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Case Studies, TM Case Studies: Cactus Corporate Case Study: VTB
Cactus Editor Sarah Watkins talks to Katie Morant at VTB about their staff language training programme.
- Thursday, 18th July, 2013
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Cactus Language Courses UK: Cactus Staff Review: French Language Course in Brighton
Sebastian Clemens, intern for Cactus Language, tells us about his 10-week French Language Course in Brighton.
- Thursday, 18th July, 2013
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Competitions: Cactus Language Teacher Awards 2013 - Second Term
We are very pleased to announce the second winner of the Cactus Teacher Awards!
- Thursday, 11th July, 2013
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Vocabulary: Tennis fever: get into the mood with our top tennis phrases in French
With Wimbledon upon us, it's time to pick up more than your racquet...here are our top tennis expressions in French and English!
- Sunday, 23rd June, 2013
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Destinations for you: 10 things you didn’t know about Lyon
France's second city, Lyon, is famous for many things, its gastronomy and economy being two of its greatest strengths. If you want to act like a local, however, you'll do well to digest these snippets of information before you head to this fascinating corner of eastern France...
- Thursday, 30th May, 2013
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Destinations for you: Why now is the right time to visit Bordeaux
This beautiful city in France's southwest is at its prime; having received a recent make-over but still oozing old world charm, it attracts aristocrats and students, festival-goers and wine buffs, and we're about to tell you why...
- Thursday, 23rd May, 2013
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Anecdotes: Italian Language Course in Florence: A great way to learn the language and discover a beautiful city
Shirley Critchley tells us about her week-long language holiday in Florence, Italy, and how it has given her even more of a passion for the language, culture and the beautiful country itself.
- Friday, 17th May, 2013
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Anecdotes: French course in Annecy: the perfect preparation for one client’s emigration to France
Rob Mepham tells us about his 5-week French course in Annecy and how it has helped him immerse himself in French life.
- Tuesday, 14th May, 2013
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Destinations for you: Eat your way to fluency in Aix-en-Provence
If you want to experience France as its romantic and flavoursome best, there can be few places that fit the bill quite like Aix-en-Provence.
- Tuesday, 7th May, 2013
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Competitions: Cactus Language TWEET for a SEAT Competition
We are very pleased to announce the first ever winner of the Cactus TWEET for a SEAT competition. We launched the TWEET for a SEAT competition for our first academic term of 2013 - running from January until March - as we felt it important to find out what learning a language and the Cactus language experience meant to our students.
- Monday, 29th April, 2013
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Experience Cultures: Cinco de Mayo: A day of celebration and history
Time to join in the celebrations on 5th May in Mexico, the US and elsewhere in the world...
- Friday, 26th April, 2013
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Competitions: Cactus Language Teacher Awards 2013
We are very pleased to announce the first ever winner of the Cactus Teacher Awards. Here at Cactus Language we felt it important to host the Teacher Awards to show our teachers that they are valued and appreciated by both us and their students. We also wanted to showcase what an amazing job our teachers do of tutoring students in their chosen foreign language.
- Thursday, 25th April, 2013
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Vocabulary: Test your fluency with these French tongue-twisters!
Tongue-twisters, or les virelangues (tongue trippers) in French, are a good way to practise your pronunciation.
- Wednesday, 20th March, 2013
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Experience Cultures: Beware the Poisson d'Avril!
The Poisson d'Avril or April Fish is the French equivalent of an April Fool – an April fish is a young fish that is easily caught.
- Sunday, 17th March, 2013
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Attitudes to Language Learning: 10 ways to get the most out of your evening language course
Taking an evening or part-time language course is a great way to learn or revise a foreign language. Here are our top tips on how to get the most out of your course.
- Thursday, 7th March, 2013
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Attitudes to Language Learning: What are the easiest/most difficult foreign languages for English speakers to learn?
Each language presents the learner with a different combination of challenges. Some have very different grammar to English, some have different vocabulary, some use quite different sounds, while others use different alphabets or other writing systems.
- Tuesday, 12th February, 2013
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Experience Cultures, Types of Courses: Why school trips abroad are beneficial for students
As the world becomes more and more internationalised, it's apparent that students need to learn more than just about their own identity.
- Monday, 11th February, 2013
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Vocabulary: How to say Happy Easter in 10 languages
Whether you want to be able to wish international friends and colleagues a Happy Easter, or you are heading abroad to take part in one of the many Easter festivals held worldwide, these expressions should come in useful!
- Thursday, 7th February, 2013
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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…
- Monday, 4th February, 2013
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Language variations: Quebecois French versus ‘France’ French
If you’re in the process of taking an evening French class once a week and thinking about trying out what you’ve learned so far, France is not the only place you can go in order to be immersed in the language.
- Tuesday, 22nd January, 2013
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