Spanish
1-week Intensive Course

Course Description

• 15-hour course over 5 days, 3 hours per day
• Intensive learning experience
• Ideal for fast results or as a refresher course
• Offers similar benefits to full immersion
• Lively, participative course format

Class Times: Mon-Fri 2:00-5:00pm

Start Dates Available: Nov 2010 , Feb 2011 , May 2011

Minimum Age: 18

Course Materials: Included in the course fees

School: Cactus London Bond Street / Map

Location: London - Bond Street

Language: Spanish

Course Type: 1-week Intensive Course

Cactus Curriculum

Cactus part-time language courses are typically offered at seven levels, from Cactus Level 1 to Cactus Level 7, suitable for students with and without prior knowledge of the language. Studied in sequence, the seven levels are designed to progress students from beginner level through to advanced. The programme can be picked up at any level, according to existing language skills. Each level can also be studied as a one-off course in its own right to build or refresh language skills at the chosen level.

What level am I?

To help you decide which level is right for you, please look at the course level descriptions and take our online language level test.

Course level descriptions

Cactus Level 1 Cactus Level 2 Cactus Level 3 Cactus Level 4 Cactus Level 5

What will I learn?

The course outlines give an overview of the content and learning framework of Cactus part-time group courses and include themes, grammar and vocabulary you can typically expect to cover. These are intended as a guide only and our teachers may at times adapt the course content to suit the specific level, aims and interests of the class.

Read the Spanish course outlines for all levels

All of our courses are carefully structured and designed to cover a wide range of topic areas, grammatical structures and skills. Cactus Foreign Language Courses include the following elements:

• Spoken communication to build confidence in interacting with native speakers
• Listening and comprehension skills to improve understanding
• Grammar and sentence structure
• Everyday language for use in real-life situations, both spoken and written
• Core vocabulary
• Pronunciation
• Reading practice and written communication

All of our teachers are fully qualified and experienced foreign language teachers with a specialised background in adult education.

What progress will I have made by the end of the level?

The Learning Pathway provides a guide to what you can expect to achieve by the end of your course at any given level and also shows what progress you can expect to make if you stick with it and carry on studying subsequent levels

Cactus Level 1 pathway Cactus Level 2 pathway Cactus Level 3 pathway Cactus Level 4 pathway Cactus Level 5 pathway

The School - London Bond Street

This school is located in an attractive Edwardian building in a quiet pedestrian street full of boutiques and cafes, in the historic and exclusive area of Mayfair. It is next to the busy shopping areas of Bond Street and Oxford Street, in central London, and is just one minute from Bond Street underground. The school itself is full of character and charm, and is spread out over four floors. It also has an indoor cafe with hot and cold drinks, where you can relax and prepare for your classes.

Nearest Tube: Bond Street

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The Teachers

Our teachers are qualified and experienced language trainers, and are all native or bilingual speakers. They have been interviewed by our full time Academic Team, and have had their references followed up. We assign classes according to the strengths of our teachers and work with them to ensure the quality of course delivery is excellent at all times. We have also introduced a comprehensive Teacher Development Programme at Cactus, which incorporates a range of seminars, classroom observations, same-language teacher forums, regular newsletters, and information on methodology and hands-on teaching techniques. Our teaching philosophy is based on looking at ideas, asking questions, and meeting challenge.

Course Materials

For all Cactus Foreign Language Courses you will be supplied with course materials, which form the basis of your study.

• 0.4 miles / London Oxford Circus
• 0.5 miles / London Baker Street
• 0.6 miles / London Piccadilly Circus

Student Feedback - See what students have said

At the end of your course you will receive a questionnaire. Your feedback enables us to maintain the quality of our language courses and ensure you're getting the maximum out of your chosen course.

Read the feedback here

Course Feedback

• Well priced, very informative and overall very professional.

  (Joe, May 2010)

School Feedback

• Teacher is great, polite, punctual, knowledgeable & helpful.

  (Ian, Feb 2010 )

• Morgan is a very good teacher. His lessons are very interactive and he has a fantastic sense of humour.

  (Denise, Feb 2010 )

• Convenient location and teacher is very nice and has helped me improve a lot. 

