Coffee Break French

Coming up in this lesson: In lesson 37 our radio play continues and Sophie, Jean-Jacques, David and Christina are talking about what they will be doing in the coming days. We’ll therefore be taking a look at the future tense. Please note that lesson 37 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 77 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   The premium version of Coffee Break French Season 2 provides additional materials which will help you move forward more effectively with your French studies. The premium version includes the following elements: * Synchronised flashcards: the audio episode with synchronised flashcards – works in most Podcast applications, on iTunes and in QuickTime Player; * Lesson notes: detailed explanations of the vocabulary and any grammar points covered in each lesson; * Bonus audio lesson: providing further practice of the language covered in a variety of ways The members’ version can be accessed through our membership system. You can purchase the course using the links below. * Season 2 Complete: Lessons 201-240 £89.00 GBP inc VAT / approx £109 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers) * Season 2A: Lessons 201-220 £57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers) * Season 2B: Lessons 221-240 £57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers)

Coming up in this lesson: In this lesson of Coffee Break French, our radio play continues. Sometimes it’s difficult to know when to use tu and when to use vous when speaking to people in French. In this lesson, Jean-Jacques suggests that he and David should tutoyer each other – ie. use the tu form. This lesson includes some useful tips on dealing with tu and vous. We also take a close look at the conditional tense. Please note that lesson 36 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 76 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   The premium version of Coffee Break French Season 2 provides additional materials which will help you move forward more effectively with your French studies. The premium version includes the following elements: * Synchronised flashcards: the audio episode with synchronised flashcards – works in most Podcast applications, on iTunes and in QuickTime Player; * Lesson notes: detailed explanations of the vocabulary and any grammar points covered in each lesson; * Bonus audio lesson: providing further practice of the language covered in a variety of ways The members’ version can be accessed through our membership system. You can purchase the course using the links below. * Season 2 Complete: Lessons 201-240 £89.00 GBP inc VAT / approx £109 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers) * Season 2A: Lessons 201-220 £57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers) * Season 2B: Lessons 221-240 £57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers)

Coming up in this lesson: Our radio play continues in lesson 35 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 comparative, and the use of the word en. Please note that lesson 35 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 75 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   The premium version of Coffee Break French Season 2 provides additional materials which will help you move forward more effectively with your French studies. The premium version includes the following elements: * Synchronised flashcards: the audio episode with synchronised flashcards – works in most Podcast applications, on iTunes and in QuickTime Player; * Lesson notes: detailed explanations of the vocabulary and any grammar points covered in each lesson; * Bonus audio lesson: providing further practice of the language covered in a variety of ways The members’ version can be accessed through our membership system. You can purchase the course using the links below. * Season 2 Complete: Lessons 201-240 £89.00 GBP inc VAT / approx £109 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers) * Season 2A: Lessons 201-220 £57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers) * Season 2B: Lessons 221-240 £57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers)

Coming up in this lesson: In episode 34 of Coffee Break French David and Christina decide to join Jean-Jacques and Sophie for dinner in the latest instalment of our ‘radio play’. Topics covered include a review of ‘beaucoup de’ and a very brief introduction to the subjunctive mood. Please note that lesson 34 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 74 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   The premium version of Coffee Break French Season 2 provides additional materials which will help you move forward more effectively with your French studies. The premium version includes the following elements: * Synchronised flashcards: the audio episode with synchronised flashcards – works in most Podcast applications, on iTunes and in QuickTime Player; * Lesson notes: detailed explanations of the vocabulary and any grammar points covered in each lesson; * Bonus audio lesson: providing further practice of the language covered in a variety of ways The members’ version can be accessed through our membership system. You can purchase the course using the links below. * Season 2 Complete: Lessons 201-240 £89.00 GBP inc VAT / approx £109 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers) * Season 2A: Lessons 201-220 £57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers) * Season 2B: Lessons 221-240 £57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers)

Coming up in this lesson: In episode 33 of Coffee Break French our conversation between David, Christina and Jean-Jacques continues, and they are joined by Jean-Jacques’ wife, Sophie. Topics covered include the use of ça vous dirait de + infinitive to suggest an activity. We also take a look at negatives in the form of ne … pas and ne … jamais. Please note that lesson 33 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 73 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   The premium version of Coffee Break French Season 2 provides additional materials which will help you move forward more effectively with your French studies. The premium version includes the following elements: * Synchronised flashcards: the audio episode with synchronised flashcards – works in most Podcast applications, on iTunes and in QuickTime Player; * Lesson notes: detailed explanations of the vocabulary and any grammar points covered in each lesson; * Bonus audio lesson: providing further practice of the language covered in a variety of ways The members’ version can be accessed through our membership system. You can purchase the course using the links below. * Season 2 Complete: Lessons 201-240 £89.00 GBP inc VAT / approx £109 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers) * Season 2A: Lessons 201-220 £57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers) * Season 2B: Lessons 221-240 £57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers)

