English G 21 What's in? What's on? What's up?

 

This is a 2 part DVD series, abbreviated as WWW, for the long running Cornelsen school book series English G21 (2010- ~2018). There were also different books for these DVDs called Unterrichtsideen zum Film mir Kopiervorlagen (handouts, script etc). For 3 different book editions (depending on German state) A, B and D,  DVD "Band 3" is for grade 7, Band 4 is for grade 8. Main author:  Barbara Derkow-Disselbeck. Movie production Tellus Vision. Director Anna Nordqvist. 

Luckily I found one movie (full clip/trailer) about 11 youngster from Orkney on caledonia.tv (Over the Sea to School) Band 3. Series director for that series: Les Wilson. That full series has 13 episodes.

Band 3: (OOP)

1. London 9'35

Photo: Montage: London 2'00"

Movie: Notting Hill (at the market) 1'33 (Universal LLLP)

Movie: Notting Hill (traffic scene) 0'55

Photos+docu: London street markets 1'17

Movie/interview: Extra: Brick Lane 3'48 (The Works TSC)

2. Scotland 10'34

Movie: William Wallace 0'35

docu: Over the Sea to School (Orkney Island) 2'00 Caledonia TV

docu Over the Sea (A typical school day) 2'38

music video: Travis Music Video 1'06

3. Up North 9'19

docu: I love MCR (Introduction) 0'57 (Manchester, Channel M)

docu: I love MCR (Youth Hostels) 0'36

photo: Montage: Manchester Football 0'28

Movie: Goal 0'27 (Goal Acquisitions)

docu: Making of Goal 1'42

4. Canada 10'58

docus by BC Pictures (Dragonboat, Toronto)

movie 3 clips: Fly Away Home (1996 movie)

5. Music, music, music 12'55

movies The Commitments (auditions), Fame, School of Rock, The Commitments (Mustang Sally)

 

Band 4: (sample PDF from offical website)

1 New York (17'20")

Movie: Hester Street 3'29

Movie: You've Got Mail 2'36

docu: 24 Hours in NYC 4'15

docu: 9/11 1'27

docu Extra: Firefighter Interview 1'30

2 California (13'08)

Docu: Earthquakes 3'13

Movie: 1.5 2'10

docu BBC Planet Earth 2'15

photo montage: Montage: California 0'39

3 Smalltown USA 10'51

photos: Montage Smalltowns 0'51

comedy: The Andy Griffith Show 1'20

TV series: Everwood 1'01

musical film: High School Musical (detention) 1'47

musical film: High School Musical (music scene) 0'46

(4 Atlanta) ...

Other DVDs were (1st with pic)

Out and About 1+2

Viewing

 

World Wide English

 

Year published/aired: 2010 ?

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 12x3

Grade: A2-B1, 7th

Genres: basics, grammar

Sub-subject: Geography

Broadcaster: -

Production company: Tellus Vision (Sweden)

Producer: 

Story: Akira Morita, Akihiko Sato, Bill Benfield, others

Editor:

Director: Vicky Finch

Media: DVDx3, digital

Media distribution: Cornelsen, Seibido (Japan)

Additional media: books, teacher CD

Working material:

Material publisher: Cornelsen

Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short): There are at least 3 DVDs. ~1h20 each. 12 Programmes with 5 minute Introduction and 10 minute documentary (Cornelsen). Bonus clip with foods. Optional subtitles. I thought I found it earlier, but currently can't find it. I found a book sample (Japanese version, publisher Seibido). Maybe this is the original production? At least some clips were produced by Swedish Tellus Vision (Vol 1 only ?).

Pic 1 from review unit (7), book, on left Robert from LA?, pic 2 below from DVD 2 (Japanese sample). Obviously there are mainly or only grown ups or older teens shown and many landscape scenes.

Full Japanese title: World Wide English on DVD - For Global Communication Skills. (I only found 2 volumes there, green and orange covers, revised edition). Probably abridged. Original title: 世界で輝く若者たちの英語. First edition vol 1 is yellow.

