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Français avec Nelly - Coco Chanel - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly tells the fascinating life story of French fashion icon Coco Chanel, beginning with what led to her career as a designer.

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Français avec Nelly - 10 livres faciles à lire en français - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this video, Nelly gives some advice about reading books in a foreign language and recommends some books for French learners. One of her recommendations is The Braid by Laetitia Colombani.

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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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Sophie et Alexandre - Les outre-mers

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Sophie and Alexandre talk about the French overseas territories (les outres-mers). Their idyllic settings belie a host of problems such as radioactivity left from nuclear tests in the Pacific, and income disparity between French settlers and indigenous people.

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Axel et Alice - Les mots bruxellois du français

Difficulty: Intermediate

Belgium, France

Axel, who is French, and Alice, who is Belgian, compare notes on various regional expressions. Find out what the difference between la pluie and la drache is in this video.

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Le saviez-vous? - Louis Aragon

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this video, you will learn about the famous poet, novelist, and journalist Louis Aragon, who lived in the twentieth century. Many of his poems were set to music by famous French singers such as Georges Brassens, Léo Férré, and Jean Ferrat.

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Le saviez-vous? - Jean de La Fontaine - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Jean de La Fontaine's fables are all-time classics that have been in the French school curriculum for many years, at all levels. It's safe to say that every French person knows at least one of his fables.

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Le Journal - Nouveaux artistes pluriculturels

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Newcomers Kader Belarbi and Loumia Hiridjee are bringing fresh blood and talent to the French cultural and commercial landscape.

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Français avec Nelly - 10 livres faciles à lire en français - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly recommends some more easy books in French by Amélie Nothomb, Guillaume Musso, and Albert Camus. She also discusses the passé simple or simple past tense, which is primarily used in written French.

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Sophie et Alexandre - La galette des rois

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Sophie and Alexandre are talking about the French tradition of the galette des rois (kings' cake). Will Sophie get the trinket this time?

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Sophie et Alexandre - Et la pluie ?

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Like many French people, Sophie and Alexandre are totally sick of the rain. Besides, Sophie always ends up with wet shoes and frizzy hair. Alexandre has some good tips for her.

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Marie et Sandra - Atelier d'art - Part 12

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this video, Sandra learns to draw hands and feet. And you will learn the words for the different parts of them in French.

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Le saviez-vous? - Jean de La Fontaine - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this video you will hear a fable by Jean de La Fontaine, the most famous fable writer in French literature. "Le Chêne et le Roseau" (The Oak and the Reed) is a lesson in humility. The humble reed belies an inner strength that the oak does not possess. The oak's unbending nature proves to be its downfall.

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Sophie et Alexandre - Et les vacances ?

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Sophie and Alexandre talk about where they went on vacation. No need to go to an exotic destination to have a good time, according to Sophie. On the other hand, Alexandre enjoyed white sand beaches in a faraway place that's still a part of France. Can you guess where he went?

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Caption 96 [en]: To French Polynesia. -Yes. -Yeah.
Caption 96 [fr]: En Polynésie française. -Oui. -Ouais.

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Français avec Nelly - 10 livres faciles à lire en français - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly concludes her excellent reading recommendations with some very useful tips. Why not watch the movie adaptation of your novel of choice, or if you're short on time, read a poem or two?

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Caption 43 [en]: about French poetry.
Caption 43 [fr]: de poésie française.

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