Learn With Us

 

Year published/aired: 2019 

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 6 units each 

Grade: Pre A1-A2, Primary 

Genres: Everyday's situations

Sub-subject: culture, songs

Broadcaster: -

Production company: 

Production country:

Producer of videos:

Story: Vanessa Reilly, Mari Carmen Ocete, others

Editor:

Director:

Media: DVD-ROM

Media distribution: Oxford University

Additional media: books, CD-ROM, CDs, ebook, cards, worksheets,

Working material:

Material publisher: Oxford University

Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short): A Primary 6-level course from Oxford University. 1st ed 2019. 2nd ed 2024.

Pic 1 from level 2 unit 1 or 2, Pic 2 from level 1 Starter introduction. As usual the separate DVDs are DVD-ROMs. Some (student) books have CD-ROMs (maybe having clips as well?)

There is a Spanish course "All About Us" which might be the same. I also found "Learn with us NOW" (eg Brasil, 2025 2nd edition), which includes online practice. Karaoke songs, grammar videos etc. Typical supplements, class audio, activitiy books etc. And usuage in many countries.

 

Episodes: clips are very short ~1-4 minutes

unknown full length, list incomplete 

Level 1

Unit 1 Starter unit introduction 1:45 (pic 2) Alex and his family and friends

Unit 2 Story animation 3'33

Unit 3 Cross curricular presentation 0'28

Unit 3 Culture film (sports) 1'32 

Unit 3 Introduction 0'27

Unit 3 Project 1'00

Unit 3 Song animation  

... 

Level 2:

Unit 2 Song animation 1'21 

Unit 6 Culture film 2'41

Unit 6 introduction 0'30

Unit 6 Project 0'46

Unit 6 Sing animation 1'12

Unit 6 Story animation 3'46

... 

Level 3:

Unit 3: Making a pizza at home

Unit 4: Tom and his friends' weekend activities

Unit 5: Tom's school play

Unit 6: A bike ride around town with Tom's friends and Mum  

... 

 

Update 2: Young in Australia

 

I found another episode on YouTube of this 1986 series. I think it's not mentioned in the description what episode.

I already had ep 1+2

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2021/08/young-in-australia.html

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2023/05/update-young-in-australia.html

Maybe related the 1993 series Young in America

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2023/09/young-in-america.html

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: Young in Australia

 

Another update of a Swedish SVT series. I found some episodes on YouTube. Pic above from ep 1 (clip title Young Australia - The Dead Centre (SVT 1986). The year was also unsure, now 1986 confirmed.

I have one more pic in the main entry from ep 2 (Life in Sidney) showing 3 kids sitting. There are some more at school, mainly older teens. I think, I haven't found the other 3 episodes.

Aka Young Australia,  Ung i Australien. Again directed by Eskil Garpebring.

Main entry

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2021/08/young-in-australia.html

To the top

Year published/aired: 2005/2010

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes:  6-8 (12) units each

Grade: A1-B1

Genres: basics, grammar

Sub-subject: culture

Broadcaster: -

Production company:

Producer: 

Story: H.Q. Mitchell

Editor:

Director: 

Media: Whiteboard,CD-ROM, (DVD)

Media distribution: mm publications

Additional media: books, audio CDs, digital, readers

Working material: 

Material publisher:

Novel available:

Other literature:

Plot (short): A four-level secondary course for young teens by London based company mm publications. There is no direct DVD of this, but the DVD video course "Network" can be used. There are CD-ROMs and interactive Whiteboard (IWB) and maybe more digital material. The pic is from the book sample (American to the top, unit 3). The smaller pics are obviously included on the CD-ROM and maybe IWB. 

Some few other courses are DVD courses (like "Switch On") or have DVD or video contents but all videos I found have mainly animations and big photos. So no drama series like on courses from other companies. 

A similar course is Full Blast! ("Full Blast! PLUS" has videos).

 

Different series, 4 levels each 

To the top (British English)

American to the top (American English) (videos are British English)

Get to the top (British) A1-A2

Get to the top revised (British) A1-A2

Episodes: unknown length

 

GRIPS Englisch

Year published/aired: 2011

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes:  40

Grade: 7 ? 

Genres: basics, grammar

Sub-subject: culture

Broadcaster: BR/ARD-alpha

Production company:

Producer: 

Story: Matthias Rex

Editor: Thomas Neuschwander

Director: Matthias Rex, others

Media: -?

Media distribution: 

Additional media: digital

Working material: 

Material publisher:

Novel available:

Other literature:

Plot (short): (Online) and TV course for older teens. Hosts Michael Meisenzahl and Scottish Camilla Smith at different, unusual locations like museums. Pic from ep 9.

