Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
The bicycle turned 200 years old on June 12, 2017. Of course, it hasn't always looked like it does today. This video shows the development over the last two centuries and introduces the inventors who were behind it.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Take a peek at this simple but stunning video from German-Hungarian pop singer Anna Depenbusch. Released in 2012, it's from her fourth album and is entitled "Sommer aus Papier" [Paper Summer]. Viel Spaß!
Difficulty: Beginner
Switzerland
School is back in session in many places, but the coronavirus remains a threat. This short instructional film from Switzerland explains to children how they can protect themselves and each other, and reminds them about the rules for washing their hands and saying hello.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
The music group Deine Freunde writes rap songs for kids. This one is about how often children have to listen to adults exclaiming, "My, how you've grown!"
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
The animated series Little Nick is based on a children's book written by René Goscinny, the author of the Asterix comics. In the first part, Nick and his friends are in the schoolyard and find themselves in one of those situations most of us will know all too well.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
The next day at recess, the boys share their ideas for the teacher's gift: From a fur coat to a pony, they come up with all sorts of things! Everyone puts in as much money as they can, and then it's off to shop.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
The boys fight over who gets to hand over the figurines to the teacher. One of the figurines ends up broken, but the other survives thanks to Chlodwig's athleticism and bravery. In the end, however, everything turns out differently than planned!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Nick was looking forward to enjoying his day off school, but it turns out his mother has other plans for him.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
A long afternoon lies ahead for Nick and Adalbert, and they really don't have much in common. Will they find something fun to do? Adalbert already has an idea, which at first seems rather daunting...
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Adalbert's mother thought it was a good idea to give the children a chemistry set – that is, something educational — to play with. But her plan backfires when Nick and Adalbert end up causing quite a bit of trouble!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Die Ärzte is one of Berlin's most well-known rock bands. The song "M&F" ("Männer und Frauen") is from their twelfth studio album.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
“Rosetta,” a space probe launched by the European Space Agency in 2004, took over 12 years to reach her destination: a faraway comet hurtling through space. This animated short retells her epic journey in the form of a fairy tale.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Because they raise so many questions, celestial bodies have always fascinated humankind. Various probes — including Rosetta and her “little brother” Philae — have been sent into space to gather more information. This video presents the probes as courageous and curious figures in a whimsical fairy tale.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Rosetta and Philae were ready for their biggest challenge yet: Philae’s landing on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. When Rosetta said goodbye to her lander and released it onto the comet's surface, the whole world watched in suspense to see what would happen next.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Rosetta tells us about what she learned during her first year studying comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko — and Philae, asleep on the comet itself, finally wakes up from his hibernation!
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