Coming up in this lesson: In episode 32 of Coffee Break French we’ll hear the next instalment of the conversation between David, Christina and Jean-Jacques. Please note that lesson 32 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 72 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   The premium version of Coffee Break French Season 2 provides additional materials which will help you move forward more effectively with your French studies. The premium version includes the following elements: * Synchronised flashcards: the audio episode with synchronised flashcards – works in most Podcast applications, on iTunes and in QuickTime Player; * Lesson notes: detailed explanations of the vocabulary and any grammar points covered in each lesson; * Bonus audio lesson: providing further practice of the language covered in a variety of ways The members’ version can be accessed through our membership system. You can purchase the course using the links below. * Season 2 Complete: Lessons 201-240 £89.00 GBP inc VAT / approx £109 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers) * Season 2A: Lessons 201-220 £57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers) * Season 2B: Lessons 221-240 £57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers)

Coming up in this lesson: 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. What happens when you ask a question and you receive 30 seconds of solid French in return? In the final ten lessons of Coffee Break French we’ve created something which we think will help you develop your range of language, and allow you to get more used to picking out the key words and phrases as you listen. We’re delighted to introduce this first episode in a series of ten shows which introduce a ‘radio play’, featuring Scottish couple “David” and “Christina”, who are on holiday in Villefranche, who meet up with Jean-Jacques and his wife Sophie. Each lesson will feature excerpts from the long conversation in which David and Christina get to know their new friends. In this first episode, David and Christina get lost on the way to the Lion D’Or, a restaurant in Villefranche. They bump into Jean-Jacques who happens to be heading the same way and they end up going to the restaurant together. They chat on the way to the restaurant. Please note that lesson 31 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 71 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   The premium version of Coffee Break French Season 2 provides additional materials which will help you move forward more effectively with your French studies. The premium version includes the following elements: * Synchronised flashcards: the audio episode with synchronised flashcards – works in most Podcast applications, on iTunes and in QuickTime Player; * Lesson notes: detailed explanations of the vocabulary and any grammar points covered in each lesson; * Bonus audio lesson: providing further practice of the language covered in a variety of ways The members’ version can be accessed through our membership system. You can purchase the course using the links below. * Season 2 Complete: Lessons 201-240 £89.00 GBP inc VAT / approx £109 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers) * Season 2A: Lessons 201-220 £57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers) * Season 2B: Lessons 221-240 £57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers)

Bring in the New Year with Coffee Break French as Mark explains what’s going to be happening in Paris this evening. It’s a few weeks since we reached episode 70 and we’re finalising the materials for lessons 71-80 at the moment, but in the meantime here’s a special episode in which Mark talks about how le compte à rebours vers 2010 (the countdown to 2010) is being celebrated at the Eiffel Tower this evening. You can watch the spectacle lumineux on this website. Members’ Materials | Purchase Season Pass | iTunes | RSS

