Elementary School English (Kevin and Ann)

 

Year published/aired: 2006 (books 1991-2002)

Year produced/filmed: 1999

# of episodes: 2x16

Grade: (3-) 5-6

Genres: Everyday's situtations

Sub-subject: New York

Broadcaster: -

Production company: 

Production country: South Korea ?

Producer:  

Story: 

Editor:

Director:

Media: CD-ROM x2

Media distribution: Kumsung

Additional media: teacher books

Working material:

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Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short): A course from South Korea. At least for grades 3-6. There are supplement CD-ROMs for each grade, but I think only grades 5+6 have these live-action scenes. Characters are Jinho, Nami, Mrs. Smith, Peter, Joon, and Ann. Kevin, Mike, Jenny, and Sam appear only in American scenes, and Kevin appears in Korea. Kevin (pic 2 below) was also named Bill in 5th grade. Pic 1 showing Joon with painted freckles.

Setting is South Korea and there are Korean children such as Mina and Minsu, but the school is an elementary school attended by Americans, probably a foreign school.

I don't know Korean, but I did some research, mainly for the CDs. Best source is the Namu Wiki and the Naver blog.

The main book cartoon character and maybe the series title is Jito (in English Zeeto) Korean 지토. It's a small green flying Alien. (The Book title is 영어 (what means English) and below Elementary School English and the grade). The Alien isn't pictured on the cover but kids. Update: pictured on grade 3+4 books. Book publishers for grade 3+4 was Genius Education aka Chunjae (천재교육), For grade 5+6 Kumsung Publishing aka Geumseong (금성출판사).

Not much is known about the actors. On the Namu wiki I found at least one name of a Korean child actor, Ahn Jae-hong (안재홍 * 1989). Korean title: 초등학교 영어5. Best search term 추억의 초등학교 영어 CD.

All clips (live-action and animation/clay) of grade 6 (on 13 pages), other clips are on YouTube, mainly uploader wayhenry.

https://blog.naver.com/kmt0401/222887599575

Other sources including the wiki

https://namu.wiki/w/%EC%A7%80%ED%86%A0

https://thewaygookeffect.blogspot.com/2011/02/10-worst-dialogues-of-public-elementary.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv5t9dZ_NN0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyuAaF2L1pM

Updates: All book covers of different years (and I think different publishers)

https://m.blog.naver.com/sglee6175/221832774204

Screenshots including how clips appear on screen within a page, and ISO

https://m.blog.naver.com/lsn5371/222031322046

Update 2: There are also English sites on the Namu Wiki, at least the characters (also check the main categories, some pages still missing) charactersm 2nd link for Jito:

https://en.namu.wiki/w/%EC%98%81%EC%96%B4%EA%B3%BC/%EC%BA%90%EB%A6%AD%ED%84%B0

https://en.namu.wiki/w/%EC%A7%80%ED%86%A0

I found a later editions with other actors

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2025/02/elementary-school-english-later-edition.html

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2025/02/elementary-school-english-ybm-kim-2020.html

 

Episodes: clips are very short ~20 seconds each. Each unit has 2 clips. 352x240px

Grade 3 ?

Grade 4: Units from Back CD cover (no live-action ?)

1. Nice to Meet You

2. Don't Do That

3. How old are you?

4. What Time is it?

5. Who is she?

6. Is this your cap?

7. Sorry, I can't

8. How much is it?

Grade 5: 

1. How Are You?

2. What Day is it Today?

3. It's under the Table

4. What a nice Day

5. Where is Namdaemum?

6. I get up at Seven every day

7. She's tall

8. Let's go swimming!

9. Whose Boat is this ? (swimming here)

10. Do you want some more?

11. What are you doing?

12. This is a bedroom

13. What did you do yesterday?

14. Is Peter here?

15. Can yo join us?

16. Did you have a nice vacation?

Grade 6:

1. Where Are you from?

2. Is this York Street?

3. I like Spring

4. When is your birthday?

5. May I Help You?

6. Can I Have Some Water?

7. My Father is a Pilot

8. What Will You Do This Summer?

9. How was your Vacation?

10. I'm stronger than you

11. What Do You Want to do?

12. Will you Help me Please?

13. That's Too Bad

14. Would you like to come to My House?

15. It's Time to go Home

16. So long, Everyone! 

 

Come and see London

Year published/aired: 1991

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 1

Grade: 7-10

Genres: London

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: -

Production company:

Producer:

Story: Klaus Stanjek

Editor:

Director: Klaus Stanjek

Media: 16mm film

Media distribution: FWU 

Additional media:

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Novel available:

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Plot (short):  A 15 yo boy from London writing a letter to his girl friend in Germany inviting her to London. Presentation /Sightseeing/ documentary about London. 14 minutes. Grades 7-10. Re-release in 2001.

