Capítulo 1 – Un susto de muerte

Marta de los Llanos receives a phone call from the family lawyer asking her to attend the reading of her father’s will. But no one had even told her that her father had passed away! Marta travels to the capital to go to her parents’ house and see her mother, Pilar. There, she discovers what her father has left her, but she is shocked to see what she finds in his office.

This is the first chapter of La penúltima voluntad, our new podcast series for advanced learners of Spanish. In each of the 20 episodes, which will be published fortnightly, we’ll listen to a new chapter of the novel and Coffee Break Spanish hosts Mark and Anabel will discuss the latest developments in our story. Throughout the series you will be able to build your vocabulary, develop your understanding of grammar and put your comprehension skills to the test, while following an engaging story.

Il était une fois épisode 1

Il était une fois… Jérôme, un vendeur de chaussettes.

Dans ce premier épisode de notre nouvelle série, Pierre-Benoît a choisi neuf mots mystères et une expression idiomatique pour Max. Pendant que Pierre-Benoît nous explique la définition de chacun des mots choisis, Max doit écrire une histoire courte sans oublier d’utiliser tout le vocabulaire.

Écoutez le podcast gratuit de l’épisode pour vous permettre de pratiquer votre compréhension orale, d’entendre les explications des 10 mots choisis par Pierre-Benoît pour Max et finalement d’apprécier tout ce que Max raconte à propos de Jérôme, le vendeur de chaussettes.

In the first episode of our brand-new series, Pierre-Benoît has chosen nine mystery words and one idiomatic expression for Max. In the time it takes Pierre-Benoît to talk us through the meanings of his chosen words and phrase, Max must come up with a short story including all 10 of them.

Listen to the free podcast episode to practise your listening comprehension, hear Pierre-Benoît’s explanations of today’s 10 words and phrase, and enjoy Max’s story about Jérôme, the sock vender.