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Intermediate
Germany High German
Selma talks to Lisa about her internship, which she is really enjoying! She's learning a lot of new things and is even allowed to submit her own design proposal in the tendering process for a project.
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Intermediate
Germany High German
Sebastian is the best student in his year at college! And he has even more great news to share with his roommates...
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Intermediate
Germany High German
Yara and her landlord are talking about climate change. Yara is appalled by how some people are so indifferent to the issue.
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Intermediate
Germany High German
The environment concerns everyone—including these roommates! How can people be convinced to recycle and sustainably change their behavior as consumers? The four discuss what could be done.
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Intermediate
Germany
Nina Chuba, real name Nina Katrin Kaiser, is not only a singer but also an actress. On August 12, 2022, she released the song "Wildberry Lillet," which went straight to number 1 in the German single charts and features the rapper Juju.
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Intermediate
Germany
The inimitable Nina Hagen sings a version of the classic German pop song "Du hast den Farbfilm vergessen" ("You forgot the color film").
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Intermediate
Germany
Germany's godmother of punk Nina Hagen sings an ode to New York City.
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Intermediate
Germany
Construction is the biggest source of political corruption in the world, and here a case in point: the existence of hermit Friedmunt Sonnemann is being threatened by the construction of an elevated Moselle River overpass, that according to critics is neither wanted nor needed by the inhabitants. (video copyright dpa)
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Intermediate
Germany Bavarian
Arabella from beQueen reports live from the famous-notorious Oktoberfest.
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Intermediate
Germany
What is happening to Germany's reputation as a sport-friendly country? A referendum in Bavaria has made it clear, that they do not wish to host the Olympics in the foreseeable future. (video copyright dpa)
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Germany
The swimming style known as Butterfly (or previously as Dolphin-style), is recognised as an official swimming style since 1953. This video explains how top athletes achieve excellence in the pool.
Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]
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Intermediate
Germany
Diving from a tower is officially called platform diving, and has a long Olympic tradition, having been an official Olympic sport since 1904.
Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]
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Intermediate
Germany
The high jump has been an Olympic discipline since 1896 for men and since 1928 for women. In this clip, the predominant jumping technique, the Fosbury flop, is explained and demonstrated step-by-step. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]
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Intermediate
Germany
BMX riders are the cool rebels who do their awesome bike tricks on the back streets, right? Not quite: BMX has now hit the big time and made it to the Olympic Games.
Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]
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Intermediate
Germany
It is the latest hype on the internet: traffic planning in Schwäbisch Gmünd. A Facebook group has called out in grand style to find a name for the new city tunnel. Tens of thousands have voted for the "Bud Spencer Tunnel", named after the Spaghetti-Western film star!
Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]
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