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Voyage en France - La ville de Provins - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Our trusty guide Daniel Benchimol takes us to the outskirts of Paris to the medieval city of Provins. There you can admire its ramparts that are still intact in places, enjoy its equestrian shows, and follow the historic road to Paris on your way back.

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Caption 21 [fr]: Il s'agit d'un spectacle équestre médiéval
Caption 21 [en]: It's a medieval equestrian performance

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Voyage dans Paris - Le Bois de Boulogne

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol takes us to the Bois de Boulogne, a very popular forest park over twice the size of New York's Central Park. There, you will be able to eat at the Grande Cascade [Grand Waterfall] restaurant, named after a nearby waterfall, that is only accessible by boat, or you could go for a stroll and gaze up at a 150-year-old cedar tree.

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Caption 31 [fr]: Il s'agit du Lac Intérieur [sic, Inférieur] et comme vous pourrez le constater il n'y a personne.
Caption 31 [en]: It's the Lac Intérieur [Lower Lake], and as you will notice, there is no one around.

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Il était une fois: Les découvreurs - 13. Stephenson - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

This next part of the Il était une fois series on George Stephenson deals with the Rainhill Trials, a competition that determined what kind of trains (steam engines or locomotives) would be used on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Et il s'agit de décider maintenant qui va entreprendre ce projet.
Caption 3 [en]: And now it's a matter of deciding who will undertake this project.

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Voyage dans Paris - La Petite Alsace

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this video, Daniel Benchimol takes us to Paris's thirteenth arrondissement, where you can discover an area known as "La Petite Alsace" (Little Alsace) and enjoy the best butter croissants in the Paris region!

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Caption 18 [fr]: Il s'agit du premier gratte-ciel de la ville de Paris, soixante-sept mètres de haut.
Caption 18 [en]: It's the first skyscraper in the city of Paris, sixty-seven meters high.

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Voyage dans Paris - Le 10ème Arrondissement - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol concludes his tour of Paris's tenth arrondissement by taking us through the "Nouvelle Athènes" (New Athens) neighborhood, home of some of the great figures of nineteenth-century romanticism. The tenth is also home to the smallest house in Paris, at less than five meters (sixteen feet) high!

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Caption 18 [fr]: Nouvelle Athènes tout simplement car il s'agit d'un hommage
Caption 18 [en]: "Nouvelle Athènes" simply because it's an homage

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Voyage en France - Rambouillet - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this third episode on Rambouillet, Daniel shows us an interesting "shell cottage," a railway museum, and the beautiful Church of Saint Lubin and Palais du Roi de Rome. Rambouillet is full of wonderful surprises!

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Caption 19 [fr]: Il s'agit du palais du Roi de Rome,
Caption 19 [en]: It's the Palais du Roi de Rome [Palace of the King of Rome],

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Voyage en France - Rambouillet - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel takes us to the Rambouillet castle, which includes a very interesting building on its grounds: the Laiterie de la Reine, or Queen's Dairy, which was built for Marie Antoinette in accordance with the "pleasure dairy" trend of the eighteenth century.

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Caption 33 [fr]: Il s'agit de la Bergerie nationale.
Caption 33 [en]: It's the National Sheep Farm.

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Voyage en France - La ville de Senlis - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In this third episode on the medieval town of Senlis, Daniel Benchimol introduces us to the Venery Museum or hunting museum. The museum displays not only traditional uniforms of the Spahis but also the special architecture, painting, music, and art linked to the "venery" activities.

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Caption 7 [fr]: voici la statue du parc, il s'agit tout simplement de Diane chasseresse.
Caption 7 [en]: here is the statue of the park, it's simply Diana the Huntress.

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Voyage en France - La ville de Senlis - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol continues his tour of the medieval town of Senlis with a look inside the Notre-Dame Cathedral, which is considered to be one of the most beautiful examples of Gothic architecture in France. The cathedral contains a magnificent organ and a plaque commemorating the British soldiers who died in France during World War I.

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Caption 25 [fr]: il s'agit de cet orgue monumental.
Caption 25 [en]: it's this monumental organ.

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Voyage en France - La ville de Senlis - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this episode, Daniel Benchimol takes us to the little Gallo-Roman city of Senlis, forty kilometers away from Paris. There, we can discover its fish and vegetable market, its church, and its art and archeology museum.

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Caption 24 [fr]: En l'occurrence, il s'agit de la production de Monsieur et Madame Penon.
Caption 24 [en]: In this case, it's the production of Mr. and Mrs. Penon.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 3

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada

The situation of the French language in Quebec is controversial and complex. Montreal was an English-speaking city until 1920, and it wasn't until the passage of Law 101 in 1977 that French became the official language of Quebec. According to some of the interviewees in this video, Québécois French is in a precarious position once again, with municipal signage and corporate names in Montreal reverting to English, as well as shopkeepers who refuse to speak French.

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Caption 41 [fr]: Il s'agit pas de haïr la langue anglaise, autant en Amérique on est conscient de ça,
Caption 41 [en]: It's not a matter of hating the English language, as much as they are aware of that in America,

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Voyage dans Paris - Autour de Notre Dame

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Everyone is familiar with Paris's iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral, but the area around this Gothic landmark is worth exploring as well. From a gorgeous flower market to medieval tombs tucked away in a small side street, there's plenty to discover in this famous neighborhood.

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Caption 26 [fr]: Il s'agit de tombes qui datent de l'époque médiévale.
Caption 26 [en]: These are graves that date back to medieval times.

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Voyage dans Paris - La Campagne à Paris

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Daniel Benchimol walks us through one of Paris's most charming neighborhoods, the Campagne à Paris (Countryside in Paris). This small, quiet corner of the 20th arrondissement is made up of only 89 houses built in 1906 and gives the impression of a quaint village inside a major city.

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Caption 5 [fr]: Il s'agit d'un ensemble de quatre-vingt-neuf maisons seulement,
Caption 5 [en]: It is a group of eighty-nine houses only

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Les zooriginaux - Repos corsé - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Now that Leon has taken over Alca's zookeeper's job, things are going haywire. Both Alca, the workaholic penguin, and Leon, the slacker, have to go through intensive training. A specialist in laziness is in order for Alca, and a special electronic organizer for Leon should do the trick!

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Caption 15 [fr]: Et Léon, si vous ne voulez pas que le zoo ferme, il s'agit de vous racheter.
Caption 15 [en]: And Leon, if you don't want the zoo to close down, it's up to you to redeem yourself.

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Voyage en France - Reims - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol continues our tour of Reims. You'll not only see the Cathedral, but a lot of intriguing architectural styles, art deco buildings, and a fifties structure merged with a medieval tower.

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Caption 25 [fr]: Il s'agit d'un bâtiment des années cinquante, avec une architecture très, très, très identifiable,
Caption 25 [en]: It's a building from the fifties, with a very, very, very identifiable architecture,

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