Recently found on the YouTube channel The Art of Film on 16mm. 

Maybe there are other episodes with other subject?

 

Episodes:

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

Next to the 1991 movie starring Vanessa Redgrave (pictured as strict main character), there's also a reader in the Echo English Readers series by publisher Klett in 1981. Level d (difficult, so for grades ~11-13), text and study aids. The original novel by Carson McCullers was published in 1951. Romance set in 1930s Georgia.

95 pages edited and annotated by Tobias Hergt. Yellow cover.

I think for the echo series, there are also audio tapes (and maybe vinyl) available. Also sheets by Willi Real. In 1963 there was also a stage play.

I haven't read the book, yet.

Glasgow : Living in the city

Year published/aired: 1991 

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 1  

Grade: 9-10   

Genres: geography

Sub-subject: Scotland

Broadcaster: - ?

Production company:  FWU?

Story: Len Brown

Editor:

Director: Len Brown

Producer: 

Media: VHSx 1

Media distribution: FWU

Additional media: booklet

Working material:

Material publisher:

Novel available:

Other literature:

Plot (short): Obviously a documentary. German title: (Glasgow: Größte Stadt in Schottland). 14 minutes. German title: "Glasgow - Eine Stadt wird saniert" German version is for grades 8-10.

City development, renewal in the last 40 years. Main part is about Barlanark (East End). Commented by Betty Lindsay Calvay Cooperative).

 

There is also a film "Living in the City: Glasgow" by Linda Orr and a 1991 BBC (aired) film/series "Living in the City". Not sure if one or all are the same.

Len Brown also made Geography Casebook: Britain. Inner City", "English File: A Taste of Honey" (both <= 1984). And "Office: 10: A Place to Work" (<= 1973).

 

Episodes:  14 minutes

English for Juniors (1991)

I found it and it should be related to How to Get a Scoop.

Later I found a 1991 radio broadcasting (Schulfunk) series (of the same name). For 6th grade. 15 minutes per episode. Both are from WDR. Editor Stephan Piltz. Editor and maybe producer: Dr. Heide-Rose Verderber.

There are also radio series English for Beginners, English for Seniors (10th Grade).

2 episodes of English for juniors are about geography.

-Rob Roy of Loch Lomond (Scotland in 1700)

-Hello Glen Coe (German and English boy on a trip to Scotland)

-Seargant 'Babyface' and the Truant

-Seargant 'Babyface' and the Bully Boys

-The Pop Fan

-Mrs Markham and the Rose Killer

-Professor Thompsons and the Old Shakespeare Theatre

 

As all these are not set in Lymington, I still think that there is a ~1976 TV series.

Letters From Great Britain

Year published/aired: 1991

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 10

Grade:

Genres: Geography

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: BR

Production company:

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Media: VHS

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Other literature: 

Plot (short):  Bilinguist lady Sasha Kehoe reporting in her letters culture, traditions, arts,...

Episodes: 30 minutes each

Wells - In the Shade of the Cathedral

Off to Scotland - In the Highlands near Blair Atholl

Green Sussex - Landscapes at the foots of the Downs (starting in Midhurst)

Sandwich and Kent - The Gateway to England

... (no more details found)

Wizadora

 

Year published/aired: 1991

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 204

Grade: 1-5

Genres: Basics

Sub-subject: Everyday's situations

Broadcaster: SWR, ITV, others

Production company: Workhouse, North Pole Productions

Producer: Michael Blakstad

Story: Don Arioli

Editor: Hanspeter Hauke (SWR)

Director: David Crozier

Media: VHS, DVD *

Media publisher: Oxford University Press, others

Additional media: CD-ROM, books, sheets, video games, app

Working material:

Material publisher: 

Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short): Female wizard Wizadora (2 different actresses) teaching with puppets and kids Tom (pictured with telephone Phoebe) and Katie. More infos on Wikipedia. Different infos on German and English Wikipedias. First aired by SWR in 1993 or 1991. But at least first used in 1991. Aimed at 6-12 yo kids.

At least one DVD is not based on the series. Probably also some other unrelated media with the same title.

Episodes: 9 or 15 minutes each (15 minutes season 1)

Shakespeare Workshop

Year published/aired: 1991?

