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Cactus Opinion: London (by Richard Bradford)
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, Cactus Staff Opinion, English, Language Courses UK
Richard Bradford, MD of Cactus UK, gives us his thoughts on language learning in London
Warm air hurtles down the endless tube system - carrying with it the stressed, harangued humans from A to B, like rats in a sewer after the rain.
A cocophony of taxis, buses and motorbikes, throbbing slowly through dirty streets. Cyclists weave [...]
Tags: course, english, language learning, london, uk
Be a lingo star
Posted by cactuslanguage under Cactus Tailormade, Press Release
Publication, The Daily Express, 17 January 2025
Cactus’s CLT division works with hundreds of clients that need language skills to help them get ahead at work. This piece in the Daily Express is a half-page article about two of them – Tequila and Emap. The feature takes an in-depth look at how learning a [...]
Tags: british, emap, hr, language training, languages, richard bradford, small business, tequila, the daily express, uk
English Language Guide (3): English Culture Worldwide
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, English
The differing cultures of English-speaking people around the world
English is spoken as a native language in many countries all over the world. There are differences between the varieties of English spoken in different countries and regions, and also differences in the cultures of English-speaking people.
Tags: australia, culture, english, ireland, new zealand, south africa, uk, usa
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