While I drink my coffee

26 October B1.1

Find an agreement

This issue’s grammar Linkers with the subjunctive: antes de que, para que, aunqueAfterwards you can negotiate smoothly: conditions, goals and concessions

In this issue

  1. Mini-book, chapter 6Un café y una frase de másA coffee and one sentence too many
  2. RuleLinking words with the subjunctiveantes de que se convierta en un malentendido
  3. Anthropology, 2 min«Luego te llamo»: el tiempo en español“I’ll call you later”: time in Spanish
  4. Psychology, 2 minVolver cuesta más que irseComing back is harder than leaving
  5. PracticeExercises0 / 8
  6. CrosswordWords from this issue

After this issue you can

  • So that: Te llamo para que lo sepas.
  • Before: Antes de que te vayas…
  • Even though: Aunque sea tarde, voy.

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A new neighbourhood

The bakery where the block catches up on the news, and the siesta almost nobody takes. In the mini-book, Sasha and Tommy arrive in Barcelona with three suitcases and a mysterious key.

Weekends and letters

Sunday vermouth, fashionable again, and handwritten letters in the age of messaging apps. Sasha and Tommy set out to test the route to work but get stuck on a terrace.

Coffee and the road

A quick coffee at the bar or an hour on the terrace? Daily rhythms and travelling alone. In the mini-book, Sasha and Tommy start a new job on different floors.

People and relationships

What we expect from a partner, and the ritual of buying a round. Over lunch, Dani asks Sasha one question too many.

Table talk and books

Lingering after lunch and reading without constant dictionary lookups. Sasha and Tommy have dinner among the suitcases.

Find an agreement

Clarify expectations and get acquainted. Sasha meets Karina, while Tommy and Inés begin to disagree.

Solve a problem

Name the problem, ask for specific help and check the next step. Tommy and Inés turn an argument into two examples.

Choose the next step

Mistakes without culprits and why we keep quiet at work. Tommy and Inés find an old bug, and the team has to decide whether to tell.

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Find an agreement

Clarify expectations and get acquainted. Sasha meets Karina, while Tommy and Inés begin to disagree.

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