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Le Monde (30 episodes 45 videos)

Le Monde, one of France's leading newspapers, produces excellent videos on current and historical events, science, the environment, and more.

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Sophie et Patrice - Le Canard enchaîné

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Sophie likes the French weekly Le Canard enchaîné because it's one of the few remaining newspapers with some independence. She and Patrice discuss what makes a newspaper honest and objective.

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France 24 - Jeux olympiques de Paris 2024 : un levier de transformation urbaine ? - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

A journalist interviews Marie de la Place, professor emerita of urban planning at the Paris School of Urban Planning, about the legacy of the Olympic Games. Besides French medals, how will the Paris region benefit in terms of infrastructure? What will be the long-term effects of this massive investment in the games?

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France 24 - Des manifestants en "colère" contre la réforme des retraites

Difficulty: Advanced

France

French people are taking to the streets to protest against the government pension reform. Find out why people are so upset about it.

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TF1 Info - Fiers de nos Bleus

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

What a tough final for the Bleus (French national soccer team) during the 2022 World Cup. Watch this video to find out what happened, and how the French people responded to it.

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Lionel L - Les élections présidentielles: Mode d'emploi

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In this video, Lionel will explain how the French presidential elections work and who the 2022 candidates are.

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Lionel L - Le couvre-feu

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Lionel describes the latest measures taken by the French government regarding the COVID pandemic. A curfew has been enforced in major cities in an effort to contain the virus.

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Lionel L - Le déconfinement

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In May 2020, France entered its deconfinement phase. While the French people are no longer expected to obtain written permission for leaving their homes, they still have to exercise caution and wear masks in most public places.

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France 24 - Législatives : un millier de sympathisants de gauche célèbrent

Difficulty: Advanced

France

A journalist is at Place de la République in Paris to gauge the mood after the French legislative election results. There's an overall sense of relief at the left coalition's defeat of the far right.

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Le Huffington Post - Canicule ou vague de chaleur, comment faire la différence ?

Difficulty: Advanced

France

In French there are two very similar expressions for extremely hot weather: une vague de chaleur (heatwave), and la canicule (oppressive heat). There are some technical differences between the two, as you will discover in this video.

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Anna et Louis - Les élections présidentielles

Difficulty: Beginner

France

With the French presidential elections fast approaching, Anna and Louis are still deciding which candidate to vote for.

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Sophie et Patrice - Les élections présidentielles

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patrice and Sophie discuss the various candidates in the 2022 French presidential election. Patrice predicts the second round could be between Macron and Pécresse. Time will tell!

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Lionel L - Le 2e déconfinement

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Lionel tells us about the end of the second lockdown in France, which took place in mid-December. This, along with predictions of a third wave of the virus, has made French people agree on one thing: all this is very confusing!

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Lionel L - La pandémie, un mois déjà

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Lionel talks about how the French people are doing after a month of confinement. He misses his hairdresser...

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France 24 - Affaire Pelicot : retour sur un procès hors normes

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Gisèle Pelicot's rape trial has sent shock waves around the world. Ms. Pelicot insisted on making the trial open to the public despite the atrocity of the incidents. In December 2024, her ex-husband and the 50 other defendants were found guilty for their crimes.

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Caption 38 [en]: neither a foreigner under the obligation to leave French territory [an undocumented immigrant],
Caption 38 [fr]: ni un étranger sous OQTF [obligation de quitter le territoire français]

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