Learn English: Paris tagged articles

  1. French courses in Paris – how to choose your school

    Destinations for you: French courses in Paris – how to choose your school

    Currently, Cactus works with four different schools in Paris. All are well-established, well-located and offer a high standard of teaching, which can make it hard to decide which one to choose…

  2. Celebrating All Saint’s Day in France

    Experience Cultures: Celebrating All Saint’s Day in France

    All Saint's Day or La Toussaint is a Catholic festival celebrated on 1st November each year in France.

  3. Top 5 Halloween destinations in Europe

    Experience Cultures: Top 5 Halloween destinations in Europe

    There are plenty of cities around the world that are steeped in history and mystery, but these five offer some of the spookiest tours and ghostwalks around...not for the faint-hearted!

  4. Types of Courses: Academic year courses: real immersion in a language & culture

    If you have 6 months or more to learn a language, an academic year course overseas really is the best way to immerse yourself in your chosen foreign culture and make real progress in the language.

  5. Top 5 French course destinations this Fall

    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.

  6. French-Russian entente cordiale: Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky

    Movies: French-Russian entente cordiale: Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky

    Londoners can still enjoy the film where English, French and Russian are blended, along with the universal language of music and design, into a poetic tale of art, adultery and cultural diplomacy.

  7. Top 5 French course destinations this autumn

    Experience Cultures, Destinations for you: Top 5 French course destinations this autumn

    With the summer soon coming to an end, here’s our pick of prime autumn destinations to take a French course this year.

  8. Versailles: following the path of the Sun King

    : 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.

  9. Bastille Day: The best places to celebrate La Fête Nationale on 14th July in France

    Experience Cultures, Destinations for you: Bastille Day: The best places to celebrate La Fête Nationale on 14th July in France

    Cactus intern Cécile Sargueux gives us a bit of history and top tips for celebrating le quatorze juillet in her home country...in English / en français!

  10. Want to take a language course in Europe without going by plane?

    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.

  11. Tour de France: Shift your language up a gear with our essential cycling vocabulary

    Destinations for you, Vocabulary: Tour de France: Shift your language up a gear with our essential cycling vocabulary

    From 3rd - 25th July, France goes cycling mad. Join the fun and impress your friends with our top French cycling words...

  12. Great value options for learning French in France

    Experience Cultures: Great value options for learning French in France

    Cities, beaches or mountains – whichever you prefer there’ll be a suitable French study destination for you. Here’s a run down of the locations that offer the best value for money this year...

  13. Great value options for learning French in France

    Experience Cultures: Great value options for learning French in France

    Cities, beaches or mountains – whichever you prefer there’ll be a suitable French study destination for you. Here’s a run down of the locations that offer the best value for money this year…

  14. Experience Cultures: Top 5 spring festivals and events in France

    France is a great place for festivals and events and this spring is no exception. Whether it's sport, music, dancing, cinema or food that you enjoy, there'll be something to suit your tastes.

  15. 10 things you didn’t know about Paris

    Experience Cultures: 10 things you didn’t know about Paris

    Here are ten little-known facts about one of Europe's most attractive, vibrant and historic cities.

  16. Coco Before Chanel preview screening

    Anecdotes, Blogs: Coco Before Chanel preview screening

    Before its official UK release, I was lucky enough to be invited to a preview screening of Coco Before Chanel at the famous Soho Screening Rooms in London. Here are my thoughts…

  17. Paris in the Spring

    Destinations for you: Paris in the Spring

    Let’s face it, Paris is pretty special no matter what time of the year you go, but spring-time in the city really is quite magical.

  18. Experience Cultures, Food and Drink: Learn French & eat chocolate…can it be true?

    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.

  19. Success Stories: Paris