Update: Culture View

 

I found an official sample on YouTube, but I already had an entry. It's from level 1+2. Showing some boys at PE.

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2021/12/culture-view.html

I also found some new book previews of Lighthouse / Access 2022/2023 with some more screenshots. Like Lighthouse Advanced Edition 2.

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2022/05/lighthouse-access-2022.html

I'm currently very busy and running out of movies. The original goal was to list the vintage series aired in Germany. And that's complete. (Some pics missing, though).

I have to pause for a while, but it's possible that I'll eventually find some clips.

Update: Action UK! 1 (Green Line)

 

I'm running out of series. But searching for (publisher) Klett, I found on YouTube this almost 4 minute clip called "V En Klasse5 Action UK! Making Friends" (Greenline 1 Unit 2), uploader AhoiHamburg. Set in the Thomas Tallis School.

I also found Green Line1Video Around the House (other uploader milam, 2 girls and teen brother).

Previously I only had a pic from a book cover. I also have Action UK! 2, Action USA! and Action! Worldwide (no pic). And Film in Action and Jobs in Action.

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2022/01/action-uk-1.html

 

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:...

 

New English Adventure

Year published/aired: 2014 ?

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 8 units each

Grade: 1st grade, ages 6-9 yo 

Genres: basics, grammar

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: -

Production company:

Producer: 

Story: 

Editor: 

Director: 

Media: DVD

Media distribution: 

Additional media: books, Class Audio CD, DVD-ROM, ...

Working material: 

Material publisher: Pearson Longman

Novel available:

Other literature:

Plot (short): There are DVDs for "English Adventure" (~2006) but I think these only contain clips from animated Disney/Pixar movies. New English Adventures seems similar, and so the books. But in New English Adventure, I found this live-action clip. Used in Poland. Now at least 5 levels. Pic from a trailer for level 1: Using Video in and outside the classroom. Not sure if this clip is on the DVD or rather teacher, online or more likely CD-ROM resources.

Books published in 2014. DVD in 2017 (in Poland ?). Level 2: 2018, level 3 2019.

Episodes: Unknown DVD length

 

e for English

Year published/aired: (2014) 2017 (2022)

Year produced/filmed: 2016 ?

# of episodes: 

Grade: A2-B1 (3-6)

Genres: basics, grammar

Sub-subject: culture

Broadcaster: -

Production company:

Producer: 

Story: Mathias Degoute, Severine Bourdet, others

Editor: Catherine Laurent

Director: 

Media: DVD

Media distribution: Editions Didier (now: Editions Hatier)

Additional media: books, audio CDs, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM

Working material: 

Material publisher:

Novel available:

Other literature:

Plot (short): Another French course by Editions Didier. Now also DVDs for grades 3+4. But few vids in 5+6. This time also including many trailers from feature films, (so fewer clips of interest). But most clips are set in the USA. 

New edition from 2017 (Edition2016-2017). There is also a brand new edition 2021-2022. Pic from 4e (vid 2) Zach and Jenny (USA). Taken from the book. The previous edition is from 2014 (Not sure if this has DVDs as well).

Episodes: DVD length differs ~19-45 minutes (total)

 

e for English 3e (45 minutes)

1-2. The 2015 Google Science Fair: trailer & Awards Ceremony
3. Early Alzheimer's diagnosis (teen boy UK)
4. Diagnostic device for Ebola (teen girl USA)
5. Darcy Oake at Britain's Got talent, 2104
6. A spoof advert (video game?)
7. Earth Hour 2015 Official Video
8. extract from film Ali, 2001 (Will Smith)
9. Separate but equal (Civil Rights movement)
10. Martin Luther King's early life
11. I have a dream
12. Fighting for Freedom (Rosa Parks)
13. extract from film Equilibrium (dystopia)
14. An interview with artist Shepard Fairey (Obama Hope poster)
15. Banksy does New York (Art in the Streets)
16. Take a tour of New Zealand
17. Step into the moko shop (tattoo artist)
18. Shakespeare Lives - Anniversary trailer
19. Great British actors deliver Shakespeare's immortal line
20. Alastair Sooke about The Farm, Joan Miro (painting)

 e for English 4e

1. An extract from the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off
2. An interview with American pupils Zach and Jenny
3. Peek into an American high school! (Spirit Week Day)
4. Happy Birthday Canada!
5. Discover the Secret to suspenseful stories with British writer Chris d'Lacey, author of The Last Dragon Chronicles.
6. Freestyle hurling (Gaelic Spirit)
7. It's not just about scoring. (Gaelic Athletic Association) hockey?
8. 2006 100 year of the Easter Rising (Dublin Croke Park stadium)
9. The Irish language today (singer, also on audio CD)
10. A flash mob at Dublin Airport (Irish dancing)
11. An extract from the film Knowing, 2009 (Time capsule)
12. A time capsule is opened 100 years later on Oklahoma
13. Chat with your future self (girl and computerized girl)
14. Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock
15. Beat Bullying (British footballer Rio Ferdinand, anti-bullying wristband)
16. The BFG trailer
17. Romeo + Juliet, trailer 1996 (DiCaprio)

