CBS Mag 4.02 | Ritmos latinos: la bachata

Welcome to another episode of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine! This time Mark and Anabel go through a text about bachata, a popular type of Latin music, and discuss its origin and influences. Along the way, they provide explanations about a range of  grammar and vocabulary points including: how to use se trata de and trata de to mean ‘it’s about’; using the prefix des- in words like desamor and deshacer; and using the passive se. To finish, Marina joins Mark to discuss our cherry on top: dar el do de pecho.

CBE 3.08 | David Attenborough | Language focus: irregular past tenses

Welcome back to another episode of Coffee Break English! This time, we hear from Susan in England who talks to us about a very famous British person – David Attenborough. Throughout the episode we also focus on irregular past tense verbs.