Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Kevin becomes a man in more ways than one.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Will Kevin and Fede become part of a clique or form one of their own?
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
On the first day of gym class, Kevin is determined to display his manliness as the sixth graders meet their new P.E. instructor and are given the opportunity to choose between two contrasting activities.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Kevin's neighbor and childhood playmate, Cata, is starting the same school as Kevin and Fede. But she is sporting a new, more mature style and insists that she be addressed by her full name, Catalina.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Unlike Kevin and Fede's previous school, this one is co-ed, arousing some anxiety in them. Fede even confesses about a nightmare in which he arrives at school naked.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Los Años Maravillos incorporates genuine archival news footage, giving us a sense of what it was like to live in Colombia in the mid 1980s. In this segment, we see reports regarding the civil conflict involving rebel forces used as a backdrop to the family drama unfolding at the González dinner table.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
It's the summer of 1985 and 12-year-old Kevin González is spending his time playing banquitas, a Colombian form of street soccer. His older brother, Leo, is forever tormenting him, while his best friend, Fede, does his best to intervene.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
"Toda la vida" ("All My Life") is the theme song which opens the Colombian version of the American hit series The Wonder Years. The song is a cover of a hit Italian song,"Tutta La Vita", written by celebrated composer Lucio Dalla. Sung by Mexican singer Emmanuel, this version was number one on the Latin charts for three weeks in 1984, replacing a different version of the very same song sung by Cuban singer Franco.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Listen for the use of the past (preterite) tense in Spanish as Adrian and Doctor Advice (instructors from El Aula Azul) discuss all of the progress he is making in various aspects of his life.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Although "por" and "para" can both be translated as "for" at times, they are used in different circumstances in Spanish. "Dr. Advice" (Ester from El Aula Azul) provides us with several examples of each of them.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
The Kikiriki crew debates about who among them (and the animals!) is the "most animal" of all.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
And now for the audience's favorite segment: the Top Three!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Casimiro gets some education about what constitutes animal mistreatment.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
"Dr. Advice" (Ester from El Aula Azul) gives some of the psychological kind- all while demonstrating the correct usage of the subjunctive and conditional moods in Spanish.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
The Kikiriki crew continues with their mission to gather a plethora of exotic animals.
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