Teaching unit 2

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT GERMANY???

WHAT IS GERMANY FAMOUS FOR? CARS & HIGHWAYS

BEER BREWERY

There is a special law for beer purity: The „Reinheitsgebot“ The day of beer

GERMANYS BREWERIES

OKTOBERFEST

Drinking lots of beer….

… in big tents!

Oktoberfest by night

A waitress!!!

BERLIN – THE CAPITOL

Panorama of Berlin

Berlin flag

Brandenburgian

Reichstag

WHAT MORE YOU SHOULD KNOW? Cologne Cathedral

Dresden Frauenkirche

Wuppertal Overhead Railway

Neuschwanstein Castle

Herkules in Kassel

Hamburg – one of the biggest harbours in the world!

BASIC INFORMATION WHICH EVERYBODY SHOULD KNOW

Political system: Federal parliamentary constitutional republic based on representative democracy, chancellor (head of the government) is Angela Merkel Capital: Berlin Population: 81,799,600 people Area: 357,021 km²

GERMANYS HISTORY A dark capital in Germanies history are two world wars during the 20th century.

In the second world war Adolf Hitler and his government put their mark on Germany heavily.

After this war Germany - especially Berlin was divided into two parts by a wall for more than 28 years.

Germany will never completely overcome the concequences of its history. It is a part of our identity, and by working on compensation (as far as it is possible) and reminding Germany developes a new self esteem, including this part of history and learning from it.

The Berlin wall

Hitler

The Jewish memorial

For this shame, after the second world war Germans did not dare to show pride of their country. Just in the last years, especeally during the football world championship which took place in Germany, many people developed a new and healthy relationship towards the flag. In coherence of football the German flag does not symbol any „Nazi“ motives.

GERMAN FOOD German cuisine varies from region to region. The southern regions of Bavaria and Swabia, for instance, share a culinary culture with Switzerland and Austria. In all regions, meat is often eaten in sausage form.

• Another beloved food in Bavaria is the Bretzel!

REGIONAL SPECIALTIES Each region has its own typical dishes: o Gingerbread from Nürnberg Especially for Christmas people love the sweet cake with almonds!

o Labskaus from Hamburg People from North-western Germany love the mixed fish with egg and cucumber…

o Salt-cured pork knuckle with sauerkraut …from Bavaria

o “Baumkuchen” … from the East of Germany

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Thank you for your attention, we hope you enjoy our food!