Coffee Break French

This week we’re offering a special treat for our free subscribers: the extended version of our lessons is normally only available to subscribers, but this week we’re giving this extended version away free to our non-members to let you know what you’re missing! The extended version features the same basic content as the free lesson, but there are over 15 minutes of extra explanations, examples and tests to help you understand more of the language covered. Use the play link below to listen to the extended version, or access it through the normal iTunes feed. We hope you enjoy this free bonus! If you like what you hear, you may wish to consider becoming a member for this season of Coffee Break French, you can purchase Season 3B (lessons 321-340) for £37.00 (+VAT in EU). If you prefer you can opt for Season 3 Complete (lessons 301-340) for £64.00 (+VAT in EU). If you’re an existing user, log into your Control Panel and choose your preferred option. If you’re new to Coffee Break French, choose between Season 3B (321-340) or Season 3 Complete (301-340) in our store. You may also be interested in Coffee Break French Season 3 on the iBookstore.

Coming up in this lesson: In this week’s lesson we’ll continue with Alf’s text from last week. There are some fantastic examples of preceding direct objects in this week’s show, and you’ll have the opportunity to practise ne … rien and ne … que. Please note that lesson 24 of Season 3 was originally known as lesson 324 of Coffee Break French. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as lessons 1-40 to make things more simple for our listeners. Accessing the Premium Version   If you’d like to get more out of the materials, we offer an exclusive members’ version of the lesson which is twice the length of the free version and provides a line-by-line analysis of the language used, along with a version of the text read at normal speed. The members’ materials include a comprehensive transcript and lesson notes in pdf format which can be used on any computer, or ePub format, specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad.   * Season 3 Complete, lessons 300-340 (£89.00 GBP inc VAT / approx £109 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) * Season 3A, lessons 300-320 (£57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) * Season 3B, lessons 320-340 (£57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) Subscribe links Subscribe in iTunes | RSS Feed | Purchase members’ audio and transcripts   You may also be interested in Coffee Break French Season 3 on the iBookstore.

Coming up in this lesson: Lesson 323 is the first of two lessons which focus on Alf’s latest text which has lots of interesting language points to discuss. Alf has been attending cookery lessons in Nice and he reports back on this in this week’s episode. Language points include lots more preceding direct object examples and the intriguing use of que l’on instead of qu’on! Please note that lesson 23 of Season 3 was originally known as lesson 323 of Coffee Break French. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as lessons 1-40 to make things more simple for our listeners. Accessing the Premium Version   If you’d like to get more out of the materials, we offer an exclusive members’ version of the lesson which is twice the length of the free version and provides a line-by-line analysis of the language used, along with a version of the text read at normal speed. The members’ materials include a comprehensive transcript and lesson notes in pdf format which can be used on any computer, or ePub format, specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad.   * Season 3 Complete, lessons 300-340 (£89.00 GBP inc VAT / approx £109 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) * Season 3A, lessons 300-320 (£57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) * Season 3B, lessons 320-340 (£57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) Subscribe links Subscribe in iTunes | RSS Feed | Purchase members’ audio and transcripts   You may also be interested in Coffee Break French Season 3 on the iBookstore.

Coming up in this lesson: In episode 22 of Coffee Break French we hear about Veronica’s exciting weekend at the Monaco Grand Prix. We’ll be hearing about the party she attended at the house of one of her clients. We will be hearing more examples of the subjunctive along with a couple of interesting preceding direct objects! Please note that lesson 22 of Season 3 was originally known as lesson 322 of Coffee Break French. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as lessons 1-40 to make things more simple for our listeners. Accessing the Premium Version   If you’d like to get more out of the materials, we offer an exclusive members’ version of the lesson which is twice the length of the free version and provides a line-by-line analysis of the language used, along with a version of the text read at normal speed. The members’ materials include a comprehensive transcript and lesson notes in pdf format which can be used on any computer, or ePub format, specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad.   * Season 3 Complete, lessons 300-340 (£89.00 GBP inc VAT / approx £109 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) * Season 3A, lessons 300-320 (£57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) * Season 3B, lessons 320-340 (£57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) Subscribe links Subscribe in iTunes | RSS Feed | Purchase members’ audio and transcripts   You may also be interested in Coffee Break French Season 3 on the iBookstore.

