What you’ll be able to do
Level 4 is where you build confidence in the more advanced corners of Spanish, one instalment of the story at a time.
Grow an advanced vocabulary
Pick up a huge range of words and a repertoire of idiomatic expressions.
Understand complex grammar
Deepen your understanding of the harder grammar points, explained in context.
Follow every word
Analyse each text in detail, every word and phrase, until it all makes sense.
Test yourself
Work through translation challenges on the key grammar and expressions from every lesson.
Who presents the course
Mark and Carmen listen to each new instalment of the story together, then go through the whole text, every word and phrase, drawing out the vocabulary, the expressions and the grammar.
María has a summer in Mallorca ahead of her, with Rory, her Spanish-speaking Scottish boyfriend, and his Argentinian friend Alejandro. You follow the summer through their emails, phone conversations and letters, and María’s diary.
Inside every lesson
Listen to each instalment of the story, then go deeper with the transcript and the translation challenges.
What’s included
Pay once and it’s yours for life, on every device you use.
- 40 extended audio lessons Over 20 hours of audio, following the story.
- Full transcripts Every word, with the texts and notes.
- Translation challenges Bonus audio for every lesson.
- Interactive quizzes Check your progress as you go.
- Downloads Take the audio and notes offline.
- Lifetime access One payment, no subscription.
Listen
The extended lesson
Mark and Carmen listen to the latest instalment of the story and analyse the entire text in detail.
Read
Comprehensive transcripts
Read every word of the episode in Spanish and English, with the full texts and notes on the complex expressions.
Practise
Translation challenges
Test yourself on the key grammar and idiomatic expressions, with Mark working through each sentence.
The 40 lessons
The story is told in 40 instalments: María’s diary, emails, letters and phone calls.
Part 1 · Lessons 1 to 10
Summer on the island
María is home in Mallorca after a year in Edinburgh, Rory comes to work at her aunt Consuelo’s hotel, and they learn about the family’s diving past.
- 1De vuelta en Mallorca
- 2Una oferta de trabajo
- 3Un vuelo para el viernes
- 4Una multa, una comida y una puesta de sol
- 5Un error en la centralita
- 6Una historia que no conocía
- 7Un fin de semana de mar y montaña
- 8El secreto del abuelo Jesús
- 9Alejandro al teléfono
- 10¿Y después del verano?
Part 2 · Lessons 11 to 18
Letters from 1949
Clearing the hotel attic, María and Rory find her grandparents’ love letters, and with them the story of a shipwreck off the coast.
- 11Una habitación olvidada
- 12Un mal día en el ático
- 13Cartas en el ático
- 14Querida Carmencita
- 15Estimadísimo Jesús
- 16Un naufragio en Portals
- 17El misterio de los cuatro baúles
- 18¿Un tesoro en el fondo del mar?
Part 3 · Lessons 19 to 27
The search
Alejandro arrives from Argentina, María offers to skipper the boat, and the three of them go diving at the site of the wreck.
- 19Alejandro llega a la isla
- 20Tal para cual
- 21Una propuesta de María
- 22Tu novia es una joya
- 23Todo listo para la aventura
- 24Un pequeño problema con el martes
- 25Empieza la búsqueda
- 26Té, café y mate
- 27Un día emocionante
Part 4 · Lessons 28 to 40
What comes next
The find makes the news, Rory is offered a scholarship for his doctorate, and María and Rory decide where to go after the summer.
- 28¿Qué hacemos ahora?
- 29Hay que avisar a la policía
- 30Salimos en el periódico
- 31Una entrevista y una beca
- 32Una cena de despedida
- 33Una invitación oficial
- 34Saludos desde Londres
- 35Helados en Valldemossa
- 36¿Argentina, Costa Rica o Brasil?
- 37Una medalla y un vestido
- 38Nos vamos a vivir a Argentina
- 39Papeleo en Escocia
- 40Empieza la cuenta atrás
From learners on the course
“Wow. I am listening season 4 from the beginning and if I had known how much more the paid version offered, I would have signed up sooner. Essentially, it is 20 more minutes (per episode) of extensive instruction in which all new words and expressions are explained and with more examples Mark and Carmen come up with. This is high-value instruction and I will strongly recommend to others. Thanks!”
“I have reached lesson 14 but have started again at lesson 1 as realised I was going far too rapidly and not really absorbing grammatical points. Achieving good knowledge now. Thanks for brilliant course.”
“I bought Season 4 in the Black Friday offer and can highly recommend it - I'd already heard the free podcast version but you get so much more out of the full course - even though I know what happens in the end!”
Questions
What’s the difference between the course and the free podcast?
The free podcast is a shorter preview episode. The course adds an extended lesson that goes through every word and phrase of each text, a full transcript and the translation challenges, all without ads.
Is there video?
No. Level 4 is an audio course, with full transcripts for every lesson.
Is Level 4 right for me?
It’s for upper intermediate learners, usually after Level 3. If you can get the gist of the first free Level 4 episode, the course will take you the rest of the way.
Can I download the materials?
Yes, the audio and transcripts download to your device.
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: an extended lesson that goes through every word and phrase of each text, full transcripts and the translation challenges.
How long do I have access?
For life. Pay once and it’s yours, across all of your devices.
When does it start and finish?
It starts the moment you join and has no end date. It’s self-paced, so you set the timeline.
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
La penúltima voluntadChallenge yourself with a story written for advanced learners
Coffee Break Spanish · Level 4
Spend the summer in Spanish
Every lesson comes with an extended lesson, a full transcript and translation challenges, so you can follow every word of the story.
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