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Le Journal - Le Baccalauréat - Part 2

Difficulty: intermediate French     Length: 1:49     Accent: French

Like the SATs for Americans, or A level exams in the UK, the Baccalauréat exam, or “Le Bac”, induces more than its fair share of stress in students finishing up their secondary school careers.

Le Journal - Youssou N'Dour

Difficulty: intermediate French     Length: 2:49     Accent: French and Senegalese

Youssou N’Dour, one of the world’s most beloved French-speaking musicians, hails not from France, but from Africa.

Mario Canonge - Ses propos - Part 2

Difficulty: advanced French     Length: 3:30     Accent: Martiniquan

Mario has been influenced by Martinique, and he discusses what it means to represent and build upon French Caribbean rhythms on the world stage.

Mario Canonge - Ses propos - Part 1

Difficulty: advanced French     Length: 2:39     Accent: Martiniquan

Mario Canonge is one of the most exciting pianists tickling today’s plastic ivories, and Yabla was lucky enough to have caught him in person.

Le Journal - Les championnats de Planche à Voile

Difficulty: intermediate French     Length: 0:56     Accent: French

X-Games: As though windsurfing wasn’t hard enough, they had to add a series of jump-obstacles to the race just to keep things interesting! Check out the “extreme kid” french voiceover… c’est formidable!

Le Journal - Un automne bien chaud

Difficulty: intermediate French     Length: 1:41     Accent: French

On the French Riviera when it’s twenty-three degrees Celsius in the middle of November, some of us are tempted to head for the beach and take one final dip.

Le Journal - Le Photographe Cartier-Bresson

Difficulty: advanced French     Length: 1:52     Accent: French

Henri Cartier-Bresson is arguably France’s most notable contribution to the world of photography.

Le Journal - Le Festival international du Mime

Difficulty: intermediate French     Length: 1:55     Accent: French

Today’s mime is a far cry from Marceau, whose clones accost you in the park.

Le Journal - La sécheresse

Difficulty: intermediate French     Length: 1:11     Accent: French

The summer months have been very dry in many parts of France for the past several years.

Le Journal - Voter: un droit ou un choix?

Difficulty: advanced French     Length: 1:37     Accent: French

In France, one is registered to vote automatically upon reaching voting age.

Le Journal - Trop de pub dans la boîte à lettres

Difficulty: intermediate French     Length: 1:33     Accent: French

Many French people claim they don’t like receiving junk mail, but marketers have done studies which indicate the opposite.

Le Journal - Les Malgré-nous/Massacre d'Oradour - Part 2

Difficulty: intermediate French     Length: 1:35     Accent: French

The Oradour-sur-Glane massacre took place over a half a century ago, but France still remembers.

Le Journal - Les Malgré-nous/Massacre d'Oradour - Part 1

Difficulty: intermediate French     Length: 1:55     Accent: French

The Malgré-nous (Despite Ourselves) are the roughly 130,000 young Alsatians from Lorraine, many of them recruited by force, who served under the Nazis during World War II.

Amadou et Mariam - La réalité

Difficulty: intermediate French     Length: 3:02     Accent: Senegalese

Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia are joined together by their love for music and each other. The pair met at the Institute for Young Blind People in Bamako, the capital of Mali.

Nadiya - Et c'est parti

Difficulty: intermediate French     Length: 3:54     Accent: French

Nâdiya, a champion athlete, has switched gears to become a chart-busting R&B/hip-hop artist. She is fast becoming a major urban act featuring a great blend of lyrical and instrumental innovation. In this music video, “Et c’est parti,” Nadiya pairs up ringside with US rapper Smartzee, demonstrating both her physical and artistic talent. This song will surely get you moving.

K-Maro - Femme like U

Difficulty: intermediate French     Length: 3:54     Accent: French

Cyril Kamar, who later appeared on the music scene as K-Maro, was born in Lebanon. While still a child, he and his family fled to Paris, but finally settled in Quebec.

Château Flight featuring Bertrand Burgalat - Les antipodes

Difficulty: intermediate French     Length: 4:03     Accent: French

DJ Gilb’R and I:Cube, a unique duo, are the key ingredients of Château Flight. Their innovative electro-fusion beat, with hints of everything from pop to soul, is demonstrated on their album, The Meal.

Le Journal - L'Institut du Goût

Difficulty: intermediate French     Length: 2:03     Accent: French

Students at the Institute of Taste must carefully imbibe the finest of champagnes, delicacies, and other gourmet specialties.

Le Journal - Les Restos du Cœur

Difficulty: intermediate French     Length: 1:30     Accent: French

In 1985, ten million meals were served by Restos du Cœur. By 2004, that number had skyrocketed to sixty million.

Le Journal - Un sportif handicapé

Difficulty: intermediate French     Length: 2:15     Accent: French

Tanguy de la Forest is ready to fly off to the paraolympic games.

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