Difficulty: Intermediate
France
Sure, everyone likes to laugh, even the French, but can it really be good for your heart? Scientists seem to believe mais oui!
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
Microcredit can make a big difference to people on welfare or those without good credit history. Case in point: this fifty-five-year-old man who succeeded in opening up his own pizzeria thanks to the help he received.
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
All over France, students are protesting the loi Fillon, which they feel does not best represent the interests of students and their schools.
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
In the US, many American truckers don’t want Mexican drivers on the road. A similar situation is brewing in France where drivers from other countries will do the same work for half as much pay.
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
Ten months of training go into learning to fly a helicopter, but less time is being spent aloft. More and more flight hours are logged in a hyper-realistic simulator that allows young pilots to hone their skills without ever leaving the earth.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
France
In the second part of this interview, Marie de la Place discusses what will happen to the Olympic Village housing facilities after the games. Will they benefit the local population of Seine-Saint-Denis, or will they lead to gentrification?
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?
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
France
Stéphanie is responsible for rehousing people who are in precarious situations. The arrival of millions of tourists for the Paris Olympic Games has driven up housing prices, making it difficult for low-income residents to find a place to live.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
France
In part two of this video on wildlife rescue, you will watch birds being released back into the wild, a cause for celebration among locals and an opportunity for the public to be educated about protecting these animals.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
France
A wildlife hospital near Montpellier in the south of France treats injured birds and other animals. Unfortunately, a lot of those injuries are caused by human actions.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
France
In 1983, the murder of an Algerian immigrant on a train galvanized a massive anti-racism protest that led to significant government reforms. But racism remains a serious problem in France to this day.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
France
On October 15, 1983, a dozen people set out from Marseille to march against racism and police violence. En route to Paris, they met many people who, to their surprise, were sympathetic to their cause.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
France
In 1983, the Marche des Beurs highlighted the problem of anti-Arab racism in France. Forty years on, the country is still feeling its effects.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
France
France bids farewell to singer, actress, and fashionista Jane Birkin, who died on July 16, 2023 at age 76. Find out more about her remarkable career in this video.
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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