2009 has been a fantastic year for Radio Lingua and we’d like to thank all our listeners for your support and enthusiasm over the past twelve months. To celebrate the end of 2009 and a new year of language-learning just around the corner, we’re delighted to announce our Holidays sale and give you some exciting advance notice of our plans for 2010. Read on! No festive period is complete without a sale, and we’re offering you 25% off all our courses right through until 31 December, midnight GMT. If you’ve been thinking about taking your language-learning more seriously next year, perhaps now is the time to jump on board and purchase one of our Season Passes. We’re delighted to be able to offer free language-learning materials to hundreds of thousands of listeners around the world, but you can take your learning to a new level with our premium materials which include lesson guides, extra listening materials and exericses for each of our courses. To receive your 25% discount, simply use the coupon code holidays09 (lower case) at checkout when you’re buying one of our courses. If you’ve not purchased an item from us before, you can view our full range of products here, or visit the appropriate store front for Coffee Break French, Coffee Break Spanish, Show Time Spanish, One Minute Languages, or School Run French. When you complete the form, make sure you enter holidays09 in the coupon code area at the bottom of the signup page. Please note that the 25% reduction will be applied at checkout. EU customers should be aware that the prices quoted on our signup pages do not include VAT. If you use the coupon code then the 25% discount will be applied and then 17.5% VAT will be added to the total cost. It’s worth also pointing out that as of 1st January 2010, the VAT charges will have to increase to 17.5% in line with the Inland Revenue arrangements in the UK. Please remember to use the coupon code as you’re purchasing: no refunds will be given on any materials purchased at full price if the coupon codes have not been used. Would you like to purchase a gift membership? If so, please contact us at support@radiolingua.com and we’ll get things set up for you. Let us know what product you wish to buy and the email address of the recipient. We’ll process your payment and send the gift membership invitation in time for Christmas. Please note that the deadline for any Christmas gifts is 17 December. New for 2010: the Radio Lingua Club. We’ve been listening to comments from our existing premium customers and one of the most common requests is for more help and advice for learning languages. We’ve decided therefore to create a ‘club’ around this. Membership to the club will last 12 months and during this time members will receive the following benefits: * Weekly podcasts in a brand new “how to learn a language” series featuring tips, tricks and advice on learning language. We’ll also be including interviews with language learners from all walks of life who will share their learning tips. The course will feature tips for beginners and for experienced learners and we’re sure that everyone will be able to benefit from this course, regardless of the language they are learning. * Reduced prices on all our content. Members will have access to a special discount rate for any purchases made within the membership period.

Coming up in this lesson: In this 30th episode of Coffee Break French, Mark and Anna look at one activity which learners traditionally find difficult in a foreign language: using the telephone. Please note that lesson 30 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 70 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   The premium version of Coffee Break French Season 2 provides additional materials which will help you move forward more effectively with your French studies. The premium version includes the following elements: * Synchronised flashcards: the audio episode with synchronised flashcards – works in most Podcast applications, on iTunes and in QuickTime Player; * Lesson notes: detailed explanations of the vocabulary and any grammar points covered in each lesson; * Bonus audio lesson: providing further practice of the language covered in a variety of ways The members’ version can be accessed through our membership system. You can purchase the course using the links below. * Season 2 Complete: Lessons 201-240 £89.00 GBP inc VAT / approx £109 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers) * Season 2A: Lessons 201-220 £57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers) * Season 2B: Lessons 221-240 £57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers)

Coming up in this lesson: This week’s Coffee Break French deals with hiring a car in a French-speaking area. Like our last episode, this lesson focuses on using the language we’ve been working on recently in a practical context. Please note that lesson 29 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 69 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   The premium version of Coffee Break French Season 2 provides additional materials which will help you move forward more effectively with your French studies. The premium version includes the following elements: * Synchronised flashcards: the audio episode with synchronised flashcards – works in most Podcast applications, on iTunes and in QuickTime Player; * Lesson notes: detailed explanations of the vocabulary and any grammar points covered in each lesson; * Bonus audio lesson: providing further practice of the language covered in a variety of ways The members’ version can be accessed through our membership system. You can purchase the course using the links below. * Season 2 Complete: Lessons 201-240 £89.00 GBP inc VAT / approx £109 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers) * Season 2A: Lessons 201-220 £57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers) * Season 2B: Lessons 221-240 £57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers)

