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Le Journal - iDTGV - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Il fut un temps où le trajet Paris – Marseille par voie ferrée s’avérait être une longue épreuve. En 1950, le voyage en voiture se raccourcit de dix heures, comme le train. Finalement en 1981, le voyage par TGV prend seulement trois heures.

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Gaëlle - Librairie "Livres in Room"

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Gaëlle and François are the proud owners of a bookstore that houses nineteen thousand books. With the stiff competition of chain stores and the internet, a personal touch is essential. Gaëlle is happy to offer advice and comments on her favorite reads.

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Caption 51 [fr]: Comme ça, ça permet aux personnes aussi
Caption 51 [en]: That way, it also allows people

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France 3 - Les conséquences de la crise du beurre

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Faced with a butter shortage in France, this bakery is among the few that are choosing to wait in hopes that the price of butter will drop. Apparently, customers are too fond of the bakery's delicious pastries to let a price increase deter them. After all, pastries are one of life's essentials in France...

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Caption 23 [fr]: C'est un produit d'appel pour venir acheter d'autres choses, comme le pain.
Caption 23 [en]: It's a product that invites people to come buy other things, like bread.

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Ferme de la Croix de Pierre - La boutique

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

After the farm visit, it's time for our angora rabbit and goat breeder to show us around her boutique, where you can stock up on fluffy angora wool sweaters and super light and warm socks to help you enjoy the winter in comfort.

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Caption 25 [fr]: et l'écharpe comme ça... et après on a le gilet. Là, c'est pas mal! Voilà!
Caption 25 [en]: both a scarf, like this... and then we have the cardigan. There, it's not bad! There you are!

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Salon Eco Habitat - Boisdicy, l'isolation écologique

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this video, a representative at an ecology trade show presents some innovative building materials that are eco-friendly and will allow you to save some money on your energy bills. These materials are made out of gypsum cellulose and are used for insulation.

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Caption 34 [fr]: contrairement au polystyrène qui lui bien sûr est issu comme tout le monde le sait du pétrole.
Caption 34 [en]: unlike polystyrene, which of course comes from, as everyone knows, petroleum.

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Salon Eco Habitat - NrGaïa, la ouate de cellulose

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Our eco-friendly home show representative explains the benefits of cellulose wadding versus fiberglass, two insulation materials commonly used in houses.

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Caption 28 [fr]: Comme on peut le voir, la ouate de cellulose ne laisse pas du tout passer d'air
Caption 28 [en]: As we can see, the cellulose wadding will not let air pass through at all

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Alsace 20 - Ouverture du marché de Noël de Colmar

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Despite the cold weather, people are flocking to the opening of the Colmar Christmas market in Alsace. In this video, tourists talk shopping and vendors explain why they like to work at the Christmas market.

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Caption 39 [fr]: Là au moins on est cool comme ça.
Caption 39 [en]: There, at least, we're cool like that.

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Salon Eco Habitat - Terres cuites de Courboissy

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

At the Eco Habitat salon, Olivier Brunet from the "Terres Cuites de Courboissy" (Courboissy Terracotta) tile factory explains how they make floor tiles that are both eco-friendly and pleasing to the eye. One of their clients even had his floor tiles made to look three dimensional!

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Caption 36 [fr]: C'est un produit, euh... qui respire... comme le bois. Et euh... c'est de plus en plus utilisé
Caption 36 [en]: It's a product, uh... that breathes... like wood. And uh... it's used more and more,

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GO! Formations - Le travail d'Annabelle

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Annabelle explains her many duties as a marketing and development professional at a training company. She's a busy woman!

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Caption 24 [fr]: Comme on est un centre de formation en plein développement depuis, euh...
Caption 24 [en]: As we've been a training center in full development for, uh...

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TV Tours - Hollywood sur Loire!

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

When a film shoot comes to town, it often brings a lot of jobs along with it, from hiring locals as extras to enlisting the services of caterers, hotels, and other businesses. The numerous film shoots near the town of Saint-Cyr-du-Gault have supported the area's economy and put many people to work.

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Caption 14 [fr]: comme Janine, venue de Saint-Avertin.
Caption 14 [en]: like Janine, coming from Saint-Avertin.

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Jean-Marc - Études et travail

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Just how did Jean-Marc get the money for that beautiful car and those fancy ski trips? The answer involves a roundabout trek to the open outcry auction market of the French stock exchange (“la Bourse”). So could we say that Wall Street too resembles a “playground for grownups”?

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Caption 1 [fr]: Comme je vous ai dit, je vis à Paris et, euh... je travaille, euh, sur, euh, les marchés financiers,
Caption 1 [en]: As I told you, I live in Paris and, uh... I work, uh, on, uh, the financial markets,

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Le Journal - Les vignobles

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Two women – one French, one American – speak of their new careers as vineyard owners. With the increasing popularity of New World wines, land in the Bordeaux region of France is becoming cheaper.

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Caption 8 [fr]: Si c'est trop tôt, ça va manquer de... de maturité, de choses comme ça.
Caption 8 [en]: If it's too early, it will lack... maturity, things like that.

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Le Journal - Concurrence des routiers étrangers

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the US, many American truckers don’t want Mexican drivers on the road. A similar situation is brewing in France where drivers from other countries will do the same work for half as much pay.

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Caption 1 [fr]: C'est un camion comme les autres, à un détail près: sa plaque minéralogique, portugaise.
Caption 1 [en]: It's a truck like any other, except for one thing: its license plate, Portuguese.

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Le Journal - Préjugés chez les employeurs

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

“What’s in a name?” asks Shakespeare’s Juliet. Apparently quite a lot for the French, who consistently pass over job candidates whose names aren’t “ethnically French” – particularly those of African origin.

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Caption 24 [fr]: Et les petites annonces ne se privent pas d'utiliser des critères illégaux comme celui de l'âge.
Caption 24 [en]: And classified ads don't hesitate to use illegal criteria such as age.

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