Family and Friends

Year published/aired: ~2008-

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes:

Grade: Pre A1-B2.1

Genres: everyday's situations

Sub-subject: grammar

Broadcaster: -

Production company:

Producer:

Story: Naomi Simmons,

Editor:

Director: 

Media: DVDx2 (each level)

Media distribution: Oxford University

Additional media: books Grammar Friends, class audio, CD-ROM, digital

Working material:

Material publisher: Oxford University

Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short):  A seven-level course for young learners from Oxford University. First, I thought due to the covers that there would be just animations and this is true for the Starter level. But later there are very good clips.

Everyday English (Fluency Time) and  Skills (latter one studio scenes), at least 5 short clips each (on each level). Pic from 2nd ed. Family and Friends 3 (Everyday English: Things in common) what is my favourite level.

DVDs are included at least in the Class books (DVD and or Multi-ROM), student books (American ed.) but might depend on edition and country. Teacher's Books has a Fluency DVD. Teacher's Book Plus has also a CD-ROM and an audio CD (American ed.). There are also Parents' resources and digital contents.  

There's also American Family and Friends (maybe same clips?). And First Friends (2 levels), latter one maybe no DVD.

Episodes: each clip ~1-2 minutes. Unknown DVD length

 (selection, 2n Ed. )

Level 1. Unit 1. What's this?

Everyday English 1: Playing outside (playground)

Everyday English: At the dinner table

Skills: What's this?

Level 2: Everyday English: Making plans (outside)

Everyday English: Playing games (at home, younger blond boy and girl)

Everyday English: Classroom language

Level 3: Unit 1: How old are you?

Everyday English: Things in common (garden)

Everyday English: Giving directions (outside)

Level 6: Discussing future plans (at school)

Everyday English: Solving problems (classroom and outside) 2 boys, 2 girls

Fast Track English (Telekolleg II)

 

Year published/aired: 1997-1999

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 39

Grade: adults, beginner

Genres: everyday's situations

Sub-subject: grammar

Broadcaster: WDR

Production company: Pilgrim Productions

Producer: Peter Teckentrup

Story: Robert Parr,

Editor:

Director: David Pick

Media: VHSx2 (x3)

Media distribution: TR-Verlagsunion

Additional media: books, CD-ROM Vokabeltrainer

Working material:

Material publisher: TR-Verlagsunion

Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short):  Part of the Telekolleg II series (for grown-ups). WDR, 3x13 episodes. 3rd season is called Fast Track English - The Business World. 4th season is titled America - The Freedom to Be. The official site has 4 seasons. Wunschliste has a 5th season before that (mainly USA, but not even broadcasted on WDR but H3). Maybe the sequel America - People and Places.

Available on  the br mediathek / Telekolleg -> Englisch (1. Trimester). Brodcasted on Wednesdays on ARD Alpha at 6.30 am.

Pictured is recent episode 7 Sport in winter, showing mainly younger kids playing Soccer outside. And brief scenes in snow. Mainly grown-ups also Soccer (men outside), trainer from Gillingham FC, Ice-Hockey, and comedian Meter-Man at an indoor pool and Aerobics.

Produced from 1997 but ending credits says 2000. Books published in 2001.

I don't know the other episodes, but probably very few kids/teens shown.

Episodes: ~30 minutes each

Full list on German Wikipedia and the official site.

Update: Episode 3 has many scenes of 2 boys

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2023/06/fast-track-english-telekolleg-ii.html

Outcomes

 

Year published/aired: 2011, 2016 (2nd Ed.)

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 12 units/6 videos each grade?

Grade: A0-C2

Genres: Geography

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: -

Production company: 

Producer: 

Story: Hugh Dellar, Mike Sayer, others

Editor:

Director: 

Media: 1xDVD or DVD-ROM each level

Media distribution: National Geographic

Additional media: books, audio, digital, Whiteboard, Classroom Presentation Tool, Exam CD-ROM, DVD-ROM,...

Working material:

Material publisher: Cornelsen

Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short):  A 6 level British English course for adults and young adults from Cornelsen and National Geographic Learning/Cengage Learning. Videos by National Geographic are on Classroom DVDs,  DVD-ROM, Split editions (in student's books) and as digital.

Pic from 2nd edition level Beginner, unit 8. Video 4: Bike riding in Utah. Obviously very few kids and teen shown.

A similiar course from National Geographic is Life.

Episodes: DVD unknown length, probably short. DVD-ROMs also have photos and more

Beginner

8.4 Bike riding in Utah

Elementary: (obviously only videos in every other unit)

Unit 2. Free Time

Video 1: A famous city (Paris) 2'08'' in ~2 parts

4. Holidays

Video 2: Alex the parrot

6. Education

Video 3: Photo camp 

8. Plans

Video 4: Two Kenyans guys in Texas

10: Travel

Video 5: Barcelona's street life

12: Feelings

Video 6: Wearing a glove of venomous ants

...

Advanced

Stark in ... Englisch

 

Year published/aired: 2018 ?

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 2-3 each grade

Grade: 5-10

Genres: everyday's situations

Sub-subject: geography

Broadcaster: -

Production company: 

Producer: 

Story: Gisela Ehlers, others

Editor:

Director:

Media: digital

Media distribution: 

Additional media: books, audio, CD-ROM, MP3, ...