There's also GRIPS Deutsch and GRIPS Mathe. Also written GR!PS. Currently aired on ARD-alpha (previously: Bayern @lpha). Digital contents like vocabulary, excercises on br.de. I haven't found books or DVDs. There's at least a 2004 CD-ROM GRIPSpaket in series Lern dich fit!, but probably unrelated.

Episodes: 15 minutes each

1. At the zoo (big, bigger, biggest)

2. The hovercraft championships (interview, isn't it)

3. Loads of letters (writing letters and mails)

4. Flying without fear (quickly, happily, well)

5. At the dentist's (let's, don't)

9. At the koi farm

-Highland Games

-Brewing Beer

-Rock concert

40. See, feel and taste (It tastes good)

...

Country Profiles: Norway, Rising from the Sea

 

Final one of the 10 episodes of this international ICEM production, this time 1997. 21 minutes. Production company:  Norwegian Filminstitute. Directed by Mona J. Hoel. (Som det stiger frem, et bilde av Norge), German title:  Norwegen: ... und steigt aus dem Meer. For 5th grade.

 

The movie showing the life of a typical farm family with 5 kids. Names are not mentioned. They don't have livestock any more. Dad working on an oil drill. Mom at a supermarket. Kids (who likes skiing) driving to school by taxi. At school there are kids from many countries. A moose stew is made for the birthday of one of the girls.

 

Main entry

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2021/07/country-profiles.html

 

Country Profiles: Iceland (A Midsummer's Journey)

 

Another one of the 10 episodes of this international ICEM production, this time 1996. 16 minutes. Produced by Namsgagnastofnun, The National Centre for Educational Materials Iceland. All 10 movies were also available on 10 CD-ROMS. For 5th grade.

The plot is about Kristin living in Westman Islands in the South of Iceland with her parents and younger sister.She collects bird's eggs and bringing them to her grandparents in capital  Reykjavik. But they had to change their route. So again showing the lanscapes, farm, snow, etc. Her age is not said, maybe ~11.

Main entry

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2021/07/country-profiles.html

California Stories

Year published/aired: 2011 

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 8 

Grade: 6-10   

Genres: documentary teen lives

Sub-subject: geography, ecology

Broadcaster: - ?

Production company:

Story:

Editor:

Director: 

Producer: 

Media: DVD

Media distribution: Heil-Film (Germany)

Additional media: download, DVD-ROM parts

Working material:

Material publisher:

Novel available:

Other literature:

Plot (short): 8 short stories including interviews about California and teen lives. 29 minutes total. Ranch, wind farm, geography, school (classroom with Mac PCs). Optional English subtitles. On DVD-ROM 8 sheets, 8 texts, 2 handouts. Pic from the official trailer. Sounds interesting. I haven't seen all of it, but most or all teens are obviously quite old.

Founder and director Paul R. Heil died in 1979. So current producer/director not known. And not sure if this a full German production of all 8 movies.

There's also another 2011 DVD (28 minutes) Kalifornien, der Goldene Staat - The Golden State) aka Kalifornien/California (DVD title), coming soon.

 

Episodes:  29 minutes total

Chris, The Snowboarder

4 Dollar Gasoline

Hope Elementary School

Isaiah, On Melrose Ave.

Mariaposa Song

Ranch Rodeo

Rudy's Garden

Tehachapi Windfarm

 

Country Profiles: Finland - Meet three sisters

 

Another one of the 10 episodes of this international ICEM production, this time 1996. (Suomi Finland), German title: Finnland: Drei Schwestern.  1996, 19 min (3 sisters, everyday situations). 

Heini, Henna-Kaisa and Hanneriika living in a mid-size Finnish city Kajaani in district Kaynuu. This documentary shows their lives during one year. They have cows and sheep. Mother is a teacher, dad works in a paper factory. Change of Finland, technology in agriculture, high unemployment, hobbies, school, ...

Main entry

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2021/07/country-profiles.html

Country Profiles: Adventure Austria

 

Another, 1997 episode of this 10 parts series. German title: Abenteuer Österreich. 19 min, 2 boys of Vienna (Lukas, probably pic below) and Tyrol (Peter, obviously in green on the right in city Steinach in Wipptal, Stubaital). Norwegian title: Land i verden: Opplevelser i Østerrike.

Geography, history, attractions, traditions (food, Christmas) and economy/ jobs (of parents) and differences between the alps and a big city. Lukas is dreaming of a holiday in the country. He also likes ice-hockey and ice-skating in Vienna. Also shown or talked about: Salzburg (Mozart), Linz, Salzkammergut,... I wonder, how they all put it in 19 minutes. I think English and German versions are on 2 different VHS. Not sure about the DVD and the Nowegian release. At least subtitles there.

