In Chapter 30 of La Vérité éclate toujours, James draws up a “Plan B” and Guillaume, Claire and Yvette all listen carefully as he talks them through it. The next day, James and Guillaume set off for their meeting with Roger Martin and realise there’s no turning back now. Join Mark and Pierre-Benoît as they talk through lots of subjunctive triggers like pour que, afin que and il faut que, plus many more language points!
Coffee Break Languages
CBE 2.06 | Celebrating freedom: US Independence Day | Language focus: phrasal verbs
This week we’re with Kate, in the USA. She talks about an important day in her country – Independence Day, and we learn some phrasal verbs with take.
CBE 2.05 | Have you seen Nessie? The Loch Ness Monster | Language focus: ‘look’, ‘see’ and ‘watch’
In this episode we’re in Scotland, and we’re talking about the Loch Ness Monster. Join Coffee Break English hosts Mark and Josie in this episode to find out about this mysterious creature. The language focus for this lesson is all about the verbs look, see and watch.
Chapitre 29 – Roger Martin était déjà dans le collimateur
In Chapter 29 of La Vérité éclate toujours, James and Guillaume return from their meeting at Martin Industries before receiving an invitation to meet Roger Martin himself. Join Mark and Pierre-Benoît in this dialogue chapter where we come across lots of colloquial words and expressions including griller quelqu’un and se gausser.
CBE 2.04 | Let’s celebrate! St Patrick’s Day | Language focus: the present perfect
In this episode, we meet Steven from Ireland, and he tells us about an important Irish festival – St Patrick’s Day. While learning about this important day, we focus on using the present perfect with ‘for’ and ‘since’.
CBE 2.03 | Crikey! Steve Irwin | Language focus: ‘who’, ‘which’ and ‘where’
In this week’s episode of Coffee Break English, we’re in Australia with Matthew. He talks about Steve Irwin, the famous wildlife expert, and we learn about relative pronouns.
Chapitre 28 – Il n’aurait jamais dû jouer avec le feu !
In the latest instalment of La Vérité éclate toujours, our crime drama series for advanced French learners, James and Guillaume get back into the characters of Managing Director and Finance Director of Munro Mining, and attend a meeting with Martin Industries’ legal team. By the time they leave, they are one step closer to meeting Roger Martin himself. We hear the useful colloquial expression: se faire du mouron as well as the verb acquiescer. Join Coffee Break French hosts Mark and Pierre-Benoît in this episode to hear more!
CBE 2.02 | Let’s go to South Africa: Table Mountain | Language focus: dependent prepositions
In the latest episode of Coffee Break English, we meet Riaan from South Africa, who tells us all about Table Mountain. While discovering this natural landmark, we focus on dependent prepositions with verbs.
CBE 2.01 | A symbol of friendship: The Statue of Liberty | Language focus: the passive voice
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.
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.
Kulturhörnan 08 – Allsång – Coffee Break Swedish Culture
In this week’s episode of Kulturhörnan, we’re looking at another Swedish summer tradition – en svensk sommartradition. We’re learning all about how summer and music go hand in hand in Sweden while putting our Swedish to the test like never before.
Chapitre 24 – Il se sentait prêt et d’attaque
James, Claire, Yvette and Guillaume prepare for the next stage of their plan in Chapter 24 of La Vérité éclate toujours, our crime series for advanced learners of French. Coffee Break French hosts Mark and Pierre-Benoît break down the language featured in this latest instalment and discuss a range of new vocabulary and expressions such as la supercherie, viser juste and s’emmêler les pinceaux. This episode also features examples of the subjunctive including le temps que + present subjunctive and elle était contente que + perfect subjunctive.
Kulturhörnan 07 – Pippi Långstrump – Coffee Break Swedish culture
In Episode 7 of our Swedish culture mini-series, Kulturhörnan – “culture corner” – we’re learning about writer Astrid Lingdgren, best known for her children’s book series featuring Pippi Longstocking. Join Mark and Lovisa as they share a text about this famous Swedish writer and introduce new phrases, revise some more familiar vocabulary, and mention some slightly more advanced grammar.
Chapitre 23 – Le poisson avait bien mordu à l’hameçon !
James, Claire and Yvette discuss the details of their plan as they make their way back to Paris before taking the first step and finally getting in touch with Roger Martin. Some interesting expressions to listen out for in this chapter include: être à l’affût de quelque chose, mordre à l’hameçon and en guise de.
Kulturhörnan 06 – Midsommartraditioner – Coffee Break Swedish Culture
We’re back with our Swedish culture mini-series, Kulturhörnan – “culture corner” – and in this episode we’re talking about Midsummer while putting our Swedish language skills into practice. Join the Coffee Break Swedish team and learn about the traditions behind this fun-filled annual celebration.
CBG Travel Diaries 2.10 | Der große Tag in Wien
Welcome to the tenth and final episode from Season 2 of the Coffee Break German Travel Diaries! For the final stop of our trip, we’re in Austria’s capital – Vienna – which offers many spectacular sights. The best part of the trip is still to come as Karl’s big surprise is finally revealed to Birgit! Join Mark and Andrea as they round off the series and discuss the phrase: Hatte keine Ahnung was vor sich ging as well as some past participles and adjectives.
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