Difficulty:
Advanced
France
Barbara and Isabelle have some more misadventures, from shopping for a couch to doing yoga. Their life remains as eventful as ever!
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
France
Barbara doesn't seem to enjoy her dentist's lame jokes until...the joke is on her mother!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Barbara and her best friends want to commemorate their friendship with something special. They settle on a tattoo. But will they manage to convince Isabelle?
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
France
Barbara uses telepathy to share some bad news about her grades. There's a serious mixup at work that causes Isabelle a huge embarassment. Politeness and patience can go a long way when looking for a parking space, but appearances can be deceiving.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
France
Barbara is doing an internship at her mother's law office. Everything is going to plan until Mr. Ballin, Barbara's homeroom teacher, arrives...
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
France
Barbara is learning to play the violin and Isabelle is tired of hearing her practice. Barbara uses the situation to her advantage...
Difficulty:
Advanced
France
Why does Barbara seem so upset while Isabelle is so happy? Where is Isabelle's gold chain? Why does Isabelle really want Barbara to change her outfit? Find out in these mini-episodes.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Michel Le Leannec, a pastry chef from Meudon, won fourth place in the 2011 contest for best macaroon in the Île-de-France region of France. French macaroons (les macarons) come in many flavors, colors, and sizes, but in this video Michel will teach us his award-winning recipe for Italian meringue macarons filled with salted butter caramel custard. Don't miss this mouth-watering video!
Difficulty:
Beginner
France
Michel Sardou sings one of his hit songs, "Comme d'habitude" (As Usual). If it sounds familiar to to you, it may be because Frank Sinatra used the melody for his own hit song, "My Way."
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
France
It's not exactly an everyday occurrence in France to be stopped on the street and questioned about your sex life, but most of these pedestrians, both young and old, seem perfectly comfortable with revealing their romantic secrets on camera.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
France
A reporter interviews people on the street about their dreams. The interviewees candidly share their dreams, from the classic chase nightmares to voluptuous dreams of skinny dipping in a fountain of chocolate.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
France
These Parisian pedestrians are asked to answer one of the questions from the 2011 philosophy baccalauréat exam: "Is art less necessary than science"? You never know when those standardized tests will come back to haunt you!
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
France
The Micro-Trottoirs team tackles a big question in this episode: "Do you believe in life after death?" People share their beliefs on the matter. One person remarked, "As the famous French humorist Pierre Desproges would say, 'if God existed, we'd have to file a lawsuit against him!'"
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
France
In this Micro-Trottoirs episode, people on the street reveal what they wanted to be when they grow up. From fireman to fairy, find out who actually fullfilled their childhood dream.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
France
What gets you up in the morning? That's the question asked of these Parisians in this video. Some answers may surprise you, amuse you, even shock you a little. Apart from basic biological reasons or urges, there are plenty of incentives for getting out of bed... some of them touching and even inspiring.
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