Coffee Break French

Lesson 334 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:49:01 +0000

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.

In this week’s basic (free) version (15 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 Season 3. The extended version (38 minutes) includes a further five translation exercises and this week’s dictée which will put your writing skills to the test. As usual, in addition to the extended lesson, the members’ materials also include a lesson guide in both pdf format and our ePub version which now includes audio clips too. This ePub format has been specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad.

If you’ve not yet decided to become 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.

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Lesson 333 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:26:28 +0000

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.

In this week’s basic (free) version (11 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 Season 3. The extended version (32 minutes) includes a further five translation exercises and our new dictée which will put your writing skills to the test. As usual, in addition to the extended lesson, the members’ materials also include a lesson guide in both pdf format and our ePub version which now includes audio clips too. This ePub format has been specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad.

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Radio Lingua News Update

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:03:45 +0000

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 past five years learners from around the world have downloaded our free language lessons and we’re delighted to have reached this amazing milestone. We’d like to thank all our listeners for continuing to enjoy our language lessons, and a special thank you to all our members who help to support all of our developments.

Winter sale now on

To celebrate this milestone we’ve launched our winter sale, so you can now get 25% off our memberships and premium versions of the courses. In most cases these premium versions include lesson guides in pdf or ebook format and extra audio or video content. All the courses available on our website can be purchased at this special reduced rate by using the coupon code winter2011 at checkout. The sale will continue until midnight on New Year’s Eve – or Hogmanay as we say in Scotland, so you still have almost two weeks to take advantage of these special prices, and get a head start on your language learning for 2012.

Update on current shows

The reaction to our new show for Spanish learners, Q&A Spanish, has been fantastic. We’re delighted that lots of you are now emailing us with your questions, or leaving voicemails so that we can include your questions in the show. JP and Nahyeli are enjoying answering your questions – even the difficult ones! If you’re learning Spanish and you’ve not yet listened to Q&A Spanish, you can find out more about the show, download the episodes, and find out how to contact us to ask your question at qandaspanish.com. We’re also really pleased with On Location French, our new video blog produced by Sophie in Paris. Sophie records her regular videos with a small camera and microphone all on her own in Paris and although we had some teething problems with sound, things are settling down now. She’s been including some really interesting phrases – and this week’s expression is a fantastic construction to add to your vocabulary! You can access On Location French on iTunes, Blip.TV or of course at onlocationfrench.com. Turning to our other courses, although we’ve had a delay with our new One Minute Languages series, we’re getting back on track and there will be new episodes out this week of our Dutch, Flemish and Arabic courses. As far as Coffee Break French is concerned, we’re now into the final eight lessons of Season 3 and in these episodes we’ll be going back through the texts used in this season and picking out some of the most important grammar points, then helping learners practise these constructions with a series of translation and dictation exercises. There will be lots of extra members-only content, so with our winter sale currently on, perhaps now is the time to take advantage of our special pricing.

Happy holidays!

Finally, we’d like to wish you all a very happy holiday season and hope that you get the chance to relax, spend time with your friends and family, enjoying everything that the festive season brings, and get the chance to work on your language – or put it into practice if you happen to be travelling! Don’t forget that you can join us in our Festive Phrases video series each day of December until the 25th to learn a festive greeting in a different language. Use the link on the home page of the Radio Lingua site to open each day of our linguistic Advent Calendar. Until the next time, happy holidays from everyone here at Radio Lingua!

Lesson 332 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:34:58 +0000

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 Jérôme!

In this week’s basic (free) version (14 minutes), we’ll present the text spoken at a slow speed and we’ll highlight one or two language points to help you understand the text. The extended version lasts over 29 minutes and includes a line-by-line analysis of the text and further examples of many of the grammar points and vocabulary included in the text. In particular we’ll be looking at the difference between enfin and finalement, and we’ll look at further examples of the preceding direct objects. As usual, in addition to the extended lesson, the members’ materials also include a lesson guide in both pdf format and our ePub version which now includes audio clips too. This ePub format has been specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad.

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Lesson 331 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:27:57 +0000

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 language points to help you understand the text. The extended version lasts over 25 minutes and includes a line-by-line analysis of the text and further examples of many of the grammar points and vocabulary included in the text. In particular we’ll be looking at the difference between tant de and autant de, and we’ll consider the difference between croire à quelque chose and croire en quelque chose. As usual, in addition to the extended lesson, the members’ materials also include a lesson guide in both pdf format and our ePub version which now includes audio clips too. This ePub format has been specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad.

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Radio Lingua is 5 years old – and we’re celebrating!

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:45:23 +0000

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 exciting projects which are due to be launched early in 2012.

Spanish

¡Empecemos con el español! On the 18th October 2006 we began with Spanish, and we’re doing the same today. Today we’re delighted to launch a brand new Spanish show. When you’re learning a language on your own, or if you don’t have access to a teacher or a native speaker, it’s difficult to get the answers you need to help you make progress. We receive questions almost every day from learners through posts on the website, emails, voicemails, tweets and Facebook, and we decided that the best way to deal with all of these questions would be to launch Q&A Spanish: you ask the questions and we provide the answers. Q&A Spanish will be hosted by teacher and languages expert JP Villanueva and native Spanish speaker Nahyeli Mendivil, so you have the best of both worlds! Each week they’ll help you develop your confidence in Spanish further by providing tips and examples of Spanish vocabulary, usage and grammar. Q&A Spanish starts today, so you can already subscribe to the podcast. Click here to find out more about how you can take part in the show.

