Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
France
Patricia reveals bombshell news to her boss about Fabrice, who has no idea about the insidious rumors circulating about him.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
France
Fabrice is totally blindsided by Olivier's about-face. He goes from being promoted to being demoted to a lower position. And the tension in the office is palpable. What is going on?
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
France
Fabrice is still baffled by the strange and hostile atmosphere at the office. Meanwhile, Patricia's undermining work is bearing fruit.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
France
Fabrice's colleagues are growing increasingly hostile toward him. Meanwhile, he receives devastating news about his partner Christophe.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
France
Élodie finally reaches Fabrice, who is very distraught after the loss of his partner. They clear things up between them, and Élodie discovers the awful truth.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
France
The truth is out and Patricia's days at the company are numbered. Will Olivier come to his senses and redress the situation?
Difficulty: Intermediate
France, French Guiana
French Guiana is currently debating a controversial topic: the Montagne d'Or (Gold Mountain), in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. The environmental impact is a major concern, and many people and organizations are opposing the project.
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
This video from Le Monde explores the popular and scientific views of astrology. After a brief description of how birth charts are created, the video asks whether astrology "works" at all.
Difficulty: Intermediate
France, New Caledonia
In New Caledonia, the last French colony, two societies continue to coexist: the descendants of the white colonists known as "Caldoches," and the native Kanaks, whose numbers were decimated by the colonists beginning in 1853.
Difficulty: Intermediate
France, New Caledonia
In 1988, New Caledonia was on the verge of a civil war as the native population, the Kanaks, rebelled against economic injustice and demanded their independence. A violent incident on the island of Ouvéa prompted the French government to intervene and even bring in a SWAT team. More violence ensued as negotiations failed.
Difficulty: Intermediate
France, New Caledonia
New Caledonia is still part of France and has not gained its independence despite lenghthy negotiations between loyalists and separatists. Now that the Kanak population is a minority, independence seems unlikely. For more info on New Caledonia, check out these links: https://bit.ly/3cnZgzs, https://bit.ly/2EWfOBG, https://bit.ly/2SyqOrw.
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
Where does Santa Claus come from? Santa's history begins in the third century in the city of Myra in Turkey, then to the Netherlands, then finally to America and back to Europe. But where Santa lives still remains a mystery...
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
Which is better for the environment: a real Christmas tree or a fake one? Find out in this video.
Difficulty: Advanced
France
In this video, you'll learn how to make delicious sablés, a type of buttery shortbread, for the holidays. They keep for about three weeks, in case you don't eat them all at once...
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
In December 2019, people took to the streets of large cities all over France to protest the pension reform proposed by Prime Minister Édouard Philippe.
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