English for Beginners (TV show)

English for Beginners is a German English language course in the form of a 51-part television series , which was produced in 1982 on behalf of Bavarian Television for the Telekolleg I, which led to the secondary school leaving certificate , and has since been broadcast as a repeat. The course is aimed at adult German-speaking viewers who want to learn English from scratch. The British author Graham Pascoe acts as the moderator of the programs and guides through the program in two languages. The two British actors Jane Egan and Russell Grant reenact everyday occurrences in short scenes, which are used to bring the viewer closer to English grammar and vocabulary at a beginner level . Accompanying books and DVDs with episodes 1 to 51 have been published for the series.

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1. An interview
2. At the Job Center
3. Jane's Birthday
4. A busy office
5. A picnic at Windsor
6. Eating out
7. The Football Pools
8. Do it yourself
9. A driving lesson
10. Asking the way
11. A working breakfast
12. Shopping
13. A Stroll in Covent Garden
14. Whose Photo Is It?
15. At the travel agent's
16. Beginner's Luck
17. A Visit to Scotland
18. Something for everybody
19. A Bank Robbery
20. Getting a job
21. At a party
22. At the Lost Property Office
23. At the airport
24. It Never Rains But It Pours
25. Portobello Road
26. A breakdown
27. Finding Somewhere to Live
28. The Professor's Speech
29. The Inventor
30. The Editor's Office
31. The Election Campaign
32. The Helpful Neighbor
33. At the police station
34. Mail order shopping
35. A Tour of Ireland
36. To buy or not to buy
37. In the museum
38. What a way to run an airline
39. Out to brunch
40. Washington DC
41. Crime in the City
42. On campus
43. Rehearsal
44. At the Dentist's
45. The New Sports Car
46. Going on strike
47. Car maintenance
48. An accident
49. The Darts Champion
50. Breakfast Television
51. How a car is made

Books

• English for Beginners - Exercise Book, ISBN 978-3-8058-3192-5 .
• English for Beginners Volume 1, Brmedia Telekolleg, 2010, ISBN 978-3-941282-26-1 .
• English for Beginners Volume 2, Brmedia Telekolleg, 2008, ISBN 978-3-9812051-4-5 .
• English for Beginners Volume 3, Brmedia Telekolleg, 2008, ISBN 978-3-941282-03-2 .
• English for Beginners Volume 4, Brw-Service Telekolleg, 2008, ISBN 978-3-941282-04-9 .

DVD

• English for Beginners DVD Complete Package. 51 episodes, ISBN 978-3-8058-3600-5 .

Web links

• English for beginners at ARD-alpha
• English for beginners at fernsehserien.de
• English for beginners in the Internet Movie Database (English)

See also

• Fast Track English , a newer television English course that only works in one language
• Inside the British Isles , advanced English television language course that uses different people from Great Britain and Ireland to illustrate regional language differences
• Playtime (language course) , English television language course for children
• Avanti! Avanti! , Italian television language course
• Bon Courage , French television language course for beginners
• C'est ça, la vie , French television language course for advanced learners

Individual evidence

1. ↑ wunschliste.de
2. ↑ programm.ard.de
3. ↑ telekolleg-info.de ( Memento from November 17, 2009 in the Internet Archive )