  (Wendy, Feb 2010 )

• The school is in a great location. The teacher is very friendly and encourages learning.

  (Aarrian, Apr 2007 )

• Paula is a great teacher, she is aware of the class and whether we are understanding the topics. Booking was quick and easy, I booked right at the last minute and it wasn't a problem at all.

  (Rahma, Apr 2007 )

• Maribel Sanz is, from my experience and in my opinion, an excellent teacher. I am really enjoying her classes, I find them well structured, informative and fun. Maribel's style of teaching is fantastic: building our knowledge on grammar and pronunciation whilst balancing it with speaking, writing and reading. She is extremely helpful and very encouraging.

  (Karyn, Apr 2007 )

• Nicolas is fantastic, his pace of teaching & speaking is perfect for our level & his explanations of difficult concepts are spot on.

  (Bailey, Jan 2007 )

• Monique is a great teacher - so enthusiastic and passionate about the language. She's got a great sense of humor and I really enjoy going to her classes.

  (Susie, Jan 2007 )

• Monique is a great teacher, she doesn’t only does her two hours shift, but she actually loves what she does. She cares a lot about her students.

  (Luisa, Jan 2007 )

• I have been enjoying Maribel's classes, lots of fun and laughter. She is very thorough, professional and give a lot of attention as soon as she notices that someone is not 100% clear. I have taken Spanish before with two other language schools, but so far Cactus Language has been the most effective. I would definitely recommend Cactus Language and I will be booking a follow class once I complete this course. I would like to be in Maribel's class again if possible.

  (Leonora, Jan 2007 )

• The teaching is fine and the admin efficient. Ottavia is very pleasant, very patient and very helpful. <

  (Jill, Jan 2007 )

• Claudia is very good, especially with those of the class whose grammar is not up to scratch i.e. the non-native English speakers and those below a certain age.

  (Ian, Jan 2007 )

• The teaching is fine and the admin efficient. Ottavia is very pleasant, very patient and very helpful.

  (Jill, Jan 2007 )

• Monika is a good teacher - nice, patient, informative & methodical.

  (Mark, Jan 2007 )

• I'm really happy with the teacher, she is a nice person and a great teacher.

  (Timea, Jan 2007 )

• I am trully happy about my teacher and am learning a lot. She is very active and helpful in learning and remembering things. She is trying to use every second in order to do the extra mile. Elizabeth is always ready for class having handouts and extra material. I am pleased about my German classes.

  (INGA, Jan 2007 )

• I'm very happy with the teacher, she's always making the lessons funny and keep us involved all the time. She is also very available if we have any doubts or need extra explanations.

  (Natascia, Oct 2006 )

• I think Oscar is great. Keeps us well entertained and I find I'm learning well under his techniques. I'm really enjoying the class.

  (Ryan, Oct 2006 )

• I like the teacher, her lessons are interesting, while explaining or answering the questions, she gives a lot of different examples. She gives us lots of good material too.

  (Birute, Oct 2006 )

• I am very impressed with Roberto. He explains things clearly and makes you work and think! Classes are very enjoyable.

  (TRACY, Jul 2006 )

• Hi, yes my first lesson in Italian Beginners was last Wednesday. All was okay, and I'm looking forward to the next lessons.

  (Danielle, Apr 2006 )

• Hi! Great lesson, learnt a lot. Thanks.

  (Jennifer, Apr 2006 )

• Thank you for your interest, I feel my first spanish lesson went well, I am very happy with the class in South Molten St. London and I feel our teacher Maribel has the right approach, the only obvious problem is being already tired after work and trying to implement the new language. I look forward to finishing the course so that I can progress on to stage 2! thank you!

  (Arthur, Apr 2006 )

• Eveything was great the location of the school is very near to the tube station. I have done a ten week course in a college before and felt like I learnt nothing. With this course I feel like I'm learning alot in the lessons. The booking process was easy and quick.

  (Gurdeep, Dec 2002 )

• Excellent and enjoyable, the teacher is very friendly and helpful. Very patient and repeats well until you understand.

  (Andrew, Nov 2002 )

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