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Jan 2015
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Coffee Break Italian – Preview Episode

COFFEE BREAK LANGUAGES
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Join teacher Mark, learner Katie and native speaker Francesca in this preview episode of Coffee Break Italian.


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Coffee Break Italian launches with lesson 1 on Monday 26th January.


This season of Coffee Break Italian features a total of 40 episodes. If you'd like to benefit from lesson notes, bonus audio recordings and video versions of the lessons featuring 'synchronised video flashcards' to help you understand how the words and phrases are written, you can access the premium version of Coffee Break Italian on the Coffee Break Academy.


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