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How to Get a Good Grade in Your Language A Level
Get the Grade you Want in A-Level French or Spanish Don’t Procrastinate If you’re determined to get into your first choice of university now is the time to start working hard. Leaving it to the last minute and cramming just before the exams...
Which Language Should I Learn?
So… You’ve decided that you want to learn a language. But the big question is: which is the best language to learn? Maybe you feel you should have a go at reviving that GCSE level French? Or take up German, because your boss speaks it? Or...
How Much Language Can you Learn in One Year?
The controversial article ‘6 harsh truths that will make you a better person’ asserts that gaining a skill will make you more useful, more valuable, more successful and generally happier. “I want you to purely focus on giving yourself a skill...
10 Ways to Make Controlled Practice Interactive
On the 12th December Cactus held a teacher development workshop on contextualizing grammar, inductive learning and making activities student-centred. The workshop was run by guest speaker Makkie Malyari, who, with over 20 years’ experience in...
6 Good Reasons to Start the New Year with an Evening Language Course
Whether you want to improve your job prospects, communicate with your partner’s family, or get prepared for travels and adventure, now is the time to take a language course. Therefore, we have listed 6 good reasons to start the new year with an...
The Rise of the Millennial Force
With regard to their future, millennials may not be facing much certainty. It may be time for a reinvention. It may be time for the millennial force. In a progressively globalized world, that offers a pessimistic future for our young people, more...
Question Time with Angela Puddu
Interview with Cactus Teacher: Italian teacher Angela Puddu takes time to speak to Cactus about her love of teaching and her Cactus students. You’ve been teaching for 30 years, what is it about teaching that keeps you motivated? I started to teach...