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Il était une fois: l’Homme - 6. Le siècle de Périclès - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the last segment of this animated series on ancient Greece, we learn about the later years of the empire, filled with endless wars and the ostracism of some of its most famous citizens.

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Caption 19 [fr]: contre Spartiates.
Caption 19 [en]: against Spartans.

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Arles - Un Petit Tour d'Arles - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Catherine continues her tour of Arles by taking us through the city's narrow streets lined with old houses, which offer some nice shade during the hot summer months.

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Caption 22 [fr]: Ça date de la Révolution, où étant contre les privilèges,
Caption 22 [en]: This goes back to the Revolution, when, being against privileges,

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Il était une fois: l’Homme - 6. Le siècle de Périclès - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Learn about the birth of democracy in ancient Greece and watch a scene from Sophocles's famous tragedy, Antigone, in the next installment of Il était une fois....

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Caption 12 [fr]: Il doit se protéger contre l'égoïsme individuel
Caption 12 [en]: It must protect itself against individual selfishness

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Caroline - et le badminton - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Badminton is a popular sport in France. Don't know how to play? Caroline will show you.

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Caption 21 [fr]: On tourne la raquette, elle est contre la cuisse,
Caption 21 [en]: You turn the racket, it's against the thigh,

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Actu Vingtième - La burqa

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Interviewees on the streets of Paris protest the banning of the burqa in public places in France and offer their perspectives on this controversial issue.

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Caption 6 [fr]: Nous sommes dans une lu'... dans une lutte contre les discriminations
Caption 6 [en]: We are in a fi'... in a fight against discrimination

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Mon Lieu Préféré - La Place de la Bastille

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The storming of the Bastille prison in 1789 symbolized the beginning of the French Revolution. Nowadays, its historic grounds are home to a famous monument, an opera house, and many bars and restaurants. Times sure have changed!

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Caption 7 [fr]: euh... destinée à défendre Paris contre les Anglais.
Caption 7 [en]: uh... meant to defend Paris against the English.

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Yabla à Nancy - Université Nancy 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The French equivalent of ESL (English as a Second Language) is known as FLE (Français langue étrangère, or "French as a Foreign Language"). FLE is what you're learning right now, and it's what one of the women in this video is learning to teach.

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Caption 6 [fr]: D'accord. -Et, euh... avant j'étais par contre à Strasbourg pour faire ma licence.
Caption 6 [en]: OK. -And, uh... before, however, I was in Strasbourg getting my bachelor's degree.

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Le Mans TV - Horoscope: Scorpion

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Attention all Scorpios: according to François Lambert, the year 2011 will present many challenges to your love life. But don’t worry––learning French will just keep getting easier and easier!

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Caption 20 [fr]: contre tout problème matériel majeur.
Caption 20 [en]: against any major material problem.

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Alsace 20 - Pourquoi le bio est-il plus cher?

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

As in the United States, the price of organic products is relatively high in France. But hopefully this will not be the case for too much longer, as the French Minister of Agriculture has just pledged an investment of six million euros in the organic sector. Learn more about the state of organic farming in France in this video.

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Caption 26 [fr]: Par contre, si vous êtes dans un rythme d'alimentation biologique,
Caption 26 [en]: However, if you're following an organic diet,

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Strasbourg - Les passants

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Ask the Strasbourgeois what they love about their hometown, and most of them can sum it up for you in one word: tout! But don’t just take our word for it. See for yourself!

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Caption 39 [fr]: Par contre d'un autre côté, c'est vrai que, une fois qu'on s'y est fait, c'est quand même bien,
Caption 39 [en]: However on the other hand, it's true that, once we get used to it, it's good after all,

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Jean-Marc - Méribel, station de ski

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Not only does Jean-Marc have a totally sweet ride, he also gets to ski on some of the coolest slopes in France. Lucky guy!

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Caption 8 [fr]: Par contre cet ét'... cet hiver on a bénéficié d'une neige, euh, exceptionnelle et...
Caption 8 [en]: However this summ'... this winter we enjoyed an exceptional, uh, snowfall, and...

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Grand Lille TV - Sondage: le voile intégral

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

These brief interviews on the streets of Lille were conducted in order to test the waters of the tricky dispute over the banning of burqa-wearing in public.

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Caption 17 [fr]: Alors, ben moi je suis contre, parce que... je trouve que... c'est comme, euh... interdire, euh...
Caption 17 [en]: Well, I'm against it, because... I find that... it's like, uh... forbidding, uh...

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Jean-Marc - La plage - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Frenchman Jean-Marc takes a trip to the seaside and lets us know how the beaches of New York’s Long Island compare to those in France. (Though clearly he’s never been to Long Beach on a holiday weekend!)

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Caption 6 [fr]: et par contre la mer est beaucoup plus froide chez nous.
Caption 6 [en]: and by contrast the sea is a lot colder by us.

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Télé Miroir - Foot 2 Rue à Nîmes

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

“Foot 2 rue” is similar to regular football—though with not quite so many rules. But that’s okay. This town’s street soccer tournament is about fun and togetherness, too.

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Caption 4 [fr]: à cinq contre cinq, et sur une surface réduite,
Caption 4 [en]: five against five, on a scaled-down field,

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Angers 7 - Un lama en plein appartement

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

How would you feel about a llama walking around in your apartment? Nathalie and François love their friend Indira, even though she sometimes steals their bags of chips.

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Caption 8 [fr]: Par contre, c'est la dernière des choses que je conseille aux gens,
Caption 8 [en]: However, it's the last thing I would advise people,

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