The story, and the Spanish
Each chapter builds your advanced vocabulary and your understanding of complex grammar, and puts your comprehension to the test.
Follow the story
Marta is shocked by what she finds in her father’s office, and sets out on a journey that will change her life and her family’s.
Build an advanced vocabulary
Every chapter comes with an annotated text, with detailed footnotes, and an alphabetical vocabulary list.
Work through complex grammar
Mark and Anabel go through each chapter in detail and explain the more complex grammatical constructions.
Understand a range of voices
Anabel reads the narrative chapters, and different voices play the characters in the dialogue chapters, so you get used to a variety of accents.
Who presents the course
Mark and Anabel present the course. Anabel, a native Spanish speaker, wrote La penúltima voluntad and is the main presenter in the audio and video lessons. Mark joins her for the language study of each chapter, where they discuss the language in detail and explain the complex grammar.
Ava, an advanced learner of Spanish, joins Anabel in the taller lingüístico. She is challenged to put the language of each chapter into practice, and her questions are likely to be very close to your own.
Inside every chapter
Each of the 20 chapters comes with everything you need to understand every word of the story and take your learning further.
What’s included
You get the whole story, all 20 chapters, with immediate access to every part of the course.
- 20 main audio episodes Without ads, plus the audiobook of all 20 chapters.
- Texts and annotated texts Read along, then study the footnotes.
- Vocabulary lists Every chapter’s words, in alphabetical order.
- 20 language studies Mark and Anabel on every chapter.
- Video versions Each chapter on screen, to follow as you listen.
- 20 talleres lingüísticos Anabel and Ava, in text and audio.
- Bonuses Including a ficha de trabajo, a question workshop, La palabra misteriosa and a vocabulary test.
- Lifetime access One payment, no subscription.
Listen
The main audio episode
Listen to the chapter as an audiobook, without ads. Anabel reads the narrative chapters, and a cast of voices performs the dialogue chapters.
Read
The text and annotated text
Read the chapter along with the audio, then again with detailed footnotes on the vocabulary and grammar.
Study
The language study
Mark and Anabel discuss the whole chapter in detail, looking closely at the grammar and vocabulary.
Review
Vocabulary list and video
Review the chapter’s vocabulary in an alphabetical list, and follow the text in the video version as you hear it.
After each chapter
Taller lingüístico
Anabel and Ava take the language of the chapter further, discussing the expressions and giving more examples, in text and audio.
20 chapters, two parts
The story runs in two parts of ten chapters, each with its own bonus section, and the course includes both.
Chapters 1 to 10
Parte 1
Marta learns of her father’s death and his will, and her journey of discovery begins.
- 1Un susto de muerte
- 2Tengamos la fiesta en paz
- 3¡Menuda herencia!
- 4Pilar y sus propuestas
- 5El comienzo del juego
- 6Un recuerdo entrañable
- 7La preocupación de Jorge
- 8Quique y sus helados
- 9Una entrevista con sorpresa
- 10¡Esto pasa de castaño oscuro!
Chapters 11 to 20
Parte 2
The revelations keep coming, all the way to the final chapter.
- 11¿Y ahora qué?
- 12El último rompecabezas
- 13¿Qué es lo más importante?
- 14El mejor escondite
- 15El principio de todo
- 16Lo verdaderamente importante
- 17Más de una vida esperando
- 18Padre e hija
- 19La verdadera herencia
- 20Un nuevo inicio
Prefer it on paper?
The story is a book too
La penúltima voluntad is also published as a book, if you’d like the text on your shelf as well as in the course.
See the bookFrom learners on the course
“No puedo esperar al próximo capítulo. ¡Qué interesante y emocionante es! El nivel de español es difícil, con expresiones complicadas, cultas o formales, pero todo es un placer y muy instructivo para mí.”
“En primer lugar, ¡un gran agradecimiento por el curso! Su compromiso y su entusiasmo son buenos para mi motivación para aprender español. No tengo ninguna sugerencia de mejora en este momento. Mi esperanza es, por supuesto, que haya una secuela.”
Questions
What’s the difference between the course and the free podcast?
You can listen to the story for free on the podcast. The course is built around it to help you understand every word and take your learning further: the main audio for each chapter without ads, the language study, the text and annotated text, the vocabulary list, a video version of each chapter and the taller lingüístico.
What level of Spanish do I need?
It’s for advanced learners, around C1 to C2. It’s Level 5, the top of the Coffee Break Spanish course ladder, after Level 4.
Who presents the lessons?
Mark and Anabel. Anabel wrote the story and presents the audio and video lessons, and Mark joins her for the language study of each chapter. Ava, an advanced learner, joins Anabel in the taller lingüístico.
How is it structured?
20 chapters of one story, in two parts of ten. Some chapters are narrative, read by Anabel, and some are dialogue, with different voices playing the characters. Each comes with the main audio, the text and annotated text, a vocabulary list, a video version, the language study and the taller lingüístico.
Do I get everything straight away?
Yes. You pay once for the whole course and get immediate access to all the learning materials.
Can I try it before I buy?
Yes. You can listen to the story free on the podcast. The course adds all the support that goes with it: the language study for each chapter, the text and annotated text, the vocabulary list, a video version of each chapter and the taller lingüístico.
How long do I have access?
For life. Pay once and it’s yours, across all of your devices.
Find the course that fits you
Coffee Break Spanish has five levels, from absolute beginner to advanced. If this one doesn’t feel right, try the level above or below.
The Level 1 course40 lessons for absolute beginners, with video lessons, notes and exercises
The Level 2 courseMove beyond the basics and learn the grammar you need to go further
The Level 3 courseTake your Spanish further with 40 lessons of conversation and grammar
The Level 4 courseFollow María and Rory through a summer in Mallorca, in 40 lessons
Coffee Break Spanish · La penúltima voluntad
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Every chapter comes with its audio, video, notes and a taller lingüístico. It’s the most advanced course in Coffee Break Spanish.
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