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Matisse - La voile

S2 E28
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2012

Matisse is nine years old and has been sailing since he was five. He likes to speed to overtake everyone else. Not easy to sail when there is no wind!

Levels:
Elementary Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 6 Grade 5
Subjects:
French as a Second Language Listening Français Communication orale
Skills:
Self-Directed Learning Communication
French level:
Basic User (A1 - A2) A1: Breakthrough
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E1 : Colin - Le kayak

3min
Colin discovered kayaking through his cousin's friend. He tells an anecdote of a spill. Colin is twelve years old and has been kayaking for three years.
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E2 : Sana - La danse indienne

3min
Sana discovered Indian dance in a show. She loves this dance because it expresses a story. Sana is nine years old and has been doing Indian dance for five years.
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E3 : Michaël - Le tir à l'arc

3min
Michaël explains the pleasures of archery, the difficulties and the challenges. He has already won many medals. It is his father who gave him the taste to do it.
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E4 : Kayla - Le violoncelle

3min
Kayla takes her cello and plays her favorite music. She explains the technique for playing the cello well.
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E5 : Zac - Le tennis

3min
Zak is twelve years old and has been playing tennis for four years. Zak plays with Felix. He tells all the champion stuff and loves to play on the hard court every day.
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E6 : Jackie Ling - L'agilité canine

3min
Jackie Ling is 10 years old and has been training her dog Ziggy for two years. She explains gestures and techniques to make him understand. She loves teaching him skills. Her dream is to compete in competitions.
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E7 : Alexandre - Le hockey bottine

3min
Alexandre is twelve years old and loves field hockey. In addition to ice hockey, Alexandre often plays boot field hockey. There are many differences between the two.
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E8 : Laura - Les abris en forêt

3min
Laura is 11 years old and she loves to build shelters in the forest. Laura explains how to build a shelter. She loves to be in the forest, even to sleep.
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E9 : Benjamin - L'accordéon

3min
Benjamin is ten years old and has been playing the accordion since he was four years old. Benjamin has several accordions and the sound of each is very different.
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E10 : Céleste - Le soccer

3min
Céleste is eleven years old and has been playing soccer for five years. Céleste runs very fast. Sometimes she catches an opponent and even falls.
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E11 : Félix - Les insectes

3min
Felix is ten years old and he loves to hunt insects. Felix has three ways of hunting insects: mowing, sight hunting and night hunting. So passionate, he gives conferences.
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E12 : Olivier - Le golf

3min
Olivier has been playing golf for four years. He loves the peace and quiet of golf.
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E13 : Marielle - La chorale

3min
Marielle is 11 years old and has been singing in a choir for a year. In a choir, there are altos, basses, tenors and sopranos. Marielle likes this mix of tonalities.
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E14 : Simon - Le monocycle

3min
Simon is 11 years old and has been riding a unicycle for two years. Starting a unicycle without holding on is a real challenge. Simon is very happy to be able to do it.
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E15 : Suneetha - La ferme

3min
Suneetha is nine years old and has been taking care of farm animals for as long as she can remember. Suneetha makes cakes with the eggs from the chickens. She drinks the cow's milk with her cereal.
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E16 : Vincent - Le ping-pong

3min
Vincent is 11 years old and has been playing ping-pong for five years. You have to be agile, have a lot of reflexes and logic to play ping-pong. Vincent also trains at home with a robot.
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E17 : Zoé - Les bijoux

3min
Zoë is eleven years old and she loves making jewelry. Zoé has fun making jewelry that represents each month of the year. Each month has its own stone and color.
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E18 : Nathan - Le karting

3min
Nathan is 10 years old and has been racing go-karts for six years. Nathan is racing with his older brother. Oops, Nathan accelerated too much and forgot to brake... Will he win the race?
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E19 : Kyle - Les claquettes

3min
Kyle is twelve years old and has been tap dancing for eight years. Kyle likes to be very animated. Disaster! One day, he fell! But despite this, he came in first place.
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E20 : Michaël - Le cow-boy

