Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
How does luggage get onto the plane? AKTIV has tracked the route taken by trolleys and bags in Terminal 2 at Munich Airport. The underground track is 45 kilometers long!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Wannsee is a subdistrict of the Berlin district of Steglitz-Zehlendorf, which is in the far southwestern part of the city. There are many possible places to go swimming there, and a favorite is the Strandbad Wannsee, the ideal place to recover from the stress of the city!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Winter has finally hit Berlin, causing traffic chaos and a lot of complaining from the locals, but actually some people seem to prefer the snow! (video copyright dpa)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
24 young women, one goal: They want be the next Miss Germany. Their looks and their figures are their assets, but sometimes they turn a blind eye, such as meeting up in Berlin for a round of currywurst! (video copyright dpa)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Is a hotel too boring, but camping outdoors too rough? Try the Hüttenpalast in Berlin-Neukölln, which offers the best of both worlds! (video copyright dpa)
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Imagine you've met someone cool and exchanged numbers – and now you want to find a time to hang out. Eylin and Sabine will show you what to say when you call them.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Stefan gets rather fresh on the phone with his mother, claiming that she’s meddling too much in his personal life. But on a phone call with his girlfriend, Alina, Stefan behaves exactly like his mother does. And how does Alina react?
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany High German
At the weekly market in Germany, many fruit farmers sell their harvest: apples, pears, strawberries and more. In this video, Eylin tells you about her favorite local fruits.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany High German
Expand your household vocabulary with this video! Here, Eylin introduces you to the various tools she keeps at home to do repairs around the house.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany High German
“Teekesselchen” (“Little Teapot”) is a popular language game where players take turns choosing homonyms and then giving clues so that the others can guess. In this video, Eylin tells us a bit about the game, and also gives us a few examples of homonyms in German.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany High German
More homonyms from the popular German word game “Teekesselchen!” When it comes to these homonyms, sometimes it’s the article that makes all the difference, and sometimes it’s the context. Enjoy!
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany High German
The wealth of knowledge we have access to today has advantages and disadvantages. In this video, Eylin looks at the topic from different angles.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany High German
What is it that makes cats so fascinating? Why and how do these little predators enchant us? In this video, Eylin shares some insights, and we also find out how she became a cat lover.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Humans and animals often form their own special kinds of bonds. Here, you’ll learn about people who developed friendships with a crow, a shark, a goose, and more!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Can you imagine having a raccoon as a pet, a tiger as a playmate, or a crocodile as a friend for life? What about a reunion with a lioness? Watch this video for more accounts of wild animals who have formed bonds with people.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Julia and Marie have recently moved to Berlin and are waiting for their friend Brigitta to arrive for a visit.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
After picking her up from the train station, the two roommates are very excited to show Brigitta their apartment. She is impressed, but also very tired from traveling.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
After a good night's sleep and a delicious breakfast, Brigitta's friends want to take her out to see their neighborhood. They hope that they can even convince her to move there.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Brigitta finds out that her friends are having some trouble getting along as roommates and communicating about their expectations.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
When Marie comes home and has a few complaints about living with Julia, it's clear to Brigitta that the two of them need to talk.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
When all three friends are back at the apartment, Brigitta encourages Marie and Julia to speak about what's bothering them.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Julia met a really nice guy at a party that the three friends attended. The next day, they talk about how she should proceed.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany High German
What happened to the famous sausage stand where Schenk and Ballauf, the Cologne commissioners from the long-running German TV police procedural "Tatort" ("Crime Scene"), met to discuss cases? Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
These days, a lot of people are paying attention to their carbon footprint. Drinking straws are no longer made of plastic, toothbrushes are made of wood, and we're happy to forego that domestic flight to Munich for a long weekend—all for the sake of the environment. But there's one person who doesn't care: Felix, a rabbit from a children's TV series.
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