Full transcript available on the previous website of Praxis-Unterrichtsfilm.de via archive.org (2002).

Main entry 

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2021/07/country-profiles.html

 

Country Profiles: Heartland USA

 

Another, 1997 episode of this 10 parts series. Produced by The Phoenix Learning Group. I found some tiny pics (only this one from this episode) and the film text on the previous "Praxis-Unterrichtsfilm" site via archive.org and some more German titles.

The plot here is about Lee (originated from Korea) and Anne Roby and their family living in St. Louis, Missouri, a big Midwest city. Going to school, shopping, meeting friends,playing golf, ... 

They have another, older brother Seth, studying aboard. Parents are divorced. They moved from Iowa and Pennsylvania.

20 minutes. Co-production of ICEM (International Council for Education Media) ; directed by John Dallavis, produced by Barbara Bryant. Released on VHS and DVD. (VHS maybe bilingual, DVD maybe just US version). 5th grade. German Version and material by Rainer Hahn.

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2021/07/country-profiles.html

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 USA!

 

Year published/aired: 2008, 2017

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes:  7 + Bonus (x3)

Grade: 8-

Genres: America

Sub-subject: teen lives, cultures

Broadcaster: - ?

Production company: Scoop Films (Berlin, 2008), JDM Productions (NY)

Media publisher: Klett

Story: Gerlind Becker, Markus Reinecke

Editor: Michael Mattison, Monique Kunhar

Director: Christian Mertens, John Miglietta (USA)

Media: DVD

Media publisher: Klett

Additional media: books, computer disks, 24 foils, app

Working material:

Material publisher: Klett/Egmont

Novel available: 

Other literature:

 

Plot (short): At least 3 different DVDs, 2 different production companies (Berlin, New York). And all might even differ for each German state. 

"Filmsequenzen DVD" (and listening comprehension) for school book series Green Line 4 (and at least 3). And Blue/Red/Orange Line 4. 4 means 4th year of English (8th grade). There's also a combined DVD "Action UK!/USA! 3" (Green Line 3) 2018, 40minutes+20 Bonus. Teen Lives, chores, American Football, Western scene,...

There are also DVDs Film in Action!, Action UK! And also Jobs in Action! and Action Worldwide!

First I haven't found any clips. But I later found a 7 minute trailer on jdmpromedia under Just Around the Corner (2017 Green Line, also pic below).

Episodes: DVD totals: 34 minutes (2008), 38 minutes (2017, Green Line, in Bavaria 42+15), 40 Minutes+17 (2017, Blue/Red/Orange Line)

 

2008 (Action USA! 4) incomplete list, OOP

(Maybe all here just photo stories in the books, so titles might differ)

-Meeting a star (photo story) probably American Football

-Go, Greg, go! (photo story) 

-At the Cruise-In (photo story ?) I found a sheet with b&w pics.

Awarded movie starring James Deacon as Greg. More infos (plot, cast) on Crew United.

2017 Green Line: (for G9: 4 units in book#4, units 5-7 in book#5)

1. Go on, text her! (5'41'')

2. School life: Dos and don'ts (Across cultures 2) 4'05''

3. New Yorkers don't do thing like that! 6'22

4. What you say and how you say it  (5'10)

5. America: A big salad bowl!? (5'51)

6. Zach and his chores (4'24)

7. A trip to die for? (6'47)

Bonus:

8. New York City, here we come! (4'52)

9. Talking about jobs (4'49)

 

2017 Blue/Red Orange:  incomplete list

-Way In (introduction, documentary)

-Film Corner (several short films of the teens showing their lives in the USA) Action-Filme? (see Action UK! for amount and samples of episodes).

(Pic below from 2017 Green Line)

Top Show

 

Year published/aired: 1999 ?

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 2x7 units

Grade: pre beginners

Genres: Basics/grammar

Sub-subject: British culture

Broadcaster: - ?

Production company: Oxford University

Producer:

Story:

Editor: Richard Hohman

Director: Robert Maidment

Media: DVD (x2)

Media publisher: Oxford

Additional media: books,

Working material: Cathy Lawday

Material publisher: Oxford

Novel available: 

Other literature:

Plot (short): Series: Oxford English Video. TV magazine for kids. Sketches, games, culture, songs, quiz. Based on series I-Spy. 7 units per episode. ~49 minutes per DVD. Also used in Spain with Spanish books. DVD with English subtitles.