 

  e for English 5e (total 19 minutes)

1. Trick-or-Treat with the President and First Lady (Obama)
2. Haunted White House tour (wax museum ?)
3. A day in New York City (teen boys Jack and Finn)
4. A place that I've fallen in love with (NYC)
5. extract from film Big Hero 6 (animated)
6. It's really fun (design a robot)
7. Meet Grayhawk Perkins (Native American singer and storyteller from Louisiana)

  e for English 6e

1. Meet Rile's emotions! (animation)
2. Where are you from? What is the BCSS Academy? (Bobby Charlton Soccer Academy)
3. Keep calm and...  (Simon Says "Keep Calm!") at class
4. 11-year-old Akeelah in the movie Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
5. An extract from the film Baryard, 2006 (animated)
6. An extract from the film Hook, 1992
7. An extract from the film Paddington

Today!

Year published/aired: 2014 

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes:  8 units each, 4/5 levels

Grade: A1-A2+/B1

Genres: basics, grammar

Sub-subject: culture

Broadcaster: -

Production company:

Producer: 

Story: Brian Abbs, Ingrid Freebairn

Editor: 

Director: 

Media: DVD

Media distribution: Pearson Longman

Additional media: books, Class audio CDs, teacher's book and DVD pack, MyEnglishLab, CD-ROM

Working material: Tamzin Thompson, David Todd, Sandy Zervas, Erika Stiles

Material publisher: Pearson Education

Novel available:

Other literature:

Plot (short): A 4 level course (Starter+Levels 1-3) from Pearson for ages 9-14 (A1-B1). British English. Pics from Today! 2. At least in Poland there'a a teacher's book with DVD level 4 (2016) author Catherine Bright. Books with DVD packs were released in 2015.

Surprisingly, there are other kids shown in the book (unit 1D) for the clip at the DVD rental shop (Brazilian Seb, South African Luke and red haired Sophie), pic 1 Communication Level 2, video sample. Pic 2 I found first is from a Polish version, level 2, clip "Using Video in and outside the Classroom, Odcinek 1: Fostering Communication.

Episodes: unknown (DVD) length

Each level has videos about Culture, Pronunciation, Grammar and Functional Dialog/ Communication.

Level 3 DVD Unit 1D: Speaking: Buying a train ticket (Tom, Dylan and Mr Jones)

James May's Things You Need to Know

 

German title: 10 Dinge, die du wissen musst / Things you need to know

Year published/aired: 2011

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 9

Grade: 7-13

Genres: Scientific

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: BBC Two, WDR

Production company: 360 Production, Yap Films

Producer: John Farren/Elliot Halpern 

Story:

Editor:

Director:

Media: 

Media distribution: 

Additional media:

Working material:

Material publisher: 

Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short): James May gives a scientific explanation to - well just about everything; from human evolution and functions, meteorology, chemistry, physics, and so many other subjects. Also with animations. In Germany 5 then 6 episodes (probably only of season 2) aired in 12/2014. Two seasons 3+6 episodes. More details on Wikipedia and IMDb.

Episodes: 30 minutes each

Einstein (Original title: ... about Einstein) Does God play dice?

The Brain (Why does Ice cream make my head hurt?)

Evolution (evolutionary theory of hotness)

Speed (Why do cats have 9 lives?)

Engineering (The truth about air travel)

Chemistry (How chemistry runs our lives)

Action UK! 1

 

I previously had Action UK! 2 but 1 is for 5th grade and has other short films ("Way-In"). The DVD by Klett is combined for Green/Red/Orange Line and has a running time of 31 minutes + 13 minutes bonus. 

The 2017 Green Line version is 41+15 minutes. There are several other books (depending on grade and German state) and several additional materials including books (including photo stories), Audio CD, sheets, transcripsts, apps (1 year valid) etc and materials for teachers. Pic is taken from the cover of book Green Line 1 (ebook sample and has some pics from the DVD including geocaching and farm).

Kids (maybe not all are shown on the DVD(s)) are Dave, Olivia, Holly, Luke and Jay (Blue Line).

