritime Museum The Queens House Greenwich University

Maritime Campus Cutty Sark amp Gardens Greenwich Theatre Greenwich Cinema Greenwich Station DLR McMillan Residence

1

234

56789

6060

THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

6262

SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

6666

HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

7070

To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

7171

USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

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Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

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Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

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to Dover

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Thames Path

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1

Royal Observatory amp Planetarium

National Maritime Museum The Queens House Greenwich University

Maritime Campus Cutty Sark amp Gardens Greenwich Theatre Greenwich Cinema Greenwich Station DLR McMillan Residence

1

234

56789

6060

THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

6262

SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

6666

HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

7070

To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

7171

USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

5858

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Maritime Campus Cutty Sark amp Gardens Greenwich Theatre Greenwich Cinema Greenwich Station DLR McMillan Residence

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THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

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SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

6666

HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

7070

To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

7171

USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

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Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

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Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

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el

ArchesLeisureCentre

GreenwichPicturehouse

GreenwichTheatre

GeneralWolfeStatue

PavilionTea House

GreenwichPier

The Forum Greenwich

Bandstand

Peter theGreat statue

Laban

Cockpit ArtsDeptford

GreenwichPlayhouse

RoyalObservatoryGreenwichand PeterHarrison

Planetarium

Cafe

Andrew GibbMemorial

GreenwichDance

Agency

GreenwichCommunity

College

TrinityHospital

VanbrughCastle

WestGreenwich

Library

RIVERTHAM ES

Dep

tfor

d

Creek

BoatingPond

GREENWICH PARK

ChildrenrsquosPlayground

TheWilderness(Deer Park)

One Tree Hill

FlowerGarden

RoseGarden

EastGreenwichPleasaunce

to Dover

to centralLondon

to centralLondon

Maze Hill

Greenwich

Cutty Sarkfor Maritime

Greenwich

Blackheath Gate

St Marys Gate

OLDROYALNAVAL

COLLEGEThames Path

Thames Path

HalfpennyHatch Bridge

Thames Path

1

Royal Observatory amp Planetarium

National Maritime Museum The Queens House Greenwich University

Maritime Campus Cutty Sark amp Gardens Greenwich Theatre Greenwich Cinema Greenwich Station DLR McMillan Residence

1

234

56789

6060

THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

6262

SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

6666

HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

7070

To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

7171

USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

6060

THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GREENWICH

Greenwich is one of Londonrsquos most famous areas and marks the historic eastern approach to London by both land and water Greenwich is home to the Queenrsquos House the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal

Observatory and of course Greenwich Mean Time It has remained largely untouched by modern developments that help to make Greenwich a very popular tourist destination

THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Pays homage to the important role that the sea has played in British history The exhibits include everything from early canoe-like boats to models of modern cargo liners The star exhibit is the bloodstained uniform that Admiral

Lord Nelson was killed in The building itself dates from the 19th century and was originally designed as a school for sailorrsquos children

THE QUEENrsquoS HOUSE

Designed in 1637 as a home for Anne of Denmark the wife of James I However she died before it was finished and so it was given to Queen Henrietta wife of Charles I who fell in love with it It has recently been restored to

how it would have looked in the 17th century with period furniture and brightly coloured wall decorations

GREENWICH SIGHTS

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

6262

SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

6666

HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

7070

To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

7171

USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

6161

GREENWICH PARK

Was originally the grounds of a Royal Palace and it is still owned by the crown It is home to the Old Royal Observatory a boating lake and the Rangers House This backs on to Blackheath a traditional meeting point for large groups entering

London from the east and also where golf was first played in this country

THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paulrsquos Cathedral It was the official observatory until 1948 when it was moved to a newer facility in Cambridge More importantly it is the point from which

Greenwich Mean time is measured the basis for the majority of the worldrsquos time measurements It is now a museum dedicated to astronomy and time This is also where you can stand across the Greenwich Meridian 0deg longitude the line that runs down the middle of the Earth and splits the world into East and West hemispheres

THE CUTTY SARK amp GREENWICH MARKET

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships of its day It was used to transport tea from China to Britain A stonersquos throw from the Cutty Sark lies Greenwich Market Open on Saturdays and Sundays it has a wide range of second hand

clothes furniture books and records There is a selection of food from Britain and around the world

