Clips organised by level
Level 3
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Dollhouse.avi Dollhouse.srt Dollhouse.doc Dollhouse.mp3 |
Relaxed American English, and the inclusion of lots of scientific terms, plus the manner of the way-out young scientist pushes this up towards level-3 I think |
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Réveillon.avi Réveillon.srt Réveillon.doc Réveillon.mp3 |
The chat show format makes for rapid and indistinct speech - we have to persuade our brains to infer what is being said rather than relying on every word being pronounced distinctly as if written down. It comes... but slowly. It's a level-3 |
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Cabaret.avi Cabaret.srt Cabaret.doc Cabaret.mp3 |
This is a level-3. I got most of it, but a few words here and there escaped me. See how you do. There's a moment just before Sally said 'Je crois je vais vomir'. Email me if you know what she says. |
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20HLuchini.avi 20HLuchini.srt 20HLuchini.doc 20HLuchini.mp3 |
Luchini speaks fast ... very fast, this is a level-3. And David Pujadas asks him to recite La Fontaine in verlan, a form of argot where the syllables of words are swapped round. To make this a little more comprehensible I have put the initial letter of each word in upper case. |
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FemmesAuVolant.avi FemmesAuVolant.srt FemmesAuVolant.doc FemmesAuVolant.mp3 |
This extract illustrates a very common difficulty - the voice over is as clear as one would expect - but the discussion between the lads at the bar is far from easy. But I liked 'Les statistiques...c'est les femmes qui ont moins d'accidents. Mais putain qu'elles en provoquent...' |
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CDASarkozy.avi CDASarkozy.srt CDASarkozy.doc CDASarkozy.mp3 |
The extract starts with a very good example of Sarkozy's style of speaking - rather different from the ponderous French tradition. It is followed by an expert who speaks fast and informally. It is not difficult to follow the gist - but the detail can be difficult to pick up. |
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Ben.avi Ben.srt Ben.doc Ben.mp3 |
As is nearly always the case with young and new comedians, the diction is very clear - even though the delivery is fast and colloquial |
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Y'aQueLLaVéritéQuiCompte.avi Y'aQueLLaVéritéQuiCompte.srt Y'aQueLLaVéritéQuiCompte.doc Y'aQueLLaVéritéQuiCompte.mp3 |
Even the voice over is difficult here, because very intimate and breathy. And of course emotion always makes voices less clear - as when the young wife starts to speak. Level-3 I think |
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BrassensFilm.avi BrassensFilm.srt BrassensFilm.doc BrassensFilm.mp3 |
The mix of voices, of historic film, and of course the songs, make this a pretty stiff exercise. Level -3 |
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Apollo13.avi Apollo13.srt Apollo13.txt Apollo13.mp3 |
The sound quality in the second half of the clip is very space-fiction, with plenty of engine noise in the background, and the vocabulary very specialised. A level-3 |