logo
episode-header-image
Aug 2021
10m 53s

Chapitre 25 - Le tout fut bouclé !

COFFEE BREAK LANGUAGES
About this episode

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.


There's also an online course version of La Vérité éclate toujours which provides access to a range of additional materials including the text of each chapter, annotated notes, language study podcasts, vocabulary lists, video versions of each episode and our atelier linguistique which helps you to take the language you've covered in each chapter further. This course is available on the Coffee Break Academy.



See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Up next
Dec 2022
Introducing "Il était une fois..." from Coffee Break French
Join Mark and Pierre-Benoît to find out more about the new series from Coffee Break French. In each episode of Il était une fois, Max and Pierre-Benoît will challenge each other to come up with an original story. The catch is that they must include 10 specific words, chosen by th ... Show More
6m 30s
Apr 2022
Chapitre 40 - Tout est bien qui finit bien !
It's time for the final chapter of La Vérité éclate toujours ! In this episode, we say farewell to our cast of characters, as they say farewell to one another too. Guillaume and Liliane return to Switzerland, while James, Claire, Yvette and Louise all find themselves together in ... Show More
17m 17s
Mar 2022
Chapitre 39 - Tout ça c'est grâce à vous !
In this dialogue chapter we finally get to hear the voice of a familiar character and, at long last, Yvette meets her father properly. We also witness Max and James’ reunion as they discuss the recent events. Throughout this dialogue chapter we hear many examples of informal, spo ... Show More
11m 58s
Recommended Episodes
Jun 2020
La Vérité éclate toujours - Sample episode
This is a sample episode from our new show, La Vérité éclate toujours. This podcast has its own feed, so in order to continue listening to this episode and the subsequent episodes, please subscribe to that podcast feed. Search for "Coffee Break French" in your favourite podcast a ... Show More
10m 55s
Dec 2022
Introducing "Il était une fois..." from Coffee Break French
Join Mark and Pierre-Benoît to find out more about the new series from Coffee Break French. In each episode of Il était une fois, Max and Pierre-Benoît will challenge each other to come up with an original story. The catch is that they must include 10 specific words, chosen by th ... Show More
6m 30s
Oct 2011
CBF 3:30 | Idiomatic expressions and grammar review
It’s time for another lesson of Coffee Break French and this week we join Alf in his final text. He has been writing a diary over eight weeks while he has been renovating his new house in the south of France and attending daily French lessons with Veronica and Katie, the two othe ... Show More
13m 25s
Dec 2010
CBF 3:08 | Future tense with regular and irregular verbs
In this week’s lesson we’re continuing with Katie’s second text. We’ll be taking a closer look at direct object pronouns and some further examples of the future tense as Katie talks about her plans for the coming weekend. Please note that lesson 08 of Season 3 was originally know ... Show More
16m 49s
Apr 2011
CBF 3:18 | The perfect and imperfect tenses
We knew you’d be desperate to find out how Katie got on at the Cannes Film Festival with Jérôme, so we’re sticking with Katie’s diary entries this week. In this episode you’ll hear a full account of her evening in Cannes with Jérôme and his parents, and you’ll also hear how thing ... Show More
18m 47s
Nov 2010
CBF 3:05 | Introduction to the future tense
This week's Coffee Break French episode features Alf once again. We’ll be finding out about his plans for the coming weekend, and this gives us an opportunity to review the future tense of both regular and irregular verbs. In the free version of the podcast we’ll be looking at so ... Show More
14m 21s
Dec 2010
CBF 3:10 | Grammar review and idiomatic expressions
… the episode in which we introduce the subjunctive! We’re returning to Katie’s texts this week and we’ll be hearing more about her search for a job. Please note that lesson 10 of Season 3 was originally known as lesson 310 of Coffee Break French. We have renumbered the lessons o ... Show More
19m 12s
Mar 2011
CBF 3:16 | Looking at triggers for the subjunctive
This week we’re consolidating what we’ve learned so far about the subjunctive in French. We’ll categorise the examples we’ve heard so far in the texts of Alf, Katie and Veronica, and Mark will walk you through some further examples including pour que, pourvu que, bien que, and ma ... Show More
17m 59s
Jan 2011
CBF 3:11 | Focus on perfect and imperfect tenses
Today we have another episode from Alf’s diary as he learns French in Nice. In this episode Alf talks about his family and about his daily routine. He also admits to being a bit embarrassed about his daily routine when he hears what the other learners have to do. His life is a bi ... Show More
19m 16s
May 2022
CBF Mag 2.03 | La petite robe noire
In this episode of the Coffee Break French Magazine, we hear a text about the very well known French fashion designer...that's right it's Coco Chanel! Our hosts, Mark and Pierre-Benoît discuss a range of fashion-related words and phrases as well as examples of the following gramm ... Show More
26m 56s