French

We’re also delighted to be announcing a brand new French video show. In On Location French you can join Sophie who is a UK student currently studying in Paris. She’s there for a year and she’s agreed to be our “correspondent”, bringing us weekly reports on interesting expressions she learns as she interacts with native speakers every day. Sophie will also be providing some cultural input as she gets to know the city, and we’re really looking forward to finding out more about her experiences in Paris in her weekly videoblog. Find out more and watch the episodes at the On Location French page.

Dutch, Flemish and Arabic

We’re delighted to be launching three new courses in our ever-popular One Minute Languages series. One of the most requested languages over the past few years has been Dutch, and we’ve decided to produce a Dutch and Flemish version of the course. Both languages are very similar – Flemish is the variety of Dutch spoken in Belgium, and of course Dutch is spoken in the Netherlands and in other countries around the world such as Suriname and Aruba. One Minute Dutch launches on Thursday 20th October and One Minute Flemish will be published on Fridays from 21st October. We’ve also been asked many times to produce an Arabic version of our One Minute Languages course. One Minute Arabic will run for ten weeks from tomorrow, Wednesday 19th October. We’re concentrating on Modern Standard Arabic which will ensure that as a learner you’ll be understood across the Arab world, from Casablanca to Kuwait. With these latest additions to the One Minute Languages series, we now cover 26 languages, from Arabic to Zulu making Radio Lingua your first stop for language-learning on the go, literally from A to Z!

What’s coming down the line?

There may be some of you who are looking forward to a third season of Coffee Break Spanish. We’re working on this at the moment and by the time the reruns of Show Time Spanish end in January we should be ready to go with Coffee Break Spanish Season 3. French learners will be very pleased to know that Pierre-Benoît has been wandering about in the streets of Paris again and a second series of Walk, Talk and Learn French is in production. We’re also very excited about the January launch of our new children’s French video course, High Five French. We’ll be releasing more information about all of these projects over the next few months, so stay tuned!

And finally…

Finally, a personal note. Five years ago today, as I uploaded the first lesson of Coffee Break Spanish to the internet I had no idea how things would develop. At the time it was really just a personal project – something to keep me involved in Spanish as my “day job” had changed and I was no longer as closely involved in languages. Since then we’ve seen Radio Lingua grow into a successful company, delivering language lessons to millions of learners from all corners of the globe. I’d like to say a personal thank you to all of the brilliant people involved in the production of our courses, and to everyone involved in the day-to-day running of Radio Lingua. Most of all, I’d like to thank you, the listeners, who find our lessons on iTunes, or who come across our videos on YouTube, or who download our ebooks on your iPhones or iPads. Thank you for continuing to use our lessons, and a special thank you to all of our loyal members. Please continue to enjoy our lessons, and we hope you’re as excited as we are about the new shows we’re launching today.

We love doing what we’re doing and we look forward to the next five years, and hopefully many more!

Mark Pentleton
Director, Radio Lingua Ltd

Lesson 330 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:22:16 +0000

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 our series. In this week’s text he tells us about the party he organised for his classmates.

In this week’s basic (free) version (12 minutes), we’ll present the text spoken at a slow speed and we’ll highlight one or two language points to help you understand the text. The extended version lasts over 29 minutes and includes a line-by-line analysis of the text and further examples of many of the grammar points and vocabulary included in the text. Topics covered in this week’s extended edition include more examples of preceding direct objects, some interesting situations where the subjunctive is used, and a number of worked examples where the listener will have to do some “mental translation”! As usual, in addition to the extended lesson, the members’ materials also include a lesson guide in both pdf format and our ePub version which now includes audio clips too. This ePub format has been specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad.

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Lesson 329 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 08:24:05 +0000

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.

In this week’s basic (free) version (15 minutes), we’ll present the text spoken at a slow speed and we’ll highlight one or two language points to help you understand the text. The extended version lasts over 32 minutes and includes a line-by-line analysis of the text and further examples of many of the grammar points and vocabulary included in the text. Topics covered in this week’s extended edition include the use of the word plus in positive and negative situations, and you’ll learn when you need to use l’un instead of un. As usual, in addition to the extended lesson, the members’ materials also include a lesson guide in both pdf format and our ePub version which now includes audio clips too. This ePub format has been specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad.

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Lesson 328 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:48:51 +0000

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.

In this week’s basic (free) version (14 minutes), we’ll present the text spoken at a slow speed and we’ll highlight one or two language points to help you understand the text. The extended version lasts over 32 minutes and includes a line-by-line analysis of the text and further examples of many of the grammar points and vocabulary included in the text. We’ll also be looking further at the Past Historic tense with -ir and -re verbs. As usual, in addition to the extended lesson, the members’ materials also include a lesson guide in both pdf format and our ePub version which now includes audio clips too. This ePub format has been specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad.