Kids Laura, Jinsoo und Marley in London (Blue Line, confirmed on DVD)

Episodes of the 2014 DVD (incomplete list), one episode must be "On the Farm" with Maya, Josh and Greg (confirmed 5th grade, obviously Orange Line). There's a separate 2009 photo story book. But not sure if the clip is on the current 2014 or 2017 DVD.

7 units, 6 chapters each (Green Line 1) Action UK Studio, Focus on, That's Life, Try it out.

Intoduction /Way-In, short reports (BBC Motion Gallery: Schools in the UK, What you can see on the Thames),

 

(Focus On) Reports: (at least Green Line)

Three Reporters from Greenwich

At Home in Greenwich

Our Favourite clubs

Greenwich

At the market

A year in our lives

On the Farm (Maya, Josh und Greg)

 

That's life! scenes (at least Green line)

Where's My Trainer?

Hurry Up!

No time

At the cinema

Stacey's Birthday

A picnic in the country

7. (unknown)

Sequences with the kids/action!: (at least blue/red/orange)

Around the House (Laura has an older brother missing her hair plattening iron)

Making Friends (friendship at school (Thomas Tallis School))

Who's the fastest? (running competition of Jinsoo and Marley)

The sleepover (Laura, Parule, Emily, Alicia, brother Nathan)

Out and about Greenwich (Marley, Jinsoo), post office, city

A trip to the country (Geocaching 3 kids including Jinsoo)

Bonus: 5 tracks (incomplete)

Shopping, Special days in Britain, How to be polite (blonde girl for section Across cultures 1), Shopping for food, Making-of.

Update: I later found a short clip. 2 screenshots here

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2024/07/update-action-uk-1-green-line.html

Action UK! (Green Line 2)

 

Year published/aired: 2014 ?

Year produced/filmed: 2013

# of episodes:  13 + 4 +5 Bonus (Green Line 2)

Grade: 6, others

Genres: Basics

Sub-subject: Everyday's situations, London

Broadcaster: - ?

Production company: February Films, London

Media publisher: 

Story: Gerlind Becker,

Editor:

Director:

Media: DVD

Additional media: books, Audio CD, photo stories (book)

Working material:

Material publisher: Klett/Egmont

Novel available: 

Other literature:

Plot (short): "Filmsequenzen DVD" for school book series. Pictured for Green Line 2. 2 means 2nd year English so 6th grade. There are also DVDs for other grades and some differ in each German state. I think same kids in Green Line 1 (Luke, Olivia, Dave, Holly and Jay). Older teens in others. Around 7-13 units + Bonus. Short films, reports etc.

There are also DVDs Action USA! (coming soon), Film in Action! (9th grade with horror/time travel). Jobs in Action! (2009) and Action Worldwide! (2018)

 

Episodes: total: 48+17 minutes bonus (Green Line 2)

1 The new boy (4'50)

2. The film star

3. Giving a presentation: Example 1

4.   " 2

5. Royal London (Across cultures 1)

6. A Look at the Thames

8. A picnic in the park

9. Speaking English

10. Where's Maisie?

11. A Look at Cornwall

12. The Caves

13. British stories and legends

Bonus

14-17 Trailer, Outtakes, Deleted scenes, Behind the scenes

18-22 bonus sequences with the kids, ~ 1 minute each (Friends, Stars!, London Life, Food and drink, In the news)

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2022/01/action-uk-1.html

Culture View

 

Year published/aired: 2014

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 12+12

Grade: ~7

Genres: Everyday's situations

Sub-subject: geography, culture

Broadcaster: - ?

Co-Production company: Oxford Digital Media

Media publisher: Macmillan Education

Story: Rob Maidment

Editor:

Director: Rob Maidment

Media:  DVDx2

Additional media: CD ROMs with sheets, transcripts, group projects, ...

Working material:

Material publisher: 

Novel available:

Other literature:

Plot (short): 6 drama sketches and 6 documentaries about Britains culture on each of the 2 DVDs. Plots: At Home, looks, school, traffic, food, sports, communication, holidays, literature, media, environment, animals. At least one setting is in London (Bus). One animal is a cat. Pic from the trailer.

Music includes, violins, guitar, bagpipes, The Beatles, ... Unknown length. The music documentary of DVD 2 is ~6 minutes. So I assume that the other clips are that short as well.

Also used in Germany. (English and German audio tracks). Also subtitles.

 

Episodes:

Update: I found another official sample, levels 1+2 showing sports

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2024/08/update-culture-view.html