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Holiday Survival Weekend Courses
Get ready for your holiday in just one weekend! Our accelerated Holiday Survival courses focus on practical language skills and local culture, helping you to pick up the basics and increase your confidence quickly, so you can make the most of your time abroad.
These courses are suitable for complete beginners only, without prior language skills. To refresh previous language skills, try one of our Refresher Weekend Courses.
You can follow up your Holiday Survival course with one of our 10-week, 5-week Fast Track or 1-week Intensive courses across the UK, or a full-immersion language course abroad, if you want a more in-depth preparation or to carry on learning after your holiday.
Cactus offers a variety of courses. You can take a standard language course from 10 weeks or as little as a weekend crash course in our popular languages Learn more about our types of courses.
Course Summary
- Saturday and Sunday, 5 hours tuition each day (plus one hour for lunch)
- Suitable for complete beginners only, without prior language skills
- Focus on real-life situations and day-to-day use of the language
- Valuable insights into social norms and customs
- Fun and interactive course format
Course Languages
More information: Read the Course outlines» Check your level»
Arabic Courses
| Level | Day | Type | Start Dates | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner Brighton (Central) |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm | Holiday Survival Weekend | 16 Jun, 14 Jul, 11 Aug | £105 |
| Beginner London Holborn-Russell Square |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm | Holiday Survival Weekend | 9 Jun, 16 Jun, 14 Jul | £105 |
Chinese (Mandarin) Courses
| Level | Day | Type | Start Dates | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner Brighton (Central) |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm | Holiday Survival Weekend | 16 Jun, 14 Jul, 11 Aug | £105 |
| Beginner London Holborn-Russell Square |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm | Holiday Survival Weekend | 9 Jun, 16 Jun, 14 Jul | £105 |
Croatian Courses
| Level | Day | Type | Start Dates | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner London Holborn-Russell Square |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm | Holiday Survival Weekend | 9 Jun, 16 Jun, 11 Aug | £105 |
Czech Courses
| Level | Day | Type | Start Dates | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner London Holborn-Russell Square |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm | Holiday Survival Weekend | 9 Jun, 16 Jun, 11 Aug | £105 |
French Courses
| Level | Day | Type | Start Dates | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner Brighton (Central) |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm | Holiday Survival Weekend | 16 Jun, 14 Jul, 11 Aug | £105 |
| Beginner London Holborn-Russell Square |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm | Holiday Survival Weekend | 9 Jun, 16 Jun, 14 Jul | £105 |
German Courses
| Level | Day | Type | Start Dates | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner Brighton (Central) |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm | Holiday Survival Weekend | 16 Jun, 14 Jul, 11 Aug | £105 |
| Beginner London Holborn-Russell Square |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm | Holiday Survival Weekend | 9 Jun, 16 Jun, 14 Jul | £105 |
Greek Courses
| Level | Day | Type | Start Dates | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner London Holborn-Russell Square |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm | Holiday Survival Weekend | 9 Jun, 16 Jun, 11 Aug | £105 |
Hindi Courses
| Level | Day | Type | Start Dates | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner London Holborn-Russell Square |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm | Holiday Survival Weekend | 9 Jun, 16 Jun, 14 Jul | £105 |
Italian Courses
| Level | Day | Type | Start Dates | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner Brighton (Central) |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm | Holiday Survival Weekend | 16 Jun, 14 Jul, 11 Aug | £105 |
| Beginner London Holborn-Russell Square |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm | Holiday Survival Weekend | 9 Jun, 16 Jun, 14 Jul | £105 |
Japanese Courses
| Level | Day | Type | Start Dates | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner London Holborn-Russell Square |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm | Holiday Survival Weekend | 9 Jun, 16 Jun, 11 Aug | £105 |
Polish Courses
| Level | Day | Type | Start Dates | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner London Holborn-Russell Square |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm | Holiday Survival Weekend | 9 Jun, 16 Jun, 11 Aug | £105 |
Portuguese (Brazilian) Courses
| Level | Day | Type | Start Dates | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner Brighton (Central) |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm | Holiday Survival Weekend | 16 Jun, 14 Jul, 11 Aug | £105 |
| Beginner London Holborn-Russell Square |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm | Holiday Survival Weekend | 9 Jun, 16 Jun, 14 Jul | £105 |
Russian Courses
| Level | Day | Type | Start Dates | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner Brighton (Central) |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm | Holiday Survival Weekend | 16 Jun, 14 Jul, 11 Aug | £105 |
| Beginner London Holborn-Russell Square |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm | Holiday Survival Weekend | 9 Jun, 16 Jun, 11 Aug | £105 |
Spanish Courses
| Level | Day | Type | Start Dates | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner Brighton (Central) |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm | Holiday Survival Weekend | 16 Jun, 14 Jul, 11 Aug | £105 |
| Beginner London Holborn-Russell Square |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm | Holiday Survival Weekend | 9 Jun, 16 Jun, 14 Jul | £105 |
Swedish Courses
| Level | Day | Type | Start Dates | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner London Holborn-Russell Square |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm | Holiday Survival Weekend | 9 Jun, 16 Jun, 11 Aug | £105 |
Thai Courses
| Level | Day | Type | Start Dates | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner London Holborn-Russell Square |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm | Holiday Survival Weekend | 9 Jun, 16 Jun, 14 Jul | £105 |
Turkish Courses
| Level | Day | Type | Start Dates | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner London Holborn-Russell Square |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm | Holiday Survival Weekend | 9 Jun, 16 Jun, 11 Aug | £105 |
Course Info
These are group courses which acknowledge individual needs. The content is academically sound and will promote and lead towards long term aims with the language. All of our teachers are native speakers or have native-speaker fluency in the language they teach. The teaching will be communicative, personalised, fun and will engage and stretch the students. Although the emphasis will be on speaking and listening grammar will be included and taught in context. Our courses are monitored throughout, feedback gathered from students at the mid and end of each course (together with any direct contact) and acted upon by Cactus Language Training. More on course outlines
Please Note:
All courses listed here are Group Courses. If you need one-to-one tuition please go directly to Individual Courses >>
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