Learn French with Coffee Break French Podcast
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Coffee Break French will help you learn French in a relaxing and encouraging way. Mark is an experienced teacher of French and you can join his cohost Anna who is learning alongside the listeners. Use Coffee Break French to learn French in the gym, in the car, or sitting at your favourite coffee shop with your favourite coffee!
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I didn't expect to get hooked on French, but Mark and Anna are so delightful, their voices so pleasant, that I look forward to my lesson every day. I highly recommend Coffee Break French.
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Lesson 335 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Sun, Feb 12, 2012
We’re back with another lesson of translation challenges to help you practise what you’ve learned in this season of Coffee Break French.
In this week’s basic (free) version (10 minutes), we’ll give you five English sentences which you need to translate into French using your knowledge of the grammar points covered over the lessons of [...]
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Lesson 334 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Mon, Jan 09, 2012
In lesson 34 of Season 3 we provide more translation exercises for you based on the constructions, vocabulary and grammar covered in this season. We’ll give you the phrase, followed by some time to work out the answer, and then we’ll talk through the answer, helping you to construct the phrase yourself in French.
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Lesson 333 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Fri, Dec 23, 2011
Lesson 33 of Season 3 is the first of eight lessons which focus on consolidating what you’ve learned in the past 32 lessons. We’ll be testing your grammar and vocabulary with a series of guided translation exercises: we’ll give you a phrase to translate into French and then work through the solution with you.
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Radio Lingua News Update
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Sun, Dec 18, 2011
Welcome to this festive edition of Radio Lingua News. In this update we’ll be telling you about the fantastic milestone we reached this week, and explaining how you can save 25% on our premium memberships until the end of the year.
100 million downloads
Early on Friday morning we clocked up our 100 millionth download. Over the [...]
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Lesson 332 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Thu, Dec 08, 2011
It’s time to listen to the final section of Katie’s diary which she has kept throughout her time spent in Nice. In this week’s lesson we’ll be hearing about her plans for the future and we’ll find out if these plans include JĂ©rĂ´me!
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Lesson 331 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Thu, Dec 01, 2011
In this new edition of Coffee Break French we’ll be starting our farewells for Katie. We’ll cover the first part of her text in this lesson and then complete it in lesson 332.
In this week’s basic (free) version (11 minutes), we’ll present the text spoken at a slow speed and we’ll highlight one or two [...]
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Radio Lingua is 5 years old – and we’re celebrating!
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Tue, Oct 18, 2011
It’s five years since we launched the first lesson of Coffee Break Spanish, and since then we’ve served up millions of language lessons to learners around the world through our podcasts, our enhanced lessons and our ebooks. We’re delighted today to announce five new courses, and we’ll also be letting you know about a few [...]
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Lesson 330 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Sat, Oct 15, 2011
It’s time for another lesson of Coffee Break French and this week we join Alf in his final text. He has been writing a diary over eight weeks while he has been renovating his new house in the south of France and attending daily French lessons with Veronica and Katie, the two other protagonists of [...]
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Lesson 329 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
In this latest lesson of Coffee Break French we’ll be joining Veronica and listening to her final text. She has been learning French in Nice along with Katie and Alf and in this final text she updates us on what she has been doing and tells us of some important decisions she has taken.
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Lesson 328 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Wed, Aug 31, 2011
Lesson 28 of season 3 offers an analysis of the second part of Katie’s latest text. As usual, we’ll be covering a range of expressions and grammar points. The free version of this lesson includes the recording of Katie’s text along with explanations of the language she uses to help you understand the text.
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Lesson 327 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Sun, Aug 21, 2011
In the long-awaited return to Coffee Break French we spend episode 27 of season 3 looking at the first part of Katie’s latest text in which she updates us on what’s she’s been getting up to in Nice. In this episode we’ll be looking at a variety of grammatical topics including the relative pronouns ce [...]
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Lesson 326 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Sun, Jul 10, 2011
We return to Alf’s story this week on Coffee Break French and his wife, Jennifer, has finally arrived in France. Alf has been preparing for her arrival, both with the house renovations and he’s even learned to cook! As usual there are plenty of useful expressions and interesting grammar points in this week’s lesson. In [...]
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Lesson 325 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Sat, Jul 02, 2011
This week on Coffee Break French Veronica is feeling a bit down in the dumps: elle a le bourdon ce soir! She has been doing some thinking about her future and the fact that she is accro au travail - addicted to her work. This episode provides lots of examples of interesting grammar and vocabulary [...]
