Coffee Break French · Story series

Scenes from the Coffee Break French Café

A story in short chapters, set in a village café. Nico has just taken over the café he grew up with, and each chapter brings in the staff, the regulars and the odd surprise. Hélène reads the chapter, then she and Mark talk through the language in it.

IntermediateB1–B22 seasons, 20 chaptersWith Mark and Hélène

Start with Chapter 1The full courses

Season 1 · 10 chapters · free to listen

Season 1

Nico’s first weeks running the café, and the people who come through the door.

  1. 1Un début prometteur
  2. 2Une bonne nouvelle
  3. 3Un vendredi sous la pluie
  4. 4Deux larrons en foire
  5. 5Une soirée mémorable
  6. 6Une cliente mystérieuse
  7. 7L’amour au café ?
  8. 8Une visite surprise
  9. 9Un avenir à construire
  10. 10Une fête inoubliable

Season 2 · 10 chapters · free to listen

Season 2

More tales from the café. This season you hear each chapter read slowly first, then again at normal speed once you’ve worked through it.

  1. 1Une nouvelle carrière
  2. 2Le mal du pays
  3. 3Un spectacle de haut vol
  4. 4Un congé pluvieux
  5. 5Entretiens, extras et poulets
  6. 6Où est passé Milou ?
  7. 7Bonnes nouvelles en vue
  8. 8Un nouvel uniforme
  9. 9Casting et cœur brisé ?
  10. 10Oui et encore oui

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