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Lesson 327 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 14:27:57 +0000

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 que and ce qui, and we’ll also consider some examples of the future perfect tense. The second part of Katie’s text will be analysed in the next lesson.

In this week’s basic (free) version (14 minutes), we’ll present the text spoken at a slow speed and we’ll highlight one or two language points to help you understand the text. The extended version lasts over 32 minutes and includes a line-by-line analysis of the text and further examples of many of the grammar points and vocabulary included in the text. As usual, in addition to the extended lesson, the members’ materials also include a lesson guide in both pdf format and our ePub version which now includes audio clips too. This ePub format has been specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad.

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Lesson 326 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 10:12:13 +0000

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 addition, following many requests from our members, the extended version of this week’s lesson features an introduction to a new tense, the Past Historic, which is a narrative tense used in literary texts.

In this week’s basic (free) version (12 minutes), we’ll present the text spoken at a slow speed and we’ll highlight one or two language points to help you understand the text. The extended version lasts 29 minutes and includes a line-by-line analysis of the text and further examples of many of the grammar points and vocabulary included in the text. As usual, in addition to the extended lesson, the members’ materials also include a lesson guide in both pdf format and our ePub version which now includes audio clips too. This ePub format has been specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad.

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Lesson 325 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 17:01:29 +0000

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 in use, and you’ll learn about question formation, reported speech and lots more!

In this week’s basic (free) version (13 minutes), we’ll present the text spoken at a slow speed and we’ll highlight one or two language points to help you understand the text. The extended version lasts 27 minutes and includes a line-by-line analysis of the text and further examples of many of the grammar points and vocabulary included in the text. As usual, in addition to the extended lesson, the members’ materials also include a lesson guide in both pdf format and our ePub version which now includes audio clips too. This ePub format has been specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad.

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CBF 324 Free Bonus: Extended version

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 09:07:58 +0000

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.

Lesson 324 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 09:00:05 +0000

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.

In this week’s basic (free) version (17 minutes), we’ll present the text spoken at a slow speed and we’ll highlight one or two language points to help you understand the text. The extended version lasts over 32 minutes and includes a line-by-line analysis of the text. As usual, in addition to the extended lesson, the members’ materials also include a lesson guide in both pdf format and our ePub version which now includes audio clips too. This ePub format has been specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad.

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Lesson 323 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 21:14:54 +0000

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!

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Lesson 322 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:20:28 +0000

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!

In this week’s basic (free) version (17 minutes), we’ll present the text spoken at a slow speed and we’ll highlight one or two language points to help you understand the text. The extended version lasts over 33 minutes and includes a line-by-line analysis of the text. As usual, in addition to the extended lesson, the members’ materials also include a lesson guide in both pdf format and our ePub version which now includes audio clips too. This ePub format has been specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad.

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Lesson 321 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Mon, 23 May 2011 12:29:42 +0000

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 pétanque, French boules.

In the basic (free) version (15 minutes), we’ll present the text spoken at a slow speed and we’ll highlight one or two language points to help you understand the text. The extended version lasts over 27 minutes and includes a line-by-line analysis of the text. As usual, in addition to the extended lesson, the members’ materials also include a lesson guide in both pdf format and our ePub version which now includes audio clips too. This ePub format has been specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad.

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Lesson 320 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:10:55 +0000

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.

In the basic (free) version (17 minutes), there are eight sentences to translate. In the extended version there are eight further sentences and this version lasts over 32 minutes. As usual, in addition to the extended lesson, the members’ materials also include a lesson guide in both pdf format and our new ePub version which now includes audio clips too. This ePub format has been specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad.

If you’ve not yet decided to become a member for this season of Coffee Break French, you can purchase Season 3A (lessons 301-320) 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 3A (301-320) or Season 3 Complete (301-340) in our store. You may also be interested in Coffee Break French Season 3 on the iBookstore.

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Lesson 319 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 23:09:49 +0000

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 in this episode, you’ll hear further examples of the subjunctive, and we’ll also be discussing the concept of transitive and intransitive verbs.

In the basic (free) version (17 minutes), we’ll outline some of the the main situations where the subjunctive is used, based on the texts we’ve covered in previous weeks. This week’s extended version (members) lasts 38 minutes and provides additional practice of the grammar and vocabulary covered in the lesson. As usual, in addition to the extended lesson, the members’ materials also include a lesson guide in both pdf format and our new ePub version which now includes audio clips too. This ePub format has been specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad.

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Lesson 318 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 21:23:21 +0000

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.

In the basic (free) version (17 minutes), we’ll outline some of the the main situations where the subjunctive is used, based on the texts we’ve covered in previous weeks. This week’s extended version (members) lasts 32 minutes and provides additional practice of the subjunctive, and, due to popular demand, some test translations to help you consolidate your learning. As usual, in addition to the extended lesson, the members’ materials also include a lesson guide in both pdf format and our new ePub version which now includes audio clips too. This ePub format has been specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad.