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CBF 324 Free Bonus: Extended version
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Sat, Jun 18, 2011
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, [...]
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Lesson 324 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Sat, Jun 18, 2011
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.
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Lesson 323 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Fri, Jun 10, 2011
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 [...]
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Lesson 322 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Wed, Jun 01, 2011
In episode 322 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!
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Lesson 321 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Mon, May 23, 2011
Coffee Break French is back with episode 321 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 pĂ©tanque, French boules.
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Lesson 320 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Mon, Apr 25, 2011
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. [...]
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Lesson 319 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Sun, Apr 17, 2011
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 fining out this week, she has been invited to a party at this client’s house. In terms of the language covered [...]
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Lesson 318 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Sat, Apr 09, 2011
We knew you’d be desperate to find out how Katie got on at the Cannes Film Festival with JĂ©rĂ´me, 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 JĂ©rĂ´me and his parents, and you’ll also hear how things have developed between [...]
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Lesson 317 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Mon, Mar 28, 2011
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 JĂ©rĂ´me’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 prĂ©fĂ©rer que which follows a similar pattern. [...]
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Lesson 316 – Coffee Break French – Subjunctive Special!
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Sun, Mar 06, 2011
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 [...]
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Lesson 315 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Sat, Feb 26, 2011
Lesson 315 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
In the basic (free) version (16 minutes), we’ll go through the text and [...]
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Lesson 314 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Tue, Feb 15, 2011
In lesson 314 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.
In the basic (free) version (16 minutes), we’ll go through the text and pick up on some of the language points covered, helping you [...]
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Lesson 313 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Sat, Feb 12, 2011
In lesson 313 we rejoin Katie and hear her latest news. She’s working in the cafĂ© and this week discovers that she has in fact met M. GĂ©rard’s son before! Katie will also be talking about what she would like to do in the future in terms of work.
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Lesson 312 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Tue, Jan 25, 2011
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.
In the basic (free) version (15 minutes), we’ll go through the text and pick up on some [...]
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Lesson 311 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Thu, Jan 20, 2011
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 [...]
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Lesson 310 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Fri, Dec 31, 2010
… the one in which we introduce the subjunctive! We’re returning to Katie’s texts this week and we’ll be hearing more about her search for a job.
In the basic (free) version (18 minutes), we’ll go through the text and pick up on some of the language points covered. helping you to understand what the text [...]
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Radio Lingua News, December 2010
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Sun, Dec 26, 2010
It’s been a busy term for Radio Lingua: in the past three months we’ve published over 90 language lessons, we’ve introduced ebook versions of our courses in our premium memberships and on the iBookstore and we’ve had three of our podcasts listed in the iTunes Rewind best of 2010. We thought we’d take this opportunity to [...]
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Lesson 309 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Thu, Dec 23, 2010
This week we’re returning to Veronica’s texts and we’ll be finding out a bit more about why Veronica decided to learn French. Veronica also tells us a bit more about her daughter Jessica.
In the basic (free) version (17 minutes), we’ll go through the text and pick up on some of the language points covered. This [...]
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Lesson 308 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Thu, Dec 09, 2010
In this week’s lesson we’re continuing with Katie’s second text. We’ll be taking a closer look at direct object pronouns and some further examples of the future tense as Katie talks about her plans for the coming weekend.
In the basic (free) version (15 minutes), we’ll go through the text and pick up on some of [...]
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Lesson 307 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Sat, Dec 04, 2010
This episode is the first of two episodes which are based on Katie’s second text. In this first part we’ll be hearing about an unfortunate event which Katie experienced while she was shopping in Nice. Language points covered include the expression se rendre compte in the perfect tense, whether descendre is an ĂŞtre or avoir [...]
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Lesson 306 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Tue, Nov 23, 2010
… a.k.a. “everything you ever wanted to know about the future tense, and a few things you probably didn’t!”
In Episode 306 of 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 [...]
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Lesson 305 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Tue, Nov 16, 2010
Episode 305 of Coffee Break French features Alf once again. We’ll be finding out about his plans for the coming weekend, and this gives us an opportunity to review the future tense of both regular and irregular verbs. In the free version of the podcast we’ll be looking at some of the language points covered [...]
