Extracts from the Evening News of TF1

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20HUltragauche.avi
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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
TF120H-Identite.avi
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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 
TF120HBettencourt.avi
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As so often, this is a Level-1, with some difficult bits - especially the few sentences spoken by Liliane Bettencourt herself
TF120HTraders.avi
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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
TF120HCuisine.avi
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Nothing harder for me than extracts about cooking - so I apologise to food buffs for mistakes. It's a good Level-2, this one
TF120HPiratage.avi
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As so often with this type of piece there are some very difficult moments. I'm going to rank this Level-3.
TF120HJury.avi
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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.
TF120HPharma.avi
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A good range of voices in this piece, as well as the always well-written commentary. A Level-1
TF120HGenealogie.avi
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We'll call this a Level-1 - despite the lady being interviewed who will buy a better caravan (and some French grammar lessons ?)
TF120HFraude.avi
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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 !
TF120HDiplomes.avi
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There is a good variety of voices in this extract, from the voice over through the various French interviewees, to the Chinese student
TF120HGaspillage.avi
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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
TF120HJeux.avi
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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 !
TF120HDefense.avi
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Apart from the lady trying to get the classification lifted on the Karachi bombing this is a straightforward Level-1 piece.
TF120HAnimaux.avi
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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
TF120HAspartame.avi
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There is a good range of voices here, quite clear, but often fast. Level-2
TF120HGrippe.avi
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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
TF120HNeige.avi
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A long clip this, and all sorts of voices. Worth it for the two wonderful old guys at the end.
TF120HFuyants.avi
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It's a good piece, this, because the two ladies interviewed speak quite indistinctly - as always, the result of emotion
TF1Boulin.avi
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On average, a level-2 with a great variety of voices in these two clips
TF120HPesticides.avi
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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
TF120HParis.avi
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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...
TF120HViolEcole.avi
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A wide variety of voices. As always, emotion breeds incoherence (and bad grammar).There is plenty of emotion here. Level-3
TF120HHopital.avi
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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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A level-1, this, but still with a variety of voices - the commentary, Antoine, Bruno and the psychologist
TF120HCybercriminels.avi
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I think we'll make this a Level-3 because of the disguised voice of Harry the Hacker. Tests the ear, doesn't it ?
TF120HMortsX.avi
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As always, such a contrast between the clear voice-over and the father who speaks first.
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The African French accent is never very easy to follow, and that adds some linguistic interest here
TF120HVoile.avi
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This is a level-1, I think. The speakers are mostly clear - although there are always a few difficult moments
TF120HMémoire.avi
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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

TF120HSportifs.avi
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An odd subject, but a good listening exercise, because of the voices of these ex-athletes.
TF120HDetention.avi
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We'll say this is a Level-1 - although the voices of those wrongfully accused are harder of course
TF120HHarcelement.avi
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I chose this for the voices of the women interviewed. Actually, fairly clear. The programme makers want the voices to be understood.
TF120HErosion.avi
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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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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.
TF120HVersailles.avi
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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
TF120HAntibiotiques.avi
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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.
 
     

 

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