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Alsace 20 - Météo du 2 juillet 2010

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Say you’re writing a poem in French, and you need to know how to compare your love to a beautiful sunny summer day. Unsure of the vocabulary? Listen to this weather report from local station Alsace 20 (covering the Alsace region of France) to pick up some useful weather lingo.

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Normandie TV - La pièce de 10 euros bas-normande

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

You might already know that the euro looks slightly different from country to country. But France has also released a series of limited edition euro coins for each of its twenty-six regions. Remember when collecting state quarters was all the rage? Now you can move on to regional French euros!

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Le Mans TV - Horoscope: Capricorne

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

If you happen to be a Capricorn, you should hear what astrologist François Lambert says the stars have in store for you in 2011. Otherwise, no matter what your sign, we foresee a mastery of the French language in your future!

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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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The Toxic Avenger - N'importe comment

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

The Toxic Avenger is a French house artist based in Strasbourg. In this video, he teams up with Orelsan to bring Facebook to life.

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Le Journal - Charles Jourdan

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Good news for lovers of luxury footwear—but even more so for the work force of the French town Romans: the factory of designer brand Charles Jourdan will reopen its doors (after being forced to close several months prior) thanks to an investment from a Costa Rican firm.

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Le Journal - Manuels scolaires

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Does your textbook ever seem more confusing than enlightening, more wrong than right? A recent study showed that some French textbooks could use a little fact-checking.

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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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Nantes 7 - Un meilleur accueil pour les sourds

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Talk about service: a hospital in Nantes has devoted an entire department to making sure deaf patients receive the same medical attention as everyone else. Of course, all of its medical workers are fully proficient in French Sign Language. Did you know that most languages of the world also have their own sign language?

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Bastille Day NYC - Le 14 juillet à New York

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Célébrer la prise de la Bastille à New York? C’est bien parti ce 14 Juillet, avec un championnat de pétanque, du French can-can et… un verre de pastis!

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Actu Vingtième - Foire aux oignons

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

This video is not for those who tear up easily. At this foire aux oignons (onion fair), you’ll learn how onions can predict the weather, how to cook them, and what scandalous meanings the word “onion” can have in French.

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À la plage avec Lionel - La plage

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Remember Lionel, who warned us about the dangers of the working world, and asked the important questions about French grammatical gender? He’s back with a very important lesson for us about how best to get water out of your ears.

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Patrice Maktav - La Rue

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

This politically charged performance by Patrice Maktav was censored by French television for mentioning President Sarkozy in a less than flattering manner. See if you can use your French skills to guess where his name fits in the song.

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Vous avez du talent - Bamissa - "Ingrat"

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Bamissa, contestant on local French channel’s IDF1’s show Vous avez du talent (You’ve got talent), sings a moving a cappella ballad. We agree with the voters—she does have talent!

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TV8 Mont Blanc - De retour de Haïti

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

After the devastating earthquake, three French volunteer aid workers—a doctor, a nurse, and a rescue crew worker—spent two weeks in Haiti helping the country’s effort to begin to sort through the chaos. We hear the impressions of one of the workers upon his return to France.

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