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Along the way, we hear examples of direct object pronouns, the pronoun y and examples of the future tense of the verbs avoir and être. This week, we're taking a virtual trip to the French-speaking area of Canada: Québec! Throughout the lesson we share some of the top attractions in this beautiful province of Canada. To finish, Mark and Sophie explore a short text about Lily Rose Depp during which they discuss an interesting expression: c’est un peu spécial. In this episode of the Coffee Break French Magazine, we hear a text about the very well known French fashion designer.that's right it's Coco Chanel! Our hosts, Mark and Pierre-Benoît discuss a range of fashion-related words and phrases as well as examples of the following grammar points: reflexive verbs in the perfect tense the imperfect tense and the gerund. Mark and Sophie round off the episode with a discussion about a recipe for tapenade. Some interesting expressions to listen out for include: quel(le) que soit (whatever), être le bienvenu (to be welcome) and faire plaisir (to be appreciated). Join Mark and Pierre-Benoît for Episode 2 of our Coffee Break French Magazine Season 2! After introducing the episode, we hear about the French aperitif tradition and analyse the language featured throughout this text.

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There will be a total of 10 episodes in Season 2 of the Coffee Break French Magazine. Throughout the reading text about this beautiful city, Mark and Pierre-Benoît discuss the language used, including the use of depuis + present tense an example of the relative pronoun lesquelles and the reflexive verb se ranimer.

#Coffee break podcast series#

Welcome to the very first episode of the Coffee Break French Magazine Season 2! Join our hosts Mark and Pierre-Benoît as they introduce the series and take a virtual trip to the city of Toulouse, also known as La ville rose.