Jun 2020

Chapitre 1 - Quelque chose ne collait vraiment pas !

James has been summoned to Paris by his friend Max under mysterious circumstances. Unsure of what to expect, he heads to the apartment where Max lives. But what will he find there? Welcome to the first episode of our new podcast for advanced French learners. In each ... Show More

12m 34s

Jun 2020

Introducing the Atelier Linguistique and a special offer

The Atelier Linguistique for La Vérité éclate toujours provides an opportunity for learners to take some of the expressions covered in each chapter further and embed them in your own spoken and written French. Presented by teacher Mark and advanced learner Ava, these episodes are ... Show More

14m 39s

Jun 2020

Chapitre 2 - Il n’y a plus une seconde à perdre

When James manages to get into Max's apartment he is perturbed by what he finds there. Listen to this week's episode of La Vérité éclate toujours to find out exactly what happens. Welcome to the second episode of our new podcast for advanced French learners. ... Show More

10m 26s

May 2020

La Vérité éclatera ... le 1er juin 2020

We're delighted to announce that La Vérité éclate toujours, our new advanced French course, will launch on Monday 1st June. Given the current situation we're not able to access our studio, so we've been putting in place new systems for recording the content and we're excited that ... Show More

7m 18s

Feb 2020

Coffee Break French Special Announcement: Introducing La Vérité éclate toujours

We're getting to ready to launch our new advanced course for French learners. It's called La Vérité éclate toujours and it's an audio drama which we think you're going to love. However, this podcast will not be available on the normal Coffee Break French feed. Instead you need to ... Show More

11m 17s

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

May 2022

CBF Mag 2.02 | L’apéro, c’est sacré !

Join Mark and Pierre-Benoît for Episode 2 of our Coffee Break French Magazine Season 2! After introducing the episode, we hear about the French aperitif tradition and analyse the language featured throughout this text. Some interesting expressions to listen out for include: quel( ... Show More

29m 45s

May 2010

CBF 2:40 | Grammar review "a very pleasant evening"

We’ve arrived at the final episode in our series of Coffee Break French. In lesson 40, we reach the end of the meal in which our friends Christina, David, Sophie and Jean-Jaques have been getting to know each other. As usual, we cover a range of topics and constructions in this c ... Show More

19m 47s

May 2022

CBI Mag 2.03 | La Festa del Primo Maggio

Welcome to another episode of the Coffee Break Italian Magazine! In this episode Mark and Francesca discuss how the 1st of May, also known as 'Labour Day' or 'May Day', is celebrated in Italy. After listening to a text about this celebration we take a closer look at the language ... Show More

31m 9s

Aug 2022

CBF Mag 2.10 | Vive la France : le quatorze juillet à Paris

We have reached the final episode of the Coffee Break French Magazine Season 2 and we're going out with a bang as we're discussing one of the most widely celebrated holidays in France - Bastille Day! As we discover how le quatorze juillet is celebrated in Paris, we learn some int ... Show More

26m 34s

Feb 2010

CBF 2:35 | Grammar review "we trust you!"

Our radio play continues in this week's lesson as David and Christina get to know Jean-Jacques and Sophie a bit more. They talk about their children and pets, and about the food they’re going to order. The conversation includes some examples of the conditional tense, the comparat ... Show More

28m 19s

Nov 2010

CBF 3:06 | The future tense

In this episode our course, we’re taking a break from our weekly texts from Alf, Katie and Veronica. Last week Alf mentioned that his teacher had been teaching the students about the future tense. We thought it would be useful to go through all aspects of the future tense in this ... Show More

16m 15s

Jan 2010

CBF 2:31 | Formation of the imperfect tense

One of the main things learners seem to be finding difficult is the idea of making conversation with people. It’s easy enough to order a coffee, or book into a hotel, and saying the words and phrases you’ve learned at the appropriate time is great, but sometimes it’s not enough. ... Show More

20m 57s