Awesome Stuff
Ein pädagogisches Material, das Ihren Englischunterricht lebendiger macht.
Über die Serie
Awesome Stuff ist eine witzige Zweistimmen-Audioserie über die Vereinigten Staaten: ihre Menschen, Traditionen, Erfindungen und Geschichte, erzählt in einem schnellen, warmherzigen Schlagabtausch zwischen zwei Moderatoren. Jede Folge liefert echte Fakten über berühmte Amerikaner, Bräuche, Erfindungen oder historische Ereignisse und endet stets mit dem charakteristischen Schlusswort der Sendung. Niveaustufen A1 bis A2, zur Entwicklung des Hörverständnisses in Gesprächen und des alltäglichen gesprochenen Englisch.
Die Episoden (29)
1How big is the United States? Two friends find out about the fifty states, the six time zones, and the capital that is not New York.
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2Why is the East Coast so important? Two friends find out about the first thirteen colonies, five big cities in one day, and the season when people travel to look at the leaves.
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3What is the South famous for? Two friends find out about four kinds of barbecue, the word 'y'all', and Texas, a state you can get lost in.
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4Is the Midwest in the middle or in the west? Two friends find out about fields of corn, Tornado Alley, the Great Lakes, and the pies at the state fair.
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5What comes from the West Coast? Two friends find out about Hollywood, the tallest tree in the world, ten thousand small earthquakes a year, and the hottest place on Earth.
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6How can one state have more people than eight states? Two friends find out about the Rocky Mountains, a city one mile high, and the first national park in the world.
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7Why does the American flag have fifty stars? Two friends find out about the bald eagle, the national anthem, and a French surprise inside the Statue of Liberty.
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8Why is the American capital not in a state? Two friends find out about the White House, seventeen free museums, a giant Lincoln in a stone chair, and a pink forest from Japan.
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9Why does a doughnut have a hole? Two friends find out about American diners, food trucks, twenty billion hot dogs a year, and very big plates.
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10Why is American football not about kicking? Two friends find out how basketball started with two peach baskets, how baseball works, and why the Super Bowl is the biggest TV day of the year.
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11National Holidays and Traditions
What are the biggest days of the American year? Two friends find out about the fireworks on July Fourth, the turkey and the parade at Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and the candy at Halloween.
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12What happens at an American fair? Two friends find out about kids who show their own animals, a cow made of butter, and food you eat on a stick.
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13What is a day at an American school really like? Two friends find out about the yellow bus, freshmen and seniors, lunch in the cafeteria, and caps flying in the air.
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16Three American cities, three kinds of music: Motown from Detroit, hip-hop from the Bronx and rock from Seattle.
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17How did a sunny little town become the home of the movies? Visit Hollywood: the famous sign, the stars on the sidewalk and the Oscars.
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18A giant lumberjack, a blue ox and a cowboy who rode a tornado: meet the heroes of the American tall tales, funny stories about impossible things.
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19Three, two, one, lift-off! Find out how three American astronauts flew to the Moon in 1969, and why their footprints are still there today.
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20Why is Halloween two months long in America? Two friends find out about giant skeletons on the lawn, pumpkin patches, trunk or treat, and pets in costumes.
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21Why does the whole of America get in the car for Thanksgiving? Two friends find out about the busy roads, the turkey on every table, the turkey the President saves, and the leftovers the next day.
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22Sleep on a wall, drink from a bag and see sixteen sunrises a day! Find out how astronauts live on the International Space Station, from the space toilet to the view of Earth.
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23Superheroes can fly, climb walls and hide a secret identity! Find out where they come from, from a ten-cent comic made by two teenagers to a comic worth six million dollars.
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24Cowboys, Part 1: Life on the Trail
Cowboys walked three thousand cows from Texas to Kansas! Find out who the first cowboys were, what they ate on the trail and why they sang to their cows at night.
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25Cowboys, Part 2: The Cowboy Look
Cowboy hats, pointed boots and a lasso! Find out why cowboys dress like that, who invented a rodeo sport, and where real cowboys still work today.
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26Two brothers with a bicycle shop built the first plane, and it flew for twelve seconds! Find out why they went to Kitty Hawk, who won the coin toss and how a piece of their plane got to Mars.
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27Cabins by a lake, canoes, swim buddies and s'mores by the fire: millions of American kids go to summer camp every year. Find out why there are no phones and where the name s'mores comes from.
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28Ferris Wheels and Roller Coasters
A giant wheel built to beat the Eiffel Tower, with sixty people in each car, and a roller coaster by the sea that went six miles an hour. Find out how a roller coaster goes up and down with no engine, and how fast the new ones go.
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29A president who said no on a bear hunt, a cartoon bear, and a little shop in Brooklyn: find out how the teddy bear got its name, and why police officers keep teddy bears in their cars.
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