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Lesson 304 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Wed, Nov 10, 2010
In the fourth episode of Coffee Break French Season 3 we meet Australian entrepreneur Veronica who, like Katie and Alf, is studying French in Nice. In the free version of the podcast we’ll be looking at some of the language points covered in Veronica’s text.
The basic (free) version of this episode lasts around 13 minutes [...]
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Lesson 303 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Tue, Nov 02, 2010
It’s time for our third episode of Coffee Break French Season 3 and this week we’re getting to know Alf a bit more. In the free version of the podcast we’ll be concentrating on adjective agreements and looking at some of the words and expressions used in Alf’s text.
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Lesson 302 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Tue, Oct 26, 2010
Our second episode of Coffee Break French Season 3 provides further details on Katie who has been writing her diary about her experience studying French in Nice. In this episode we’ll be looking at more language points which come up in Katie’s diary including direct and indirect object pronouns.
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Lesson 301 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Mon, Oct 18, 2010
We’re delighted to launch a new series of Coffee Break French with Season 3, Lesson 01. In this episode listeners will meet American student Katie, Australian entrepreneur Veronica, and Alf who is a retired teacher from England. Our three characters are studying French at a language school in Nice, and in each episode you’ll hear [...]
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Coffee Break French – Season 3
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Tue, Oct 12, 2010
Oui, c’est vrai! Nous sommes de retour! Coffee Break French is returning for a third season starting next Monday, 18th October. Season 3 will consist of 40 lessons and will give you the opportunity to develop your knowledge of the French language further, increasing your range of expression and building your confidence in a variety [...]
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Lesson 80 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Tue, May 11, 2010
We’ve arrived at the final episode in our series of Coffee Break French. In lesson 80, 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 conversation and everything is [...]
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Lesson 79 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Wed, May 05, 2010
After an enjoyable meal our two couples are about to enjoy a coffee and un petit digeo. The conversation continues between David, Christina, Sophie and Jean-Jacques in this penultimate episode of the series. Expressions covered include ça te dirait de faire quelque chose, aussitôt que, and further examples of the future and conditional tenses.
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Lesson 78 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Sun, Apr 25, 2010
In our long-awaited 78th episode of the course, we continue our radio play featuring David and Christina who are having dinner with their new friends Sophie and Jean-Jacques. This lesson introduces the pluperfect tense and also looks at a few examples of avoir expressions, including avoir l’habitude, avoir besoin de quelque chose and avoir de [...]
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Lesson 77 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Thu, Mar 25, 2010
In lesson 77 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.
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Lesson 76 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Wed, Mar 10, 2010
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 [...]
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Lesson 75 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Fri, Feb 19, 2010
Our radio play continues in lesson 75 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.
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Lesson 74 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Thu, Feb 04, 2010
In episode 74 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.
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Lesson 73 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Wed, Jan 27, 2010
In episode 73 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 [...]
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Lesson 72 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Tue, Jan 19, 2010
In episode 72 of Coffee Break French we’ll hear the next instalment of the conversation between David, Christina and Jean-Jacques.
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Lesson 71 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Sat, Jan 09, 2010
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 [...]
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Spécial Réveillon – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Thu, Dec 31, 2009
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 [...]
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Happy Holidays from Radio Lingua
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Tue, Dec 08, 2009
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 [...]
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Lesson 70 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Sun, Nov 15, 2009
In this 70th episode of Coffee Break French, Mark and Anna look at one activity which learners traditionally find difficult in a foreign language: using the telephone.
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Lesson 69 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Tue, Oct 27, 2009
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.
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Radio Lingua celebrates 3 years of language-learning
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Sun, Oct 18, 2009
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 [...]
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Lesson 68 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Fri, Oct 16, 2009
Coffee Break French is back! In Lesson 68 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 [...]
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Lesson 67 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Wed, Sep 30, 2009
In Lesson 67 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 ĂŞtre verb is used with this construction.
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Lesson 66 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Sat, Sep 12, 2009
In Lesson 66 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).
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Lesson 65 – Coffee Break French
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Wed, Aug 26, 2009
In Lesson 65 you’ll solve the mystery of “qui” or “que”.
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Lesson 64 – Coffee Break French
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Sun, Aug 16, 2009
In Lesson 64 you’ll find out exactly why Prince Philip changes his wig frequently… or at least when the imperfect tense is used in French!