Coming up in this lesson: Coffee Break French is back with episode 21 in which we’ll be hearing from Alf, one of our three students learning French in Nice. Alf will be telling us about a chance meeting he had with his neighbour and his new interest in the game of pétanque, French boules. Please note that lesson 21 of Season 3 was originally known as lesson 321 of Coffee Break French. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as lessons 1-40 to make things more simple for our listeners. Accessing the Premium Version   If you’d like to get more out of the materials, we offer an exclusive members’ version of the lesson which is twice the length of the free version and provides a line-by-line analysis of the language used, along with a version of the text read at normal speed. The members’ materials include a comprehensive transcript and lesson notes in pdf format which can be used on any computer, or ePub format, specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad.   * Season 3 Complete, lessons 300-340 (£89.00 GBP inc VAT / approx £109 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) * Season 3A, lessons 300-320 (£57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) * Season 3B, lessons 320-340 (£57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) Subscribe links Subscribe in iTunes | RSS Feed | Purchase members’ audio and transcripts   You may also be interested in Coffee Break French Season 3 on the iBookstore.

Coming up in this lesson: This week we’re testing you on what you’ve learned in the first twenty episodes of season 3. We’re providing you with a series of sentences in English to translate into French, and you’ll be encouraged to think of the grammatical constructions and vocabulary which have been covered in the texts of Veronica, Alf and Katie. You’ll have 20 seconds to work out each translation and then Mark will talk through the translation and talk about the language contained in the example. Please note that lesson 20 of Season 3 was originally known as lesson 320 of Coffee Break French. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as lessons 1-40 to make things more simple for our listeners. Accessing the Premium Version   If you’d like to get more out of the materials, we offer an exclusive members’ version of the lesson which is twice the length of the free version and provides a line-by-line analysis of the language used, along with a version of the text read at normal speed. The members’ materials include a comprehensive transcript and lesson notes in pdf format which can be used on any computer, or ePub format, specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad.   * Season 3 Complete, lessons 300-340 (£89.00 GBP inc VAT / approx £109 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) * Season 3A, lessons 300-320 (£57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) * Season 3B, lessons 320-340 (£57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) Subscribe links Subscribe in iTunes | RSS Feed | Purchase members’ audio and transcripts   You may also be interested in Coffee Break French Season 3 on the iBookstore.

Coming up in this lesson: We rejoin Veronica this week in our series of episodes coming from our featured learners in the south of France. “Veronica” has been getting to know one of her clients and, as we’ll be finding out this week, she has been invited to a party at this client’s house. In terms of the language covered in this episode, you’ll hear further examples of the subjunctive, and we’ll also be discussing the concept of transitive and intransitive verbs. Please note that lesson 19 of Season 3 was originally known as lesson 319 of Coffee Break French. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as lessons 1-40 to make things more simple for our listeners. Accessing the Premium Version If you’d like to get more out of the materials, we offer an exclusive members’ version of the lesson which is twice the length of the free version and provides a line-by-line analysis of the language used, along with a version of the text read at normal speed. The members’ materials include a comprehensive transcript and lesson notes in pdf format which can be used on any computer, or ePub format, specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad. * Season 3 Complete, lessons 300-340 (£89.00 GBP inc VAT / approx £109 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) * Season 3A, lessons 300-320 (£57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) * Season 3B, lessons 320-340 (£57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) Subscribe links Subscribe in iTunes | RSS Feed | Purchase members’ audio and transcripts You may also be interested in Coffee Break French Season 3 on the iBookstore.