6262

SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

6666

HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

7070

To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

7171

USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

6262

SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTRES

The Arches Leisure Centre 020 8317 5000Trafalgar Road Greenwich London SE10 Fitness First 020 8317 50006571a Lewisham High Street Lewisham LondonLadywell Leisure Centre 020 8690 2123261 Lewisham High Street Lewisham SE13Wavelengths 020 8694 1134Giffin St Deptford London SE8

SIGHTSEEING

Greenwich is a historic centre with plenty of interesting places to visit Check out Greenwich Park The Royal Observatory The National Maritime Museum and The Queenrsquos House (see the section on lsquoPlaces to Visit in Greenwichrsquo for more details) Yoursquoll find the Fan Museum and the Cutty Sark in the centre of Greenwich Britainrsquos tallest building Canada Tower (commonly known as Canary Wharf) is also nearby

THINGS TO DO IN GREENWICH

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

6666

HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

7070

To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

7171

USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

6363

PUBS BARS amp CAFErsquoS

There are at least 45 pubs in Greenwich and a large number of restaurants and cafersquos - many of these provide discounts or special deals to our students

CINEMAS AND THEATRES

London of course has hundreds ndash thousands ndash of cinemas theatres and clubs Below are some local cinemas and theatres Many places have discounts on Mondays or before 6pm Monday to Friday They may also have cheaper prices for students

CINEMAS

Greenwich Picturehouse 0870 505 0007(opposite the school)Bromley Odeon Cinema 020 8698 3306242 High St Bromley BR1 UCI Greenwich Filmworks Cinema 0870 010 2030Greenwich Peninsular London

THEATRES

Greenwich Theatre 020 8858 7755Crooms Hill Greenwich London SE10Lewisham Theatre 020 8690 0002Rushey Green Catford London SE6

TRAVELLING8

6666

HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

7070

To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

7171

USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

TRAVELLING8

6666

HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

7070

To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

7171

USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

6666

HOW TO GET ABOUT

Oyster is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in the Capital An Oyster card can store up to pound90 of credit which can be used to pay as you go plus your Travelcard or

Bus amp Tram Pass It can be used on bus Tube trams DLR London Overground and National Rail services in London

To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube DLR London Overground and National Rail services within London you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey

HOW DO I GET AN OYSTER CARD

You can get one ཀྵ At Oyster Online ཀྵ At Tube station ticket offices ཀྵ At Oyster Ticket Stops across London ཀྵ At London Overground station ticket offices ཀྵ At some National Rail ticket offices ཀྵ At London Travel Information Centres ཀྵ By phone on 0845 330 9876

When you first get your Oyster card you will need to pay a refundable pound5 deposit

TRAVELLING IN LONDON

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

7070

To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

7171

USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

6767

WHAT IS IT

An 18+ Student Oyster photocard helps you spend less on travel in and around London

SAVINGS

ཀྵ 30 per cent savings on the cost of adult Travelcards and Bus amp Tram Pass season tickets valid for seven days one month or longer periods of up to one year

ཀྵ The discountconcession is only valid for up to one academic year and will expire on your course end date or mid October whichever is sooner If your course is longer than one year you will need to apply for a new card at the beginning of each academic year

ཀྵ The 18+ Oystercard scheme closes at the end of July each year and re-opens for applications at the start of September

AM I ELIGIBLE

To be eligible for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard you must be ཀྵ Aged 18 or over registered with an education establishment

participating in the scheme and be either ཀྵ Enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led

andor structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeksYou must have paid all tuition fees in full

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

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To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

7171

USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

6868

TRAVEL IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

London has one of the most extensive integrated travel systems in Europe comprising of the Underground (the Tube) bus train DLR (Docklands Light Railway) Tramlink boat and taxi

Greenwich is well linked to transport services for easy access to Central London There are direct trains from Greenwich station into Central London every 10 mins or so You can catch the DLR to Canary Wharf and change to the Jubilee Line for an easy journey into the West End Or stay on the DLR into Bank if you need to get into the City of London

