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Laura, Italian Cactus Level 1
"I'm making real progress with the language. I really enjoy the lessons and the teacher is very good."
Michelle, Polish Cactus Level 1
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Moe, Polish Cactus Level 1
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Cassianie, Greek Cactus Level 1
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Francis, Spanish
"One of the best teachers I have ever had and I have been attending lessons for a number of years."
Linda, Italian Cactus Level 5
"The course content was very good and not in the least bit boring. The two hours seem to fly by each week."
Helena, Spanish
"I booked through Cactus due to the ease of access, low cost and decent timings. The school and classes were very good and the location perfect."
Pankaj, German
"As an experienced teacher myself, I have been very impressed with the teacher. I am thoroughly enjoying the course and feel stretched by it."
Andrew, Italian Cactus Level 1
"This is my first time ever attempting to learn a language and I am impressed with the professionalism."
Kim, French Cactus Level 1
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Refresher Weekend Courses
Refresher courses are 10 hours long and take place over one weekend, with 5 hours tuition Saturday and the same on Sunday. They are a great way to refresh previous language skills, which you may not have used for a while, or brush up ahead of a trip abroad or one of our other evening & part-time courses.
Refresher courses are available in two levels: Elementary Refresher and Intermediate Refresher.
You can follow-up your Refresher 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.
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)
- Accelerated learning experience
- Quickly refresh "rusty" language skills
- Focus on practical language and real-life situations
- Fun and interactive course format
More information: Read the Course outlines» Check your level»
Arabic Courses
| Level |
Day |
Type |
Start Dates |
Price |
Elementary London Holborn-Russell Square |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm |
Refresher Weekend |
9 Jun, 16 Jun, 11 Aug |
£105 |
Chinese (Mandarin) Courses
| Level |
Day |
Type |
Start Dates |
Price |
Elementary London Holborn-Russell Square |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm |
Refresher Weekend |
9 Jun, 16 Jun, 11 Aug |
£105 |
French Courses
| Level |
Day |
Type |
Start Dates |
Price |
Elementary Brighton (Central) |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm |
Refresher Weekend |
16 Jun, 14 Jul, 11 Aug |
£105 |
Elementary London Holborn-Russell Square |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm |
Refresher Weekend |
9 Jun, 16 Jun, 21 Jul |
£105 |
Intermediate Brighton (Central) |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm |
Refresher Weekend |
16 Jun, 14 Jul, 11 Aug |
£105 |
Intermediate London Holborn-Russell Square |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm |
Refresher Weekend |
9 Jun, 16 Jun, 14 Jul |
£105 |
German Courses
| Level |
Day |
Type |
Start Dates |
Price |
Elementary Brighton (Central) |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm |
Refresher Weekend |
16 Jun, 14 Jul, 11 Aug |
£105 |
Elementary London Holborn-Russell Square |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm |
Refresher Weekend |
9 Jun, 16 Jun, 14 Jul |
£105 |
Intermediate Brighton (Central) |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm |
Refresher Weekend |
16 Jun, 14 Jul, 11 Aug |
£105 |
Intermediate London Holborn-Russell Square |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm |
Refresher Weekend |
9 Jun, 16 Jun, 14 Jul |
£105 |
Italian Courses
| Level |
Day |
Type |
Start Dates |
Price |
Elementary Brighton (Central) |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm |
Refresher Weekend |
16 Jun, 14 Jul, 11 Aug |
£105 |
Elementary London Holborn-Russell Square |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm |
Refresher Weekend |
9 Jun, 16 Jun, 14 Jul |
£105 |
Intermediate Brighton (Central) |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm |
Refresher Weekend |
16 Jun, 14 Jul, 11 Aug |
£105 |
Intermediate London Holborn-Russell Square |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm |
Refresher Weekend |
9 Jun, 16 Jun, 14 Jul |
£105 |
Portuguese (Brazilian) Courses
| Level |
Day |
Type |
Start Dates |
Price |
Elementary Brighton (Central) |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm |
Refresher Weekend |
16 Jun, 14 Jul, 11 Aug |
£105 |
Elementary London Holborn-Russell Square |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm |
Refresher Weekend |
9 Jun, 16 Jun, 11 Aug |
£105 |
Russian Courses
| Level |
Day |
Type |
Start Dates |
Price |
Elementary London Holborn-Russell Square |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm |
Refresher Weekend |
9 Jun, 16 Jun, 11 Aug |
£105 |
Spanish Courses
| Level |
Day |
Type |
Start Dates |
Price |
Elementary Brighton (Central) |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm |
Refresher Weekend |
16 Jun, 14 Jul, 11 Aug |
£105 |
Elementary London Holborn-Russell Square |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm |
Refresher Weekend |
9 Jun, 16 Jun, 14 Jul |
£105 |
Intermediate Brighton (Central) |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm |
Refresher Weekend |
16 Jun, 14 Jul, 11 Aug |
£105 |
Intermediate London Holborn-Russell Square |
Sat+Sun 10:30am-4:30pm |
Refresher Weekend |
9 Jun, 16 Jun, 14 Jul |
£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 >>