Update: Added director, 2010 instead of 2011.

 

Episodes:  

Volume 1: UK: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Irleland

Volume 2: New York, Los Angeles, Canada, Bahamas

Volume 3: Australia, South Africa, India, New Zealand

 

Vol 1: Revised edition (Japanese)

1. LA Living th Dream 3'38 Intro

2. LA Meeting Different Kinds of People 3'46 documentary

3. Scotland: A Country Filled with Imagination and New Ideas

4. Scotland: Being a Typical Scot, and Proud of It 3'59

5. Canada: Living in Harmony with Nature 4'21

6. Canada: A Young Adventurer in Ottawa 3'57

7. Review Section (pic 1)

8. NZ: Into the Peacefulness 3'57

9. NZ: An Interesting Walk with Sophie 4'04

10. England: Having a Big Influence on the World 3'44

11. England: Living Your Life to the Maximum 3'44

12. The Bahamas: Developed Tourism Maximum 3'51

13. The Bahamas: Making Steps to Archive Your Goals 3'55

14. Review Section II

DVD 2 ?: original 1st? Japanese edition

1. New York: The City That Never Sleeps 3'28 Intro

2. New York: A Passion for Hip Hop 3'59 documentary

3. Australia: The Unique continent 3'24 intro

4. Australia: A Girl with Big Dreams and High Hopes  3.57

5. Northern Ireland: A Country with Old History and Unique Nature 3'56

6. Northern Ireland: More Than Meets the Eye 3'27

7. Review Section 4'40

8. South Africa: The Rainbow Nation 3'01

9. South Africa: Life Is a Gift 3'47

10. Wales: A Small Country with a Big History 3'26

11. Wales: Enjoying New Experiences 3'44

12. India: A Lively Country of Colors and Contrasts 3'52

13: India: The Most Important Things in My Life 3'43

14: Review Section II

 

Update 3: Five times Britain

 

Another new upload. This time from episode 4 The British Isles - In Scotland. I think it's new and I can't remember having seen this in the 2nd half of the other uploads. Maybe there are 2 parts in each episode. Farm/ranch setting.

Main entry

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2022/03/five-times-britain.html

Update 2: Five times Britain

 

There are 2 new uploads with 3 episodes. Or is this a subseries? Five Times Britain - The British Isles. One about London (pic 1, unknown episode, maybe ep 2, there's no episode with that title), pic 2 is about Wales, teen girls paddling (probably ep 3). Unpictured: Scotland (probably ep 4) shown in the second half of both uploads. Latter one not showing kids or teens. Touristic and industry (oil rig).

Main entry

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2022/03/five-times-britain.html

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

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

Five times Britain

 

Year published/aired: 1979 ? 

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 5  

Grade:    

Genres: documentary

Sub-subject: school lives, Scotland, Wales, London

Broadcaster: SVT, DR, others

Production company: 

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Media: VHSx 5

Media distribution:

Additional media: tape script (40 pages), books 48 pages with illustrations

Working material:

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Novel available:

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Plot (short): 5 documentaries about Great Britain. Mainly or only school lives, including Scotland and Wales. 

Ep 2: Mark (17 yo) and girl Dawn (14) and their little brother Dave living north from London. All going to school, episode showing their school day. (Plot found in Estonian newspaper).

Aired at least in Sweden since 1979. (Origin might be Denmark) Aired there at least since 1980. Aired in Norway at least since 1982. In Estonia 1980+1988. Pic taken from tv.nrk.no. Unfortunately clips are not working (anymore).

Aka 5 times Britain, 5ive times Britain.

Five Times Britain - The British Isles (another title or subseries ? One (episode) title is London), see 2nd update. Scotland farm setting in update 3

Episodes:  ~23 minutes each

1. A Stage School

2. At School with Mark and Dawn 

3. In Wales

4. In Scotland

5. Voluntary Works

Update: I now found a clip, then 2 more also showing younger girls and teen girls in Wales.

