Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
The Moria refugee camp, on the Greek island of Lesbos, is characterized by crowded tents, mountains of garbage, and inhumane and unsanitary conditions. In summer 2020, Rhaja Horst traveled there to devote her time and energy to helping the refugees. The 19-year-old student from Reckenroth, a municipality in the Rhein-Lahn district, spent eight weeks at Moria giving German lessons. She encourages other who are interested in helping out to join an NGO and go.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
After Schotty finishes cleaning up the professor’s grisly remains, he goes to ask out the friendly receptionist – but then he suddenly has a revelation about what actually transpired at the lab.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
E.M.M.A. proves to be an excellent listener. With a few very focused questions, she gets Schotty rambling about human emotions in general, and his relationships in particular.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
While Schotty cleans up the crime scene, E.M.M.A. gets him talking.... and laughing! She cleverly engages him in a conversation about his exes.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
Dirk, Harry, and Katja speculate about why Rosa would make up such an extreme story about Henning. Henning himself wants to confront Rosa, but Harry stops him; meanwhile, Dirk and Katja pay Rosa’s absentee father a visit on his ship.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
When Professor Lütting is called away for an operation involving currywurst, Schotte has a moment to flirt with the receptionist and then spend some time alone with female robot E.M.M.A. 206. But he’s also afraid of causing another accident…
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Since 2011, an effort has been underway to reconstruct Frankfurt’s Old Town according to architectural models from the 16th to the 19th centuries. However, the new construction is about more than just attracting tourists: The changes are also delighting residents of the city, who are eager to sign up for tours.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
Here, Schotte — who is on day three of his women-fast — learns about the advantages of the robot woman E.M.M.A. He’s tempted to start saving up to buy his own — but then he learns how Professor Handke actually died.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Jacob recites two poems by Mascha Kaléko: “Interview mit mir selbst” and “Im Exil.” The German-Jewish poet had to flee to America in 1938, and her works were banned in Germany after the Nazis labeled them “harmful and undesirable.”
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
Katja and Dirk confront Henning regarding Rosa’s accusation. Meanwhile, Lothar tries to follow up on his internal assignment without his colleagues noticing – but then Nicki catches him in the act.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Isabel Nolte’s smoky voice is one-of-a-kind — and her performance of Karussell's popular GDR ballad “Als ich fortging” (When I Left) immediately wins over the judges on The Voice of Germany!
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: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
In “Kaum erwarten” (“Hardly Wait”), German pop singer Wincent Weiss sings about his personal goals in life: less focus on work, and more focus on his family, friends, and partner.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
Bees are rapidly dying off – a major environmental problem – and there are numerous causes. The weekly political satire show extra 3, which is produced by Norddeutscher Rundfunk (Northern German Broadcasting), investigates colony collapse by sassily redubbing an old episode of Maya the Honey Bee, a 1970s Japanese TV series based on a German book.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
After learning what Henri and Emma have uncovered in their investation, Hannes realizes the truth about the origins of the tea Debbie sold to them. In the meantime, the maintenance technician hurries over to fix the elevator – but maybe it wasn’t such an emergency after all. See for yourself!
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