Coffee Break English
CBE 4.04 | Extra | What Are You Scared Of?
In the extra episode, we listen to a conversation between Mark and Francesca, who is from Italy, about things which scare them!
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Coffee Break Italian
CBI 3.26 | Hypothetical clauses | Sognare non costa niente
In this episode of Coffee Break Italian Season 3 we are focusing on all of the possible ways to form a hypothetical clause (or ‘if’ clause) in Italian. We listen to a dialogue between two friends Michele and Giada, who are discussing the prospect of Michele losing his job and how a lottery win would
Coffee Break German
CBG 3.26 | Connectors | Entweder das Eine oder das Andere
In this episode of Coffee Break German Season 3 we are focusing on another range of connectors such as: entweder… oder, sowohl…. als auch, sowie, sondern, weder…..noch. In this episode’s dialogue, we hear characters Sabine and Thomas as they discuss living somewhere new. Listen out for some vocabulary used throughout the dialogue like: auf dem Land
Coffee Break English
CBE 4.04 | The CN Tower Edgewalk | Language focus: ‘have to’ and ‘don’t have to’
In this episode, we hear from Ryan in Canada. He tells us about an interesting experience in Toronto, and we focus on verbs ‘have to’ and ‘don’t have to’.
Coffee Break Spanish
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
Coffee Break French
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
Coffee Break English
CBE 4.03 | Extra | Visiting Vesuvius
In the extra episode, we listen to a conversation between Josie and Maurizio about visiting Mount Vesuvius.
Coffee Break English
CBE 4.03 | Halema’uma’u crater | Language focus: adjectives and prepositions
In this episode, we hear from Kate in the USA. She talks about a volcanic crater in Hawaiʻi, and we focus on pairs of adjectives and prepositions.
Coffee Break English
CBE 4.02 | Extra | A safari park adventure
In the extra episode, we listen to a conversation between Mark and Thomas, who is from Germany, about visiting zoos and safari parks.
Coffee Break Italian
CBI 3.25 | Perfect and pluperfect subjunctive | In bocca al lupo per il colloquio!
We are back with another episode of Coffee Break Italian Season 3! In this episode we are focusing specifically on the perfect and pluperfect subjunctive. We then go on to listen to a dialogue based on a job interview: be sure to listen out for some key vocabulary which may come in useful for you
Coffee Break German
CBG 3.25 | The Gerund as an Adjective | Ob sengende Hitze oder klirrende Kälte
Welcome to a new episode of Coffee Break German Season 3! In this episode we are introducing the gerund, as well as using the gerund as an adjective. We also learn a bit about Zurich from a travel article and listen out for some vocabulary from the article such as: Hauptstadt (f), Alpenstaat (m) and
Coffee Break English
CBE 4.02 | The Big Five | Language focus: used to
In this episode, we hear from Riaan in South Africa. He tells us about the Big Five, and we focus on the expression used to.
Coffee Break English
CBE 4.01 | Extra | Have You Ever Worn a Kilt?
In our very first extra episode of Coffee Break English Season 4, Josie talks to Maurizio, who is from Italy, about his experiences wearing a kilt.
Coffee Break English
CBE 4.01 | The Kilt | Language focus: phrasal verbs with ‘try’
Welcome to a brand new season of Coffee Break English! In this first episode of Season 4, we hear from Gregor in Scotland. He tells us about the kilt, and we focus on phrasal verbs and expressions with the word ‘try’.
Coffee Break Italian
CBI 3.24 | Imperfect subjunctive | Casa dolce casa
Welcome back to a new episode of Coffee Break Italian Season 3! In this episode we continue our learning of the subjunctive by focusing on the imperfect subjunctive. We hear some examples of it in context through a dialogue between two friends who are attending a property viewing! Be sure to listen out for key
Coffee Break German
CBG 3.24 | The Past Participle as an Adjective | Nehmen Sie den gekühlten Teig aus dem Kühlschrank
We are back with a new episode of Coffee Break German Season 3! In this episode we are learning about using the past participle as an adjective. You may already know the rules of adjectives in German and this knowledge will help to enhance your understanding of this new topic. We listen to a recipe
Coffee Break Italian
CBI 3.23 | Consolidation of present subjunctive | Il cliente ha sempre ragione!
We are back with another episode of Coffee Break Italian Season 3! In this episode we are consolidating our learning of the present subjunctive which was covered in the previous episode. We listen to a dialogue between a client and a bank clerk on the topic of credit cards. Listen out for some useful vocabulary
Coffee Break German
CBG 3.23 | Ordinal Numbers | Die erste Destination ist Atlanta
We’re back with another episode of Coffee Break German Season 3 and we are revisiting the topic of ordinal numbers! Although this is a topic you may already be familiar with from the beginning of your learning experience, today we are focusing on something new by looking at capitalisation. We will also look at superlatives
Coffee Break Italian
CBI 3.22 | Present subjunctive | Il regalo perfetto
Welcome to the latest episode of Coffee Break Italian! In this episode we are focusing on the structure of the present subjunctive and we will look at both regular and irregular forms. We will also listen to its use in context through a shopping dialogue. Listen out for the expression: a caval donato non si
Coffee Break German
CBG 3.22 | Separable Verbs | Wann kommt der nächste bus vorbei?
Welcome to the latest episode of Coffee Break German! In this episode we revisit the topic of separable verbs, but today we focus on them with vorbei, weiter, zurück and weg. We listen to a dialogue between two people lost in a city, who ask a local for directions. Listen out for some key vocabulary