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2023/07/update-five-times-britain.html

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2023/08/update-2-five-times-britain.html

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2023/09/update-3-five-times-britain.html

Scottish Sketchbook

Year published/aired: 2000 ?

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes:  2

Grade: 10-

Genres: Documentaries, Scotland

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: BR

Production company:

Media publisher: 

Story: Hannelore Gottschalk

Editor:

Director:

Media: VHSx2 (x2)

Media publisher:

Additional media:

Working material:

Material publisher: TR-Verlagsunion 

Novel available: 

Other literature:

 

Plot (short): Documentaries about recent Scotland. German productions. 2x2 VHS, also as bilingual versions. There's also a 1999 series Irish Sketchbook (Skizzen aus Irland).

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Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Menrose, Silicon Glen, St. Andrews, Whiskey, Fish company,... VHS 2: Highland Games, Inverness, Glasgow, Isle of Skye etc. Also abut economy but mainly geography (landscapes, castles). No clips/pics found. Also no books.

Episodes: ~30 minutes each

1. From the Border Country to Balmoral (From the Borders to Balmoral Castle)

2. From Braermar to Ayr

 

Letters From Great Britain

Year published/aired: 1991

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 10

Grade:

Genres: Geography

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: BR

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Media: VHS

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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)

That's me

 

Year published/aired: ~2006

Year produced/filmed: 2004 ?

# of episodes: 6

Grade: 6

Genres: Teen lives

Sub-subject: culture/geography

Broadcaster:  WDR

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Media: VHSx6

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Plot (short):  6 teens of UK and Ireland presenting their towns, also showing families and schools. Scottish Highlands, Irish Connemara, Pembrokeshire (Wales).

Episodes: ~10 minutes each

1. Amy in Milford Haven (Girl + 2 brothers in Wales), Motorbike and Jazz band, brother drummer.

2. Dominic in Cam (10th grade boy, Gloucestershire, rowing, paper round. Father Mick Jagger double

3. Roisin in Carna (Ireland) girl+brother and sister, Religion, Basketball, actress

4. Naela in Bristol (girl+2 younger sisters)

5. Graham in Inverness (Scotland, sports, Football, traditional Scottish music, Graham in kilt, Gaelic) pictured

6. Georgina in Bournemouth (16 yo girl with 1 twin sister)

Info: Also used in Sweden

North of the Border

Year published/aired: 1980

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 4

Grade: 10th grade

Genres: Documentary

Sub-subject: Scotland

Broadcaster: BR

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Plot (short): A London reporter travels to Edinburgh and Aberdeen, writing for a newspaper about the problems of the Scots.

Episodes: ~20 minutes

1.

2.

3. A Bonanza to Last?

4. Bonnie Scotland 

 

Update: BR instead of WDR, 10th grade  (source 1983 BR paper)

The Mystery on the Moor

Year published/aired: 1971

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 5

Grade: 9-10

Genres: Crime

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: NRK (Norway), WDR (Germany)

Production company:

Story: Lewis Jones, Michael Smee

Editor:

Director: Egil Eikvil

Media: 

Additional media: Vinyl , Books

Working material: Rainer Lorenzen, Dieter Buttjes

Material publisher: Longman , Lensing (Germany)

Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short): Crime series (color) with grown-ups set in Scotland. Young reporters Alan and Judy find a mysterious, burnt object

Episodes: ~18 minutes each

1. Out of the Blue

2. Object of Interest

3. A Hat in the Heather

4. A Miss in the Lift

5. The Last Shot

Info: Also used in The Netherlands (1978). 1 of 5 Norwegian series "English By Crime" by Egil Eikvil. More info on Norwegian Wikipedia. Aired in Germany in 1974.

Update: 9th grade (Germany), airing in Germany, WDR , publisher