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France 24 - Réchauffement climatique : un danger pour le vin français - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

How will climate change affect wine growing in France? Is the French wine reputation at stake? What can be done about it? Find out in this extensive news report.

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Caption 65 [en]: Six hundred kilometers further east,
Caption 65 [fr]: À six cents kilomètres plus à l'est,

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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 37 [en]: to... from three thousand liters of fuel to one thousand five hundred.
Caption 37 [fr]: à... de trois mille litres de fioul à mille cinq cents.

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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 29 [en]: In the city, five markets and one hundred seventy exhibitors, often very loyal.
Caption 29 [fr]: Dans la ville, cinq marchés et cent soixante-dix exposants souvent très fidèles.

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Le Journal - Voitures de luxe

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Even an economic crisis can’t put a dent in luxury car sales. Looks like when you’re willing to wait that long for your dream, and able to pay for it, nothing can get in your way.

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Caption 2 [en]: Together, these five sports cars alone are worth about seven hundred fifty thousand euros,
Caption 2 [fr]: Ces cinq voitures de sport réunies valent à elles seules environ sept cent cinquante mille euros,

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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 26 [en]: you can imagine that in a room, uh... where nine hundred people are working, uh,
Caption 26 [fr]: vous pouvez imaginer que dans une salle, euh... où travaillent neuf cents personnes, euh,

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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 28 [en]: Nearly a hundred properties in the Bordeaux region are reportedly for sale today,
Caption 28 [fr]: Près d'une centaine de domaines du Bordelais seraient aujourd'hui en vente,

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Le Journal - Champagne

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

What’s in a name? Quite a lot, as it turns out! Thanks to changes in what land is covered by the Champagne Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (or AOC, the French method of labeling foods and wines according to region), some farmers will soon be able to start cultivating official champagne. But not everyone is a winner—some farmers will lose this prestigious appellation.

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Caption 9 [en]: the price of one hectare of land could be multiplied by close to two hundred,
Caption 9 [fr]: le prix d'un hectare de terre pourrait être multiplié par près de deux cents,

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Le Journal - iDTGV - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Rail travel between Paris and Marseilles used to be a lengthy ordeal. In 1950, the road trip took over ten hours, as did the train. By 2001, the TGV needed only three hours.

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Caption 8 [en]: at a hundred sixty km an hour,
Caption 8 [fr]: à cent soixante kilomètres/heure,

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