On 18th October 2006, episode one of a new language-learning podcast called Coffee Break Spanish was released to the world. This show was a bit different from the other Spanish learning shows out there: it was a gradual introduction to basic Spanish presented by teacher Mark, teaching student Kara. At this stage no-one really knew if the idea would work, but Coffee Break Spanish grew to become one of the most popular ways to learn Spanish online. The show quickly climbed the charts on iTunes UK and US, and began to feature in the top podcasts at Podcast Alley and on Libsyn. Three years down the line and the Radio Lingua Network now produces twenty-seven language courses in eighteen languages and this week saw the sixty millionth download of our language lessons! That means – on average – around 55,000 downloads per day, every day for the last three years. It’s time to celebrate! To celebrate this milestone in our company’s development, we’re reducing everything to 60% of the normal prices, ie. 40% off, for one week only, from noon GMT on 18th October through to midnight GMT on 25th October. There has never been a better time to purchase our lesson guides, enhanced podcasts and extra listening materials. Simply use coupon code sixty when you sign up for any of our shows. You can choose between Coffee Break Spanish, Coffee Break French and Show Time Spanish, or indeed one of our shorter One Minute or TwitterLearn courses. By purchasing a membership you can access a range of materials including pdf lesson guides featuring the words and phrases included in each lesson, enhanced podcasts which are perfect for listening on the iPod Touch or iPhone where you can see the flashcards synchronised to the audio, and bonus listening materials to help you improve your language skills even more. Please note that the coupon code can’t be used in conjunction with any other offer and is limited to one purchase per member. Please note too that in order to qualify for the discount, the coupon code must be used at checkout time. We can’t offer retrospective discounts if the coupon code was not used. Announcing a new development We’ve been reading your comments regarding discussion boards and building a community around our lessons. Our previous discussion boards were created before we developed our membership system, so were unfortunately not linked to the system. Today we’re launching our new Community area where listeners can interact with each other, share their language-learning experiences and benefit from collaborative learning with fellow listeners. Accessing the Community is free, but you’ll need to sign up for an account in our system, so we’ll hopefully avoid the spam problems we’ve had in the past. If you’re already a member of our system then you’ll be able to access My Courses in the community, where we’ll lead activities and generate discussions in which you can practise what you’ve learned in each lesson. My Courses is restricted to our premium members, so if you’ve purchased a Season Pass to Coffee Break French Level 2, you’ll see this course in My Courses, allowing you to interact with your fellow learners in the activities and discussions there. And if you’re not yet a premium member, you can join this week at a hugely discounted price! We’re looking forward to interacting with all o...

Coming up in this lesson: Coffee Break French is back! In Lesson 28 it’s time to put the language we’ve been learning into practice and return to some transactional situations, this time equipped with a thorough understanding of how the language works. In this week’s show Mark and Anna discuss travelling by taxi in French, and use the constructions and expressions learned in recent weeks within this context. Please note that lesson 28 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 68 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   The premium version of Coffee Break French Season 2 provides additional materials which will help you move forward more effectively with your French studies. The premium version includes the following elements: * Synchronised flashcards: the audio episode with synchronised flashcards – works in most Podcast applications, on iTunes and in QuickTime Player; * Lesson notes: detailed explanations of the vocabulary and any grammar points covered in each lesson; * Bonus audio lesson: providing further practice of the language covered in a variety of ways The members’ version can be accessed through our membership system. You can purchase the course using the links below. * Season 2 Complete: Lessons 201-240 £89.00 GBP inc VAT / approx £109 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers) * Season 2A: Lessons 201-220 £57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers) * Season 2B: Lessons 221-240 £57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers)

Coming up in this lesson: In Lesson 27 we’re building on the verbal constructions we’ve been learning over the past few weeks and introducing the phrase après avoir fait quelque chose. This lesson also explains what happens when an être verb is used with this construction. Please note that lesson 27 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 67 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   The premium version of Coffee Break French Season 2 provides additional materials which will help you move forward more effectively with your French studies. The premium version includes the following elements: * Synchronised flashcards: the audio episode with synchronised flashcards – works in most Podcast applications, on iTunes and in QuickTime Player; * Lesson notes: detailed explanations of the vocabulary and any grammar points covered in each lesson; * Bonus audio lesson: providing further practice of the language covered in a variety of ways The members’ version can be accessed through our membership system. You can purchase the course using the links below. * Season 2 Complete: Lessons 201-240 £89.00 GBP inc VAT / approx £109 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers) * Season 2A: Lessons 201-220 £57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers) * Season 2B: Lessons 221-240 £57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers)

Coming up in this lesson: In Lesson 26 we’re covering two constructions which will help to increase your range of expression: venir de faire quelque chose (to have just done something) and avant de faire quelque chose (before doing something). Please note that lesson 26 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 66 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   The premium version of Coffee Break French Season 2 provides additional materials which will help you move forward more effectively with your French studies. The premium version includes the following elements: * Synchronised flashcards: the audio episode with synchronised flashcards – works in most Podcast applications, on iTunes and in QuickTime Player; * Lesson notes: detailed explanations of the vocabulary and any grammar points covered in each lesson; * Bonus audio lesson: providing further practice of the language covered in a variety of ways The members’ version can be accessed through our membership system. You can purchase the course using the links below. * Season 2 Complete: Lessons 201-240 £89.00 GBP inc VAT / approx £109 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers) * Season 2A: Lessons 201-220 £57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers) * Season 2B: Lessons 221-240 £57.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $67 USD ex VAT for non-EU customers)