23 NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER: Les Nouvelles à travers le Canada/Championnes canadiennes/inondations historiques en Colombie-Britannique

252-Inondations Historiques En Colombie-Britannique: Les Canadiens Mettent Leurs De Travail

In this episode we cover the historic floods in BC, how BC has been rocked by successive hardships: Covid, forest fires and historic flooding. Canadians are nothing if not resilient. This short film takes you through an accelerated timeline of Canadian resilience.

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251-Championnes canadiennes: Olivia Surf Nouvelle-Écosse/Vivian Diplôme Universitaire À 16 Ans/Judy Astronaute Du Manitoba/Maryam de L’Alberta Championne en Sciences

In this episode Canadian ladies are taking center stage:

• Olivia Chute from Nova Scotia rocks it with a gold in surfing at the Pan Am games
• Vivian Xie is the youngest student to graduate with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto, at just 16 years old!
• Judy Anderson, a retired teacher from Manitoba is shooting for space: She pays 200,000 to take a flight in space
• Maryam Tsegaye, a grade 12 student from Alberta gets first prize in a contest and takes home $500,000 for a science video she made.

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C’est le Vendredi fou! Qu’est-ce que ça veut dire? What’s Black Friday? We visit a toy store, meet the owner and discover amazing toys!

• On rencontre Michael. C’est le propriétaire du magasin de jouets “Enfantino”. On découvre des jouets cool et on apprend ce qu’est le “Vendredi fou!”.

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VIDEO #250 Les nouvelles au Canada: Canadian news video for this week, in levelled French

• La frontière entre le Canada et les États-Unis est maintenant ouverte/The US border with Canada is now open.
• Pendant la pandémie de Covid-19, beaucoup de personnes adoptent un chien. Le refuge Beagle Paws, à Goulds à Terre-Neuve-Labrador.
• Emily Alford, 16 ans, de la Nouvelle-Écosse représente le Canada/A 16 year-old girl from Nova-Scotia represents Canada at the internationals
• Un orignal visite une classe dans une école à Saskatoon.
• Des télescopes gratuits pour les jeunes à Winnipeg.
• A grade 12 student in BC sells his granola confections around the world.

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LA FERME OUIMET ET LE LABYRINTHE

In this video in levelled French, Planet French visits La Ferme Ouimet. This farm is 100 years old and features games and a corn labyrinth. Things get complicated when we get lost in the labyrinth!

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 Les Nouvelles à travers le Canada, Réunion sur le climat, le Jour du Souvenir!

The news this week (in easy French): Halifax, nouveau robot/Calgary, des jeunes champions/Toronto, première navette électrique/Winnipeg-Manitoba, un chien vole une voiturette de golf!/Vancouver, on arrête de couper les arbres anciens/Réunion internationale sur le climat: Comment les arbres aident à réduire la température de la Terre/Le Jour du Souvenir

(Students also learn how trees help reduce global warming and climate change.)

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VIDEO LE JOUR DU SOUVENIR: EMOTIONAL (Easy level)

This powerful video is suitable for all grades K-12. The language is easy, the content is elegant and it carries a message of peace. Students learn about Remembrance Day (in levelled French).

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LES VÊTEMENTS ET L’AUTOMNE

This short animated cartoon introduces beginners to some clothing vocabulary. It’s just a tiny part of the complete course, “LES VÊTEMENTS”. You can find the course under the menu “LES COURS/K-12 COURSES” on Planet French.

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In Episode #248: Climate change and more!

• There’s an international meeting on climate change, and some call it the most important meeting of the century.
• It’s fall and we talk about clothes. There’s a cute animated video, and much more with the complete Planet French course, “Les Vêtements”.
• Amazing rescue in B.C.: Young Sikh Canadians use their turbans to save hikers stuck in a ravine!
• …All in levelled French!

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Le Château Frontenac: Partie 1

In this video we visit the world-renown Château Frontenac in Quebec City. Un chevalier nous sert de guide et nous introduits au château.

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This lesson is part of the course “Bienvenue à Québec”. Planet French offers over 40 French courses.

Clothes shopping? Try this video on for size: Deux jeunes magasinent

We follow two teens out shopping in a trendy clothing store. With the help of the French clerk, they change their look. Click here to watch if you’re already logged in to Planet French.