3min
Michaël is 12 years old, he is a real cowboy. He catches calves with a lasso. Before he can catch a real calf, the cowboy practices with a fake calf.
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E21 : Ludovic - Les champignons

3min
Ludovic is nine years old and he knows mushrooms very well. In the forest, Ludovic takes pictures of the mushrooms he discovers, then he picks them and cuts them to identify them properly. His wish is to find a mushroom full of slimy tentacles.
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E22 : Julianna - Le triathlon

3min
Julianna is 11 years old and has been doing triathlons for two years. Today is competition day, Julianna has to swim eight laps in the pool, bike five kilometers and run two kilometers.
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E23 : Didier - La pétanque

3min
Didier is 12 years old and has been playing pétanque for five years. The jack is used to know who wins the point. Sometimes, you have to measure the distance between the balls to know the winner.
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E24 : Jane - Auteure-compositrice-interprète

3min
Jane is nine years old and a singer-songwriter. She wrote a song after the death of her cousin. When she misses her, Jane sings the song.
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E25 : Yoran - La lecture

3min
Yoran is 11 years old and he likes to read all kinds of books. Science fiction, comics, manga, novels are his favorite reads. Yoran always imagines himself in the role of the main character.
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E26 : Alizé - Les sculptures de sable

3min
Alyzé is nine years old and has been making sand sculptures for as long as she can remember. She shows us her lovely sculpted penguin, Cory.
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E27 : Philémon - Les marionnettes

3min
Philemon is 12 years old and loves making and manipulating puppets. He builds Kikou, the zebra. Paper, glue, fabric and Styrofoam balls. The puppets are a bit like his spokesmen.
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E28 : Matisse - La voile

3min
Matisse is nine years old and has been sailing since he was five. He likes to speed to overtake everyone else. Not easy to sail when there is no wind!
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E29 : Samuel - La planche à roulettes

3min
Samuel explains how to solidify his board. There are differences in the wheels. He likes his board to be well adjusted and he avoids taking risks.
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E30 : Jeanne - La comédie musicale

3min
Jeanne explains the pleasure she has to play in a musical, she likes variety during the shows.
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E31 : Anthony - Le baseball

3min
Anthony explains the different ways to throw the ball, the difficulties for the throwers. He likes to play as a team.
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E32 : Cléo - La scénographie

3min
Cleo explains her creative process. She enjoys manipulating textures, combining colors and reflecting on the exploration of space.
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E33 : Émilie - Le potager

3min
Emilie started to like vegetables at the market. She likes to grow vegetables. She makes a salad. Her dream is to own a restaurant.
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E34 : Ananda - Les échecs

3min
Ananda is 11 years old and has been playing chess for three years. The object of the game is to block the king. Ananda is always thinking about the moves he will make. His goal... to win!
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E35 : Claudia - Le hula hoop

3min
Claudia explains the techniques to make five hoops spin at the same time. She plays it every day, she likes to do it with music.
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E36 : Dominic - L'ornithologie

3min
Dominic is 9 years old and loves to watch birds. When Dominic doesn't recognize a bird, he looks in a guidebook or simply listens to it.
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E37 : Catherine - Le plongeon

3min
Catherine explains the different jumps. She tells about the first jump she did and her monumental flat. She loves to compete and came 7th in the national championships.
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E38 : Anne - La pêche à la mouche

3min
Anne is 13 years old and has been fly fishing for three months. She makes her flies that imitate insects and leeches. Anne likes the calmness that fishing gives her.
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E39 : Flavie - Le folklore

3min
Flavie is 11 years old and has been doing folk dancing for a year. Flavie likes to dance the jig because it's fast and there's a lot of movement.
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E40 : Louis - Le kite sur l'eau

3min
Louis is 9 years old and has been kiting on the water for two months. He likes to go fast especially when he has control of his board and his kite.
Levels:
Elementary Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 6 Grade 5
Subjects:
French as a Second Language Listening Français Communication orale
Skills:
Self-Directed Learning Communication
French level:
Basic User (A1 - A2) A1: Breakthrough