Coming up in this lesson: 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 things have developed between Katie and Jérôme… In terms of the language covered in this episode, we’ll be taking a look at further examples of direct and indirect object pronouns, more examples of the subjunctive, and lots more. Please note that lesson 18 of Season 3 was originally known as lesson 318 of Coffee Break French. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as lessons 1-40 to make things more simple for our listeners. Accessing the Premium Version   If you’d like to get more out of the materials, we offer an exclusive members’ version of the lesson which is twice the length of the free version and provides a line-by-line analysis of the language used, along with a version of the text read at normal speed. The members’ materials include a comprehensive transcript and lesson notes in pdf format which can be used on any computer, or ePub format, specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad.   * Season 3 Complete, lessons 300-340 (£89.00 GBP inc VAT / approx £109 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) * Season 3A, lessons 300-320 (£57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) * Season 3B, lessons 320-340 (£57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) Subscribe links Subscribe in iTunes | RSS Feed | Purchase members’ audio and transcripts   You may also be interested in Coffee Break French Season 3 on the iBookstore.

Coming up in this lesson: We’re returning to Katie’s texts this week and we’ll be hearing her exciting news about her forthcoming visit to the Cannes Film Festival, thanks to Jérôme’s mother. In this episode we’ll be covering more examples of vouloir que with the subjunctive, and we’ll also hear an example of préférer que which follows a similar pattern. There’s even a conditional perfect thrown in too! Please note that lesson 17 of Season 3 was originally known as lesson 317 of Coffee Break French. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as lessons 1-40 to make things more simple for our listeners. Accessing the Premium Version   If you’d like to get more out of the materials, we offer an exclusive members’ version of the lesson which is twice the length of the free version and provides a line-by-line analysis of the language used, along with a version of the text read at normal speed. The members’ materials include a comprehensive transcript and lesson notes in pdf format which can be used on any computer, or ePub format, specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad.   * Season 3 Complete, lessons 300-340 (£89.00 GBP inc VAT / approx £109 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) * Season 3A, lessons 300-320 (£57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) * Season 3B, lessons 320-340 (£57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) Subscribe links Subscribe in iTunes | RSS Feed | Purchase members’ audio and transcripts   You may also be interested in Coffee Break French Season 3 on the iBookstore.

Coming up in this lesson: 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 many more. We’ll learn about situations when you use the subjunctive which relate to demands and wishes, and we’ll also cover situations involving opinions and emotions. This episode will help you to get to grips with the French subjunctive and lay the groundwork for further examples in future texts. Please note that lesson 16 of Season 3 was originally known as lesson 316 of Coffee Break French. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as lessons 1-40 to make things more simple for our listeners. Accessing the Premium Version   If you’d like to get more out of the materials, we offer an exclusive members’ version of the lesson which is twice the length of the free version and provides a line-by-line analysis of the language used, along with a version of the text read at normal speed. The members’ materials include a comprehensive transcript and lesson notes in pdf format which can be used on any computer, or ePub format, specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad.   * Season 3 Complete, lessons 300-340 (£89.00 GBP inc VAT / approx £109 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) * Season 3A, lessons 300-320 (£57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) * Season 3B, lessons 320-340 (£57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) Subscribe links Subscribe in iTunes | RSS Feed | Purchase members’ audio and transcripts   You may also be interested in Coffee Break French Season 3 on the iBookstore.

Coming up in this lesson: Lesson 15 focuses on Alf’s diary entry for this week in which he talks a little more about his former career as a teacher. He also shares with us a decision that he has taken which he will return to in future lessons. Please note that lesson 15 of Season 3 was originally known as lesson 315 of Coffee Break French. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as lessons 1-40 to make things more simple for our listeners. Accessing the Premium Version   If you’d like to get more out of the materials, we offer an exclusive members’ version of the lesson which is twice the length of the free version and provides a line-by-line analysis of the language used, along with a version of the text read at normal speed. The members’ materials include a comprehensive transcript and lesson notes in pdf format which can be used on any computer, or ePub format, specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad.   * Season 3 Complete, lessons 300-340 (£89.00 GBP inc VAT / approx £109 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) * Season 3A, lessons 300-320 (£57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) * Season 3B, lessons 320-340 (£57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) Subscribe links Subscribe in iTunes | RSS Feed | Purchase members’ audio and transcripts   You may also be interested in Coffee Break French Season 3 on the iBookstore.

