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Il était une fois: Notre Terre - 9. Les écosystèmes - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the final part of this Il était une fois... episode on the ecosystems, the Maestro explains what happened to the people and the famous statues of Easter Island. It's a lesson we'd do well to learn from.

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Caption 36 [fr]: Quand la détérioration est lente, progressive, l'homme préfère fermer les yeux.
Caption 36 [en]: When the deterioration is slow, gradual, humankind prefers to close its eyes.

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Yacine Boularès - La Famille des Saxophones

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Yacine Boularès, from the band Afro Groove Collective, talks about the different kinds of saxophones and gives a demonstration of each one. If you'd like to expand your saxophone knowledge even further, check out these Yabla videos from jazz musician Alex Terrier!

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Caption 19 [fr]: Donc quand je... quand je dis un instrument de section,
Caption 19 [en]: So when I... when I say a section instrument,

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Manon et Clémentine - Mots et animaux

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Come learn some animal idioms with Manon and Clémentine! They'll show you how cats, dogs, and wolves can help you to improve your everyday French.

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Caption 26 [fr]: Ah oui! Et quand on dérange, on finit par se regarder "en chiens de faïence",
Caption 26 [en]: Oh yes! And when you disturb, you end up looking at each other "like earthenware dogs,"

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Yacine Boularès - La musique tunisienne

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Yacine Boularès, a young French musician of Tunisian origin, demonstrates some of the differences between Western and Arabic music on his saxophone. If you like what you hear, check out Yacine's jazz band, Afro Groove Collective.

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Caption 15 [fr]: Quand je vais jouer en musique arabe, je vais inclure une... ce qu'on appelle...
Caption 15 [en]: When I play in Arabic music, I will include a... what we call…

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Voyage en France - Saint-Mammès

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol is in the charming little town of Saint-Mammès, south of Paris. Its unique location at the confluence of the Seine and the Loing was a source of inspiration for the famous impressionist painter born of British parents, Alfred Sisley.

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Caption 26 [fr]: étaient en train de tirer à l'époque les péniches quand il n'y avait plus de courant,
Caption 26 [en]: used to pull the barges at that time when the power ran out,

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Lyon - La Croix-Rousse - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Lauren shows us around the Croix-Rousse neighborhood in Lyon, famous for its traboules, a series of passageways located below the buildings. The neighborhood is a favorite spot for artists and families alike.

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Caption 46 [fr]: Même quand j'étais petite, je pensais que le gros caillou,
Caption 46 [en]: Even when I was little, I thought that the big stone,

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Marie et Sakhoura - Droits des enfants

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Human rights are an important world issue, and children's rights are no exception. In this Yabla exclusive, Marie and Sakhoura list the key points of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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Caption 28 [fr]: Quand on sait lire et écrire, on peut prendre sa vie en main,
Caption 28 [en]: When you know how to read and write, you can take your life in hand [take control of your life],

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Margaux et Manon - Emplois du verbe faire

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Faire (to make or to do) is one of the most basic verbs in the French language, and it is used in a large number of expressions and idioms. Margaux and Manon give us some colorful examples of the uses of faire in this video.

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Caption 43 [fr]: Ah, oui, ça t'a fait tout drôle quand la vendeuse t'a dit
Caption 43 [en]: Oh, yes, it made you feel quite funny when the saleswoman told you

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Il était une fois: Notre Terre - 9. Les écosystèmes - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Maestro tells his students about the famous "Biosphere" project in Arizona, the largest enclosed ecological system in the world.

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Caption 46 [fr]: Et quand la vie végétale va mal, il ne faut généralement pas longtemps
Caption 46 [en]: And when plant life goes badly, it generally doesn't take long

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JT - Risques d’avalanche sur les massifs des Alpes du Nord

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Skiing in the French Alps is a great winter activity, but if you decide to take a trip, it's good to know what to do in case of an avalanche. You can never be too prepared!

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Caption 1 [fr]: On veut un mécanisme qui est quand même relativement simple.
Caption 1 [en]: We want a mechanism that is still relatively simple.

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Télé Lyon Métropole - Un restaurant... dans un bus!

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Hop aboard the Trolley des Lumières bus restaurant and dine in style while sightseeing through the city of Lyon. An unforgettable dining experience!

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Caption 22 [fr]: c'est qu'on voit les gens quand on passe avec le bus au niveau de la rue,
Caption 22 [en]: is that we see people when we pass by with the bus at street level,

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Margaux et Manon - Conjugaison du verbe faire

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Our charming teachers, Margaux and Manon, will inflict the verb "faire" on you. They did their best to make this grammar lesson on conjugation relatively painless.

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Caption 50 [fr]: Bien. Tu vois quand tu veux...
Caption 50 [en]: Good. You see when you want to...

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TV Tours - Une seconde vie pour vos sapins de Noël?

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

This nurseryman from Cinq-Mars-la-Pile urges Christmas tree buyers to do the right thing: buy a root balled tree so that it can be replanted the following year!

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Caption 4 [fr]: Quand, euh... les gens viennent chercher, euh... un sapin de Noël chez nous,
Caption 4 [en]: When, uh... people come to get, uh... a Christmas tree from us,

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LCM - Concert: La Folia à l'abbaye Saint-Victor

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

The teenage violist Valentin Tournet plays an excerpt from Marin Marais' "Folies d'Espagne" (Follies of Spain) in this interview. He talks about the folia, an early music theme from Spain, as well as the passion for music he developed at a very young age.

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Caption 56 [fr]: Quand on est musicien et qu'on est concertiste, euh...
Caption 56 [en]: When you're a musician and you're a concert performer, uh...

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TV Sud - Fête de la Tortue 2012

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

If you're a turtle lover, you may be interested in the Fête de la tortue (Turtle Festival), which takes place in a different French town every year. This year's festival was in July, so you and your turtles will have to wait for next year's!

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Caption 49 [fr]: qui est quand même assez compliqué à obtenir,
Caption 49 [en]: which is still quite complicated to obtain,

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