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Lesson 317 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:11:23 +0000

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!

In the basic (free) version (16 minutes), we’ll outline some of the the main situations where the subjunctive is used, based on the texts we’ve covered in previous weeks. This week’s extended version (members) lasts 35 minutes and provides additional practice of the subjunctive, and, due to popular demand, some test translations to help you consolidate your learning. As usual, in addition to the extended lesson, the members’ materials also include a lesson guide in both pdf format and our new ePub version which now includes audio clips too. This ePub format has been specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad.

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Lesson 316 – Coffee Break French – Subjunctive Special!

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 09:55:08 +0000

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.

In the basic (free) version (16 minutes), we’ll outline some of the the main situations where the subjunctive is used, based on the texts we’ve covered in previous weeks. This week’s extended version (members) lasts 30 minutes and provides additional practice of the subjunctive, complete with a musical verb review! As usual, in addition to the extended lesson, the members’ materials also include a lesson guide in both pdf format and our new ePub version which now includes audio clips too. This ePub format has been specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad.

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Lesson 315 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 17:17:04 +0000

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 pick up on some of the language points covered, helping you to understand what the text means. This week’s extended version (members) lasts 33 minutes and deals with many of the language points in detail. In particular we’ll learn the conjugations of the verbs être, avoir and faire in the present subjunctive, we’ll see more examples of subjunctive triggers, and we’ll see further examples of preceding direct objects and the resulting agreements. As usual, in addition to the extended lesson, the members’ materials also include a lesson guide in both pdf format and our new ePub version which now includes audio clips too. This ePub format has been specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad.

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Lesson 314 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:02:50 +0000

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 to understand what the text means. This week’s extended version (members) lasts 30 minutes and deals with many of the language points in detail. In particular we’ll see a variety of examples of different verb tenses, we’ll cover the relative pronoun dont, and also the expression avoir du mal à faire quelque chose, meaning “to find something difficult”. As usual, in addition to the extended lesson, the members’ materials also include a lesson guide in both pdf format and our new ePub version which now includes audio clips too. This ePub format has been specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad.

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In this lesson Mark mentioned a photo taken in a seaside restaurant in San Remo. Here is his photo to put you in the mood!

Lesson 313 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 09:47:37 +0000

In lesson 313 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.

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 means. This week’s extended version (members) lasts 34 minutes and deals with many of the language points in detail. In particular we’ll look at the use of the conditional tense (or “mood”, to be more exact!) and we’ll look at how to start a sentence with the expression peut-être que. As usual, in addition to the extended lesson, the members’ materials also include a lesson guide in both pdf format and our new ePub version which now includes audio clips too. This ePub format has been specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad.

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Lesson 312 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 07:14:07 +0000

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 of the language points covered, helping you to understand what the text means. This week’s extended version (members) lasts 31 minutes and deals with many of the language points in detail. We’ll be looking at a whole range of expressions and useful items of vocabulary in this episode, and helping you develop your confidence in spoken French by recreating some of the phrases used by Veronica. As usual, in addition to the extended lesson, the members’ materials also include a lesson guide in both pdf format and our new ePub version which now includes audio clips too. This ePub format has been specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad.

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Lesson 311 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:52:29 +0000

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!

In the basic (free) version (14 minutes), we’ll go through the text and pick up on some of the language points covered. helping you to understand what the text means. This week’s extended version (members) lasts 35 minutes and deals with many of the language points in detail. We’ll be looking at a whole range of expressions and useful items of vocabulary in this episode, and helping you develop your confidence in spoken French by recreating some of the phrases used by Alf. We’ll also see an example of an irregular verb in the subjunctive. As usual, in addition to the extended lesson, the members’ materials also include a lesson guide in both pdf format and our new ePub version which now includes audio clips too. This ePub format has been specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad.

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Lesson 310 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 08:54:27 +0000

… 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 means. This week’s extended version (members) lasts 35 minutes and deals with many of the language points in detail. We introduce the subjunctive in the context of il faut que and look at the conjugation of the present subjunctive of -er, -ir and -re verbs. As usual, in addition to the extended lesson, the members’ materials also include a lesson guide in both pdf format and our new ePub version which now includes audio clips too. This ePub format has been specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad.

If you’ve not yet decided to become a member for this season of Coffee Break French, perhaps now is the time to do so. This is your last chance to get the full members’ pack of 40 episodes for the introductory price of £47.00 (+VAT in EU). After 10th January the full pack of 40 lessons will be £64.00 (+VAT in EU) or £37.00 for lessons 301-320. Buy now – Coffee Break French Season 3 can be purchased from our store, or if you’re an existing user, by logging into your Control Panel.

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Radio Lingua News, December 2010

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 22:51:54 +0000

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 update you on a few important news items.

