Coffee Break Spanish

Summary

This Youtube link shows a list of resources provided by Coffee Break Languages, specifically for Spanish. This Youtube playlist includes a variety of samples for available resources that can be used for beginners and also for developing and advanced learners, including podcasts and two, hour-long intermediate grammar workshops.

A resource that can be utilized right away are the 10 Coffee Break Spanish Interviews and include authentic dialogue from native Spain-Spanish speakers.

Coffee Break Spanish: Starter Links

The interview videos range between two to five minutes, with other videos of various lengths. In the interviews, the dialogues are repeated twice, once without Spanish text and a second time with Spanish text.

Other resources are featured in this playlist.

This interview lasts 2:45 seconds. The main question for this interview is: ¿De dónde eres?. The main language feature is “soy de/somos de”. It would be useful to preview and review geographic terms.

This interview lasts 4:14 seconds. The main question for this unit is: ¿A qué te dedicas?. The interviews are based in Málaga, España.

Some language features include some present progressive, “opositar”, and “jubilado”.

This three minute puzzle is an anagram challenge with the word “antiguo”. The viewer is asked to unscramble the word or find other words with the letters provided.

Coffee Break Spanish: Action Item

Have students listen for sports vocabulary!

Using the following link, have students listen for certain sports that are mentioned in the interview. You can track words like “deporte”, “el baloncesto”, “el ténis”, “correr”, “fútbol”, etc. You may also come up with other comprehension questions based on the levels of students.

Coffee Break Spanish: Webpage Gallery

Please look over some sample screenshots of the Coffee Break Spanish website!

The below screenshots show one of the podcasts, one of the grammar workshops, and another podcast link.

***Please note: the final screenshot of these three is found at this link.***

Featured Keywords

Possible Thematic Unit Use

  • El deporte preferido
  • El tiempo libre
  • Dedicarse
  • Estoy
  • Los hijos
  • Los hermanos
  • El cumpleaños
  • Vivir
  • Soy de…
  • ¿Cuántos años tienes?
  • Te llamas
  • Subjunctive
  • Imperfect
  1. Deportes
  2. Tiempo libre
  3. La familia
  4. El cumpleaños
  5. Vivir
  6. Las introducciones