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Le Journal - Contrôle des prix alimentaires - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The second video on rising food prices in France takes a look at dairy products, in particular yogurt, which has been especially affected by this general trend of skyrocketing prices. So who is responsible? The milk producers? The product manufacturers? The supermarkets?

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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 3 [en]: Each day, Jean-Michel Thomassin produces several hundreds of them.
Caption 3 [fr]: Chaque jour, Jean-Michel Thomassin en produit plusieurs centaines.

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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 52 [fr]: on modifie un petit peu l'assemblage général de...
Caption 52 [en]: we modify a little bit the general workings of...

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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 19 [en]: uh... a very important rise in temperature in the order of several hundreds, even thousands of degrees.
Caption 19 [fr]: euh... une montée en température très importante de l'ordre de plusieurs centaines, voire milliers de degrés.

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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 25 [en]: for, uh... two years, uh... I am led to do several things.
Caption 25 [fr]: depuis, euh... deux ans, euh... je suis amenée à faire plusieurs choses.

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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 10 [en]: that comes to settle in the region for several weeks.
Caption 10 [fr]: qui vient s'implanter pour plusieurs semaines en région.

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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 29 [en]: but even so, for a few hectares, expect to pay several hundred thousand euros.
Caption 29 [fr]: mais pour quelques hectares, comptez tout de même plusieurs centaines de milliers d'euros.

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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 1 [en]: On this land, grapes should be replacing beets several years from now.
Caption 1 [fr]: Sur cette terre, le raisin devrait dans quelques années remplacer la betterave.

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