Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
At the Paris Salon du Livre this year, in response to the visit of the Israeli president, six Arab nations decided to exclude themselves from the event. Some attendees were puzzled by the boycott, especially considering that many Israeli writers are known to advocate the creation of a Palestinian state. With all that pressure, no wonder the roof collapsed!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Buddhist monks and other Tibetans protest against Chinese rule while their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, continues his exile in India. The topic of Tibet was a sore point for China as it prepared to host the Summer Olympics.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Chantal Sébire, whose face was disfigured by a large and incurable tumor that caused her excruciating pain and made her blind, had one request: to end her own life. But the French government refused to allow her to obtain a prescription from her doctor for a lethal amount of drugs. One week after this report, Ms. Sébire was found dead in her home.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Choosing a name for a new baby is just one of the tricky tasks parents face. Should you go with a classic, like Jeanne; a trendy name, like Mathéo; or an old-school throwback, like Alphonse? It can be tough to decide, but if all else fails, just use your alphabet blocks!
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
France
In this new series, Le Jour où tout a basculé (The Day When Everything Turned Upside Down), a mother and son's close relationship is about to change. Enzo, who lives with his mother Murielle, runs into a man with a distinctive tattoo. Determined to track down the man, whom he believes to be his father, he starts an inquiry of his own despite his mother's skepticism.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Enzo is convinced a man with a thorny rose tattoo is his father. He can't wait to share his discovery with his mother, but she claims it's not possible: because of his shady past, his father can't be in the country. But Enzo doesn't want to believe her....
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Enzo's mother finally admits that she knew of his father's whereabouts and asks for Enzo's forgiveness for keeping it a secret. Enzo is still in shock and not ready to forgive her. He's following another lead, a young woman who may eventually take him to his real father.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Enzo unexpectedly meets his father for the first time at Angèle's house. Feeling extremely awkward, he cuts short his visit with Angèle, who, of course, doesn't understand. She later reveals her true feelings for Enzo, who recoils when she tries to kiss him. Angèle storms off, hurt and mystified.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Enzo meets Angèle's dad Brice again and seizes the opportunity to take a picture of him by pretending to admire his tattoo. His hopes of finding his real father are dashed when he shows his mother the photograph, and she doesn't recognize the face. The only bright spot in all this is that Angèle may not be his sister after all.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Enzo ruined his chances with Angèle, and their budding romance is shattered. Angèle feels totally betrayed as she learns the real reason of his pursuit: the search for his father.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Enzo has not heard from Angèle since the fiasco of his last visit, but he does hear from Brice, who contacts him unexpectedly to share stories about his father. Enzo finds out that Brice used to be a very close friend of his father's, and Enzo is thrilled to gather some information at last.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Enzo and Brice have an unexpected visit from Murielle at the café. After eavesdropping on their conversation, she walks up to them and calls out Alain's name, hoping that Brice will respond and reveal his true identity. Instead, Brice draws a blank face and flees the scene.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Enzo could not be happier. At last, he is reunited with his father, and his sister!
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
France
In this episode of "Le Jour où tout a basculé" (The Day Everything Turned Upside Down), Sybille, a bored and lonely housewife, has developed the peculiar habit of spying on her neighbors across the street, much to her husband's dismay.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Sybille is concerned that the man she's been spying on is now watching her. Undaunted, she walks across to his apartment building to investigate. But she is stopped in her tracks, and things don't go according to plan.
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