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Lesson 63 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Sat, Aug 08, 2009
In Lesson 63 we take a further look at the imperfect tense, this time looking at the formation of -re and -ir verbs. We also consider some verbs with slightly different patterns and the only verb with an irregular stem in the imperfect tense: ĂŞtre.
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Lesson 62 – Coffee Break French
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Sat, Aug 01, 2009
In this week’s lesson we look at another tense used to talk about the past: the imperfect tense. We learn how to construct it and look at one of the situations in which the imperfect is used.
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Lesson 61 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Sat, Jul 25, 2009
Lesson 61 marks the beginning of Level 2b of Coffee Break French. In this week’s lesson we look at two tiny pronouns which can cause some confusion for French learners: y and en.
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Lesson 60 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Sun, Jul 19, 2009
In Lesson 60 we check whether Anna has done her homework by taking a look at her diary entry using avoir verbs, ĂŞtre verbs and reflexive verbs. In doing so, we review everything we have covered in Lessons 51-59.
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Radio Lingua News Podcast
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Fri, Jul 17, 2009
Welcome to Radio Lingua News – in this podcast we’ll be updating listeners on the latest developments from Radio Lingua. Coming up on today’s show:
Learning languages 140 characters at a time with TwitterLearn
Introducing our Community Managers
New features for Radio Lingua premium members
Announcing our Summer Sale
Updates on the latest shows
TwitterLearn It seems that in the past [...]
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Lesson 59 – Coffee Break French
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Thu, Jul 16, 2009
This week we look at demonstrative adjectives: different ways of saying “this”, “these”, “that” and “those”. We will also have the chance to practice the perfect tense.
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Lesson 58 – Coffee Break French
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Mon, Jul 06, 2009
In Lesson 58 we take our knowledge of the perfect tense a stage further by looking at reflexive verbs.
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Lesson 57 – Coffee Break French
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Sat, Jun 20, 2009
In Lesson 57 we look at the other verbs that take ‘ĂŞtre’ as their auxiliary verb in the perfect tense and we consider a way to remember them.
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Lesson 56 – Coffee Break French
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Sat, Jun 13, 2009
In this week’s lesson we look at two verbs which take ‘ĂŞtre’ as their auxiliary verb in the perfect tense, instead of ‘avoir.’Â
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Lesson 55 – Coffee Break French
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Wed, Jun 03, 2009
In Lesson 55, we take a look at some verbs which have irregular past participles and are therefore irregular in the perfect tense.
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Lesson 54 – Coffee Break French
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Sat, May 23, 2009
In this week’s lesson we continue looking at the perfect tense, this time using regular -re and -ir verbs. We also think about the different uses of the perfect tense.
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Lesson 53 – Coffee Break French
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Sat, May 16, 2009
In Lesson 53 we introduce the perfect tense of regular -er verbs.
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Lesson 52 – Coffee Break French
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Sat, May 09, 2009
In Lesson 52 we take a look at the negative form of the immediate future tense. We also look at the different ways to say “some” in French, also known as the partitive article.
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Lesson 51 – Coffee Break French
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Sat, May 02, 2009
In Lesson 51, we learn how to say “going to do something” in French. This is a useful way of talking about the immediate future.
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Lesson 50 – Coffee Break French
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Sat, Mar 28, 2009
In lesson 50, Mark puts Anna to the test with an identity quiz.
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Lesson 49 – Coffee Break French
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Sat, Mar 21, 2009
In this week’s lesson, we look at some adjectives that come before the noun instead of after. We also learn a way to remember which adjectives come before the noun.
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Lesson 48 – Coffee Break French
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Sat, Mar 14, 2009
In Lesson 48, we look at a different area of French grammar. We move on from verbs to adjectives and start by talking about colours and nationalities. Anna can’t be here for this lesson but she will be back with us next week as we look at adjectives in more detail.
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Lesson 47 – Coffee Break French
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Sat, Mar 07, 2009
In this week’s lesson, Mark puts Anna and our listeners to the test on the verbs we have been looking at in the past few lessons.
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Lesson 46 – Coffee Break French
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Sat, Feb 28, 2009
In Lesson 46, we check if Anna has done her homework from last week and take a look at the conversations she has come up with. We also look at the present tense of two irregular verbs: “avoir” and “être.”
