Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany Bavarian
In the second part of the report from Oktoberfest, Arabella of beQueen meets a horse and a real Bavarian.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany Bavarian
A warm welcome to a visit of Therese’s Meadow. The interview reveals some crazy things people do at Oktoberfest. You will also find out how the name Theresienwiese [Therese’s Meadow] came about. A video by beQueen.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Singer-songwriter "Olli Schulz" gives us a very funny and intelligently written pop song with an equally well-executed video, poking fun at gender roles in the sports world.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
What is happening to Germany's reputation as a sport-friendly country? A referendum in Bavaria has made it clear, that they do not wish to host the Olympics in the foreseeable future. (video copyright dpa)
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Concentration, agility and leaping ability... Beach volleyball sounds like an enjoyable leisure activity, but it is both an Olympic sport and and a tough, serious professional sport. Enjoy!
Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
The swimming style known as Butterfly (or previously as Dolphin-style), is recognised as an official swimming style since 1953. This video explains how top athletes achieve excellence in the pool.
Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Diving from a tower is officially called platform diving, and has a long Olympic tradition, having been an official Olympic sport since 1904.
Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
The high jump has been an Olympic discipline since 1896 for men and since 1928 for women. In this clip, the predominant jumping technique, the Fosbury flop, is explained and demonstrated step-by-step. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
BMX riders are the cool rebels who do their awesome bike tricks on the back streets, right? Not quite: BMX has now hit the big time and made it to the Olympic Games.
Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
The residents of Hamburg were once in favor of hosting the Olympic Games, but did they know what it would entail for the daily life in their city?
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
It is the latest hype on the internet: traffic planning in Schwäbisch Gmünd. A Facebook group has called out in grand style to find a name for the new city tunnel. Tens of thousands have voted for the "Bud Spencer Tunnel", named after the Spaghetti-Western film star!
Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
The film Valkyrie was released in 2008 and stars Tom Cruise. Titled Operation Walküre: Das Stauffenberg-Attentat in German, it tells the story of the assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
With the motto Organic Disco, the climate-friendly party rocks on at Darmstadt’s “Centralstation” – on a dance floor that produces energy.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
In the second part of this documentary about the Organic Disco in the Centralstation Darmstadt, you will find out more about the unique dance floor and listen to the opinions of some of the attendees.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
This clip was created under the auspices of the pilot project "Weil wir es wert sind!" ("Because we're worth it!") of the Rain Forest Foundation OroVerde! Its purpose is to create awareness of the relationship between the rain forest, CO2 emissions, and climate change!
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