BUS SERVICES IN GREENWICH

There are a variety of bus services in the Greenwich area and there are frequent buses to all local destinations In central London you must buy your ticket before boarding the bus but in Greenwich you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus Bus passes are a cheap and flexible way of travelling but are only valid on buses Travelcards can be used on the bus train tube DLR and tram Either of these types of tickets can be loaded onto your oyster card All the following buses go through Greenwich on their way to somewhere else

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

7070

To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

7171

USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

6969

129 North Greenwich (for O2) to Greenwich177 Thamesmead to Peckham180 Belvedere to Lewisham188 North Greenwich (for O2) to Russell Square (West End)199 Canada Water to Catford286 Sidcup to Greenwich386 Woolwich to Blackheath VillageN1 Thamesmead to Tottenham Court Road (Night Bus)

HOW TO GET FROM GREENWICH TO THE AIRPORTS

To London HeathrowTake the DLR to Canary Wharf Change to the Jubilee Line to Green Park At Green Park get off and change to the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line will take you all the way to Heathrow airportJourney time approx 90 mins

To London GatwickCatch the overground train from Greenwich Station to London Bridge Change to Platform 5 and catch the Brighton train The second stop is Gatwick airportJourney time approx 50 mins

7070

To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

7171

USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

7070

To London StanstedThe cheapest and probably the quickest way to Stansted is to jump on the DLR to Stratford From there you can catch the National Express coach straight to the airportJourney time approx 80 mins

To London City AirportThere are two ways to get to London City airport from Greenwich You can catch the DLR to Bank and change to the airport bound DLR at Westferry Or you can jump on the train down to Woolwich Arsenal and change there to the DLR Two stops to the airport Journey time (DLR) approx 35 mins Train amp DLR approx 25 mins

YOUNG PERSONrsquoS RAILCARD

This is available to people under 24 years of age or full-time students (someone who studies at least 15 hours per week) The card entitles you to a 33 reduction on standard rail fares It is only worth buying if you intend to travel a lot

TAXIS

Taking taxis is a fast way to get around the city but you should call and book a taxi if you can Black cabs can be stopped on the road but they will cost more than taxi companies that can be booked by phone You should sit in the back with your seatbelt fastened It is customary to tip the driver about 10

TRAVELLING IN GREENWICH AND THE UK

7171

USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

7171

USEFUL NUMBERS AND WEB ADDRESSES

020 7222 1234 wwwtflgovuk

08457 48 49 50 wwwnationalrailcouk

0990 80 80 80 wwwnationalexpresscom

020 8858 6661 wwwgreenwichcarscouk

020 8318 54315432 wwwblackheath-car-servicescouk

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

THINGS TO DO9

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

7474

01 Eat pie and mash with jellied eels 02 Picnic in Hampton Courthellip 03 hellipthen get lost in Hampton Court maze 04 Have a proper 3-course cream tea 05 Ask a bobby the time 06 Haggle at Brick Lane Sunday market 07 Dance at the Notting Hill Carnival in August 08 Listen to buskers on the Underground 09 Sit at the front of a DLR train and pretend yoursquore driving it 10 Enjoy live entertainment at Covent Garden (for free) 11 Sit on the top deck of a double-decker bushellip 12 hellip a night bus if yoursquore feeling adventurous 13 Pedalo the Serpentine 14 Walk under the Thames in Greenwich Foot Tunnelhellip 15 hellipand chat to the lift operator at the end of the tunnel 16 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Chinatown 17 Call your mum from a red phone box 18 Fly a kite on Blackheath 19 Be a groundling at Shakespearersquos Globe Theatre 20 Take the Jack the Ripper tour 21 Make a royal guard laugh 22 Play football on Sunday at Hackney Marshes 23 Have a rant at Speakersrsquo Corner 24 Do the Monopoly pub crawl 25 Ice skate outdoors at Somerset House in the winter 26 Visit the city farm in Mudchute 27 Feed the pelicans at St Jamesrsquos Park

