The festival in Coban, Guatemala, is a very well-known celebration. A group of friends book into a hotel and head off to the procession to see the most famous part of the festival - the crowning of ...

Kira and her friends talk about life at a Spanish secondary school. We follow them through the various classes and breaks of a normal school day. We learn expressions such as ‘classes start at 8.30’, ...

A history of Guatemala in Central America from the arrival of the Spanish Conquistadors to the end of the Civil War and peace being signed in 1996. This clip could be used as a listening comprehension ...

Children talk about living in a refugee camp in the Sahara. We find out what a ‘jaima’ is and witness the tradition of offering tea to guests, with an explanation of the significance of this ritual.

Every Sunday there is a market in Antigua. Two presenters visit the market and show us typical fruit from the area. But these products aren’t the only things Guatemala is famous for. It is also famous ...

Spanish speaking students introduce themselves and talk about where they are from. Students could interview each other in class, asking basic questions about where they live. To help them out, they ...

A group of friends get together to make arrangements for their free time over the coming week. However, they are unable to come up with a definite plan as at least one of the friends is busy on every ...

Students explain what it is like to go to school in the Sahara and what they have to do if they want to continue studying. The students go to a boarding school called 9 de junio. Here they study until ...

Students talk about their interest in photography and their future plans. They also mention the book they have published and how the money they receive from this book helps them with the cost of their ...

The history of Granada in southern Spain from the Moors taking control of the city in 711AD to their overthrowal by the Catholic kings in 1492. There are still examples of Moorish influence all over ...

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An introduction to giving and following directions told through an animated story about a bison travelling to a new waterhole. Young Kay the bison leads the herd of bison on a journey. The journey ...