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Warmup Workout

Alsace 20 - Arlette Grosskost et la burqa

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Arlette Grosskost, UMP (Union for a Popular Movement) representative and member of the Parliamentary task force on the burqa in France, advocates a law aiming to ban the wearing of the full-body veil in public. What’s your take on this controversial issue? Is it a question of women’s rights? Of religious freedom? Are arguments against the burqa perhaps another type of veil—to cover up underlying racism?

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Caption 9 [fr]: Une large partie des troupes exige que ce voile intégral soit prohibé dans tout l'espace public.
Caption 9 [en]: A large portion of the group is demanding that this full-body veil be banned in all public spaces.

Warmup Workout

Alex Terrier - Le musicien et son jazz

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Saxophonist Alex Terrier talks about how he came to be a jazz musician and shares some photos. Come take a glimpse inside the life of this gifted artist.

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Caption 33 [fr]: et c'est un super chanteur, acteur, danseur. Enfin il... il fait tout.
Caption 33 [en]: and he's a great singer, actor, dancer. Really, he... he does everything.

Warmup Workout

Télésonne - Carmen Maria Vega - "La Menteuse"

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

Carmen Maria Vega—a four-member band led by the eponymous singer, born in Guatemala and raised in Lyons—show off their musical and “creative” talents in this video for their popular song “La Menteuse.” What do you think? Any chance Carmen is stretching the truth about all that lying?

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Caption 8 [fr]: En plus l'est pas si beau tout nu
Caption 8 [en]: Besides, he ain't so hot when he's naked

Warmup Workout

Le Journal - La violence à l'école

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

High school teacher Karen Montet-Toutain was the victim of one of the worst recent cases of school-related violence when she was stabbed by a student in her classroom. She has written a book about her struggles, and hopes for rehabilitation of her attacker.

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Caption 17 [fr]: et que j'aurais aimé... que... ma mission était aussi celle-ci, avant tout celle-ci,
Caption 17 [en]: and I would have liked... that... my mission were also this one, above all this one,

Warmup Workout

Jean-Marc - La plage - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

It’s the perfect day for a stroll along the Atlantic. Jean-Marc shows off more of his hospitable surroundings. Check out the sun, sand, and cold, cold water.

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Caption 27 [fr]: elle est équipée comme il faut pour tout ce qui est, euh... détritus.
Caption 27 [en]: it's set up the way it should be for everything concerning, uh... litter.

Warmup Workout

Galerie "Art Up Déco" - La galerie d'art

Difficulty: Advanced

France

The Gallery Art Up Deco in scenic Strasbourg showcases the work of contemporary artists and aims to have something for everyone. Owner and gallery manager Toufik Zekhnini shows us the ropes.

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Caption 6 [fr]: Et ça vous appartient le... le local? -Oui, tout à fait. La galerie est...
Caption 6 [en]: And, does this... this place belong to you? -Yes, absolutely. The gallery is...

Warmup Workout

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 15 [fr]: Ou vous pouvez le laisser tout simplement sur la plage, ou vous en servir comme cendrier.
Caption 15 [en]: You could either simply leave it on the beach or you could use it as an ashtray.

Warmup Workout

Normandie TV - Indochine au Zénith de Caen

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Nicola Sirkis, head of Indochine, the new wave French rock band that’s been popular since the 1980s, has a few things to say about some of his fellow artists. (Could he mean megastar Johnny Hallyday?) Nicola’s strong voice (in many senses) is clearly one of the reasons Indochine has so much staying power.

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Caption 10 [fr]: Qu'est-ce qui se passera dans trois cents ans? Tout le monde s'en foutra.
Caption 10 [en]: What'll happen in three hundred years? Nobody will give a damn.

Warmup Workout

Télé Lyon Métropole - Sport dans la ville & Afrique du Sud

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

International soccer in South Africa isn’t just for the World Cup! A group of eight kids from Lyon has the chance to win big—on and off the field—thanks to the “Sport in the City” association.

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Caption 25 [fr]: Avant tout on y va pour, euh... pour, euh... pour participer, pour bien participer, hein... euh...
Caption 25 [en]: Above all, we are going there to, uh... to, uh... to participate, to participate well, you know... uh...

Warmup Workout

Melissa Mars - From Paris with Love

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Melissa is truly multi-talented. You’ve heard her sing and watched her clever, creative music videos. Did you know she also has a role in the mega blockbuster From Paris with Love, with John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers? We’re starstruck!

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Caption 10 [fr]: ou, euh... 'Saturday Night Fever' et tout". C'est... c'est enfin, c'est incroyable, parce que
Caption 10 [en]: or, uh... 'Saturday Night Fever' and all." It's... it's actually, it's incredible, because

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Melissa Mars - On "Army of Love"

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Melissa tells us how the music video for “Army of Love” came to be. She produced and directed it herself, with the help of animator Thomas Guerigen. It was a labor of love—one that paid off!

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Caption 27 [fr]: et, euh... et après tout est en animation, euh...
Caption 27 [en]: and, uh... and after everything is animated, uh...

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Le Journal - Sexualité des femmes

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Whether heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, “jouets intimes”-sexual, or sexagenarian, women affirm that sexuality is not just for men.

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Caption 5 [fr]: alors qu'avant on en parlait pas du tout.
Caption 5 [en]: whereas before we didn't talk about it at all.

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Vous avez du talent - Paulin - "Elle"

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Another treat from the land of the young, ambitious, and—dare we say it?—talented: the group Paulin performs their emotional song “Elle” for us.

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Caption 6 [fr]: Elle s'est jurée de tout donner
Caption 6 [en]: She swore to herself she'd give her all

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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 5 [fr]: tout comme les mi-temps, ramenées à dix minutes chacune.
Caption 5 [en]: just like the half-times, reduced to ten minutes each.

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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 9 [fr]: c'est de prendre un lama chez soi. D'abord parce que ça a pas du tout sa place.
Caption 9 [en]: to take a llama home. First, because that's not its place at all.

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