Learn Italian: France tagged articles
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Experience Cultures: France’s ‘pink city’ - what makes Toulouse a great study destination
Cactus’ Cécile Sargueux gives us the lowdown on her beautiful home town of Toulouse…
- Wednesday, 2nd February, 2011
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Teaching Languages: Who teaches Cactus’ foreign language evening courses in the US and Canada?
Cactus works with a huge number of teachers, many of whom have been teaching for years. We spoke to three of our North American teachers about their background, qualifications and why they love teaching.
- Tuesday, 1st February, 2011
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Experience Cultures: Why language holidays abroad are great for single travellers
Whether you choose to travel alone, or you do so out of necessity, language courses abroad can offer a great way to meet like-minded people and have exciting new experiences.
- Monday, 31st January, 2011
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Destinations for you: Top 5 French course destinations this spring
As the days get longer and the weather gets warmer, the spring is a great time of year to do a language course abroad…
- Tuesday, 11th January, 2011
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Destinations for you: Top 10 language and activity courses for the winter months
Beat those winter blues with one of our fantastic language & activity holidays - from skiing to kitesurfing and photography to wine tasting, this is a great way to try something new whilst practising the language!
- Tuesday, 26th October, 2010
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Food and Drink: Cactus’ top 5 destinations for food lovers
If you’re someone who spends a lot of your day thinking about your next meal, visiting one of these five locations is guaranteed to send to your brain into a spin…
- Monday, 18th October, 2010
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Experience Cultures, Destinations for you: Strictly Come Dancing or X Factor?
If recent Saturday night television has got you in the mood, we're bringing you our top 5 dance holidays and top 5 X Factor locations...over to you to choose the winners!
- Friday, 15th October, 2010
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Experience Cultures: French courses in Poitou- Charentes: La Rochelle
Mention La Rochelle to anyone who studied French in a UK secondary school in the late eighties to mid nineties, and they will probably tell you that they have heard of it. They may not recall where, though!
- Monday, 4th October, 2010
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Experience Cultures, Vocabulary: How to say ‘Happy Thanksgiving’ in 10 different languages
Thanksgiving Day is a time to give thanks for the harvest and to express gratitude in general.
- Sunday, 26th September, 2010
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Experience Cultures, Destinations for you: Retirement havens: the top 25 countries to retire to in 2010
If you are looking to improve your quality of life once retired, it may pay to consider moving overseas to one of these tempting locations. Learning the language will enhance your experience dramatically...
- Friday, 17th September, 2010
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Experience Cultures, Destinations for you: Top 5 French course destinations this Fall
With the summer soon coming to an end, here’s our pick of prime Fall destinations to take a French course this year.
- Tuesday, 31st August, 2010
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In the news: Is Spanish the new French?
According to recent statistics on the number of students taking A Levels in foreign languages, the take-up of Spanish has increased by 4%. The number of students taking French and German however, has fallen 3.4% and 3.8% respectively.
- Monday, 23rd August, 2010
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Destinations for you, Blogs: Amazing Chartres: Les temps des cathédrales
Cactus teacher Irina tells us about the fascinating cathedral city of Chartres.
- Monday, 16th August, 2010
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Experience Cultures: Learn French in Tours and visit the beautiful chateaux of the Loire Valley
If you're planning a Grand Tour of France, don’t forget to visit Tours, a truly glorious place of French, European and world history.
- Monday, 2nd August, 2010
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Movies: French films to look out for this summer
French cinema has always been world-renowned amongst critics and industry figures, but these days it’s being enjoyed by a more mainstream cinema-going audience too.
- Tuesday, 6th July, 2010
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Blogs: Charlotte Gainsbourg : Heaven Can Wait
Cactus teacher Irina tells us about the multi-talented Charlotte Gainsbourg, and the concert in London that she gave last week.
- Tuesday, 29th June, 2010
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Experience Cultures, Destinations for you: Savoie – a great French study destination this summer
Savoie is undoubtedly one of the most attractive regions of France, with its mountains, lakes and pretty old towns.
- Tuesday, 15th June, 2010
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: Versailles: following the path of the Sun King
Cactus French teacher Irina gives us the background on one of Paris' most famous and prestigious areas - Versailles.
- Monday, 14th June, 2010
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Experience Cultures: Want to take a language course in Europe without going by plane?
With so much disruption caused to air passengers this year with strikes and the volcanic ash crisis, getting abroad using other means seems a lot more appealing than previously.
- Monday, 7th June, 2010
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Vocabulary: The most delicious idioms in the French language
Cactus French teacher, Irina, shares some of the best food-inspired idioms that feature in the French language.
- Tuesday, 1st June, 2010
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