CBS Mag 4.01 | Pedro Almodóvar

CBS Mag 4.01 | Pedro Almodóvar

Author: Coffee Break Languages April 19, 2022 Duration: 38:28

Welcome to Season 4 of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine! We're joining our hosts, Mark, Anabel, Marina and Sebastián, as they present cultural topics and grammar study in an enjoyable way, allowing you to build your vocabulary and increase your range of expression. In this first episode of the series, Mark and Anabel discuss a text about the life and work of the famous Spanish film director, Pedro Almodóvar, and explain the interesting grammar and vocabulary points along the way. Mark and Marina round off the episode with a discussion about our cherry on top: no tener pelos en la lengua and hablar a calzón quitado.


In each episode of this 10-lesson season for intermediate learners you can build your vocabulary, increase your understanding of grammar and learn to use the Spanish language in a more natural way. This series is aimed at intermediate Spanish learners.


There will be a total of 10 episodes of Season 2 of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine. If you'd like to benefit from lesson notes, transcripts, vocabulary. lists and exercises, you can access the premium version of the Magazine here.


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The journey to learning a new language often feels like a monumental task, but Coffee Break Spanish reimagines the process as something you can genuinely fit into your daily routine. Created by Coffee Break Languages, this podcast structures its lessons around the idea that meaningful progress happens in short, consistent bursts-the kind you might enjoy with a cup of coffee in hand. You won't find overwhelming grammar lectures here. Instead, each episode is a focused, friendly conversation that zeroes in on practical language you can actually use, building your confidence piece by piece. The show is carefully designed to grow with you, starting from the very first words and phrases for absolute beginners and gradually introducing more complex concepts as you move through the seasons. Listening to this podcast feels less like formal study and more like joining a helpful guide who breaks things down clearly, always with the goal of helping you communicate with native speakers. Whether you're preparing for a trip, connecting with heritage, or simply exercising your brain, the approach is both accessible and deeply effective, turning those small moments of your day into tangible steps toward fluency.
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CBS 2.33 | Talking about birthdays [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:09
In lesson 33 we continue to follow the story of Andrew and his Spanish friend María-José. In this episode we’ll be introducing the future tense and looking at how verbs are conjugated in the future. Once again, you’ll de…
CBS 2.32 | Review of the weather and other language [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 17:46
Lesson 32 continues the story of Andrew and María-José and their blossoming friendship! María-José has been on vacation in France. The main topic of discussion in this lesson is the weather, using a variety of tenses. On…
CBS 2.31 | Getting to know someone in Spain [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 18:09
Welcome back to our Coffee Break Spanish listeners!. In lessons 31-40 you’ll be following a mini soap-opera featuring English student Andrew who is learning Spanish in Spain, and his new friend María-José, who’ll be gett…
CBS 2.30 | Making a phone call in Spanish [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:25
In lesson 30 of Coffee Break Spanish we’re dealing with one of the trickiest things to do in a foreign language: make telephone calls. When you can’t see the person to whom you are speaking, it makes things that bit more…
CBS 2.29 | Hiring a car [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 18:56
In the long-awaited 29th lesson of Coffee Break Spanish we look at tips to help you pronounce double -r- in Spanish and we build more language in the context of hiring cars in a Spanish-speaking country. Please note that…
CBS 2.28 | Travelling by taxi [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:11
In lesson 28 we’ll be continuing to create phrases in the language based on the knowledge of grammar we’ve acquired in recent lessons. This week we’re focusing on the context of taking a taxi in a Spanish-speaking countr…
CBS 2.27 | Travelling by public transport [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 18:14
Over the past few months we’ve been focusing on learning the patterns of the language. In lessons 27-30 we’re going to be constructing phrases within various contexts, using the rules we’ve learned in previous lessons. L…
CBS 2.26 | More on the perfect tense [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 17:30
One of the best ways to make progress in a language is to use the language with native speakers and to check your understanding by asking them for feedback. In lesson 26 you’ll put what you’ve been learning recently into…
CBS 2.25 | When to use the perfect tense and irregular verbs [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:25
In lesson 25 of Coffee Break Spanish Season 2 we’re continuing to look at the perfect tense. In this lesson you’ll learn about particular uses of the perfect tense, and about certain words or expressions which act as tri…
CBS 2.24 | Introducing the perfect tense [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 17:36
Lesson 24 introduces a new tense: the perfect tense. This tense is used to talk about what you 'have done' and is very simple to use.Please note that lesson 24 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 224 of Coffee Bre…