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France 3 - Minitel : l'Internet avant l'heure - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Le Minitel, c'est quoi ? Un annuaire téléphonique, un petit ordinateur, une messagerie ? Oui, c'est un peu tout ça. Cette petite merveille des années 80 a laissé place aux super ordinateurs que vous allez découvrir dans cette vidéo.

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France 3 - Minitel : l'Internet avant l'heure - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Have you ever heard of the Minitel? In this video, you'll discover vintage technology from the seventies and eighties. Though once state of the art, the poor Minitel is now gathering dust in people's attics...

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Caption 2 [fr]: c'est que vous regardiez le petit film
Caption 2 [en]: is for you to watch the little film

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Sophie et Patrice - Le port de l'abaya à l'école

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Patrice and Sophie discuss the recent government decision to ban students from wearing abayas in schools, since they're considered a religious symbol.

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Caption 64 [fr]: Enfin ça... ça devient un petit peu...
Caption 64 [en]: I mean, it... it becomes a little bit...

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Sophie et Patrice - La pollution

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Sophie and Patrice discuss the pollution problem in Paris. Although efforts have been made to keep cars out of the city center, there's still much to improve. Cars still clog the freeways outside Paris.

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Caption 64 [fr]: ben, il est obligé d'avoir sa... sa... son petit utilitaire
Caption 64 [en]: well, he has to have his... his... his little utility vehicle

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Sophie et Patrice - Charles III

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The postponement of King Charles III's visit to France prompted an interesting conversation between Sophie and Patrice. While Charles has always captured Patrice's imagination, Sophie has a certain admiration for the late Queen Elizabeth.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Quand j'étais petit, je rêvais... de ça.
Caption 2 [en]: When I was little, I used to dream... about that.

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Lionel & Lahlou - Être musulman - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Lahlou discusses what it's like to be a Muslim in France. He normally prays five times a day and goes to the mosque on Friday. He distances himself completely from those who commit attacks in the name of Islam, which is a religion of peace.

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Caption 4 [fr]: les déplacements sont un petit peu compliqués. -Ah ouais.
Caption 4 [en]: getting around is a little bit complicated. -Oh yeah.

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Sophie et Patrice - Le handicap

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Sophie and Patrice discuss the evolution of the word "handicap," from its origins as a horce racing term to its current usage in French. Rather than les handicapés (the handicapped), the French now say les personnes en situation de handicap (persons with disabilities).

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Caption 17 [fr]: on lui rajoutait un petit peu de poids
Caption 17 [en]: they would add a little bit of weight to it

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Le Monde - L’astrologie fonctionne-t-elle ?

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

This video from Le Monde explores the popular and scientific views of astrology. After a brief description of how birth charts are created, the video asks whether astrology "works" at all.

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Caption 22 [fr]: un petit terme technique: l'écliptique.
Caption 22 [en]: a small technical term: the ecliptic.

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