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: Beginner
Germany
Lisa's feeling a bit overwhelmed: She doesn't know how she can manage her jobs and other activities and still help out in the apartment. Luckily, her roommates are sympathetic.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Nico and his brother Pepe talk about Nico's direction in life – and why he wants distance from his family.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
While Nico and Yara eat dinner, Max and Tarek discuss their experiences with various hobbies and activities. Then Nico's brother shows up again...
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Through the Berlin-based project Klappe Auf!, pupils in rural Brandenburg made this short film on children’s rights, in particular those relating to privacy and nonviolence.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Deine Freunde is a German group that writes rap songs for children. This song is about the contrast between what you have to eat at home and what you get to eat at Grandma's when you're a kid.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany South German
In Part 2 of “The Lost Key,” Kasper and his friend Seppel search for the king’s missing key together. They finally track down the thief — but will they be able to outsmart it?
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
As part of Lisa's German lesson, Nico and Selma discuss their interests. Nico learns that Selma has never learned how to ride a bike, so he offers to teach her.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Kasperle, or Kasper, is a traditional puppet character from the German-speaking world, and “Kasperletheater” (Kasper shows) are performed in a manner similar to that of the UK’s “Punch and Judy.” Here, the King has lost the key to his beloved treasury—and, with the King’s promise of a reward, Kasper is eager to help him find it.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
In a tense confrontation with her landlord, Yara learns that the rent she pays for her bicycle shop will increase starting in January.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Nico and his new roommates talk about his relationship with his brother, Pepe. Then Lisa gets some good news.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Nico and Sebastian are in the middle of moving a heavy piece of furniture when Inge shows up and starts going on and on about her upcoming trip.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Nico moves into Sebastian, Nina, and Lisa's shared apartment. He's actually collected quite a lot of stuff during his short time in Germany! Meanwhile, Sebastian asks Lisa to help him with a photo project.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany High German
"Alles nur geklaut," one of the earliest hits by German pop band Die Prinzen (The Princes), is a humorous reflection on how an artist's work may not always be original, and how that can affect a relationship. The German verb "klauen" is slang for "to steal."
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Selma's father has accidentally left his ID card at the hospital, but doesn't know how to get back there. He runs into Yara on the train platform, and she tells him what his options are for public transportation.
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