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Le saviez-vous? - L'histoire de la dictée - Part 1

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France

It took two hundred years to standardize French spelling before it could be taught in schools using a method called la dictée (dictation), in which a student writes out the words he or she hears. As a matter of fact, this is the exact same principle behind Yabla's Scribe game!

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Français avec Nelly - L'histoire de Notre-Dame de Paris - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Nelly tells us how she witnessed a moment in history on the evening when Notre-Dame Cathedral was engulfed in flames as firefighters fought an epic battle to save this iconic monument.

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Caption 67 [en]: there were more than four hundred firefighters
Caption 67 [fr]: ils étaient plus de quatre cents pompiers

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Professeur Joseph Melone - Les sources

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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!

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Caption 25 [en]: was written five hundred years
Caption 25 [fr]: a été écrit cinq cents ans

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Le saviez-vous? - Le casino ou la guerre

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Nice's Jetée-Promenade is the site of a former casino by that name. Built on pilings over the sea, the original building was once a thriving casino attracting many tourists, especially British tourists who flocked to the Riviera.

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Caption 44 [en]: who entered Nice in nineteen hundred forty-three,
Caption 44 [fr]: entrées à Nice en mille neuf cent quarante-trois,

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Le saviez-vous? - L'histoire de la dictée - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patricia explains the importance of dictation exercises for learning French. Now an essential teaching tool in the classroom, dictation was originally a pastime for French nobility. The author Prosper Mérimée created a dictation exercise for Empress Eugénie that stumped even the brightest intellectuals. Think you can beat them? Try it yourself here.

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Caption 34 [en]: a lot more than a hundred mistakes.
Caption 34 [fr]: bien plus que cent fautes.

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Il était une fois: Les découvreurs - 13. Stephenson - Part 7

Difficulty: Beginner

France

This last part of the Il était une fois episode on George Stephenson deals with the Rainhill Trials, a competition that determined what kind of trains (steam engines or locomotives) would be used on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. Stephenson proves to be the best competitor.

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Caption 32 [en]: The TGV [High-Speed Train], I told you, three hundred [kilometers] per hour.
Caption 32 [fr]: Le TGV [Train à Grande Vitesse], je tidé [slang for "je t'ai dit"], trois cents à l'heure.

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Voyage en France - La ville de Senlis - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In this third episode on the medieval town of Senlis, Daniel Benchimol introduces us to the Venery Museum or hunting museum. The museum displays not only traditional uniforms of the Spahis but also the special architecture, painting, music, and art linked to the "venery" activities.

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Caption 17 [en]: that fought alongside the French army for nearly one hundred fifty years.
Caption 17 [fr]: qui a combattu auprès de l'armée française pendant près de cent cinquante ans.

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Voyage dans Paris - La Campagne à Paris

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Daniel Benchimol walks us through one of Paris's most charming neighborhoods, the Campagne à Paris (Countryside in Paris). This small, quiet corner of the 20th arrondissement is made up of only 89 houses built in 1906 and gives the impression of a quaint village inside a major city.

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Caption 6 [en]: that was created in nineteen hundred and six.
Caption 6 [fr]: qui a été créé en mille neuf cent six.

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Il était une fois: les Explorateurs - 10. Amerigo Vespucci - Part 7

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Vespuccia or America? In the last episode of this fun cartoon, we find out how the name of the new continent now known as "America" came about.

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Caption 18 [en]: In fifteen hundred and one, Vespucci, all alone this time, without Alonso Ojeda,
Caption 18 [fr]: En mille cinq cent un, Vespucci, tout seul cette fois, sans Alonso Ojeda,

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Il était une fois: les Explorateurs - 10. Amerigo Vespucci - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

He may not know it yet, but Amerigo Vespucci's life is about to change. Though he works as a successful banker, Amerigo feels restless and aspires to greater things. Luckily, Lorenzo de' Medici has offered him the opportunity of a lifetime: a trip to Spain to help Christopher Columbus prepare for an expedition to the Indies.

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Caption 31 [en]: And on August third, fourteen hundred ninety-two,
Caption 31 [fr]: Et le trois août quatorze cent quatre-vingt-douze,

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Voyage dans Paris - Le Pont Alexandre III

Difficulty: Beginner

France

According to our trusty tour guide, Daniel Benchimol, Paris's Alexander III Bridge is one of the most beautiful in the city. You might find it hard to disagree after watching this video!

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Caption 8 [en]: which was inaugurated on the occasion of the Universal Exposition [World's Fair] of nineteen hundred.
Caption 8 [fr]: qui avait été inauguré à l'occasion de l'Exposition universelle de dix-neuf cent.

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