We also come across examples of direct object pronouns and learn more about the use of the superlative. Mais d’où viennent les frites ? That is the question Mark and Pierre-Benoît are addressing in this episode of the Coffee Break French Magazine! We hope you're hungry as we hear a range of useful food-related words and expressions in this episode, such as manger sur le pouce, avoir la frite and ne pas avoir toutes ses frites dans le même sachet. Some expressions to listen out for include: ne pas avoir bon caractère and initier qqn à qqch. We also hear examples of perfect and imperfect tenses direct and indirect object pronouns and the pluperfect tense with the auxiliary verbs avoir and être. As we hear about his life and work throughout the text, Mark and Pierre-Benoît focus on the language used before Sophie joins Mark to discuss some interesting quotations by Pissarro. The topic of this episode of the Coffee Break French Magazine is French painter and founder of impressionist painting, Claude Monet. Sophie joins Mark at the end of the episode to discuss some time-related expressions including depuis la nuit des temps and en un rien de temps. While hearing about what this wonderful Swiss city has to offer, we cover some interesting grammar points such as the agreement of tel(le) que and the use of être assis(e) à + infinitive. In this episode of the Coffee Break French Magazine, we're transporting you to the city of Geneva. If you'd like to benefit from lesson notes, transcripts, vocabulary lists and exercises, you can access the premium version of the Magazine here. There will be a total of 10 episodes in Season 2 of the Coffee Break French Magazine. Sophie joins Mark at the end of the episode to discuss a short text about the French Republican calendar. We also hear examples of indirect object pronouns and preceding direct objects and learn about the use of the imperfect tense and the conditional perfect. Join Mark and Pierre-Benoît as they discuss the language featured in the text and listen out for the following expressions: se rappeler qqch, tenter de faire qqch and faire des reproches à qqn. In this episode of the Coffee Break French Magazine we hear a text about Marie-Antoinette, the last Queen of France before the French Revolution. If you'd like to find out what goes on behind the scenes here at Coffee Break Languages, follow on Instagram, and check out our videos for language learners on our YouTube channel.įind out everything you need to know about Coffee Break French at Access the Coffee Break French Facebook page here.

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There are a total of 10 episodes in Season 2 of the Coffee Break French Magazine. As always, Sophie joins Mark at the end of the episode and this time, they're discussing dates of other national holidays in the French-speaking world. Listen out for some reflexive verbs along the way, some examples of direct object pronouns and the use of the perfect tense, the future tense and the imperative. We have reached the final episode of the Coffee Break French Magazine Season 2 and we're going out with a bang as we're discussing one of the most widely celebrated holidays in France - Bastille Day! As we discover how le quatorze juillet is celebrated in Paris, we learn some interesting expressions like grasse matinée, avoir la chance de faire qqch and finir la journée en beauté.

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