Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
The Senckenberg Society, a non-profit scientific research institution, is celebrating its 200th anniversary. The Senckenbergers, as the scientists call themselves, are looking for solutions to climate change, poverty, overfishing, and more.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
The popular Swedish children's books centered on oddball Pettersson and his smart tomcat Findus have been turned into a live-action film for the first time. Here, Frankfurt-based SFX company Pixomondo explains how they brought Findus to life.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
“The Frankfurter” is a bilingual lifestyle magazine (German/English) that aims to provide locals and visitors from Germany and around the world with lifestyle-related content on the many facets of Frankfurt and its surroundings.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany Hessian
With Valentine's Day gaining popularity in Germany, the demand for red roses and other flowers is also growing. Wiesbaden florist Erhard Priewe discusses shifting trends, product shortages, and why the holiday is not as "commercialized" as many people believe.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Over two hundred young people campaigned for sustainability at the first Youth Forum 2010 in Hessen. The on-the-spot actions were the highlight here, such as the Contra-Plastic Bag action, where the youths approach passers-by and offer them cloth bags in exchange for their plastic bags.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany Hessian High German
On a Sunday evening around 6 p.m., there was an earthquake in South Hesse, with the epicenter in Ober-Ramstadt near Darmstadt. With a strength of 3.2 on the Richter Scale, there was no major damage reported, but the quake certainly gave some of the residents quite a scare!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Austria, Germany Austrian High German
Reading from Goethe's Faust, world-renowned actor Klaus Maria Brandauer delivered a brilliant performance at the grand celebration of Goethe University's 100th anniversary in Frankfurt.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
A big turn out for the music stars at the Frankfurt Festhalle, where the red carpet was out for the Live Entertainment Award. Stars like The BossHoss and schlager legend Heino gave their opinions on the importance of live music in today's music industry.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
The carnival street parades are in full gear. One of the most prestigious and largest parades traditionally takes place on Rose Monday in Mainz. Video courtesy of rheinmaintv.
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 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 Hessian
German rock band Selig [Blessed] reunited again two years ago. Thomas Raudnitzky from RheinMain Szene interviews them during a concert at the Frankfurt club Batschkapp.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany Hessian
Thomas Raudnitzky from RheinMain Szene continues to interview German rock band Selig [Blessed]. Here they talk about how the band came together again after 10 years of separation.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany Hessian
Lead singer “Der Graf” [The Count] of German rock band Unheilig [Unholy] is interviewed by Thomas Raudnitzky, moderator of trend magazine RheinMain Szene.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany Hessian
Part two of the interview with the German rock band Unheilig [Unholy], in which lead singer "the Count" is interviewed by Thomas Raudnitzky, moderator of trend magazine rheinmain Szene.
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