Welcome to the very first episode of the Coffee Break French Magazine Season 2! Join our hosts Mark and Pierre-Benoît as they introduce the series and take a virtual trip to the city of Toulouse, also known as La ville rose. Throughout the reading text about this beautiful city, Mark and Pierre-Benoît discuss the language used, including the use of depuis + present tense; an example of the relative pronoun lesquelles; and the reflexive verb se ranimer.
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CBE 3.05 | Extra | Future predictions
In this extra episode of Coffee Break English, Mark and Josie discuss their future predictions. Pay attention to how they express the future as you listen!
CBE 3.05 | NASA | Language focus: how to talk about the future
In this episode of Coffee Break English, we hear from Ryan in Canada. He tells us about the future of North American space travel, and we learn about how to talk about the future using ‘will’ and ‘be going to’.
CBSw 1.40 | Det har varit jättekul!
Welcome to the final lesson from Season 1 of Coffee Break Swedish! This week we take some time to reflect on what Mark and Catriona have learned during their travels in Sweden, giving us an excellent opportunity to practise both the past and perfect tenses. We learn some new phrases and also review some key points when it comes to the verb “to think”. Are you ready? Låt oss börja!
Chapitre 40 – Tout est bien qui finit bien !
It’s time for the final chapter of La Vérité éclate toujours ! In this episode, we say farewell to our cast of characters, as they say farewell to one another too. Guillaume and Liliane return to Switzerland, while James, Claire, Yvette and Louise all find themselves together in Max’s hospital room. They discuss the incredible adventures they’ve had over the past few weeks, but as Yvette is saying goodbye to Max, we realise that there may still be more adventures ahead of them… As always, we have some interesting words and expressions for you! Listen out for: faire le point sur and an appropriate expression for the final chapter: tout est bien qui finit bien.
CBE 3.04 | Extra | Favourite recipes
We hope you’re hungry as Josie and Mark are talking about their favourite dishes to cook in this extra episode of Coffee Break English.
CBE 3.04 | Jamaican jerk cooking | Language focus: modal verbs of possibility
In this episode of Coffee Break English, we hear from Marcia in the Caribbean. She talks about a traditional Jamaican way of cooking, and we focus on the modal verbs ‘might’, ‘may’, ‘could’ and ‘can’.
Coffee Break Spanish News – 4th April 2022
In this special episode, Mark provides an update on all things Coffee Break Spanish including the return of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine in late April 2022; the launch of the Coffee Break books, available from June in your local bookshop and from online retailers; and the Coffee Break Spanish Club, where you can get your daily dose of Spanish activities.
Coffee Break French News – 4th April 2022
In this special episode, Mark provides an update on all things Coffee Break French including the return of the Coffee Break French Magazine in late April 2022; the launch of the Coffee Break books, available from June in your local bookshop and from online retailers; and the Coffee Break French Club, where you can get your daily dose of French activities.
Coffee Break Italian News – 4th April 2022
In this special episode, Mark provides an update on all things Coffee Break Italian including the return of the Coffee Break Italian Magazine in late April 2022; the launch of the Coffee Break books, available from June in your local bookshop and from online retailers; and the Coffee Break Italian Club, where you can get your daily dose of Italian activities.
Coffee Break German News – 4th April 2022
In this special episode, Mark provides an update on all things Coffee Break German including the return of the Coffee Break German Magazine in late April 2022; the launch of the Coffee Break books, available from June in your local bookshop and from online retailers; and the Coffee Break German Club, where you can get your daily dose of German activities.
CBE 3.03 | Extra | Pop icons
Welcome to another episode of Coffee Break English! This time, we listen to a conversation between Josie and Mark about famous pop stars.
CBE 3.03 | Elvis Presley | Language focus: gerund and infinitives
In this episode, Kate from the USA talks about a very famous American singer – Elvis Presley. We also focus on using the gerund or infinitive after certain verbs.
Chapitre 39 – Tout ça c’est grâce à vous !
In this dialogue chapter we finally get to hear the voice of a familiar character and, at long last, Yvette meets her father properly. We also witness Max and James’ reunion as they discuss the recent events. Throughout this dialogue chapter we hear many examples of informal, spoken French. Some interesting words and expressions to listen out for include: voir venir quelqu’un, épauler and c’est … tout craché.
CBSw 1.39 | Grattis på födelsedagen!
Welcome to the second last lesson of this series of Coffee Break Swedish! As we are nearing the end of this season we are looking at more colloquial Swedish and what typical smalltalk may sound like. We do so in the setting of Lovisa’s sister Linnea’s birthday party. Låt oss börja!
CBG 3.11 | The genitive with prepositions | Laut Aussagen es Fanclubs, wird Mark P. Pianist
In this lesson, we’re continuing with a topic which had been avoided up until Season 3 of Coffee Break German – the genitive! While it is possible to avoid using the genitive, when used correctly, it makes you sound like a true native speaker. Join hosts Mark and Andrea as they explore some prepositions with the genitive: wegen, infolge, gemäß, dank, außerhalb/innerhalb, and anstelle. Listen out for some interesting vocabulary along the way as well as a special news broadcast where we hear more genitive prepositions in context.
CBE 3.02 Extra | Visiting Australia
In the extra episode of Coffee Break English, our hosts Josie and Mark talk about their experiences visiting Australia.
CBI 3.11 | Introduction to the imperative | Anno nuovo, vita nuova!
In this week’s lesson of Coffee Break Italian Season 3 we’re looking at the following forms of the imperative: tu and voi forms; the negative imperative; irregular forms; and the imperative with pronouns. We also hear a dialogue between two colleagues, Carlo and Michela, who are back at work after their Christmas holidays.
CBE 3.02 | Dreamtime | Language focus: the present perfect tense
In this episode, we hear from Matthew in Australia. He talks about an important part of indigenous Australian culture, and we focus on when to use the present perfect tense for unfinished actions.
CBE 3.01 Extra | A Comparatives Quiz
In this season of Coffee Break English we’re bringing you an extra episode related to the content covered in our main episode on a Tuesday. In today’s extra episode, Josie and Mark are asking each other some quiz questions. Listen out for the comparatives!
