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In this episode of Coffee Break English, Nick shows you how to sound more professional at work, without any difficult grammar. You'll learn simple ways to upgrade everyday phrases, like turning "I think" into "it seems", so you can feel more confident in meetings, emails and conv ...  Show more

Do you ever feel lost when listening to English because you missed one important word? The good news is that you don't need to understand every word to follow the message. In this episode, Nick shares three simple listening strategies, plus a bonus tip, to help you feel calmer an ...  Show more

We're halfway through our series of The Coffee Break French Show! This time, we chat about the distinction between 'jour' & 'journée', as well as 'soir' & 'soirée', 'an' & 'année', and 'matin' & 'matinée'. By the end of this episode, you'll be able to use each of these words conf ...  Show more

Welcome to the halfway point of The Coffee Break Italian Show series! In this episode we focus on the verb 'avere', its basic meaning being "to have". However in this episode we learn many useful everyday expressions that use 'avere' in which the verb does not translate as "to ha ...  Show more

Welcome back to The Coffee Break French Show! In our last episode we explained how to choose between 'qui' and 'que' in French. We're taking this a step further this time as we're putting what we learned into practice with some exercises of when to use these relative pronouns. Be ...  Show more

Welcome to the 10th and final episode of the Coffee Break French Show! We're rounding off this series by exploring two phrases that French learners often mix up - à cause de and grâce à (both translated as: "because of" in English). Join us for this episode as we discuss the subt ...  Show more