Extracts from the Evening News of TF1
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20HUltragauche.avi 20HUltragauche.srt 20HUltragauche.doc 20HUltragauche.mp3 |
I think we'd better make this a Level-3 because of the commentary both in the street and the studio which is really quite challenging |
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TF120H-Identite.avi TF120H-Identite.srt TF120H-Identite.doc TF120H-Identite.mp3 |
As well as posing a problem for the French, the question of identity/immigration is interesting for us. The voices in this piece - rather hard to follow - are also very much French voices |
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TF120HBettencourt.avi TF120HBettencourt.srt TF120HBettencourt.doc TF120HBettencourt.mp3 |
As so often, this is a Level-1, with some difficult bits - especially the few sentences spoken by Liliane Bettencourt herself |
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TF120HTraders.avi TF120HTraders.srt TF120HTraders.doc TF120HTraders.mp3 |
When I started including clips from evening news I thought they would always be pretty straightforward as listening exercises. Not so. There's some gabble in this extract that defeats my ear. On average, Level-2 |
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TF120HCuisine.avi TF120HCuisine.srt TF120HCuisine.doc TF120HCuisine.mp3 |
Nothing harder for me than extracts about cooking - so I apologise to food buffs for mistakes. It's a good Level-2, this one |
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TF120HPiratage.avi TF120HPiratage.srt TF120HPiratage.doc TF120HPiratage.mp3 |
As so often with this type of piece there are some very difficult moments. I'm going to rank this Level-3. |
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TF120HJury.avi TF120HJury.srt TF120HJury.doc TF120HJury.mp3 |
The two or three principal interviewees speak informally, but very clearly, so this is a Level-1. So often these News pieces pose real listening problems. Not this. |
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TF120HPharma.avi TF120HPharma.srt TF120HPharma.doc TF120HPharma.mp3 |
A good range of voices in this piece, as well as the always well-written commentary. A Level-1 |
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TF120HGenealogie.avi TF120HGenealogie.srt TF120HGenealogie.doc TF120HGenealogie.mp3 |
We'll call this a Level-1 - despite the lady being interviewed who will buy a better caravan (and some French grammar lessons ?) |
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TF120HFraude.avi TF120HFraude.srt TF120HFraude.doc TF120HFraude.mp3 |
The defrauded employer, the fraudster, even the security expert give us something to think about. Is it, perhaps the effect of stress on the voice ? I think this is actually Level-3 ! |
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TF120HDiplomes.avi TF120HDiplomes.srt TF120HDiplomes.doc TF120HDiplomes.mp3 |
There is a good variety of voices in this extract, from the voice over through the various French interviewees, to the Chinese student |
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TF120HGaspillage.avi TF120HGaspillage.srt TF120HGaspillage.doc TF120HGaspillage.mp3 |
When I started these pages I assumed that news items were going to be the Level-1 'norm'. In fact, although the voice overs are always very clear, it is the comments of the man in the street - in this case the down-and-out in the street which we want to pick up. And that is not at all easy |
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TF120HJeux.avi TF120HJeux.srt TF120HJeux.doc TF120HJeux.mp3 |
This is a Level-3, obviously. There were moments where I had to leave gaps, and no doubt there are places where I got it wrong. But look, it's exactly the sort of thing we're learning to follow ! |
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TF120HDefense.avi TF120HDefense.srt TF120HDefense.doc TF120HDefense.mp3 |
Apart from the lady trying to get the classification lifted on the Karachi bombing this is a straightforward Level-1 piece. |
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TF120HAnimaux.avi TF120HAnimaux.srt TF120HAnimaux.doc TF120HAnimaux.mp3 |
I always find it very difficult to recognise and spell place names, and in this case, names of animals. And of course the background noise creates an interesting problem |
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TF120HAspartame.avi TF120HAspartame.srt TF120HAspartame.doc TF120HAspartame.mp3 |
There is a good range of voices here, quite clear, but often fast. Level-2 |
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TF120HGrippe.avi TF120HGrippe.srt TF120HGrippe.doc TF120HGrippe.mp3 |
Linguistically this extract is as banal as the flu epidemic itself. It's level-1. Don't download the .srt file immediately - try to do without |
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TF120HNeige.avi TF120HNeige.srt TF120HNeige.doc TF120HNeige.mp3 |
A long clip this, and all sorts of voices. Worth it for the two wonderful old guys at the end. |
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TF120HFuyants.avi TF120HFuyants.srt TF120HFuyants.doc TF120HFuyants.mp3 |