Festive greetings

Firstly, we’d like to take this opportunity to wish all our listeners a very happy festive season. We have listeners all around the world and wherever you are, whatever celebrations you’re having as we head towards 2011, we hope that you have a peaceful, restful and happy holiday. All through December we’ve been running our Festive Phrases podcast which has featured daily festive phrases from around the world with the hosts of our various shows. This series has been particularly aimed at schools and we’ve been delighted that so many young language learners around the world have used our daily podcasts to learn some festive greetings in 24 languages. Each day we’ve added the number of speakers of the language featured to a map and by the end of the series listeners were able to send festive greetings to over 2.6 billion people around the world. If you’re a teacher and you’ve been using Festive Phrases with your classes, please send us your feedback.

Coffee Break French Season 3 news

We introduced season 3 of Coffee Break French in October and this week we’ll release episode 10. Since we began season 3 we’ve offered a special introductory price for the premium version of the course which provided 3A (lessons 301-320) and 3B (lessons 321-340) together for a one-off payment of £47 GBP. As of 10th January 2011, season 3A and 3B will cost £37 each, or the complete season 3 will cost £64. This is therefore your last chance to purchase season 3 at the introductory price. Please note that all existing customers who have bought season 3 complete will receive the premium materials for the full season.

UK VAT charges

On 4th January 2011, the UK VAT rate increases from 17.5% to 20%. As a result our prices for EU customers will increase. For example, the current price of Coffee Break French Seasons 1 and 2 complete is £89 + VAT. This equates to £104.57. From 4th January 2011 the price will be £106.80 for EU customers. For Coffee Break Spanish Season 1 the current price is £47 + VAT. This equates to £55.23, but from 4th January the price will be £56.40 for EU customers. These changes do not affect the base prices of our products, so non-EU customers will not be affected. We’ve decided to extend our winter sale until 10th January to help make this transition. This means our sale will now end at midnight GMT on 10th January: continue to use coupon code WINTER2010 until 10th January.

Plans for 2011

We’re looking forward to a new year of language learning with Radio Lingua, and we hope you are too! We’ve been working on lots of new content and we’ll be adding to our range of materials in Spanish, French, German and Italian with new materials for learners. We’ll be extending our One Minute Languages series with Arabic, Dutch, Galician and Hungarian to name but a few, and we’ll be introducing more video content in the coming year. Make sure you visit our site regularly, that you’re a friend of Radio Lingua on Facebook, and that you follow us on Twitter to be the first to hear of all our new content. There’s some very exciting news coming in the next couple of months, so stay tuned!

Finally, we’d like to wish you once again a very happy holiday season, and best wishes for 2011.

Lesson 309 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 08:24:29 +0000

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 week’s extended version (members) lasts 30 minutes and deals with many of the language points in detail. In the extended version we’ve also included a guide covering all you need to know about direct and indirect object pronouns. As usual, in addition to the extended lesson, the members’ materials also include a lesson guide in both pdf format and our new ePub version which now includes audio clips too. This ePub format has been specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad.

If you’ve not yet decided to become a member for this season of Coffee Break French, perhaps now is the time to do so. The full members’ pack of 40 episodes which will be published weekly over the next year costs just £47.00 (+VAT in EU) and can be purchased from our store, or if you’re an existing user, by logging into your Control Panel.

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Lesson 308 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 21:14:49 +0000

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 the language points covered. This week’s extended version (members) lasts 40 minutes and deals with many of the language points in detail. In the extended version we’ve also included a guide covering all you need to know about direct and indirect object pronouns. As usual, in addition to the extended lesson, the members’ materials also include a lesson guide in both pdf format and our new ePub version which now includes audio clips too. This ePub format has been specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad.

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Lesson 307 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 22:08:48 +0000

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 être or avoir verb, and many other points.

In the basic (free) version (14 minutes), we’ll go through the text and pick up on some of the language points covered. The extended version (members) lasts 28 minutes and deals with many of the language points in detail, including se rendre compte in the perfect tense and other verbal constructions.

In addition to the extended lesson, the members’ materials also include a lesson guide in both pdf format and our new ePub version which now includes audio clips too. This ePub format has been specially created for the iBooks app on the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad.

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Lesson 306 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:25:07 +0000

… 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 it would be useful to go through all aspects of the future tense in this lesson.

In the basic (free) version (15 minutes), we’ll cover the formation of regular and common verbs with irregular future stems. The extended version (members) lasts 31 minutes and covers additional verbs such as acheter, appeler and jeter which have some spelling changes in the future. The extended version also looks at situations in which the future is used, including after quand, lorsque, dès que and aussitôt que. There’s also an audio exercise which will put your understanding of the future tense to the test.

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Lesson 305 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:59:35 +0000

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 in Alf’s text.

The basic (free) version of this episode lasts around 13 minutes and you’ll hear the text presented at a slow speed. We’ll pick up on a few language points to help you understand the text. The extended (members) version of the show lasts around 25 minutes, and we’ll go through the text line by line, looking at all aspects of vocabulary, grammar and one or two idiomatic expressions. In this week’s lesson we look in detail at the difference between pendant and depuis, and we’ll also look at the use of the future tense following quand. The extended version also has the full transcript in the lyrics tab of the file, so you can follow the transcript on your mobile device as you listen.

The full members’ pack of 40 episodes which will be published weekly over the next year costs just £47.00 (+VAT in EU) and can be purchased from our store, or if you’re an existing user, by logging into your Control Panel.

