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Le Journal - Maison écologique

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

José Bové may be famous for having dismantled a McDonald’s, but it turns out he also knows a thing or two about building houses — all in line with his alterglobalist ideals!

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Caption 8 [fr]: Eh bien donc, il faut que ça soit pour ça plus haut que le bas.
Caption 8 [en]: OK so, for this, it has to be higher than the bottom part.

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Interviews à Central Park - Discussion politique

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

We’re back in Central Park! This time, French teens Barbara and Lorraine discuss politics, including the recent controversial Contrat Première Embauche and President Nicolas Sarkozy. (Love him or leave him? The girls don’t quite agree…)

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Caption 14 [fr]: Je l'aime bien, mais euh, enfin, ce n'est pas forcément le meilleur qui soit, mais euh... il est bien, enfin...
Caption 14 [en]: I like him all right, but uh, well, he's not necessarily the best there is, but uh... he's good, so...

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Neïmo - Interview de Neïmo

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

From Scratch is not only the name of Neïmo’s first album, it also sums up their ethos. Original and full of energy, Neïmo is a distinctive part of a rock and roll trend: made in France but sung in English! According to the band, rock and roll is best done in its original language. Hear about how they mix their inspirations and influences with their innovation.

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Caption 18 [fr]: qui peut être très bien, mais c'est pas du rock and roll.
Caption 18 [en]: which can be great, but it's not rock and roll.

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Interviews à Central Park - Différences culturelles

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

What are the cultural differences between Americans and the French? Hear the opinions of this French family visiting New York. What do you think? Are the French really more attentionnés? Who holds more compelling church services? And most importantly, who has the best hamburgers?

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Caption 27 [fr]: Et ce matin, nous, on est allé voir une messe en gospel et c'était vraiment, vraiment, très bien.
Caption 27 [en]: And this morning, us, we went to see a gospel mass and it was really, really, very good.

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French Punk - Frustration

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Rock and roll, garage, hard-core, street punk — from Black Flag to Agnostic Front to Crisis, Frustration isn’t just a sentiment, it’s a way of life! With Frustration, “Your life will be sadder, but it’ll be more lucid.”

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Caption 18 [fr]: C'est bien d'être ici.
Caption 18 [en]: It's good to be here.

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Le Journal - La bougie du sapeur

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

This newspaper, called “The Sapper’s Candle” (a “sapper” is traditionally a military man who disarms mines), only comes out on the leap year. But how can a periodical published only on February twenty-ninth be financially sound? Maybe it’s true: less is more.

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Caption 20 [fr]: mais il se vend bien.
Caption 20 [en]: but it sells well.

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Disiz la Peste - Dans tes rêves - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Celebrated French rapper Disiz La Peste (Dis Is The Plague) began his acting career in Dans tes rêves (In Your Dreams), a film that relates the story of a young rapper trying to make his way in the music industry.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Ouais! C'est bien, ça...
Caption 3 [en]: Yeah! That's great, that...

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Dahlia - Contre-courant - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Dahlia formed in 1999 in the province of Brittany in northwest France as a collaboration between guitarist Guillaume Fresneau and cellist Armel Talarmain.

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Caption 10 [fr]: Se regarde bien appuyer la tête à se faire mal
Caption 10 [en]: Look at each other pressing our heads until it hurts

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Le Journal - Manifestations des lycéens - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Peaceful student demonstrations were marred by the intrusion of young rioters, non-students who joined in and caused mayhem and violence. Now the student organizers have accepted the aid of union members and are working together to keep the march safe.

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Caption 10 [fr]: Résultat: une ambiance bon enfant; on était bien loin cet après-midi de la violence de la semaine passée.
Caption 10 [en]: Result: a friendly atmosphere; we'd come a long way, this afternoon, from last week's violence.

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Le Journal - Indices révélateurs des glaciers

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

French scientists study 740,000-year-old Antarctic ice samples and find clues that point to a relationship between greenhouse gases and global warming. It is feared that the record high carbon and methane levels of today will cause severe climatic change in coming years.

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Caption 31 [fr]: hé bien, on retrouvera un été tel que l'été deux mille trois à peu près un an sur deux.
Caption 31 [en]: well, we'll see a summer like that about every other year.

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Canadian Chocolate Seller - Chocolats

Difficulty: Intermediate

Canada

Montreal is famous for hockey, but who cares about hockey when you can have chocolat? Edith Gagnon, owner of La Maison Cakao, shows us the magic behind her charmants chocolates.

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Caption 36 [fr]: Bien alors voilà, venez nous visiter si...
Caption 36 [en]: OK, so there you have it, come visit us if...

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Le Journal - Espèces en voie de disparition

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Beautiful snow Leopards and Madagascar tortoises! The European Program protects rare species such as these in zoos, with the goal to eventually release them (or their children) back into the wild.

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Caption 14 [fr]: L'animal se sent, euh... se sent bien une fois qu'il est dedans,
Caption 14 [en]: The animal feels, uh... feels comfortable once it's inside,

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Le Journal - L'île de Pâques

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Twenty-eight years ago, Frenchman Michel Garcia fell in love with Easter Island, home of clear blue water and the breathtaking moai. Since then he’s kept busy as a diving instructor and doting father, and he even found time to discover a new species of shellfish!

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Caption 18 [fr]: du moins de vivre bien,
Caption 18 [en]: at least to live well

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Le Journal - Le poulet dans les cantines

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

One school is no longer serving chicken, claiming that children aren’t eating it when served due to fears of avian flu. The mayor is behind this decision – despite the protests of parents and chicken farmers – citing the “principle of precaution.”

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Caption 6 [fr]: Il suffit simplement de leur expliquer qu'ils peuvent manger du poulet bien cuit, euh...
Caption 6 [en]: One simply needs to explain to them that they can eat well-done chicken, uh...

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Cali - C'est quand le bonheur - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Born and raised in the Pyrenees region of southern France, Cali was an aspiring rugby player before attending a U2 concert at the age of 17.

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Caption 22 [fr]: Il paraît que vous faiblissez devant les hommes bien habillés
Caption 22 [en]: It appears that you swoon for well-dressed men

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