It's a good piece, this, because the two ladies interviewed speak quite indistinctly - as always, the result of emotion |
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TF1Boulin.avi TF1Boulin.srt TF1Boulin.doc TF1Boulin.mp3 |
On average, a level-2 with a great variety of voices in these two clips |
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TF120HPesticides.avi TF120HPesticides.srt TF120HPesticides.doc TF120HPesticides.mp3 |
The voice-over one understands as one does words on the page - each word separate and distinct. Understanding what the farm-worker says is a matter of context, of cultural clues - and of guess-work |
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TF120HParis.avi TF120HParis.srt TF120HParis.doc TF120HParis.mp3 |
It's a Level-1 piece, but, as always there are a few difficult moments. Where she talks about the State's involvement, for example. See if you can do better than me... |
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TF120HViolEcole.avi TF120HViolEcole.srt TF120HViolEcole.doc TF120HViolEcole.mp3 |
A wide variety of voices. As always, emotion breeds incoherence (and bad grammar).There is plenty of emotion here. Level-3 |
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TF120HHopital.avi TF120HHopital.srt TF120HHopital.doc TF120HHopital.mp3 |
Linguistically this is interesting. As always, emotion clouds the voice, and the voices here are variously guilty and indignant. Apart from the voice-over I'd say a Level-3 |
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TF120HDASS.avi TF120HDASS.srt TF120HDASS.doc TF120HDASS.mp3 |
A level-1, this, but still with a variety of voices - the commentary, Antoine, Bruno and the psychologist |
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TF120HCybercriminels.avi TF120HCybercriminels.srt TF120HCybercriminels.doc TF120HCybercriminels.mp3 |
I think we'll make this a Level-3 because of the disguised voice of Harry the Hacker. Tests the ear, doesn't it ? |
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TF120HMortsX.avi TF120HMortsX.srt TF120HMortsX.doc TF120HMortsX.mp3 |
As always, such a contrast between the clear voice-over and the father who speaks first. |
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TF120HUranium.avi TF120HUranium.srt TF120HUranium.doc TF120HUranium.mp3 |
The African French accent is never very easy to follow, and that adds some linguistic interest here |
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TF120HVoile.avi TF120HVoile.srt TF120HVoile.doc TF120HVoile.mp3 |
This is a level-1, I think. The speakers are mostly clear - although there are always a few difficult moments |
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TF120HMémoire.avi TF120HMémoire.srt TF120HMémoire.doc TF120HMémoire.mp3 |
Of all the clips on this site, this one perhaps best
demonstrates that understanding what we hear is largely the effect of
interpretation by the brain of linguistic and cultural cues Take, for instance the doctor who speaks of la panne de mémoire. In fact what I hear is la plan... Level-3, but this is - as always - what we're are aiming to master |
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TF120HSportifs.avi TF120HSportifs.srt TF120HSportifs.doc TF120HSportifs.mp3 |
An odd subject, but a good listening exercise, because of the voices of these ex-athletes. |
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TF120HDetention.avi TF120HDetention.srt TF120HDetention.doc TF120HDetention.mp3 |
We'll say this is a Level-1 - although the voices of those wrongfully accused are harder of course |
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TF120HHarcelement.avi TF120HHarcelement.srt TF120HHarcelement.doc TF120HHarcelement.mp3 |
I chose this for the voices of the women interviewed. Actually, fairly clear. The programme makers want the voices to be understood. |
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TF120HErosion.avi TF120HErosion.srt TF120HErosion.doc TF120HErosion.mp3 |
It's a Level-1, but, as so often with some difficult moments - I had no idea what the name of the helicopter was... |
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TF120HRentréeScolaire.avi TF120HRentréeScolaire.srt TF120HRentréeScolaire.doc TF120HRentréeScolaire.mp3 |
And no problem either with this piece from the point of view of listening. It's a decent level-2, with voices recorded in factories and shops, but reasonably clear. |
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TF120HVersailles.avi TF120HVersailles.srt TF120HVersailles.doc TF120HVersailles.mp3 |
Most of the time this is a very modest level-2. But I counted four or five places where my ear failed, and a few where I had to listen a few times to understand |
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TF120HAntibiotiques.avi TF120HAntibiotiques.srt TF120HAntibiotiques.doc TF120HAntibiotiques.mp3 |
This is a good, middle of
the road level-2. The people being interviewed offer some interest without
being too difficult to understand - although the lady who's child suffers
from earache made me wonder if I had heard correctly. |