101 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON

See how many you can do during your stay with us

THINGS TO DO

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

7575

28 Hail a black cab 29 Celeb-spotting in the West End 30 Watch football at Stamford Bridge The Emirates Upton Park

White Hart Lane or Craven Cottage

31 Watch cricket at Lordrsquos or The Oval 32 Watch rugby at Twickenham 33 Watch tennis at Wimbledon 34 Cross the zebra crossing at Abbey Road 35 Cheer on runners at the Marathon 36 Stand with a foot on each side of the meridian line 37 Swim outdoors at a lido 38 Ride through the West End in a rickshaw 39 Take the river taxi along the Thames 40 Read Poetry on the Underground 41 Read the free newspapers on the Tube 42 Eat a full English breakfast 43 Sit with Peter Pan at Kensington Palace 44 Stand next to Little Ben and pretend yoursquore a giant 45 Skateboard with the kids at the South Bank 46 Stroll along the South Bank at night 47 Browse the independent record shops in Berwick Street 48 Go to a movie premiere at Leicester Square 49 Take the Tube Challenge and visit all 270 stations in the

shortest time you canhellip

50 or just loop the entire Circle Line in one sitting if yoursquove got less than 17 hours free

51 Walk across the top of Tower Bridge 52 Look for Platform 9frac34 at Kingrsquos Cross station 53 Drink a pint of London Pride beer 54 Window shop at Hatton Garden

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

7676 THINGS TO DO

55 Mind the gap on the Tube 56 Go back in time on the candlelight tour of Dennis Seversrsquo

house

57 Touch the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace 58 Overcome vertigo on the treetop walk at Kew Gardens 59 Spot street art graffiti by Banksy around Shoreditch 60 Explore the Chislehurst Caves 61 Catch a movie at the Prince Charles cinema 62 Enjoy a concert in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields church 63 Translate the Rosetta Stone into your language at the British

Museum

64 Stop and smell the roses at Columbia Road Flower Market 65 Birdwatch at the Tate Modern 66 Follow the Thames Path National Trail from Cutty Sark to the

London Eye

67 Commit treason by placing a stamp upside down on an envelope

68 Be in the audience for the recording of a TV show 69 Join a demonstration in Parliament Square 70 Play ldquoWherersquos Wembleyrdquo from the top of Point Hill (similar to

ldquoWherersquos Wallyrdquo but yoursquore looking for Wembley Stadium)

71 Count how many blue plaques you pass on your travels 72 Go to the dogs (racing of course) 73 Pick up a Cockney accent 74 Listen out for the chimes of Big Ben 75 Browse through second-hand books under Waterloo Bridge 76 Go deer-spotting at Richmond Park 77 Use rhyming slang 78 Recreate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene from

Mary Poppins with pearly kings and queens

79 Look out for the ghost of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIIIrsquos second wife) at the Tower of London

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

7777

80 Pay your respects to the famous inhabitants of Highgate Cemetery

81 Meet Dr Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Museum 82 Test your squeamishness at the Hunterian Museum 83 Play air hockey at the Trocadero 84 Stargaze at the Planetarium 85 Go backstage at BBC Television Centre 86 Queue for a fresh bagel from a Brick Lane bagel shop at 3am 87 Peruse the paintings that didnrsquot quite make it at Not The Royal

Academy the alternative to the Royal Academy

88 Have a drink in a micro-brewery 89 Eat a naga curry (one of the hottest in the world) 90 Go night-fishing 91 Play London skittles 92 Play London fives aka East End darts 93 Watch the penguins being fed at London Zoo 94 Take a closer look at the house at 2425 Leinster Gardens

Whatrsquos that rumbling soundhellip

95 Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall 96 Find out how many people you can fit into a London phone

box

97 Jam like a rock star in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark Street) 98 Pore over the treasures of the British Library 99 Discover Londonrsquos plague pits 100 Join in a Christmas panto (Oh no you canrsquot Oh yes you can) 101 Visit Sir John Soanersquos Museum at his house in Lincolns Inn

Fields

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

7878 NOTES

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

The Schools

UIC English Greenwich259 Greenwich High RoadGreenwichLondonSE10 8NB

Tel +44 (0)20 8293 1444Fax +44 (0)20 8293 1199

UIC English OxfordPembroke House36-37 Pembroke StreetOxfordOX1 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1865 791108

UIC English Brighton10 Brunswick PlaceBrightonEast SussexBN3 1NA

Tel +44 (0)1273 323220Fax +44 (0)1273 323290

UIC English LondonLanguage House76-78 Mortimer StreetLondonW1W 7SA

Tel +44 (0)20 7079 3333Fax +44 (0)20 7637 5457

UIC English is part of Oxford International a global education provider of language education academic studies and educational tours

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