Coming up in this lesson: In lesson 14 it’s time to return to Veronica’s diary entries. We’ll be hearing about her recent visit to Italy, and she’ll also be telling us a bit more about her work. Please note that lesson 14 of Season 3 was originally known as lesson 314 of Coffee Break French. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as lessons 1-40 to make things more simple for our listeners. Accessing the Premium Version   If you’d like to get more out of the materials, we offer an exclusive members’ version of the lesson which is twice the length of the free version and provides a line-by-line analysis of the language used, along with a version of the text read at normal speed. The members’ materials include a comprehensive transcript and lesson notes in pdf format which can be used on any computer, or ePub format, specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad.   * Season 3 Complete, lessons 300-340 (£89.00 GBP inc VAT / approx £109 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) * Season 3A, lessons 300-320 (£57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) * Season 3B, lessons 320-340 (£57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) Subscribe links Subscribe in iTunes | RSS Feed | Purchase members’ audio and transcripts   You may also be interested in Coffee Break French Season 3 on the iBookstore.

Coming up in this lesson: In lesson 13 we rejoin Katie and hear her latest news. She’s working in the café and this week discovers that she has in fact met M. Gérard’s son before! Katie will also be talking about what she would like to do in the future in terms of work. Please note that lesson 13 of Season 3 was originally known as lesson 313 of Coffee Break French. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as lessons 1-40 to make things more simple for our listeners. Accessing the Premium Version   If you’d like to get more out of the materials, we offer an exclusive members’ version of the lesson which is twice the length of the free version and provides a line-by-line analysis of the language used, along with a version of the text read at normal speed. The members’ materials include a comprehensive transcript and lesson notes in pdf format which can be used on any computer, or ePub format, specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad.   * Season 3 Complete, lessons 300-340 (£89.00 GBP inc VAT / approx £109 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) * Season 3A, lessons 300-320 (£57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) * Season 3B, lessons 320-340 (£57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) Subscribe links Subscribe in iTunes | RSS Feed | Purchase members’ audio and transcripts   You may also be interested in Coffee Break French Season 3 on the iBookstore.

Coming up in this lesson: We’re with Veronica this week and she’ll be telling us about her daily routine and a little more about her work. We’ll also hear about her plans for checking out a property in Menton and a trip to Italy. Please note that lesson 12 of Season 3 was originally known as lesson 312 of Coffee Break French. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as lessons 1-40 to make things more simple for our listeners. Accessing the Premium Version   If you’d like to get more out of the materials, we offer an exclusive members’ version of the lesson which is twice the length of the free version and provides a line-by-line analysis of the language used, along with a version of the text read at normal speed. The members’ materials include a comprehensive transcript and lesson notes in pdf format which can be used on any computer, or ePub format, specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad.   * Season 3 Complete, lessons 300-340 (£89.00 GBP inc VAT / approx £109 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) * Season 3A, lessons 300-320 (£57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) * Season 3B, lessons 320-340 (£57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) Subscribe links Subscribe in iTunes | RSS Feed | Purchase members’ audio and transcripts   You may also be interested in Coffee Break French Season 3 on the iBookstore.

Coming up in this lesson: Our new term of Coffee Break French begins today with 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 bit more relaxing, to say the least! Please note that lesson 11 of Season 3 was originally known as lesson 311 of Coffee Break French. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as lessons 1-40 to make things more simple for our listeners. Accessing the Premium Version   If you’d like to get more out of the materials, we offer an exclusive members’ version of the lesson which is twice the length of the free version and provides a line-by-line analysis of the language used, along with a version of the text read at normal speed. The members’ materials include a comprehensive transcript and lesson notes in pdf format which can be used on any computer, or ePub format, specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad.   * Season 3 Complete, lessons 300-340 (£89.00 GBP inc VAT / approx £109 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) * Season 3A, lessons 300-320 (£57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) * Season 3B, lessons 320-340 (£57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non EU customers) Subscribe links Subscribe in iTunes | RSS Feed | Purchase members’ audio and transcripts   You may also be interested in Coffee Break French Season 3 on the iBookstore.