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Actu Vingtième - Le vide-grenier

Difficulty: advanced French     Length: 4:19     Accent: French

A vide-grenier (“empty-attic”) is a combination of a flea market and a yard sale: a place where anyone can rent a booth and sell all the old things they don’t need anymore. Come see what the residents of this Parisian neighborhood are selling!

Actu Vingtième - Le Repas des anciens

Difficulty: advanced French     Length: 4:54     Accent: France

Who says that old people don’t know how to party? This event, organized by a local Lions Club, brought together a number of senior citizens for a day of dancing, schmoozing, and even romance.

Actu Vingtième - La burqa

Difficulty: intermediate French     Length: 5:36     Accent: French

Interviewees on the streets of Paris protest the banning of the burqa in public places in France and offer their perspectives on this controversial issue.