"il s'agit" - Comprehension Game - French Videos

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Sophie et Patrice - Paris, c'est vert

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Patrice et Sophie expliquent comment la Ville de Paris, comme partout en Europe, est en train d'être végétalisée. Il s'agit d'encourager les habitants à mettre des grands pots de fleurs, ajouter des arbres en leur distribuant des graines gratuites.

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Lionel L - Les homonymes et homophones

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Lionel explains the concept of homonyms and homophones in French, using the examples of leur, leurs, leurre, l'heure and l'heur.

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Caption 38 [fr]: Peut-être que quand il s'agit d'une question,
Caption 38 [en]: Maybe when it's a question,

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Le Monde - Pourquoi Molière est devenu aussi célèbre - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

How did Molière become so successful? The French playwright, whose plays are still being performed today, did not just rely on his talent as a writer—he knew how to drum up publicity for himself as well.

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Caption 68 [fr]: Il s'agit de Jean Ribou.
Caption 68 [en]: He is Jean Ribou.

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Français avec Nelly - 10 Places to Visit in France - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly shares her selection of the top places to visit in France, from the Loire castles, to the medieval city of Carcassonne, to the Riviera. Happy travels!

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Caption 18 [fr]: Il s'agit du Mont-Saint-Michel.
Caption 18 [en]: It's Mont-Saint-Michel.

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Le Figaro - Les cinq scènes historiquement fausses du «Napoléon» de Ridley Scott - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Director Ridley Scott's recently released movie Napoleon was never intended to be historically accurate. Find out where the movie departs from the facts.

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Caption 37 [fr]: Alors il s'agit d'une autre scène du film
Caption 37 [en]: So this is another scene from the movie

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Le Monde - Comment la Marche des Beurs a révélé la crise des banlieues - Part 1

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.

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Caption 35 [fr]: Il s'agit du racisme,
Caption 35 [en]: It's racism,

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Le Monde - Incendies : peut-on empêcher les feux de forêt ? - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In 2022, France experienced an unprecedented number of forest fires. This video explores whether we can really prevent them.

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Caption 90 [fr]: Il s'agit de diminuer le combustible
Caption 90 [en]: It's a question of reducing combustible material

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Français avec Nelly - 12 Songs to Improve Your French - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly suggests some songs for more advanced French speakers: Charles Aznavour's "La bohème," Angèle's "Balance ton quoi," Stromae's "Formidable," Serge Gainsbourg's "La javanaise," and Orelsan's "Tout va bien."

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Caption 89 [fr]: Il s'agit d'Orelsan
Caption 89 [en]: It's Orelsan

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Lionel - Le Musée du Calendrier de la Paix - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Calendar of Peace includes three figures depicted with their eyes closed, signifying their "inward-looking" lives: Jesus, Buddha, and Louis Braille.

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Caption 12 [fr]: Il s'agit de Jésus Emmanuel, du Bouddha et de Louis Braille.
Caption 12 [en]: They are Jesus Emmanuel, the Buddha, and Louis Braille.

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Mère & Fille - Mère ou sœur

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Despite her best intentions, Barbara goes on a shopping spree, and things get awkward when the sticker shock hits Isabelle at the checkout.

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Caption 14 [fr]: Sauf quand il s'agit du mien.
Caption 14 [en]: Except when it's my own.

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JB - La tarte aux mirabelles

Difficulty: Beginner

France

JB shows us how to make a mirabelle plum tart, a delicious end-of-summer treat. Mirabelles are hard to find in the US, but you can substitute another type of plum.

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Caption 36 [fr]: il s'agit de la faire cuire au four
Caption 36 [en]: it's a matter of baking it in the oven

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QuestionEntretien - Pourquoi vous et pas un autre ? - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In part one of this video on avoiding basic mistakes during a job interview, you will learn about the importance of the question: "Why should we hire you and not someone else?"

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Caption 25 [fr]: il s'agit de répondre à cette question:
Caption 25 [en]: it's about answering this question:

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Farid et Hiziya - Amener, apporter, emmener, emporter

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Farid and Hiziya talk about a common grammar mistake that even native French speakers make: confusing the verbs amener, apporter, emmener, and emporter. For more on these tricky verbs, read our lesson Bringing and Taking in French.

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Caption 17 [fr]: il s'agit d'un objet.
Caption 17 [en]: is referring to an object.

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Voyage en France - Sceaux - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In addition to its historic castle, the town of Sceaux is also home to a group of vegetated islets that provide passersby with a place to rest and wild birds with a place to nest. The castle grounds also include an orangery and numerous pavilions to explore.

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Caption 23 [fr]: il s'agit des îlots végétalisés.
Caption 23 [en]: it's vegetated islets.

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Lionel - Schengen

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel is in the city of Schengen in Luxembourg. He talks about the Schengen Area, a group of countries between which European citizens can pass freely, without border checks.

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Caption 20 [fr]: Je crois qu'ici il s'agit de la Slovaquie.
Caption 20 [en]: I think here it's Slovakia.

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