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: Intermediate
Germany
12 heißt: Ich liebe dich is a made-for-TV film about the consequences of having lived in the GDR. As Bettina Kramer makes call after call, it becomes clear that she is a woman with a difficult past.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Dresden, 1985: After a party at their house, Bettina and her husband are awakened by Stasi agents at the door, who arrest them.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
After being separated from her husband, Bettina is questioned about her connections to West Berlin.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Jan, now an accountant, receives a letter from Bettina regarding the eight months she spent in prison in 1985.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Bettina is in poor condition due to bad conditions and constant interrogation. However, her interrogator seems to also have some empathy.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Although Bettina has yet to hear back from her former interrogator, her co-worker encourages her to persevere.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Jan's boss won't accept Bettina's vague account of what happened, and Jan has to do the interrogation over again.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Jan tries to make Bettina nervous by talking about her husband's affair, but doesn't get the reaction he hoped for.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Bettina is questioned by Jan's superior, who is not particularly patient, and learns that Jan is going away on vacation.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Jan's wife doesn't want him to meet Bettina again.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Jan comes back from vacation and explains that his part of the investigation is almost over, but also expresses some feelings for Bettina.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
In their last meeting, Bettina and Jan both reveal their feelings for each other. In the present, they see each other for the first time in many years.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Bettina finds that she still has feelings for Jan after so many years.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Jan can't bear to tell his wife and daughter the truth about his feelings for Bettina, even though he continues to see her.
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