Lesson 330 – Coffee Break French
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.
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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Tags: c'est dommage que, french subjunctive, preceding direct object, subjunctive
Nov 01, 2011
Your French podcasts are of great usage and value. Thanks.
Nov 24, 2011
BORING JUST BORING
Nov 25, 2011
I have just purchased the premium membership for season 3, and am finding the material great. But I was just wondering if there are another 10 lessons – ie 330-340 and where these are located?
Feb 03, 2012
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Feb 04, 2012
I agree with Ram. I have been learning French for the last couple of years using a number of different MP3 sources. I do a lot of driving and it is a constructive use of my time. I have found Coffee Break French to be the best of the MP3 lessons that I have tried – I started with the free lessons, but decided to upgrade to the members material for Season 3 – no regrets at all. Well done to Mark and the team.