All

Filters

Difficulty

Titles

Warmup Workout

Voyage dans Paris - La Tour Eiffel

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Though the Eiffel Tower used to be called, somewhat derisively, “the metal asparagus” by many Parisians, today it’s one of the most iconic and adored structures in the world. Here we get expert tips: on the best views, the best time to go, and what to see in the Tour itself.

Captions

Warmup Workout

Voyage en France - Mont-Valérien

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol takes us to Mont-Valérien, the highest vantage point just outside of Paris, where you will be able to take in a sweeping view of the capital. Mont-Valérien also represents a sad part of history, a site where thousands were executed during World War II. General de Gaulle inaugurated a memorial in 1962 to honor its victims.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 47 [fr]: et bien évidemment sur la Tour Eiffel.
Caption 47 [en]: and quite obviously over the Eiffel Tower.

Warmup Workout

Mathilde - Le métro parisien

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Parisians can thank Fulgence Bienvenüe for their metro system, which is so efficient that many people use the names of the metro stations in favor of street names when giving directions. Some of the most interesting stations are Bir-Hakeim, overlooking the Eiffel Tower, and Arts et Métiers, with its old-fashioned industrial design. Some metro stations are a destination in themselves!

Matches in Transcript

Caption 14 [fr]: Euh... on va avoir Bir-Hakeim à la Tour Eiffel,
Caption 14 [en]: Uh... we're going to have Bir-Hakeim at the Eiffel Tower,

Warmup Workout

Français avec Nelly - Coco Chanel - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly tells the fascinating life story of French fashion icon Coco Chanel, beginning with what led to her career as a designer.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 98 [fr]: où on peut voir la tour Eiffel.
Caption 98 [en]: where you can see the Eiffel Tower.

Warmup Workout

Marie et Sandra - Atelier d'art - Part 26

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Marie and Sandra decide to experiment with plein air painting, but first Marie must decide on a Paris location as a subject to paint. Which will she pick?

Matches in Transcript

Caption 32 [fr]: la tour Eiffel.
Caption 32 [en]: the Eiffel Tower.

Warmup Workout

Français avec Nelly - 12 Things to Avoid Doing When You Visit France - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Can you snap your fingers and say "Garçon!" to call over a waiter in Paris? Absolutely not! Check out the second part of this video on what not to do when you travel in France.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 26 [fr]: Je vais pas voir la Tour Eiffel tous les jours.
Caption 26 [en]: I don't go see the Eiffel Tower every day.

Warmup Workout

Français avec Nelly - 12 Things to Avoid Doing When You Visit France - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Planning a trip to France? Watch this video to learn proper French etiquette so you don't look too much like a tourist!

Matches in Transcript

Caption 31 [fr]: et encore moins devant la Tour Eiffel.
Caption 31 [en]: let alone in front of the Eiffel Tower.

Warmup Workout

Simon et Marion - Les beaux jours arrivent

Difficulty: Beginner

France

It's a beautiful day out, so Simon and Marion decide to go for a long walk. As they live in Paris, there's no shortage of things they can do along the way.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 54 [fr]: Et puis on peut finir à la Tour Eiffel.
Caption 54 [en]: And then we can finish at the Eiffel Tower.

Warmup Workout

Français avec Nelly - 10 Places to Visit in France - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly shares her selection of the top places to visit in France, from the Loire castles, to the medieval city of Carcassonne, to the Riviera. Happy travels!

Matches in Transcript

Caption 1 [fr]: Non, je ne vais pas te parler de la tour Eiffel, c'est promis.
Caption 1 [en]: No, I'm not going to tell you about the Eiffel Tower. That's a promise.

Warmup Workout

Extr@ - Ep. 9 - Du boulot pour Sam et Nico! - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Nico fancies himself as Hamlet and thinks he can coach Sam to help him become a TV reporter.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 62 [fr]: la Tour Eiffel vous semble normale mais en fait...
Caption 62 [en]: the Eiffel Tower seems normal to you, but in fact...

Warmup Workout

Claire et Philippe - Le boulot d'enseignant

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Philippe meets up with his old friend Claire, whom he has not seen in a while. Philippe is thinking about becoming a teacher, and Claire, who happens to be one, is able to tell him all about her job.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 36 [fr]: Ah, à côté de la Tour Eiffel alors? -Oui, c'est ça.
Caption 36 [en]: Oh, next to the Eiffel Tower then? -Yes, that's right.

Warmup Workout

Voyage en France - Meudon - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol braves a chilly February day in Meudon to show us an amazing vantage point from which you can enjoy an almost complete panoramic view of Paris. If you want to look further still, you can visit the Meudon observatory, which has the third biggest telescope in the world.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 33 [fr]: au fond, la Butte Montmartre, la Tour Eiffel, et vous voyez la Seine.
Caption 33 [en]: in the background, the Butte Montmartre [Montmartre Mound], the Eiffel Tower, and you see the Seine.

Warmup Workout

Voyage en France - Meudon - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In part two of his visit to Meudon, Daniel Benchimol takes us to a church famous for the priest who officiated there: the renowned satricial writer Rabelais. Meudon's rich geological history is explained on a panel overlooking the town.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 26 [fr]: alors que la Tour Eiffel, le sol de la Tour Eiffel, lui n'est qu'à trente-six mètres.
Caption 26 [en]: while the Eiffel Tower, the floor of the Eiffel Tower itself is at only thirty-six meters.

Warmup Workout

Amal et Caroline - Montmartre

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Amal and Caroline visit the iconic Montmartre district and the Sacré-Cœur basilica, built in the late nineteenth century. The basilica is a place where people used to worship martyrs.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 42 [fr]: C'est le point le plus élevé après la Tour Eiffel
Caption 42 [en]: This is the highest point after the Eiffel Tower,

Warmup Workout

Sophie et Patrice - Chiffres et nombres - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Sometimes numbers like cent (hundred) and quatre-vingts (eighty) take an S at the end, but other times they don't. Others, like mille (thousand), never take one. Sophie and Patrice explain these and other rules of writing numbers in French in this video.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 12 [fr]: devant la tour Eiffel.
Caption 12 [en]: in front of the Eiffel Tower.

Difficulty

Category

Field

You must be a subscriber to leave a comment.