G+k3+German_cultural_dominoes.ppt

Germanculturaldominoes,Thesolution,DeineMission,Cutoutthecardsandarrangetheminacirclesothatmatchingcardsareendtoend.Beispiel:,Germanbrandsofcars,Mercedes,Volkswagen,BMW,Audi,Porsche,famousGermanwriter,JohannWolfgangvonGoethe,Goethelivedfrom1749-1832.Hewrotepoetry,drama,novels,butwasalsoawell-knownphilosopherandthinker,whoinfluencednotonlyGermanbutEuropeanculture.,famouspopband,TokioHotel,TokioHotelhavebeentogethersince2001,whentheywereonly11-13yearsold.Theyhaveahugefanbaseallovertheworld.,Biggesthits:“Schrei”(Scream)and“DurchdenMonsun”(Monsoon),famousphysicist,AlbertEinsteincameupwiththeTheoryofRelativity,whichprovesthattimetravelistheoreticallypossible,andquantumtheory.,HewontheNobelPrizeandisoftenregardedasthefatherofmodernphysics,AlbertEinstein,capitalofGermany,WhileGermanywassplitintoEastandWestGermany(1949-1990),BonnservedasthecapitalofWestGermany.Since1990Berlinhasbeenrestoredtoitsoriginalstatusascapital,Berlin,Bonn,GermannationalBankHoliday,On3October1990EastandWestGermanyofficiallymergedtobecomemodernGermany,3October(DayofReunification),GermanHollywoodactress,FrankaPotentehasbeeninfilmssuchas“TheBourneIdentity”,“TheBourneConspiracy”,and“Lolaruns”,FrankaPotente,famouscomposerfromGermany,Beethovenisoneofthemostimportantclassicalcomposersofalltime.Hewentdeafinlaterlifebutcontinuedtocomposenonetheless!,LudwigvanBeethoven,LakebetweenGermany,Austria,andSwitzerland,Bodensee(LakeConstance),TheZeppelinairshipwasinventedandbuiltinFriedrichshafen.,Germansupermodel,HeidiKlum,capitalofAustria,Viennahasaveryrichcultureandisfamousfortheatre,opera,fineart,andclassicalmusic.Its“Prater”amusementparkcontainsoneoftheoldestFerriswheelsintheworld.,Wien(Vienna),Germanairline,LufthansaisEuropesbiggestairline(andfifth-largestintheworld),Lufthansa,Austrianactor,nowgovernorofCalifornia,Aformer“MrUniverse”,Schwarzeneggermadehisnameasmuscledactionheroinsuchfilmsas“TheTerminator”.,ArnoldSchwarzenegger,Germansupermarketchain,Aldi,Aldi(shortforALbrechtDIscount“)startedoffinGermanyin1913.Nowadaysithasover8,000branchesasfarafieldasAustralia,theUSA,andofcoursetheUK!,coloursoftheGermanflag,TheGermanDemocraticRepublicofEastGermanyusedthesamecoloursbutaddedapictureofhammerandsickleinthecentre.WhentheBerlinwallcamedown,EastGermanscutoutthecentretocelebrateGermanreunification,Black,red,gold,howmanySwisspeoplespeakGerman?,Switzerlandhasfourofficiallanguages:German,French,Italian,andRomansh.German(Schwizerdtsch)isbyfarthelargestofthese.SwissGermanhasmanydistinctexpressionsandsounds.,4.6million(65%ofthepopulation,countriesthatborderonGermany,9,TheNetherlands,Belgium,Luxembourg,France,Switzerland,Austria,CzechRepublic,Poland,Denmark,formerborderofEastandWestGermany,die(Berliner)Mauer(BerlinWall),Theso-calledBerlinwalldidntjustrunthroughBerlin(whichwasinEastGermany).Theentireeast-westGermanborderwasstrictlyguarded,andanyonewhotriedtocrosswithoutpermissionriskedlifelongimprisonmentordeath.,Germanchancellor,AngelaMerkel(CDU-conservativeparty)hasbeentheheadoftheGermanstatesince2005.,AngelaMerkel,pickledcabbage,Sauerkraut(“sourcabbage”)isakindoffoodGermanyisfamousfor.Itissaltedandlefttopicklefor4-6weeks,sometimesinwine.Itisusuallyfriedandeatenhot.,Sauerkraut,mountainrangeintheSouthofGermany,Switzerland,andAustria,DieAlpen(theAlps),famoustypeofcake,BlackForestGateauisalayercakemadefromcream,chocolatesponge,andcherries.,SchwarzwlderKirschtorte(BlackForestgateau),nationalfootballleague,FootballisthefavouritesportinGermany.TheBundesligaistheGermanequivalentofthepremierleague.,Fuball-Bundesliga,2seasthatborderonGermany,DieNordee(NorthSea),DieOstsee