B1 – C1
Space & astronomy
Rings, moons and the planets around other stars; how telescopes see what our eyes can't.
In preparationLibrary
Short films from open archives
Documentaries about the natural world, graded by level and cut into chapters. During the beta we are adding collections one at a time.
Collections
What's on the shelves
A2 – B2
Oceans & weather
Currents, storms and the strange animals of the deep sea. Slow narration, lots of pictures.
In preparationA2 – B1
Animals & plants
How bees find flowers, why birds migrate, a forest through four seasons.
In preparationB1 – C1
The human body
Sleep, the heart and what happens in the brain when we learn something new.
In preparationB2 – C1
Inventions & engineering
Bridges, batteries and the history of flight, told by the people who built them.
In preparationLevels
How we grade a film
We look at the speed of narration, how familiar the vocabulary is, and how much the picture helps. Levels follow the European scale (CEFR) that schools use.
| A2 | Slow narration, everyday words, the picture carries most of the meaning. |
| B1 | Normal pace, familiar topics, a few specialist terms explained on screen. |
| B2 | Faster narration, more abstract ideas, longer sentences. |
| C1 | Interviews and several speakers, specialist vocabulary, little visual help. |
Sources
Where the films come from
We only use films that are free to share: works under Creative Commons licences (mostly CC BY and CC BY-SA) and public-domain footage from public archives and open science projects.
Each title shows the author, the licence and a link to the original. We cut films into chapters and add subtitles; we don't change what is said.
Made a film and want it in the library — or want it removed? Write to films@lingocine.com and we'll reply within a few days.
Subtitles
Who writes the subtitles
Subtitles are written and checked by people who speak both languages. The tutor model helps us keep terms consistent across a collection, not the other way round.