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Lesson 45 – Coffee Break French
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Sat, Feb 14, 2009
In this week’s lesson, Mark and Anna talk about the verb aller, meaning “to go” and introduce the concept of irregular verbs in the context of making arrangements and forming questions. By looking more closely at the grammar behind the French, we hope you will gain a better overall understanding of the language and be [...]
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Lesson 44 – Coffee Break French
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Sat, Feb 07, 2009
In this week’s lesson, Mark and Anna talk about making arrangements. By looking more closely at the grammar behind the French, we hope you will gain a better overall understanding of the language and be able to put what you learn to practical use.
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Lesson 43 – Coffee Break French
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Sat, Jan 31, 2009
In this week’s episode, we take a further look at daily routine, focusing particularly on reflexive verbs. We also look at time in more detail so we can say exactly when we carry out each part of our daily routine.
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Lesson 42 – Coffee Break French
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Sat, Jan 24, 2009
 In Lesson 42 we continue to look at ER verbs in the present tense by talking about our daily routines.
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Lesson 41 – Coffee Break French
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Sat, Jan 17, 2009
In Lesson 41 we move on from looking at particular words and phrases to constructing the language so you can say exactly what you want to say. We start by taking a look at how to conjugate regular ER verbs in the present tense.
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Lesson 40 – Coffee Break French
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Tue, Oct 07, 2008
Lesson 40, the last episode of Unit 4, is based on another conversation we recorded on the beach in Sainte-Marie.
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Lesson 39 – Coffee Break French
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Thu, Oct 02, 2008
In lesson 39, we have a special dialogue for you. We’ll be listening to a conversation recorded on the beach in Sainte-Marie where Anna talked with a French family.
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Lesson 38 – Coffee Break French
Author: Radio Lingua Network
Wed, Sep 24, 2008
This week, we are continuing our series of dialogues recorded in France. Anna is not feeling too well so we take a trip to the pharmacy to get something to make her feel better.
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Lesson 37 – Coffee Break French
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Tue, Sep 16, 2008
In episode 37, Mark is asking the hotel receptionist for some information. Listen to the dialogue and the breakdown of the conversation in order to learn new vocabulary and constructions as well as using what you already know to work out what they are saying.
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Lesson 36 – Coffee Break French
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Wed, Sep 10, 2008
 In this week’s show, we are continuing our series of dialogues recorded in Pornic and Sainte-Marie. We have 2 conversations recorded on shopping trips in France – one with Mark and one with Anna and her friend.
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Lesson 35 – Coffee Break French
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Fri, Sep 05, 2008
In Lesson 35, Mark and Anna are in the Tourist Information Office in Sainte-Marie, looking for some information about the area.
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Lesson 34 – Coffee Break French
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Fri, Aug 22, 2008
In Lesson 34, it’s breakfast time in Ste-Marie sur Mer. Mark and Anna are joined by Anna’s friend as they order breakfast. Having learned the content from previous lessons, listeners will understand much of the material in this lesson..
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Lesson 33 – Coffee Break French
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Fri, Aug 15, 2008
In Lesson 33, join Mark and Anna in France as they arrive at the hotel. Anna plays the role of Jane Johnson, a British tourist who is checking in at the hotel. In this dialogue, you’ll recognise lots of the words and phrases covered in Lessons 22 and 23.
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Lesson 32 – Coffee Break French
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Mon, Aug 11, 2008
Join Mark in this week’s episode as he arrives at Nantes Airport and asks for directions to get to Sainte-Marie. This gives you the chance to practice listening to French conversation and learn some new language at the same time.
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Lesson 31 – Coffee Break French
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Mon, Aug 04, 2008
 Lesson 31 introduces Unit 4 which will feature dialogues recorded live in France. Join Mark and Anna en route to Brittany as Anna tries to remember the words and phrases she’ll need for her visit.
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Lesson 30 – Coffee Break French
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Mon, Jul 21, 2008
In Lesson 30, marking the end of Unit 3, we put Anna and you, the listeners, to the test. We cover all the topics included in Lessons 21 to 29 to see how much you have learned!
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Lesson 29 – Coffee Break French
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Mon, Jul 14, 2008
In this week’s episode, we continue with the theme of â€feeling unwell’ but this time we head to the pharmacy to find a remedy for whatever is wrong.
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Lesson 28 – Coffee Break French
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Mon, Jul 07, 2008
In this week’s episode, we talk about different ways of saying you’re not feeling well and how to say different parts of the body are sore. If you’re lucky, you may even learn a song which will help you to remember those body parts!
