Beehive

 

Year published/aired: 2022 ? 

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 8-10 units each

Grade: Pre A1-B1

Genres: Everyday's situations 

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Broadcaster: -

Production company: Oxford University

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Producer of videos:

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Media: digital

Media distribution: Oxford University

Additional media: books, audio 

Working material: Jessica Finnis, others

Material publisher: Oxford University

Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short): A 7 level course from Oxford University for young learners (but not pre-school). British and American English. Pics from level 1 unit 8 A shopping role play. There are also many (most) animated clips (cartoons). I think digital only (digital packs (e-books) and Online Practise).

Episodes: unknown length, short clips (~1-3 minutes each)

Level 1

Unit 1 

Lesson 3 What color is it? 1'54 (animated) 

Lesson 4 Billy's painting 2'38 (animated)

Lesson 5 School 2'07 (live-action) 

Project - A board game (2'02) (live-action) 

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Unit 2 Lesson 5 Toys and games 2'12 (live action)

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Update: Own it!

 

I found this scene on page 10 (referring to page 15), Student's Book of level 2, confirming a clip. Similar on page 8 (I think unit 2). 

He's called James. Clip Language in action 1.3.

Cambridge University course, ca 2019 

Main post

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2022/11/own-it.html

Optimise Stars

 

Year published/aired: 2024 ? 

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 10 units each

Grade: A2-B2

Genres: Everyday's situations ?

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: -

Production company: Macmillan

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Media: digital

Media distribution: Macmillan

Additional media: books 

Working material: Jeremy Bowell, Richard Storton, others

Material publisher: Macmillan

Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short): A 4 level secondary course from Macmillan for teenagers. British English. Pics from the sample course videos. Pic 1 from the Speaking test video. Pic 2 from Speaking in the Background. Unknown levels. Clips are digital (digital workbooks/apps).

A companian course is Academy Stars (2nd ed, level A1). There's also Bright Academy Stars. There was an earlier prequel course ~2016 called Optimise (which still needs to be checked). 

Episodes: unknown length, probably short clips (maybe ~2 minutes each?)

Level A2 

Unit 1 Fun times

Reading video: Your favourite places

Gramma video: Present simple and present continuous 

Unit 2 (only grammar video) Past simple

Unit 3 On the move

Reading video: Holidays at home, grammar video  

Unit 4 The world of technology (only grammar video)

Unit 5 My style 

Upcycle your wardrobe! Do it yourself! 

Unit 7 Let's play

The life of an athlete - Girls united

Unit 9 Good for you

Choosing a healthy activity

Unit 10 At home (only grammar video) 

Vocabulary videos

Talking about free-time activities

Explaining likes and dislikes

Asking someone to explain

Talking about preferences

Describing things and giving opinions

Talking about the future

Giving opinions

Talking about a topic

Gicing yourself time to think

Agreeing and disagreeing 

 

Update: Link It!

 

I found better pics of Link It! (2nd Edition, 2024) Oxford University Press. Pic 1 from Level 1. Pic 2 from level 2. There are some more screenshots in the books.

Main post

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2023/05/link-it.html

Update: Here We Come (1974) clip found

It appears on my TOP posts and I found a new upload of ep 4 on YouTube (uploader Introkungarna). Very interesting. Producer and director Eskil Garpebring. So obviously Swedish origin. I previously only found a 1974 broadcast in Estonia and a 1978 re-broadcast in Sweden. Looks like an adventure series, here with a message in a bottle.

I have to check it more closely and upate my main post. Previously, I haven't found mush info. He also has similar early clips. 

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2021/07/here-we-come.html

Friends in London (Friends)

 

Friends (New Friends) was a 4 level course from Pearson Longman ca 2002. 16 units per level. A similar later course was Wider World (2017).

I have to check Friends later. At least New Friends also has CD-ROMs. One supplement for the first 2 levels (Starter and 1 or 1 and 2) was a VHS video Friends in London - Video. Plot: 2 friends tell each other about all the fun they have. (Can't say if boys or girls). There was a booklet (Video activity book) for the VHS, separate and as a pack with the VHS. Tests, projects, games, songs etc.

I haven't found details, length of the VHS nor screenshots or clip. I have to check the books, I only found book 3.

Pic above from the book, level 3, girls are Vicki and Kim. Maybe these are the 2 friends as there are also pics of them at Leeds Castle and at the airport.  

Update: I found the same pics in course "In Touch" ca 2001. There is a combined CD pack for both. 

 

The Wonderkids

 

Year published/aired: 2007 

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: ~36 units per level

Grade: 7 ??

Genres: Everyday's situations ?

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: -

Production company: 

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Producer of videos:

Story: Brian Abbs and Ingrid Freebairn

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Media: DVD

Media distribution: Longman

Additional media: books, CD-ROM,

Working material: Zozetta Androulaki

Material publisher: Pearson Longman

Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short): I found another 3 level Pearson Longman course by Brian Abbs and Ingrid Freebairn. There are confirmed Class DVDs (usually DVD-ROMs) and CD-ROMs. I think it's used with/part of the book series Sky. (I have 2 other DVDs for that (Life in Britain, Kirsty's Secret). There was also a course called Wonderland.

I haven't found any pics, PDFs or more details. I also tried archive.org and worldcat. So, I can't say if these are live-action or animated scenes. I think a secondary course for teens. Level 3 is for Senior C level students. In level 1 real kids should turn into cartoons.

The Wonderkids are Ollie and her friends Jess, Leo and Niki. They have special powers, help others and solve mysteries (at least in level 3).  

(Also or mainly) used in Greece. 

 

Episodes: unknown length

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Level 3

1. Making Friends

2. A busy time ahead

3. How did it happen?

4. My kind of music

5. I've just been for a swim

6. I've been downhill racing

7. Have you ever eaten squid?

8. The Wonderkids in ... The robbery

9. You musn't move it 

10. Where are you most ticklish?

11. The robot that won

12. The Paralympians 

13. I'm not used to this

14. He had dropped it in the sea

15. It's such an old house that ...

16. The Wonderkids in ... The gold ring 

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36. Legal ages