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Sylvestre - Le tir à l'arc

Difficulty: Beginner

France

If you've been wanting to learn archery, Sylvestre will tell you everything you need to know about the bow and arrow. With a little practice, you'll be hitting the bull's eye in no time!

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Caption 31 [fr]: Tu vois en fait, au tir à l'arc en fait on dit que c'est bon quand ça arrive dans le rouge et le jaune.
Caption 31 [en]: You see, in fact, in archery, in fact, we say that it's good when it reaches the red and the yellow.

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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 16 [fr]: on se fait regarder avec mépris quand on demande:
Caption 16 [en]: we are looked at with contempt when we ask,

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Lionel - Les nombres

Difficulty: Beginner

France

You can count on Lionel to give you a fun and thorough introduction to numbers in French! From counting the thirteen ducks on the lake to explaining how the higher numbers are constructed, Lionel will tell you all you need to know to become an expert at French numbers.

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Caption 13 [fr]: Quand j'avais cinq ans, je savais compter jusqu'à dix.
Caption 13 [en]: When I was five years old, I knew how to count up to ten.

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Il était une fois: Les découvreurs - 9. Galilée - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Galileo is under close scrutiny because of his Copernican views. Unfazed, he carries on his research and his teachings. Will the Inquisition bring his demise or will his powerful friends, Pope Urban VIII among them, protect him?

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Caption 4 [fr]: Toutes ces planètes sont obscures et ne brillent que quand elles sont illuminées par le soleil.
Caption 4 [en]: All these planets are dark and only shine when they are illuminated by the sun.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada

In the second episode of Le Québec parle aux Français, we learn more about the complex relationship between the French and the Quebecois throughout history. We also learn about the evolution of the French language in Quebec—according to a former Prime Minister of Quebec, the province even "spoke French before France"!

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Caption 14 [fr]: cette... cette facilité. Mais y a quand même essentiellement que... tu sais quoi?
Caption 14 [en]: this... this opportunity. But there's still essentially that... you know what?

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada

In the first episode of this documentary on Quebec, a young Frenchman shares his impressions on Canada. As the interviewees in the film demonstrate, the Quebecois have conflicting attitudes toward the French—some see them as "snobs," while others see them as just "polite."

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Caption 1 [fr]: Quand on quitte un endroit où on a habité, c'est un petit peu comme se déraciner.
Caption 1 [en]: When you leave a place where you lived, it's a little bit like being uprooted.

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Ferme de la Croix de Pierre - Les chèvres

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the second episode of Ferme de la Croix de Pierre, the goat breeder gets all warm and cuddly with one of her baby goats, which become like plush toys when bottle-fed. She'll teach you all you need to know about caring for these adorable animals.

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Caption 4 [fr]: Alors, le souci, quand elles en font deux, c'est que si elles sont pas très bonnes productrices de lait,
Caption 4 [en]: So the concern, when they have two, is that if they are not very good producers of milk,

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Lucette - La confiture d'abricots

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this video, Lucette teaches us how to make some delicious, homemade apricot jam. She also skillfully recites an apricot-related tongue-twister!

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Caption 48 [fr]: Et quand ça bout, on laisse bouillir cinq bonnes minutes.
Caption 48 [en]: And when it boils, we let it boil for a good five minutes.

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Oldelaf - Le Crépi

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Oldelaf turned his abhorrence for rough stucco walls that scrape your skin into a funky song, "Le crépi" (Stucco).

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Caption 14 [fr]: Quand viendra enfin le jour
Caption 14 [en]: When the day comes at last

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Salon Eco Habitat - La peinture à l'ocre

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

How would you like to learn to make your very own ochre paint? Jean-Michel and Stéphane will share their recipe, which is not unlike crêpe batter. While the paint may not be fit for human consumption, it's non-toxic and extremely durable.

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Caption 49 [fr]: Une fois que c'est sec, quand on a un temps favorable...
Caption 49 [en]: Once it's dry, when we have favorable weather...

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Ferme de la Croix de Pierre - Les lapins

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Have you ever wondered where the wool from your luxurious angora sweater comes from? At the Ferme de la Croix, a lovely lady breeds angora rabbits and goats on her farm. She explains the shearing process and how she cares for her pets. We learn that one rabbit can yield forty balls of angora wool every hundred days. That's a lot of sweaters!

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Caption 19 [fr]: Le plus galère pour eux c'est quand tu les épiles et que le temps n'est pas très au beau
Caption 19 [en]: The toughest time for them is when you shear them and that the weather is not very nice

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Il était une fois: Les découvreurs - 9. Galilée - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Episode nine of this series focuses on Galileo, a prolific inventor and scientist. He discovered the principle of the simple pendulum motion, very useful in the measure of time and later in the making of clocks.

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Caption 6 [fr]: Quand vous aurez terminé vos études, vous pourrez, peut-être... -Mais permettez...
Caption 6 [en]: When you've finished your studies, you'll be able, perhaps... -But allow me...

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Geneviève Morissette - À propos de la musique

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada

Meet Geneviève Morissette, a singer-songwriter from Montreal whose smart lyrics and beautiful compositions make her stand out on stage.

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Caption 22 [fr]: et mon but est... est quand même vraiment précis: je veux révolutionner le Québec.
Caption 22 [en]: and my goal is... is anyway very precise: I want to revolutionize Quebec.

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Alsace 20 - Rencontre avec les membres d'IAM

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Meet the members of IAM, a very popular French rap group originating from Marseille. They discuss their successful career and their latest album, Arts Martiens (Martian Arts).

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Caption 12 [fr]: Ça part un petit peu dans tous les sens, mais les grandes lignes c'est quand même que... voilà,
Caption 12 [en]: It's going in every direction a little bit, but the main guidelines are still such that... there you are,

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Lionel et Chantal - "Faire barbecue"

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Lionel and Chantal introduce a new verb, "faire du barbecue" (to barbecue), for barbecuing and verb conjugating novices. Lionel knows how to cook two birds with one grill, so to speak. Note that the verb "faire" ("to do" or "to make") is used for just about any situation in French.

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Caption 31 [fr]: Je commence un régime. -Et quand feras-tu à nouveau du barbecue?
Caption 31 [en]: I am starting a diet. -And when will you have a barbecue again?

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