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Lesson 27 – Coffee Break French
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Tue, Jul 01, 2008
In Lesson 27, we continue our “transactional” theme. A very common situation while traveling is having to visit the bank so we take a look at some vocabulary and constructions which could be used in this situation to help explain your money matters!
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Lesson 26 – Coffee Break French
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Tue, Jun 24, 2008
In this week’s lesson, we continue the theme of shopping but this time in a market place. You’ll learn how to ask for different types and quantities of food and how to ask the price. Finally you can listen to a typical conversation in a market place and hear the words and phrases in context.
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Lesson 25 – Coffee Break French
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Tue, Jun 17, 2008
 In lesson 25 we talk about Anna’s favourite pastime: shopping! We also test your knowledge of the French alphabet by spelling out the names of some shops you’d see in France.
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Lesson 24 – Coffee Break French
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Tue, Jun 10, 2008
In episode 24 we continue the theme of accommodation, this time looking at the campsite. Even if camping is not your thing, the constructions covered in this week’s lesson can be easily adapted. We’ll also learn how to spell in French.
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Lesson 23 – Coffee Break French
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Fri, May 30, 2008
In Lesson 23, you’ll learn how to make complaints about a hotel room in France – something which we hope you will never have to do!
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Lesson 22 – Coffee Break French
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Fri, May 23, 2008
In Lesson 22, you’ll learn how to book into a hotel in France – something which is likely to be very useful when on holiday in France or any other French-speaking country. After learning the material in this lesson, you’ll be able to book the exact type of room you want!
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Lesson 21 – Coffee Break French
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Fri, May 16, 2008
In Lesson 21, you’ll learn how to talk about the weather, using both the present and the future tense.
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Lesson 20 – Coffee Break French
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Sat, Apr 26, 2008
In Lesson 20 Mark and Anna are joined by Pierre-Benoît from our forthcoming video podcast Walk, Talk and Learn French. Listeners can review the restaurant language through a dialogue.
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Lesson 19 – Coffee Break French
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Fri, Apr 18, 2008
In Lesson 19 you’ll check your knowledge of what you’ve learned in unit 2.
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Lesson 18 – Coffee Break French
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Tue, Apr 08, 2008
In Lesson 18 you’ll learn to deal with dietary requirements in the restaurant and complain about your food – or compliment the chef!
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Lesson 17 – Coffee Break French
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Thu, Mar 13, 2008
In Lesson 17 you’ll learn useful language for visiting a restaurant.
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Lesson 16 – Coffee Break French
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Mon, Mar 03, 2008
In Lesson 16 you’ll learn to order snacks in a café.
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Lesson 15 – Coffee Break French
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Thu, Feb 21, 2008
In Lesson 15 you’ll learn to order drinks in a café.
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Lesson 14 – Coffee Break French
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Sun, Feb 17, 2008
In Lesson 14 you’ll learn to talk about your town.
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Lesson 13 – Coffee Break French
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Sat, Feb 02, 2008
In Lesson 13 you’ll learn to ask for directions to places in the town.
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Lesson 12 – Coffee Break French
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Fri, Jan 25, 2008
In Lesson 12 you’ll learn numbers from 11 to 1000, and you’ll also learn the days of the week, and the months and seasons of the year.
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Lesson 11 – Coffee Break French
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Fri, Jan 18, 2008
In Lesson 11 you’ll learn how to cope with language difficulties and to talk about the languages you speak.
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Lesson 10 – Coffee Break French
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Sun, Dec 16, 2007
In Lesson 10 you’ll join Mark and Anna for some Festive French Fun!
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Lesson 09 – Coffee Break French
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Tue, Dec 11, 2007
In Lesson 09 we’ll take the chance to go over what you’ve learned so far in Coffee Break French.
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Lesson 08 – Coffee Break French
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Sat, Dec 01, 2007
 In Lesson 08 you’ll learn to talk about your likes and dislikes.
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Lesson 07 – Coffee Break French
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Sat, Nov 24, 2007
In Lesson 07 you’ll learn to talk about your job.
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Lesson 06 – Coffee Break French
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Wed, Nov 14, 2007
In Lesson 06 you’ll learn to talk more about your family and to count from 1-10.
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Lesson 05 – Coffee Break French
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Thu, Nov 08, 2007
In Lesson 05 you will learn how to introduce your family.
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