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A short documentary on the life and work of Michelle Obama. Spoken English with easy to follow French subtitles. We’ve put together a reference list of important French words and phrases in this video for you here.
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Lumni: L’ONU, Les clés de la république
A short video and transcript about the what the United Nations (L’ONU) does and why it was set up. We’ve put together a reference list of important French words and phrases in this podcast for you here.
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The Day News: Kanye West candidat aux élections américaines
News articles about Kanye West’s US political campaign with questions and glossary. We’ve put together a reference list of important French words and phrases in this podcast for you here.
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1 jour, 1 actu: Les jeunes font grève pour le climat!
Every Friday, secondary school and university students all over the world demonstrate against climate change and for the future of our planet. This article explains how these young people are mobilizing to save our planet by forcing leaders to fight against global warming. We’ve put together a reference list of important French words and phrases in this podcast for you here.
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En 2020, les noirs doivent toujours se battre pour leurs droits
Article about the Black Lives Matter movement in the USA (‘In 2020, black people still have to fight for their rights’). We’ve put together a reference list of important French words and phrases in this podcast for you here.
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1 jour, 1 actu: La colère en Biélorussie
Article about the political protests in Belarus in summer 2020. We’ve put together a reference list of important French words and phrases in this podcast for you here.
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Lumni: Les violences policières aux Etats-Unis
Video about police violence in the USA. To see the transcript, click on ‘voir plus’. We’ve put together a reference list of important French words and phrases in this podcast for you here.
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ILINI: French speaker of the week – Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II addressing a French state banquet in French (with transcript in French and English subtitles in the video).
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ILINI: Macron met la France en confinement
President Macron’s address to the nation on 16 March 2020 announcing lockdown in France due to Covid 19. If you click on a word in the French subtitles, you can hear it spoken again and the meaning is given in French. We’ve put together a reference list of important French words and phrases in this podcast for you here.
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News article about how Covid 19 affected the bac (A-level results in France) in 2020. We’ve put together a reference list of important French words and phrases in this podcast for you here.
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Lumni: Vouz avez dit fake news?
Short video (with transcript) explaining more about fake news and how it spreads on the internet. Click on ‘voir plus’ to see whole article. We’ve also put together a reference list of important French words and phrases in this podcast for you here.
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