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Lesson 304 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:03:30 +0000

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 and you’ll hear the text presented at a slow speed. We’ll pick up on a few language points to help you understand the text. The extended (members) version of the show lasts around 24 minutes, and we’ll go through the text line by line, looking at all aspects of vocabulary, grammar and one or two idiomatic expressions. In this week’s lesson we look in detail at a well-known tricky aspect of French grammar: the preceding direct object. Everything is explained in the members’ version! The extended version also has the full transcript in the lyrics tab of the file, so you can follow the transcript on your mobile device as you listen.

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Lesson 303 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:48:00 +0000

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.

The basic (free) version of this episode lasts around 15 minutes and you’ll hear the text presented at a slow speed. We’ll pick up on a few language points to help you understand the text. The extended (members) version of the show lasts around 29 minutes, and we’ll go through the text line by line, looking at all aspects of vocabulary, grammar and one or two idiomatic expressions. We’re also discussing the French school system in this lesson. The members’ version also has the full transcript in the lyrics tab of the file, so you can follow the transcript on your mobile device as you listen.

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Lesson 302 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:39:04 +0000

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.

The basic (free) version of this episode lasts around 14 minutes and you’ll hear the text presented at a slow speed. We’ll pick up on a few language points to help you understand the text. The extended (members) version of the show lasts around 31 minutes, and we’ll go through the text line by line, looking at all aspects of vocabulary, grammar and one or two idiomatic expressions. The members’ version also has the full transcript in the lyrics tab of the file, so you can follow the transcript on your mobile device as you listen.

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Lesson 301 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:58:04 +0000

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 an extract from their diaries, recounting their adventures on the French Riviera. We’ll pick up on a couple of language points in each lesson to help listeners understand the content.

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.

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Coffee Break French – Season 3

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:12:07 +0000

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 of grammatical constructions.

In this season we’ll be featuring three new characters who all happen to be learning French in a language school in Nice on the Côte d’Azur. There’s Katie, the American student who is currently spending a year travelling, working and learning in different European countries; Veronica is a forty-something Australian entrepreneur who is taking advantage of an extended business trip to the south of France to improve her language skills; and Alf, a retired teacher from the Home Counties. As part of their weekly homework, our three characters have to keep a diary of their time spent in France, so over the next forty lessons you’ll be following their adventures in Nice and the surrounding area. In each episode you’ll listen to a native speaker read Katie, Veronica or Alf’s diary entry (which, of course, has been corrected by Mme Soulabaille, their teacher!) and we’ll talk about one or two of the language points covered in the passages.

As usual, we’ll be providing free versions of the lessons, offering you listening practice in the language, and we’ll help you to understand the text with explanations of the language points covered. We’ll also be providing the premium version of the lessons: in the members’ podcast for each lesson we’ll give a full analysis of the text, going through each phrase and explaining any grammar points or difficult vocabulary used. Members will, of course, have access to a full transcript of the text and accompanying language notes.

We’re really excited about the new season of Coffee Break French and we’re sure you’ll enjoy deepening your knowledge of the language with Katie, Alf and Veronica, and hundreds of thousands of Coffee Break French listeners around the world.

While you’re waiting for Season 3 of Coffee Break French you may be interested in reviewing what you’ve learned until now. We’ve just released the Platinum version of Coffee Break French level 2 which features a series of review exercises to help you consolidate what you covered in lessons 41-80. It’s the perfect time for some review before getting started on the new materials, so if you’re interested, visit radiolingua.com/cbfplatinum to purchase the platinum upgrade or the full course if you’re not yet a member.

The first lesson in our new season will be available on the evening of Monday 18th October. À très bientôt alors!

Lesson 80 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Tue, 11 May 2010 21:35:14 +0000

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 explained in the lesson.

This lesson marks the end of the Coffee Break French course and we’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of our faithful listeners who have been working through the lessons week by week. We very much hope that you’ve enjoyed using Coffee Break French. This, of course, is not the end of the French materials from Radio Lingua. We’re already planning new content and in the meantime we’d like to draw your attention to our Walk, Talk and Learn French video series in which Pierre-Benoît, whom listeners will know from the Coffee Break French series, talks about grammar on the streets of Paris.

To find out about our future plans for more French content, please make sure you’re subscribed to our Newsletter. You can do this from the box in the sidebar and we’ll send you updates every couple of months. We’ll also announce any new materials here on the Radio Lingua website, and on our Twitter feed – @radiolingua.

Finally, from Mark, Anna, Pierre-Benoît, “David”, “Christina”, “Sophie” and “Jean-Jacques”, and the whole team behind Coffee Break French we would like to wish you much success in your continued learning of French. Bonne continuation!

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Lesson 79 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Wed, 05 May 2010 09:38:22 +0000

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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 14:12:26 +0000

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 la chance.

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Lesson 77 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 06:41:30 +0000

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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:53:06 +0000

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.

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Lesson 75 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:08:11 +0000

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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:43:29 +0000

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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:46:08 +0000

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 … jamais.

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Lesson 72 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:41:01 +0000

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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:36:48 +0000

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.