Working material:

Material publisher: Westermann

Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short): This is book course for grades 5-10. At least digital material for teachers including videos on BiBox and ebook. I haven't found working samples as they are for registered teachers only. At least the titles and icons can be seen. 2-3 probably brief videos each grade and much more audio files.

Episodes: unknown length

Stark in Englisch 1: 

-English Breakfast

-British hobbies

2: School in England

School canteens in England

3. Christmas in the UK

British money

4. Pankakes

A favourite sports star (Basketball)

5. At the airport

My future

Valentine's Day

6. At the pharmacy

Fair trade

Rubbish and recycling in the UK

 

English G Access

Year published/aired: 2014

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 5-6 units each grade

Grade: 5-

Genres: everyday's situations

Sub-subject: geography

Broadcaster: -

Production company: Rockfinch Ltd, Ireland ?

Producer: 

Story: Susan Abbey ?, David Fermer, others

Editor: Dr. Philip Devlin

Director: Claire Cunningham,

Media: 1xDVD each level

Media distribution: Cornelsen

Additional media: books, audio, CD-ROM, interactive whiteboard...

Working material:

Material publisher: Cornelsen

Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short): This is the old Access series, I think first published in 2014. There is also a 2017 and 2019 G9 series. The current 2022 is just called Access. (The DVDs for that will be released in July 2023).

As it's a sister series with Lighhouse/Headlight/Highlight, I first thought that Access also has the same DVDs (as set in Plymouth). The cover kids are always other kids, not shown on DVD. But obviously I'm wrong. However, some videos are the same.

Next to digital contents, there is a DVD series with the subtitle "The World behind the picture". The pic is from a brief sample included in the Unterrichtsmanager Plus (taken from Access 1, Unit 1.2 EVERYDAY ENGLISH Classroom English).

There's also another light blond boy called Sam Bennett. Other kids are red haired Abby Blackwell, Lucy Pascoe (probably pictured, raising her hand) and Justin Skinner. Another girl is called Maya, a boy Leo.

"A ferry trip to Cawsand" is the same as in English G Lighthouse. Letterboxing is confirmed the same as in Lighthouse 2 (so with those kids). Full books previews (with some screenshots) on edition G9 2019.

Episodes: ~53 minutes total (per DVD/grade)

Access 1: (5 units)

Unit 1: 1. The Plymstock School Discovery Quiz

2. EVERYDAY ENGLISH: Classroom English (pictured)

Unit 2: 1. My House, your house

EVERYDAY ENGLISH: Time for lunch

Unit 3: 1. Plymouth school clubs (gym, music)

EVERYDAY ENGLISH: How can be join the club? (Karate, swim)

Unit 4: 1. Plymouth, my hometown

EVERYDAY ENGLISH: A present for Ruby

Unit 5: 1. A ferry trip to Cawsand

EVERYDAY ENGLISH: Making plans

Access 2:

Unit 1: A day at the Eden project (plants)

EVERYDAY ENGLISH: Where's my mobile?

Unit 2: Plymkids (club, dancing ?)

EVERYDAY ENGLISH: At the cinema

Unit 3: A German tourist in Plymouth (young lady Sandra)

EVERYDAY ENGLISH: The Way to Peter's House (Jack)

Unit 4: Letterboxing

EVERYDAY ENGLISH: At the information centre (Ruby in Dartmoor)

Unit 5: The sea show (Craig's Puppet show)

EVERYDAY ENGLISH: Can I go to the concert, please?

Unit 6: The Romans in Britain

EVERYDAY ENGLISH: At a takeaway

Access 3: (other, older teens)

Unit 1: A bus tour of London

2. Making the film: Time

Unit 2: Adam's video blog (Wales, Snowdonia)

Unit 3: Liverpool (Movie scenes: Jimmy Grimble, all 3 clips)

1. The story

2. The bullies

3. The match

Unit 4: (Ireland)

1. Yu Ming is ainm dom (film)

Unit 5: Edinburgh

1. Escape to ... Scotland (4 movies)

 

Text: Ghost Train to London (snippet, from book series Scene it!)

Access 4:

Unit 1:

1. New York sights

2. Manhattan: People and places

3. Making the film: Music

4. Hanging out with friends (4 parts in Brooklyn)

Unit 2:

1. A musician in New Orleans (man Ado)

2. Making the film: Sound and atmosphere (>5 minutes)

Unit 3:  California

1. A state with many faces

2. Discovering California

3. California road trip

Unit 4: South Dakota

1. Bloodlines (short film by Christopher Nataanii Cegielski) Native American family

2. Making the film: Shots

Access 4:...

 

Scene it!

 

Subtitle: Szenische Darbietungen für den Englischunterricht

Year published/aired: 2020

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes:

Grade: 7-8 

Genres: plays

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: -

Production company: Cornelsen

Producer: 

Story: David Fermer, Peter Hohwiller

Editor:

Director: 

Media: books

Media distribution: Cornelsen

Additional media: books

Working material:

Material publisher: Cornelsen

Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short): This is a supplement book series with mini-plays. 7-8th grade. 14 scenes (each ?). I only found 2 books yet. Probably there will me more later (shown are 4 booklets). Pic is from the official product movie showing several boys and girls. There are no DVDs (yet). To be used with the Access/Lighthouse 2022 series (book and DVD). And the earlier English G Access. Some parts are also included there.

There are also other related readers like the Cornelsen English (Senior) Library.

 

Episodes: (books)

-Ghost Train to London (84 sheets)

-Christmas teaser - The Christmas challenge (1 play, 12 pages)