Culture Compass Comparison

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Participants:

HRS Grasberg/ Worpswede Worpswede

IES Enric Valor Monovar


In Europe: where are we? Distance: 1812 km 2200 km 20 hours, 39 min. by car


In Germany: where are we? Worpswede is a small municipality northeast of Bremen in the district of Osterholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was first mentioned in 1218. JĂźrgen Christian Findorff started the colonization after 1750 by drainage of the bog and more settlers came. Worpswede became famous at the end of the 19th century, when a community of artists was founded.


In Spain: where are we?

Monóvar is a small city in the southeast of Spain, in the province of Alicante. It was first mentioned in the 13th century. About 12,800 people live here today.

Monóvar became famous by its cobbler industry during the Industrial Revolution. A famous person is the writer Azorín born in Monóvar, on June 8, 1873. He died in Madrid on March 2, 1967 and was buried in his hometown.


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Climate in Germany

Statistics say: June, July and August have nice weather with a good average temperature. August is the warmest month, January the coldest, July is the wettest and February is the driest month.


Climate in Spain

The weather in Spain is so hot, in summer is about the 30-40ºC. In winter is mild, too, about 5-15º C. But it usually never rains so we have a rather dry landscape. But yes, we had some snow last winter – extraordinary! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1Ypzsh-WC8


A symbol of Germany Not only because we were on a class trip to Berlin: for us and many other people the Brandenburg Gate is the most important symbol of Germany. The Fall of the Berlin Wall took place on 9th November, 1989. Almost a year later, on 3rd October 1990, the GDR no longer exists - Germany is reunited.


A symbol of Spain This is a fan, a typical object in Spain. We use it to get some fresh air when it is hot, because Spain is too hot in the summer. And sometimes we use it to dance Flamenco, too. It has a long tradition, at least since the 4th century BC.


Our capital: Berlin, Germany

Find out more here: http://www.berlin.de/en/attractions-and-sights/

Population: 3.520.031 Famous buildings: •Brandenburg Gate •Reichstag, seat of the Bundestag •Museums Island •Victory Column •The Berlin Dome •Gendarmenmarkt •World Clock on the Alexanderplatz •Olympic Stadium


Our capital Madrid, Spain

3 165 541 inhabitants Famous Sights: Royal Palace Almudena Cathedral Plaza Mayor Puerta de Alcalá Prado Museum Gran Vía Parque Retiro Monument of Christobal Colon Find out more here: https://www.esmadrid.com/en/madrid-at-a-glance


Greetings in German •

Good morning!

Good afternoon!

Good evening!

How are you?

Guten Morgen! Moin! Guten Tag! Moin! Guten Abend! Moin! Wie geht es dir?


Greetings in German


Greetings in Valencian and Spanish

Since 1982 Valenciano is the official language of the province of Alicante. There are Spanish-speaking regions in the south, in Elda, Aspe, Monforte del Cid and in Villena y Sax. The rest of the province is part of Valencian speaking territory.


A landscape that we love

Most of us love the North Sea or the Baltic Sea. In summer it is really nice there, even if the water is not so warm. It is nearly always windy, so we have these typical beach chairs where we can sit and relax, sheltered from sun and wind.


A landscape that we love

Because it is so hot here in summer, we all love the beaches. The beaches in Spain are famous. They are wonderful and beautiful. And the water is warm, because we are on the Mediterranean coast.


Products from Germany

In Worpswede Neu St. Jßrgen you can find Tee Ronnefeldt, a company that trades with tea. In Grasberg Zeissner produces Ketchup and other sauces. Zeisner´s products are sold worldwide and we all like their ketchup. The Mercedes-Benz plant in Bremen opened in 1978. It is one of the major production sites of the Daimler AG with more than 12,800 employees.



Products from Spain This wine is produced in our area, Monovar. It is from a very famous winery. Wine is a very popular product in Spain because we have a lot of grape plantations. We sometimes have wine, ham and cheese.


A famous recipe from Spain

Potato omelette 1/2 cup olive oil 1/2 pound potatoes, thinly sliced 4 eggs salt and pepper onions and tomatoes if you like

1. Peel and cut the potatoes 2. Fry the potatoes 3. Beat the eggs 4. Mix the potatoes and the eggs 5. Fry it all together.


A famous recipe from Germany

Potato salad 2 kg potatoes 1 onion finely diced 250 ml vegetable broth or poultry broth 3 tablespoons mild vinegar 2 tablespoons mustard 200 g mayonnaise 6 small spicy cucumbers, finely cut

Peel and cut the potatoes in slices( best: cooked one day before preparation) 2. Prepare the broth and 3. mix all ingredients for the sauce 4. Add the sliced potatoes and mix. 1.

Add whatever you like: eggs, diced pork sausage or ham cucumbers, tomatoes,,‌


Typical dishes from Northern Germany

Hochzeitssuppe too Cakes: K채sekuchen

Gr체nkohl with Kassler and Pinkel Rote Gr체tze We like Apfelmus, Butterkuchen

Schwarzw채lder-KirschTorte


Germany: Our favourite song Ed Sheeran is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He writes the lyrics and produces songs on his own label. He became very popular in Germany.

https://youtu.be/JGwWNGJdvx8

His newest hit single "Shape Of You“, a dancehall pop song, was released as a digital download on 6 January 2017. At the moment It leads the German single charts for the 15th time in a row.


Spain: Our favourite song It’s the most popular song in Spain now, there are lots of versions of this song. We play it when we want to dance. The most popular version is with Justin Bieber, released on March 17, 2017. The original song and the music video were released on January 13, 2017. It is romantic and smooth. https://youtu.be/72UO0v5ESUo?list=RD72UO0v5ESUo


Popular German Sayings „Der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm." „Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm." „Der frühe Vogel kann mich mal.“ „Jedes Böhnchen gibt ein Tönchen.“ "Nicht lang schnacken, Kopf in´n Nacken.“ Meaning: Someone is a chip off the old block The early bird catches the worm. The early bird can bugger off! Beans, beans the musical fruit. The more you eat, the more you toot Stop chatting, have a drink..


More Popular German Sayings „Übermut tut selten gut„ „Pech im Spiel, Glück in der Liebe" „Was sich neckt, das liebt sich“

High spirits seldom does you good. Lucky in love, unlucky at cards. Teasing is a sign of affection.

„Von nichts kommt nichts.“ „Geld regiert die Welt„ „Es ist nicht alles Gold was glänzt“

You can't make something out of nothing Money makes the world go round. All that glitters is not gold.

„Wer keine Arbeit hat, der macht sich welche.“ „Zwei dumme, ein Gedanke.“ „Ein Satz mit x: Das war wohl nix."

A task could have been done more easily and with less work. Great minds think alike. Huge expense, no recompense (a task could not be accomplished.)


A Spanish proverb that we like

El que vino a este bar y no bebiĂł vino a quĂŠ vino. The one who came to this bar and did not drink wine, why did he come?


Famous in Germany • Gronkh is Germany's most successful Youtuber. • He became known by his Let's Play videos. He plays and comments on computer games and video games and publishes recordings. • At the moment he has the most subscribed German-language YouTube channel and the second-most popular German YouTube channel.


Famous in Spain 

This is Rafael Nadal, a very famous tennis player. He was born on the 3rd June 1986 in Manacor, Balearic Islands, Spain. He was a number one because he has won a lot of competitions: 4 Davis Cups with the Spanish selection, 14 Grand Slam tournaments and 2 Olympic gold medals


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