Difficulty: Advanced
France
In France, a kiss on both cheeks—known as la bise—is a part of everyday greetings. But should this cultural habit be avoided in the midst of a pandemic?
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Canada
This news clip explains how Québec is preparing for the coronavirus. Testing has come a long way since the SARS outbreak in 2003.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
France
In part one of this video on avoiding basic mistakes during a job interview, you will learn about the importance of the question: "Why should we hire you and not someone else?"
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
France
In Part 2 of this video on how to achieve a successful job interview, the coach talks some more about the dos and don'ts of answering the question, "Why you and not someone else?"
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
France
In Part 3 of this video, you will be given examples on how best to answer the question "why me and not someone else" depending on whether you're an experienced applicant or are just starting out.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
France
In the last part of this series on how to succeed in a job interview, you will hear more examples of answers for people with little experience or first-time job seekers.
Difficulty: Beginner
France
Professor Joseph Malone share his thoughts on his research on western colonization in Africa. What he discovered was not at all what he expected.
Difficulty: Beginner
France
Professor Joseph Malone warns against two extremes: lack of knowledge and absolute certainties. According to him, these frequently occur in history, politics, and economics.
Difficulty: Beginner
France
Professor Joseph Melone stresses the importance of sources in historical research. He also makes the disputed claim that Shakespeare never existed. Whether you believe that or not, his message is clear: check your sources!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
France
Professor Joseph Melone explains to us how countries got their name. He shares some very interesting insights on the origin of the name "France," coming from the word franc.
Difficulty: Beginner
France
Piggeldy and his big brother Frédéric are out and about again, discovering and learning about the world. This time they set out to find where the sky begins.
Difficulty: Beginner
France
Piggeldy and Frédéric take a stroll across a field. Frédéric teaches his little brother about the concept of "tidying up."
Difficulty: Beginner
France
Enjoy another walk through the fields with pig brothers Piggeldy and Frédéric. This time Piggeldy wants to know what a letter is.
Difficulty: Beginner
France
Piggeldy asks his big brother Frédéric what rain is. According to Frédéric, there are ten types of rain, but Piggeldy tells him he's missing one.
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
Piggeldy asks Frédéric what proverbs are. But when Frédéric responds to him only using proverbs, he can't understand him!
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