 

Episodes: 

Top Show 1:

Favorite Things

School

Birthday

The Countryside

Food

Transport

Pocket Money

Joe and the Sheep Rustlers

 

Year published/aired: 1973

Year produced/filmed: 1972

# of episodes: 10

Grade: 2-4

Genres: Adventure

Sub-subject: Farm, songs

Broadcaster: BBC, CBBC

Production company:

Producer: Andrée Molyneux

Story: Leonard Kingston

Editor: David Painter

Director: Jill Glindon Reed

Media: -

Media publisher: 

Additional media: books, radio broadcast (later),

Working material: Bill Martin, Sheila MacRae

Material publisher: 

Novel available: 

Other literature:

Plot (short): Joe and friend Jill investigating a case of sheep thieves on a farm in the North of England. Pictured are the villains, the Beasly brothers (Ted and Denis) and Jill on the right. Educationals piano songs. First in the series filmed in color.

Part of the Look and Read series.

Episodes: 20 minutes each

1. Castle Farm

2. Blackmail

3. A Mistake?

4. One in Three

5. Never Say Die

6. Prisoner in the House (half of it is lost)

7. The Red Trail

8. Left to Rot

9. Put Up Your Hands

10. The Hero

Look Alive!

 

Year published/aired: 1990 ?

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 15

Grade: Primary school

Genres:

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: - ?

Production company:

Producer:

Story:

Editor:

Director:

Media: VHS x1

Media publisher: 

Additional media:

Working material: Linda Henny, Shelagh Rixon

Material publisher: Macmillan, Heinemann

Novel available: 

Other literature:

Plot (short): Stories, songs, documentary, fantasy. 2nd grade maybe not as a foreign language.

Episodes: 60 minutes total

Spywatch

Year published/aired: 1996

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 10

Grade: 2-4

Genres: Adventure

Sub-subject: WWII

Broadcaster: BBC, CBBC

Production company:

Story: Derek Farmer

Editor:

Director: Nicholas Whines

Media: VHS

Media publisher:

Additional media: Teacher's book, Comic, Audio cassette, ...

Working material: Derek Farmer

Material publisher: 

Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short): In WW2, 1942, 2 boys were sent to a farm of Aunty Amy and her granddaughter Polly on a farm. Another girl was sent elsewhere. Adventures including spies and POW and also 1960s scenes.

Part of the Look and Read series.

Episodes: 20 minutes each

1. Sent Away

2. Grainger Danger

3. Spies all around

4. Trouble for Mary

5. The Poster Comes to Life

6. Bombs in the Country

7. Surprise

8. The Pilot

9. The Secret Quarry

10. Captured

Badger Girl

Year published/aired: 1984

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 10

Grade: 2-4

Genres: Adventure

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: BBC, CBBC

Production company:

Producer: Susan Patron

Story: Andrew Davies

Editor: Dick Allen

Director:

Media: VHS ?

Media publisher:

Additional media: Pupil's pamphlet, audio cassette, books ...

Working material: Andrew Davies

Material publisher: 

Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short): 3 city kids Debbie ("The Badger Girl"), Kiran and Norman on holiday on a farm. Adventure with animals at Darkmoor.

Part of the Look and Read series.

Episodes: 20 minutes each

1.Sounds in the Night

2. Stripey aka Stripey the Badger (ep pictured)

3. Running Away

4. The Badgerman

5. Lost on the Moor

6. The Secret Passage

7. Mick's Map

8. Finding the Ponies

9. Panic on the Lake

10. Stripey and the Superbadger

Young in Australia

 

Original title: Ung i Australien

Year published/aired: 1986

Year produced/filmed: 1986 ?

# of episodes: 5

Grade: 9-13

Genres: 

Sub-subject: 

Broadcaster:

Production company: SR Utbildningsprogram (Sveriges Radio)

Story:

Editor Sweden: 

Director: Eskil Garpebring

Media: VHSx1

Media publisher:

Additional media:

Working material: 

Material publisher:

Novel available: 

Other literature: 

Plot (short):  Documentary, Teen lives in Australia and their parents (and jobs). School, sports. I found original photo cards (press /archive) photos for sale on the web. Photographed by Garpebring. Aka Young Australia. Press photos say aired in 1988, but books published in 1986 according worldcat also mentioning 1988, so probably filmed in 1986. Update: Aired on Swedish SVT in 1986. Maybe even filmed earlier.

Episodes: 

1 Desert. Jonathan from Alice Springs (Öknen. Jonathan, Alice Springs) aka (title in Germany) The dead centre. (Boy ~12 yo side view, school of the air or other short wave radio) 

2. Young in Sydney (Ung i Sydney) aka Life in Sydney

3. Life on a Sheep Farm (Liver pa en farfarm)  aka Jimenbuen - a sheep station

4. Life in Melbourne

5. Life in Tasmania

Update: 2 pics. Confirmed 1986. Pictured is ep 2, another pic (ep 1) here

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2023/05/update-young-in-australia.html

another episode

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2023/09/update-2-young-in-australia.html