My German Assignment

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My German Assignment By Emily Flynn
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History

Culture
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History Culture

• Question 1...
• What festival is Munchen famous for? Write a
  50 word description of the festival, including
  when it occurs each year.
• The festival that Munchen is famous for is
  Oktoberfest. Oktoberfest is held each year in
  Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Oktoberfest is a 2 week
  festival during late September and early October.
  It is one of the most famous events in the city
  and is also the worlds largest fair. They have
  approximately 6 million people who attend the
  festival.

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History Culture

• Question 2...
• Berlin was famous for its wall. Which country
  built it? When did they build it? Why did they
  build it?
• The Berlin wall was built in the night
• on the 13th of August in 1961. It was
• built by the East German Government
• because most of the East Germans
• were moving into the West Berlin or
• West Germany because the East side was a
  communist country and they wanted to live a
  better life in the west.

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History Culture

• Question 3...
• When did the Berlin wall come down? Find a
  picture of it.
• The Berlin wall came down on the 9th of
  November in 1989.

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History Culture

• Question 4...
• Choose one of the following composers and
  write a description (50 words) of his life and
  work Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig Beethoven,
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in the
• year 1756 and he died when he was 35. In his
  
• life he wrote over 600 compositions. Mozart
• is famous for his classical music. When
  Mozart
• was 4 years old, his father taught him to
  play the
• clavier (keyboard) and at the age of 5, he
  was
• already writing his own pieces.

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History Culture

• Question 5...
• What were the Brothers Grimm famous for? Name
  three of their works.
• The Brothers Grimm are famous for publishing
  collections of folk tales and fairy tales and for
  their work in linguistics (language). Three of
  their works are Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel and
  Cinderella.

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History Culture

• Question 6...
• In 2006, Germany hosted the Football World
  Cup. Find
• a) the symbol used

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History Culture

• Question 6...
• In 2006, Germany hosted the Football World
  Cup. Find
• b) all the cities where the matches were
  held
• Berlin
• Dortmund
• Frankfurt
• Gelsenkirchen
• Hamburg
• Hannover
• Kaiserslautern
• Cologne
• Leipzig
• Munich
• Nuremberg
• Stuttgart

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History Culture

• Question 6...
• In 2006, Germany hosted the Football World
  Cup. Find
• c) the top 3 countries, in German
• Italy Italien
• France Frankreich
• Germany Deutschland

The winning team, Italy
The runners up, France
The team who came third, Germany
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German
Influence
in
Australia
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German Influence in Australia

• Question 1...
• Baron von Muller, Ludwig Leichhardt, Sir
  Hans Heysen and John Monash choose ONE and find
  out what they contributed to Australian history?
  (50 words)
• Baron von Muller contributed science to
  Australia. He collected lots of different animal
  and plant specimens around Australia and
  classified them for science. He then sent huge
  amounts of plants and seeds to the grateful
  public gardens. He became well-known
  internationally and he was made baron by the King
  of the German kingdom of Wurttemberg because of
  his large donations of botanical specimens from
  Australia.

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German Influence in Australia

• Question 2...
• What was the Barossa Valley famous for? Who
  settled it? When? Why?
• The Barossa Valley is famous for being a
  major wine-producing region and a tourist
  destination in South Australia. The Barossa
  Valley was named from the Barossa Ranges and
  Colonel William Light named the Barossa Valley,
  Barossa Valley in 1837. He chose the name because
  he remembered the British victory over the French
  in the Battle of Barrosa and it was first settled
  in 1842 by the English and German settlers.

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German Influence in Australia

• Question 3...
• What happened to these people during the
  first world war?
• During the first world war, the Germans got
  naturalized. Any person who was a German or with
  German origins got harassed, named called and
  physically abused. Many Australians refused to
  work with the Germans and they went on strike
  until the Germans got sacked from their jobs.

