Aug 31

8 phrases to buy yourself thinking time in English

Do you ever find yourself freezing in English because you need a moment to think? In this episode of Coffee Break English, Nick shares 8 simple phrases that help you keep a conversation flowing while you organise your thoughts, including everyday expressions like "let me think", ... Show More

8m 36s

Aug 17

12 natural English reactions for everyday conversation

Native English speakers react to each other constantly with short phrases like "No way!", "Fair enough" and "What a nightmare", but you rarely find them in a textbook. In this episode, Nick teaches twelve of these natural reactions, grouped into surprise, agreement and sympathy, ... Show More

10m 41s

Aug 3

How to sound more natural: describing experiences instead of using 'nice' or 'good'

Do you often describe everything as 'good', 'nice' or 'interesting'? In this episode, Nick shares two simple techniques that will instantly help your English sound more expressive, natural and confident: describing the experience rather than the object, and describing how somethi ... Show More

6m 41s

Jan 2022

CBI 3.06 | Superlative adjectives | Aiuto! Cosa mi metto?

We're back with a brand new Coffee Break Italian lesson! Join Mark and Francesca as they continue discussing the topic of adjectives. While the focus of Lesson 5 was on comparative adjectives, this time we are learning about superlative adjectives, both in their relative and a ... Show More

29m 26s

Nov 2021

CBI 3.04 | The future perfect and review of adjectives | Ti sentirai come a casa!

Mark and Francesca are talking about the futuro anteriore (future perfect) in Lesson 4 from Coffee Break Italian Season 3. We also revise all of the adjectives covered in the season so far and hear a dialogue following on from what we heard in Lesson 3.< ... Show More

25m 49s

Dec 2021

CBI 3.05 | Comparative adjectives | Le vacanze… che fatica!

The latest lesson from Coffee Break Italian Season 3 is all about comparative adjectives. Join Mark and Francesca to learn about regular and irregular comparatives and the use of che and di when introducing comparisons. We also hear some useful phrases includ ... Show More

30m 16s

Apr 2022

CBG 3.12 | Adjectival endings in the genitive | Früchte des italienischen Sommers

We're back with another episode of Coffee Break German! This time, Mark and Andrea review adjectival endings before introducing adjectival endings in the genitive. We hear this new grammar point in context during a conversation between Tanja and Katharina who are going clothes ... Show More

23m 3s

Jul 2022

CBG 3.17 | Qualifiers | Ich finde ihn ganz nett

In this episode of Coffee Break German Season 3 we are discussing the new topic of qualifying adverbs: sehr, ziemlich, außerordentlich, völlig. We also listen to a conversation between school students Manuela, Tina and Tobias, who are discussing the latest development ... Show More

22m 36s

Feb 2023

CBI 3.29 | Pronominal and phraseological verbs| Te la stai cavando alla grande!

In this new episode of Coffee Break Italian Season 3 we are learning about pronominal and phraseological verbs! We then go on to listen to a dialogue between an anxious exchange student and their reassuring professor. As always, listen out for verbs like farcela and < ... Show More

31m 35s

Dec 2024

703 : Topical English Conversations | News Part 1

In today’s episode, you will listen to an English conversation between two native English speakers. Teacher Tiffani will speak with Teacher Julie on a specific topic. After this lesson, you will be able to understand more natural English conversations. You will also be able to ... Show More

15m 18s

Jul 2023

CBG 3.39 | Ein Zwilling studiert selten allein | Bangen und stille Freude

We're back with the penultimate episode of Coffee Break German Season 3! In this instalment of our story series “Ein Zwilling studiert selten allein” Marian receives another email about his future. In this episode listen out for a different way to emphasise adjectives in German a ... Show More

9m 24s

Nov 2015

CBS 4.16 | Corrí como si me persiguiera el diablo

In this lesson of Coffee Break Spanish we listen to the response from Jesús to Carmen’s latest email. As usual the episode is rich in idiomatic expressions and complex grammar points. Mark and Carmen are on hand to discuss the Spanish used in this episode.This season of Coffee Br ... Show More

13m 2s

Mar 2022

CBG 3.10 | Review episode

We've reached Lesson 10 so it's time to review everything we've learned so far in Season 3 of Coffee Break German! Throughout this lesson we'll be reviewing the topics which Mark and Andrea covered in Lessons 1 - 9 from the Perfect and Imperfect Tense to the Genitive, Connecto ... Show More

41m 16s

CBE 3.10 | Extra | A superlative convers...