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Spécial Réveillon – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:21:20 +0000

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.

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Happy Holidays from Radio Lingua

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:21:04 +0000

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. At certain times we’ll also offer special discounts on certain products.
Refer-a-friend refunds. Members of the Radio Lingua club will be able to introduce a friend to Radio Lingua courses at a discounted rate, and receive an affiliate payment. So if you’re a Coffee Break Spanish Season Pass holder and you introduce your friend to the show and they purchase the show, you’ll receive a special payment from us to say thanks.

The Radio Lingua Club will involve a monthly payment of just £4.00 GBP. Alternatively you can purchase a twelve-month subscription for £36. The club will launch on January 1st 2010 with our first weekly language-learning tips podcast. We’re offering a special early-bird purchase offer where you can get 25% off the twelve-month subscription: for just £27 you will get access to a full year’s worth of podcasts, you’ll access the reduced prices throughout 2010, and you will be able to use the refer-a-friend refund too.

Please note that the Radio Lingua Club is no longer available, as of July 2011.

If 2009 has been a big year for Radio Lingua, we’re really excited about what’s coming in 2010! Our Coffee Break French listeners will be aware that we’re moving into lessons 71-80 of Coffee Break French, and we’re often asked about “what happens when Coffee Break French finishes?” Well, we’re busy planning new content for intermediate learners at the moment, and we’re sure that everyone will enjoy what will come after our existing course content.

This year we introduced our first experimental video show – Walk, Talk and Learn French. We were overwhelmed at the response to Walk, Talk and Learn, but as a small company we’ve been limited in terms of the time required to produce more shows. Fans of the show will be delighted to know that we’ve filmed a second series and are working on the content at the moment, ready for launch early in 2010.

We’re a couple of days away from releasing the last ever episode of Show Time Spanish, which has developed into one of our most popular shows. As we’ve explained to listeners, Show Time took an enormous amount of work to produce each episode and we feel that we can’t continue the show in its current format. However, we are sure that Show Time Spanish listeners won’t be disappointed with what we have planned for release in the new year. We’re working on new content which will continue to feature native-speaker conversations and in-depth study of the language. We can’t say too much now, but we’ll be making some announcements early in the New Year.

If you’re interested in languages other than French and Spanish then we’re very pleased to announce that 2010 will bring more content for Italian and German learners and that we’ll continue to increase our range of One Minute Languages.

Last, but by no means least, since September we’ve been working in conjunction with schools in the UK through Radio Lingua Schools, and we’ve been involved in several projects involving languages and creative technologies. In 2010 we’re going to be looking more at the resources side of Radio Lingua Schools and have started work on a major new course for children, due to be launched in August 2010.

Of course, as we’ve said many times, we’re still a small company and we’re doing our best to continue to produce high quality, engaging materials. We hope that 2010 will bring further opportunities for new projects, collaboration and new ideas!

Of course we have lots of ideas as to our new developments, but we’re really interested to hear about your ideas. To this end, we’re asking for 10 minutes of your time and we hope that you’ll be willing to share some of your thoughts about language-learning and your next steps as a learner.

We’ve devised a survey and would be very grateful if you would tell us a little about your language-learning and your experience using Radio Lingua materials. You can give as much or as little detail as you wish, but obviously it’s extremely useful to us if you can provide as much information as possible. There are different sections of the survey, depending on which language(s) you learn with Radio Lingua, and on whether you listen to the free content or use our premium materials. You’ll be guided through the survey and we’ll try to explain why we’re asking what we’re asking.

If you complete the survey you’ll be invited to enter a prize draw – there’s an iPod Touch up for grabs along with five platinum season passes to a language course of your choice!

To start taking the survey now, click here.

All that remains for us to do is to wish each and every one of our listeners and friends a very happy holiday season and a peaceful and prosperous 2010.

Lesson 70 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:20:56 +0000

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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:24:27 +0000

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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:28 +0000

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 our learners in My Courses.

Any questions? Get in touch with us, or post your question in our Community area.

Here’s to many more years of language learning with Radio Lingua!

Lesson 68 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:58:20 +0000

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 expressions learned in recent weeks within this context.

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Lesson 67 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:39:19 +0000

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 être verb is used with this construction.

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Lesson 66 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 07:17:58 +0000

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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:32:54 +0000

In Lesson 65 you’ll solve the mystery of “qui” or “que”.

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Lesson 64 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:31:12 +0000

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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:45:59 +0000

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: être.

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Lesson 62 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:00:36 +0000

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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:00:43 +0000

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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:00:51 +0000

In Lesson 60 we check whether Anna has done her homework by taking a look at her diary entry using avoir verbs, être 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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:11:35 +0000

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 few months the entire world has started twittering, helped by the huge number of celebrities using the microblogging service. Some write it off as another banal social media fad, but here at Radio Lingua we’ve been using Twitter for many months to update listeners on the latest podcast episodes and other news from Radio Lingua. This summer, we’ve decided to take our twittering a stage further and we’ve designed a course in French, Italian and Spanish for beginners, delivered in daily tweets of 140 characters, and podcasts of 1 minute 40 seconds. You can join Twitter at http://twitter.com and follow @learnspanish, @learnfrench or @learnitalian to start your micro language-learning course.