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German Influence in Australia

• Question 4...
• Find the address and contact details for one
  of the following German restaurants The Cuckoo,
  The Hofbrauhaus, Club Tivoli.
• The HofbrauhausAddress - 18 Market La
  MelbourneContact Number - 9663-3361Website
  Address - www.holfbrauhaus.com.au

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German Influence in Australia

• Question 5...
• Bosch, Siemens and Aldi are German companies
  that operate in Australia. Finda) what products
  they produce/sellBosch - Hot water
  systemsSiemens - Electrical objectsAldi -
  Groceries

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German Influence in Australia

• Question 5...
• Bosch, Siemens and Aldi are German companies
  that operate in Australia. Findb) when they
  started operating in AustraliaBosch - The 4th of
  April in 2005Siemens - The 30th of May in
  2007Aldi - The 28th of June in 2007

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German Influence in Australia

• Question 5...
• Bosch, Siemens and Aldi are German companies
  that operate in Australia. Findc) which cities
  in Germany did they originate fromBosch -
  StuttgartSiemens - BerlinAldi - Essen

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German Influence in Australia

• Question 6...
• Name a German city which has the same name
  as a suburb in Melbourne.Coburg BavariaCoburg
  Victoria

Coburg - Bavaria
Coburg Victoria
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German Influence in Australia

• Question 7...
• What is the Goethe Institut? What are its
  contact details (address, phone, email) in
  Melbourne?The Goethe Institut is a place were
  people go to learn to learn to speak German.
  Address - 448 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne, Vic,
  3000Phone - 9864-8999Website Address -
  www.goethe.de/melbourne

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Travel,
Commerce

Communication
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Travel, Commerce Communication

• Question 1...
• What is the German National Airline? What
  does it mean in English? Find its symbol.The
  German National Airline is Lufthansa. In English
  it means The largest German airline.

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Travel, Commerce Communication

• Question 2...
• What is the German National Airline? What
  does it mean in English? Find its symbol.The
  German National Airline is Lufthansa. In English
  it means The largest German airline.

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Travel, Commerce Communication

• Question 3...
• From where in Germany does it fly?Lufthansa
  flies from the Frankfurt International Airport.

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Travel, Commerce Communication

• Question 4...
• How long is a flight from Germany to
  Australia?A flight from Germany to Australia
  takes 24 hours and 45 minutes.

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Travel, Commerce Communication

• Question 5...
• What is the cost of an ADULT ECONOMY RETURN
  FLIGHT from Australia to Frankfurt on Tag der
  deutschen Einheit (3rd October)?The cost of an
  adult economy return flight from Australia to
  Frankfurt is 10,727.98.

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Travel, Commerce Communication

• Question 6...
• Name 3 German cars and show their
  symbols.The 3 German car names are BMW, Audi and
  Porsche.

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Travel, Commerce Communication

• What are German freeways and what is the
  speed limit?The German freeways are called
  Autobahn and the speed limits are for the
  following60 km/h -
• Buses carrying standing passengers.
• Motorcycles pulling trailers.80 km/h -
• Vehicles carrying the maximum weight.
• Passenger cars and trucks with trailers.
• Buses
• 100 km/h
• Passenger cars pulling trailers.
• Buses not pulling trailers.

Question 7...
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Travel, Commerce Communication

• Question 8...
• Who is the current Chancellor of
  Germany?The current Chancellor of Germany is
  Angela Merkel.

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Travel, Commerce Communication

• Question 9...
• What is the current population of
  Germany?The current population of Germany is 82,
  422, 229 people.

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Geography-
Germany

German
Speaking
Countries
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Geography Germany German Speaking Countries

• Question 1...
• Label the German states on your map of
  Germany, including their capital cities.I
  represented the capital cities with a black box.
• Schleswig - Holstein Kiel
• Hamburg Hamburg
• Mecklenburg - Vorpommern Schwerin
• Bremen Bremen
• Niedersachsen Hannover
• Sachsen - Anhalt Magdeburg
• Berlin Berlin
• Brandenburg Potsdam

• Nordrhein - Westfalen Dusseldorf
• Hessen Wiesbaden
• Thüringen Erfurt
• Sachsen Dresden
• Rheinland - pflaz Mainz
• Saarland Saarbrucken
• Baden - Wurttemberg Stuttgart
• Bayern Munchen

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Geography Germany German Speaking Countries

• Question 2...
• What is the capital city of Germany? Show it
  on your map.The capital city of Germany is
  Berlin and I have represented that with a star.

