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:...