Welcome to Season 2 of our Coffee Break English course! In this episode, we hear from Kate in the USA. She tells us the story behind the Statue of Liberty, one of New York’s most famous monuments. We also focus on the passive voice in the present simple and past simple.
Month: August 2021
Chapitre 27 – On se rapprochait du moment fatidique
In Chapter 27 of La Vérité éclate toujours, James, Guillaume, Yvette and Claire discuss the next stage in their plan: the meeting with Martin Industries’ legal team. Listen our for examples of the subjunctive and many interesting phrases such as: ce n’est pas donné à tout le monde and en venir à faire quelque chose.
Kulturhörnan 10 – ABBA på svenska – Coffee Break Swedish Culture
Welcome to the last episode of our mini culture series before we jump back into the main lessons! In this episode, we’re finally challenged to understand a text written entirely in Swedish. Apart from practicing our reading and listening comprehension, we’ll encounter a few new words, and take a deep dive into pronunciation. Låt oss börja!
Chapitre 26 – Il n’ya pas moyen de faire marche arrière…
It’s time for Chapter 26 of La Vérité éclate toujours – our crime drama series for advanced learners of French! James puts himself back into the role of David Munro in a phone conversation with Céline Frappier, in order to move on to the next stage in their plan. In this dialogue chapter we hear lots of informal French and colloquial phrases such as: se ficher de quelqu’un and charrier quelqu’un. Join Coffee Break French hosts, Mark and Pierre-Benoît as they break down the language featured in this latest instalment.
Kulturhörnan 09 – Kräftskiva – Coffee Break Swedish Culture
Welcome back to Kulturhörnan, our mini Swedish culture series. This time, we’re having a look at a common tradition which takes place in August in Sweden – crayfish parties! We’ll be looking at a text containing more Swedish than ever before to really test our understanding and see how much we know. We also introduce some ways in which we can add emphasis to a sentence and we’ll be exploring some prepositions.
Chapitre 25 – Le tout fut bouclé !
In the latest instalment of La Vérité éclate toujours, James and Guillaume arrive at the headquarters of Martin Industries and meet one of Roger’s colleagues to discuss plans for Martin Industries and James’s fake company, to work together. As James and Guillaume leave, even the calm and collected Guillaume is left feeling shaken by what happens on their way out. Join Mark and Pierre-Benoît in this episode and take note of the idiomatic expressions: tenter le diable and remonter la pente, as well as a range of new vocabulary and an example of the past anterior tense.
