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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
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Cactus Opinion: English Course in Edinburgh
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, English, Learning a language
Ignacio Gimenez, Financial Assistant at Cactus, tells us about his adventures in the Scottish capital
To visit Scotland had always been one of my dreams ever since I was a teenager…and this autumn I went to Edinburgh to do an English course with Cactus and make my dream come true.
New Year’s Eve Plans? Dare to Dream…
Posted by Sarah under Cactus TEFL
Laura Harrison, Cactus TEFL Advisor, tells us how TEFL can be your passport to a New Year Down Under…
Spend New Year’s Eve on a sun-kissed sandy beach in Australia! Really appreciate that cold bubbly in that gorgeously hot setting. Get a deep brown tan, smell that barbie, snorkel out to that coral reef…aahh!!
Tags: australia, brisbane, celta, english, new year, sydney, tefl
There is no such thing as too early for learning a second language
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad
For monolingual parents who can’t offer their child a bilingual upbringing, it would be money well invested to enroll their children in a foreign language course as early as kindergarten.
I, for example, was raised bilingually - my mom spoke my native Bulgarian and German to me, and I started learning English at a pre-school age. [...]
Tags: america, children, english, german, kindergarten, learning, parents, school, second language, spanish
Top 10 free things to do in London
Posted by simonager under English, Languages
London can be an expensive place to visit, however there are plenty of places to visit and things to do that won’t cost you a penny. Here are some suggestions:
1. Museums
There are numerous fascinating museums to visit in London, all of which are free, though they do stage some special exhibitions which you do have [...]
Tags: destination, england, english, free, location, london, top 10
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
Learning English & German in Brighton…as a Spaniard!
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, English, German, Language Courses UK, Learning a language
Cactus intern Fátima Rego tells us how she juggles English & German during her stay in Brighton
Hello to all. Thanks for your warm welcome! I am called Fátima, Spanish (from the north-north), and I’ve been living in Brighton for three months. I work in a wonderful company, Cactus, that has offered me the possibility of [...]
Tags: english, german evening course, language courses in brighton, learn english, learning german
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
Why Study English in New York?
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, Cactus Staff Opinion, English, Language Courses New York, Learning a language
In my case, although there are a lot of Koreans in New York, I chose to come here to learn English. I was studying English in Florida and Hawaii because I was worried that I would not have as many opportunities to practise my English in New York, due to the number of Koreans studying [...]
Tags: english, english in florida, english in hawaii, new york
Cactus Opinion: London (by Laura Harrison)
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, Cactus Staff Opinion, English, Language Courses UK
Laura Harrison of Cactus TEFL gives us her thoughts on London
To a self-confessed country bumpkin like me, London had always seemed like a gigantic, alien and scary place. This image was no doubt exacerbated by schoolyard tales of city-dwelling elder siblings, whose witnessing of stabbings on the tube trains and muggings in the park had [...]
Cactus Opinion: London (by Sarah Gooding)
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, Cactus Staff Opinion, English, Language Courses UK
Sarah Gooding, Online Editor at Cactus, gets poetic about London
A place to work
A place to have fun
But little do we know
The truth about London
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