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Cactus is one of the world's leading language training companies, providing courses in over 25 languages, in 45 countries and 150 destinations worldwide. It specialises in all forms of trainer-based language training for enterprises and individuals, from evening courses and language learning holidays, to tailor-made packages and Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). Cactus also uses blended learning approaches, included self-study and online & distance learning under the banner "learn a language your way". Read more about Cactus
Top 5 City Breaks this Autumn
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, English, French, Italian, Learning a language, Spanish
Put some brightness in your diary this autumn…
August has just been pronounced the worst on record, we’re almost in autumn without even seeing a summer, and the evenings are starting to draw in. Anyone living in the UK has ample reason to be jumping on a plane right now - and it seems that, despite [...]
Tags:barcelona, Berlin, Cava week, city break, English, French, Italian, New York, Nice, Rome, Spanish, Thanksgiving
Learn French & Eat Chocolate…Can It Be True?
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, French, Learning a language
Anyone who’s been putting off that French course now has the perfect reason to book un petit séjour in Paris this autumn. No need to tell your friends back home the minor detail that it may coincide with Salon du Chocolat, 5 days of pure chocolate heaven - no, they can just be impressed with [...]
Tags:French, French courses, November, October, Paris, Salon du Chocolat
10 French False Friends to Watch Out For!
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, French, Learning a language
A few French words that aren’t all they seem…
Learning a language is as much about stringing together a perfect sentence as it is about being able to laugh and pick yourself up when you make a mistake. False friends, or faux amis, are one such route to finding yourself in the latter situation - but [...]
Tags:false friends, French
Cactus Opinion: Learning French in Biarritz
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, Cactus Staff Opinion, French, Learning a language
Laura Harrison, Cactus TEFL Advisor, tells us about her recent language learning experience in sunny Biarritz
With its spectacular coastline and boutique-lined streets, Biarritz simply oozes Gallic chic and surfing cool.
It’s strange really that these two qualities exist side by side, and even stranger that I, an individual with a self-confessed lack of either attribute, should [...]
Did Obama get it right or not?
Posted by augusta under Cactus Languages Abroad, English, In the Press, Learning a language
It’s not only Obama’s comment about learning languages that has been interesting over the past week here in New York - “we should have every child speaking more than one language” - but also the responses from a range of groups who agree and disagree with him to varying extents.
Tags:English, French, Japanese, learning languages, Obama
Cactus Language ‘Survival Kits’ - your pre-holiday essential!
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, French, Italian, Language Courses UK, Learning a language, Spanish
Katie Bann of Cactus Language Training tells us about the exciting Survival Kits available this June only
‘The limits of my language are the limits of my universe’ - Ludwig Wittgenstein
This June, for the first time, Cactus are offering intensive language Survival Kits in four different languages and we are really excited about them! Being able to [...]
Tags:evening language courses in the UK, French, Italian, london, portuguese, russell square, soho, Spanish, survival kit
French Resources
Posted by tristan under French
Please comment on resources you find online that are useful to other people learning French.
Cactus Opinion: French & Surfing course in Biarritz
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Staff Opinion
Alex Wolfson, Language Travel Advisor for Cactus Language, tells us about his French & Surfing course in Biarritz (Oct 07)
Biarritz is a strange clash of cultures. On the one hand you have the sophistication of the “Atlantic Riviera” and the area around Grand Plage is packed with grand hotels, expensive fashionable boutiques with gourmet food [...]
Tags:biarritz, france, French, language course, surfing
Cactus clients get creative in writing competition…
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, French, German, Italian, Learning a language, Spanish
Cactus’ new year challenge for its clients was to get the creative juices flowing! We asked our clients to write a brief piece about why they would like to take a language course in one of five selected locations (Sorrento, Madrid, Nice, Berlin or Rabat), the winner of each category to be rewarded with a free 1-week language course [...]
Tags:Arabic, Berlin, course, French, German, Italian, language, Madrid, Nice, Rabat, Sorrento, Spanish
Why it’s worth learning just the basics of a language
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, Learning a language
Tedious verb tables, repetitive text-book exercises with Xavier et Nicole, embarrassing mistakes in front of your mates on a day-trip to Boulogne…the average Brit does not have fond memories of learning a language at school, and picking one up many years later can seem hugely daunting. You’re never going to be fluent, so what’s the [...]
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