Community Managers This summer we’re joined by three new members of the Radio Lingua team. Ellie, Katie and Marylou are going to be working over the summer on developing our learning communities on the website and they’re also working on the TwitterLearn courses. Initially they’ll be helping to develop the conversations on our Facebook pages. We really hope that Ellie, Katie and Marylou enjoy working with Radio Lingua over the summer months. If you’re a Facebook user, head over to the Facebook pages for Coffee Break Spanish, Coffee Break French, Show Time Spanish and Radio Lingua where the conversations are increasing daily. Make sure you become a ‘fan’ of the shows and tell your friends that you’re learning with us. We’re also looking at the longer term plans for the Discussion Forum on our website. Have your say about how this should develop and contribute to the discussion on our blog.

New developments for members Until now our premium members have been downloading the bonus materials from our members’ pages, but we’ve been working on developing premium feeds for all of our podcasts. You can now use our one-click method to download all of the premium materials through iTunes. Find out more on our members’ pages. Another new development has been the introduction of automatic upgrades. A number of members who have purchased premium memberships have requested upgrades. Until now this has been a manual process, but we’ve just introduced new automatic upgrades for Coffee Break Spanish and Coffee Break French. By simply paying the difference between, for example, the silver and gold memberships, members will be able to upgrade automatically to the higher level. Find out more here.

Summer Sale Until 16 August 2009 we’re offering a 20% discount on all of our premium materials. Now’s the time to purchase our bronze, silver, gold or platinum memberships for Coffee Break Spanish, Coffee Break French, Show Time Spanish or any of our other courses. Simply use coupon code SUMMER2009 at signup, or log into your Control Panel and add the relevant membership to your account.

Podcast update Let’s start with Coffee Break Spanish: episode 30 is due out in the next few days, and this episode concentrates of el fútbol. It was actually originally recorded on the streets of Glasgow on the occasion of the UEFA Cup Final a couple of years ago when hundreds of thousands of Spaniards arrived in the city for the match at Hampden Park. Listen in to hear interviews with fans of Español and Sevilla. Sticking with Spanish, we’ve just launched a special episode of Show Time Spanish recorded as Alba and I made a tortilla española, live in the kitchen. We explained to listeners exactly how to make the tortilla and we’re looking forward to seeing your photos of your tortillas. Episode 29 was Alba’s final episode with us as she’s returned to Barcelona. We’d like to wish her all the very best for the future. Show Time will continue, nonetheless and episode 30, due out in the middle of next week, will be the sixth instalment of our Spanish soap opera Verano Español. To French, now, and Coffee Break French. Episode 60 of our flagship French course will be published in the next couple of days and we’re just about to launch season 2B with episode 61. CBF subscribers should keep their eyes on the podcast feeds for all the information about the show. Our One Minute Languages courses have now finished, and we’re introducing the premium version of the courses gradually. One Minute French, Mandarin, Japanese and Greek are available already in the store, and we’ve just launched the premium version of One Minute Italian. The premium versions include a printable lesson guide, enhanced versions of the podcast with synchronised flashcards which work perfectly on iPods and iPhones, and bonus listening materials in the form of the quick quiz podcast and our popular Take-Off Time, a summary of all the language contained in the course presented in one fifteen to twenty minute show, perfect for packing onto your iPod as you head off on your summer vacation.

Lesson 59 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:47:12 +0000

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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:00:51 +0000

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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:00:42 +0000

In Lesson 57 we look at the other verbs that take ‘être’ 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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 06:00:55 +0000

In this week’s lesson we look at two verbs which take ‘être’ as their auxiliary verb in the perfect tense, instead of ‘avoir.’

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Lesson 55 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:00:14 +0000

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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Update: we’ve had reports of problems downloading CBF lesson 55 from our website. We’re looking into this and are awaiting a response from our hosting company, Libsyn. In the meantime, you can access lesson 55 from our members’ area: scroll down and click on the mp3 link in the “free” column for lesson 55.

Lesson 54 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sat, 23 May 2009 22:00:03 +0000

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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sat, 16 May 2009 09:18:26 +0000

In Lesson 53 we introduce the perfect tense of regular -er verbs.

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Lesson 52 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sat, 09 May 2009 08:00:59 +0000

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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sat, 02 May 2009 22:59:03 +0000

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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 06:00:00 +0000

In lesson 50, Mark puts Anna to the test with an identity quiz.

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Lesson 49 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:00:00 +0000

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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:00:00 +0000

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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 06:00:00 +0000

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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:00:00 +0000

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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 12:21:46 +0000

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 able to put what you learn to practical use.

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Lesson 44 – Coffee Break French

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 06:00:00 +0000

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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:00:00 +0000

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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 06:00:00 +0000

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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 06:00:00 +0000

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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:00:00 +0000

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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:03:33 +0000

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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:54:43 +0000

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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:36:03 +0000

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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:59:40 +0000

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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:00:00 +0000

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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:00:00 +0000

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

network@radiolingua.com (Radio Lingua Network) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:52:04 +0000

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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