It’s time for the next instalment of La penúltima voluntad! After finding a riddle on the floor in the museum, Marta begins the scavenger hunt organised by her father. But where does the first clue lead to? While listening to this episode, take note of the range of nouns, including: acertijo, pista and comisura. We also hear some interesting expressions such as: caer en la cuenta de algo and cruzar por la cabeza.
Month: February 2023
CBG 3.30 | Review episode 3.21 – 3.30
Join Mark and Andrea to review all of the key points covered throughout episodes 21 to 29. From the passive, to ordinal numbers, the subjunctive and more, this episode is essential to cement your understanding of these tricky grammar points!
Il était une fois – Épisode 8
Cet épisode, le huitième, est le dernier disponible gratuitement en podcast.
Pierre-Benoît vous y raconte l’histoire d’Aurélien, agent immobilier, et ses stratagèmes loufoques pour faire échouer un partenariat. Comme de coutume, Max vous fournit les définitions des mots qu’il a choisis pour que Pierre-Benoît écrive son histoire ainsi que, bien sûr, l’explication de l’expression idiomatique.
Pour découvrir le dossier complet de ressources, qui inclut la version vidéo avec sous-titres en français, mais aussi les notes de développement linguistique, une liste de vocabulaire de l’épisode du jour et d’autres ressources, cliquez ici. C’est ici également que vous trouverez les deux derniers épisodes de notre cours Il était une fois.
Once upon a time… there was Aurélien the estate agent.
This episode number 8 is the final one available as part of the free podcast.
Pierre-Benoît tells the story of Aurélien, a real estate agent, and his quirky ploys to sabotage a partnership. As always, Max provides you with the different definitions of the words he has chosen for Pierre-Benoît to write his story, as well as, of course, the explanation of the idiomatic expression.
To discover the complete notes pack, which includes the video version of this episode with subtitles, but also the linguistic development notes, a list of the vocabulary used in today’s episode and more resources, click here. This is also where you will find the two remaining episodes of our course Il était une fois.
Capítulo 5 – El comienzo del juego
Welcome to the newest chapter of La penúltima voluntad! In this episode Marta decides to go to the museum and remembers all the places she used visit on her way there. She reminisces on some happy memories with Carlos, but the day takes a turn when she makes a discovery in the museum. Listen out for some interesting vocabulary such as: augurio, rodeo and percatarse de.
CBE 4.10 | Extra | A waterfall coincidence
In the extra episode, we listen to a conversation between Thomas and Mark about visiting Niagara Falls.
CBI 3.29 | Pronominal and phraseological verbs| Te la stai cavando alla grande!
In this new episode of Coffee Break Italian Season 3 we are learning about pronominal and phraseological verbs! We then go on to listen to a dialogue between an anxious exchange student and their reassuring professor. As always, listen out for verbs like farcela and mettercela tutta and our cosina: qui pro quo.
CBG 3.29 | Subjunctive 2 – hypothesis | Das wäre super!
In this episode of Coffee Break German Mark and Andrea are continuing to focus on the subjunctive, more specifically they are discussing how to make hypothetical statements, like conditionals and wishes. We’ll learn to use the subjunctive with wenn/falls, with inversion, and take a look at the subjunctive in the past to express impossible conditionals and wishes. As usual, we hear some examples in context by listening to a dialogue of a family debating their next holiday!