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Geography Germany German Speaking Countries

• Question 3...
• Name the countries surrounding Germany.The
  countries that surround Germany are Denmark,
  Poland, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium,
  Netherlands, Luxembourg and Czech Republic.

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Geography Germany German Speaking Countries

• Question 4...
• How many times does Germany fit into
  Australia?Germany fits into Australia 21 and ½
  times!

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Geography Germany German Speaking Countries

• Question 5...
• Choose ONE of the following tourist
  destinations and write ATLEAST 50 WORDS about it.
  Ski Resorts in Bavaria or Austria, Lucerne,
  Salzburg, The Danube (Donau), Oberammergau. The
  Danube is the longest river in the European
  Union. It originated in the Black Forest in
  Germany. The river flows eastwards passing
  through many central and eastern capital cities
  before it flows into the Black Sea. The Danube
  flows through Germany, Austria, Slovakia,
  Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria and
  Ukraine.

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Geography Germany German Speaking Countries

• Question 6...
• Find 3 interesting facts EACH about
  Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein.Switzerlan
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• The population in Switzerland is about 7.4
  million people.
• Switzerlands crime rate is usually low.
• Switzerlands spoken languages are German,
  French, Italian and Romansh.Austria
• The capital city of Austria is Vienna.
• Kindergarten is optional for children aged
  between 4 and 6.
• The most popular sport in Austria is alpine
  skiing.Liechtenstein
• The are about 250 meters of paved roads in
  Liechtenstein.
• There is NO airport in Liechtenstein.
• The Liechtenstein football teams play in the
  Swiss football leagues.

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Geography Germany German Speaking Countries

• Question 7...
• In Germany, the Euro is used. When was the
  currency introduced.On the 1st of January, 2002,
  the Euro was introduced into Germany.

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Geography Germany German Speaking Countries

• Question 8...
• Find examples of the notes and what is
  shown on the German version of the coins?All
  euro banknotes have a similar design for each one
  on both sides. The amounts of euro banknotes are
  500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5. The
  design for each banknote has a similar theme of
  European architecture in different time periods.
  On the 0.01, 0.02 and 0.05 coins, there is the
  German Oak Twig. On the 0.10, 0.20 and 0.50
  coins, there is the Brandenburg Gate. On the 1
  and 2 coins, there is the German Eagle.

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Food
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Food

• Question 1...
• Sauerkraut, Pumpernickel, Bratwurst and
  Schnitzel are well known German food. What is
  each made of?Sauerkraut Sauerkraut is made of
  pickled cabbage.Pumpernickel Pumpernickel is
  a type of German sourdough bread made with rye
  meal.Bratwurst Bratwurst is a type of sausage
  made of beef, pork and sometimes veal.Schnitzel
  Schnitzel is a thin slice of veal coated in
  breadcrumbs and is fried.

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Food

• Question 2...
• Find out what Schwarzwalderkirschtorte,
  Sacher Torte and Fondue areSchwarzwalderkirschtor
  te Schwarzwalderkirschtorte is a Black Forest
  cake.Sacher Torte Sacher Torte is a chocolate
  cake.Fondue Fondue is a Swiss dish shared at
  the table.

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Bibliography
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Bibliography

• Websites
• www.wikipedia.comwww.skwirk.comwww.guermancu
  lture.comwww.dailysoft.com/berlinwallhttp//en.w
  ikipedia.org/wiki/oktoberfesthttp//translation2.
  paralink.comwww.google.com/imageswww.google.com
  www.amstarrealty.com/currencywww.lufthansa.com

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Bibliography
Books Germany and GermanBy Janine
AmosGermanyCountry Fact FilesBy David
FlintGermanyFirst RepotsBy Shirley W.
GrayGermanyIn the heartland of EuropeEleanor
H. Ayer
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Bibliography
Phonebooks Yellow PagesWhite Pages