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 1

Grade: 10-

Genres: documentary

Sub-subject: play

Broadcaster: WDR

Production company:

Story:

Editor: Lothar Humburg

Director:

Media: VHS

Additional media:

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Novel available:

Other literature:

Plot (short): Documentary film about a rehearsal of "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

(There are also some other series/episodes about Shakespeare. Like in Reports in English (Looking for the real Shakespeare), series "W. Shakespeare", Shakespeare (1981), The Life of Shakespeare (2002), Shakespeare in the Original (1987), and other real movies

Episodes: 1x30 minutes

Sally and Sam

Year published/aired: 1991

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 4

Grade: 2-4

Genres: basics

Sub-subject: counting, animals, songs

Broadcaster: WDR

Production company:

Story: Edgar Otten, Janet Russell

Editor: Christiane Lelgemann, Jörg Goralewski

Director:

Media:

Additional media:

Working material:

Material publisher: Cornelsen

Novel available:

Other literature:

Plot (short): Comedians Sally and Sam (Krissie Illing and Mark Britton) teaching. Also scenes of English Kids shown playing and singing. Aka "Sally und Sam", Sally & Sam. Other sources say 3rd grade.

Episodes: 15 minutes each

1. Head to Toe

2. One to Twelve

3. Come to Our House

4. Animal Friends (song Old MacDonald had a farm)

Info: There's also a different series just called "Sally" from Cornelsen (1st grade). Sally is there an animated kanguroo.

People and Places

 

Year published/aired: 1991 ?

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 10

Grade: 

Genres: Documentary

Sub-subject: jobs

Broadcaster: BR ? BBC

Production company:

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Additional media:

Working material: Bob Marsden, Nick McIver 

Material publisher: Langenscheidt

Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short): 10 grown-ups in the UK telling about their jobs and their cities (different dialects). Politician, programmer, police woman, pensioner, ... Subtitle: "British life and culture for students of English".

Episodes: 25 min each

Info: There is also a series America - People and Places (2000), 13 ep. 

And a 2007 BBC series "Watch and Listen: People and Places" (several episodes)

Letters From Great Britain

Year published/aired: 1991

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 10

Grade:

Genres: Geography

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: BR

Production company:

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Media: VHS

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Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short):  Bilinguist lady Sasha Kehoe reporting in her letters culture, traditions, arts,...

Episodes: 30 minutes each

Wells - In the Shade of the Cathedral

Off to Scotland - In the Highlands near Blair Atholl

Green Sussex - Landscapes at the foots of the Downs (starting in Midhurst)

Sandwich and Kent - The Gateway to England

... (no more details found)

A Family Farm in Kentucky

Year published/aired: 1991

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 1

Grade: 9-10

Genres: Documentary / Farming

Sub-subject: American English

Broadcaster:

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Media: VHSx1

Media publisher:  FWU

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Plot (short): Farming in the USA with the Koger family. More and more families quit farming. Not this one.

Episodes: 14 minutes.

Another movie the next VHS, also 14 minutes is "Glasgow - Living in the City" GB production. Also available in German "Glasgow - Eine Stadt wird saniert" in series "Industriestandorte" or Standorte (grade 11-13). Director Len Brown.

No more infos or pics found.

Family Album, USA

 

Year published/aired: 1991

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 26

Grade: 

Genres: Geography

Sub-subject: American English

Broadcaster: BR

Production company:

Producer: Alvin Cooperman

Story:

Editor:

Director: Jo Anne Sedwick and Merrill M. Mazuer

Media: VHS

Additional media: 

Working material: 

Material publisher: Klett, Macmillan

Novel available: yes by George Lefferts

Other literature: 

Plot (short): Photographer Richard Stewart makes a family album. More generation family, suburb of Ney York.

Episodes: 25 minutes each

Info: More infos on Wikipedia. Book also available in Chinese and German.

Pic from ep 14, the only one I found showing 3 girls. Maybe Jenna von Oÿ and friends.

English Express

 

 Year published/aired: 1991-2000

Year produced/filmed: 

# of episodes: ?

Grade: ~4 ?

Genres: docu, literature, drama

Sub-subject: 

Broadcaster: BBC Two

Production country: UK

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Book published by

Other literature:

Plot (short): Educational magazine, including dramas, literature,...

Episodes: 20-30 minutes each

-Facts and Opinions: The Case of the Missing Head (Crime series)

-Ideas and Imagination: Sights an Insights (Writing competition Puffin Books)

-In the Town Where I Was Born: 'Boy: Tales of Childhood' by Roald Dahl ( 2 episodes)

-Texts: 'Spot the Ball' by Alan Durant

-Texts - Football Stories: 'The Twitcher' by Redvers Branding

...

Info: Pic from episode Journalism (1992). Also showing Soccer scenes with older teens.Another pic on my wiki.