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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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Caroline - et L'Express

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Caroline is an international business student with an interest in journalism. In this video, she talks to us about one of her school projects, which involved writing a supplement for the French magazine L'Express.

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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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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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Le Journal - Contrôle des prix alimentaires - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

French Minister of Finance Christine Lagarde takes a stroll through the aisles of a Parisian supermarket, checking as she goes to see if the actual prices of the store’s dairy products match prices recorded in a recent French consumer’s report. The verdict? It appears that shelf prices are actually lower than what was listed in the report. But the French can rest assured that this won’t stop the government’s investigation into the country’s rising food prices.

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Le Journal - Contrôle des prix alimentaires - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The first in a trilogy of segments from Le Journal on the same subject, this video discusses the emergency measures called for by the French government, which has brought together a task force to deal with rising food prices in French stores.

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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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Le Journal - Opérateurs virtuels de portables

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Virtual service providers hope to provide a cheaper alternative to the French mobile phone market. Debitel, a German company, hopes to reach would-be cell phone users who have not yet purchased a phone.

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Boursorama - Voici pourquoi il n'y a plus de beurre dans votre supermarché...

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

The price of butter has skyrocketed in the past year. It's a concern for French people, bakeries, and supermarkets alike. As you may know, butter is a basic and indispensable ingredient in French cuisine. Multiple reasons are cited in this video for this sudden increase. Let's hope it's only temporary!

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Le Journal - Charles Jourdan

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Good news for lovers of luxury footwear—but even more so for the work force of the French town Romans: the factory of designer brand Charles Jourdan will reopen its doors (after being forced to close several months prior) thanks to an investment from a Costa Rican firm.

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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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QuestionEntretien - Pourquoi vous et pas un autre ? - Part 3

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.

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Caption 52 [en]: for a position at the SCNF [French National Railway Company].
Caption 52 [fr]: pour un poste à la SCNF [Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer].

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France 24 - Réchauffement climatique : un danger pour le vin français - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In this video, Jean-Marc Touzard explains the effects of global warming on wine growing and the quality of the wine in France.

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Caption 5 [en]: on the quality of French wine
Caption 5 [fr]: sur la qualité du vin français

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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 8 [en]: the CAC 40 [Cotation assistée en continu: French stock market index], etcetera, etcetera.
Caption 8 [fr]: le CAC 40, et cætera, et cætera.

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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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Caption 2 [en]: According to a study of "Sixty Million Consumers" [French equivalent of "Consumer Report"],
Caption 2 [fr]: Selon une étude de "Soixante millions de consommateurs,"

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