Culture in a box Let us introduce ourselves

Culture in a box Let us introduce ourselves! Volksschule Roseggergasse Perchtoldsdorf, Austria A Spring Day in Europe Project

We are in Austria! Austria (in German, Österreich), is a republic in central Europe. Once the centre of power for the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria is now a smaller country with grand traditions and landscapes. Austria is about 580 km long and has an area of 83, 859 square km. Vienna is the country's capital and largest city.

The Austrian flag l A legend says that the red and white of the Austrian flag represent Duke Leopold V‘s blood-stained tail coat after a battle

Austria: land of mountains … l This is a picture of a lake in the alps, the Gosau lake. The mountain in the center in the back is the famous Dachstein mountain.

Austria has four great seasons! l Winter l Spring ------- l Summer l Autumn ------- --

Christmas in Austria l On the 5 th of December, Krampus, a devil-like fellow, comes and takes away any bad children l On the 6 th of December, Nikolo comes with sweets and small presents for children. l Traditionally, Christmas trees are decorated on Christmas eve

Easter in Austria l Coloured eggs and pussy willows are popular decorations l Children hunt for eggs outdoors l Processions are held on Palm Sunday l Sometimes Easter bonfires are made

A recipe. . . Wiener Schnitzel! For the traditional Wiener Schnitzel, the Viennese normally use veal and lard to fry the meat. You can also use pork, chicken or turkey and oil for frying. It will taste just as delicious either way! l Recipe for four people: l four escalopes of veal of 120 grams each breading: flour, 2 eggs, breadcrumbs, salt oil or lard for frying l l l Pound the meat thin and cut the fringes carefully. Salt the meat lightly. For the breading: Prepare three plates: Put flour on one, breadcrumbs on a second and two eggs that have been whisked. Cover the meat first in the flour, then in the egg and finally in the breadcrumbs. Heat the fat in the saucepan. Put the breaded cutlets in the saucepan and fry both sides. There should be enough fat in the saucepan so that the schnitzel float in the saucepan and do`not touch the bottom. Guten Appetit!

Our National Hymn We like the ‘Land of Mountains, Land of Streams’ beginning! Land of mountains, land of strema Land of fields, land of cathedrals… Land of the hammers of the future! (etc. ) Here is first stanza in German: Musik: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (? ) l l l l Text: Paula von Preradovic Land der Berge, Land am Strome, Land der Äcker, Land der Dome, Land der Hämmer zukunftsreich! Heimat bist du großer Söhne, Volk begnadet für das Schöne, Vielgerühmtes Österreich!

Try the German language. . . l Good morning = l Good afternoon = l Good night = l How are you? = l Thank you = l Excuse me = Guten morgen Guten Tag Gute Nacht Wie geht es Ihnen? Danke. Entschuldigung!

Austria in time l Habsburg Empire l 1386 -1918 l Republic since 1945

Where is Austria, where are we? l Austria has many neighbours: the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy, Liechtenstein, Switzerland Germany l Vienna is the capitol of Austria l Perchtoldsdorf is next to Vienna and is in the province of Lower Austria

Vienna / Wien / Vienne / Viena! Grand Vienna was the showpiece of the Habsburg dynasty. The city centre has world-class museums filled with treasures, the Spanish riding school with its white Lipizzan horses, famous orchestras and operas. Also well known are the Vienna woods, Danube, the Prater amusement park and the Viennese cafes and wine taverns. This is a city where Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn, Schubert, Brahms and Mahler composed music. It is the also the city of Sigmund Freud and Gustav Klimt. There is a lot to discover in Vienna! Area: 415 sq km Population: 1. 6 million

Perchtoldsdorf l l l Earliest settlements sixth century B. C. ! Development by Romans, in the Middle Ages and on until today Once a district of Vienna. This year (2004) we’ll celebrate 50 years of independence Population: about 14, 000 Wine growing area near Vienna, We have the Vienna Woods, wine taverns, hiking and cultural events that attract many visitors Old town, new energy!

The Perchtoldsdorf heath l l l This is a favourite place in Perchtoldsdorf! We hike, picnic and fly kites here In the winter we go sledging ‚Ziesel‘ live there - groundhog like animals Alpine and rare flowers grow there

Our school, Volksschule Roseggergasse Our school building is 90 years old l Primary school 4 years, then middle school or ‘Gymnasium’ l We learn in English all four years! l We have special classes for sports, music and English l

We go out and have fun. . . We had a ‘Speaker’s Corner’ at the market l We also pretended we were ‘language machines’ l We sang songs and shopped in English l

Here’s our class! l Here are Bastian, Maurice and Tobias. They like to play ball! l Soccer and handball are popular in our town.

Here’s our class! l Here are Julia, Lisa, Tabea, Johanna and Amelie. They like to ride horses l Horseback riding is quite popular in our area. Some people like to do gymnastics on horseback! Continued. . .

Here’s our class! l Here are Stefanie, Nina, Valentina, Fatime, Jennifer, Johannes, Stefan, Maurice, Amelie, Emil, Albrecht and Tabea. They all play musical instruments! Piano, flute, guitar, drums… l Our town has its own music school Continued. . .

Here’s our class! l Here are Roland, Miss Alexandra Allard (our class teacher), Philipp and Stefan. They don’t play ball or a musical instrument. They like to read, hike, play, relax, visit with friends…and have fun! l Our town is next to Vienna and the Vienna woods. There a lot of places to go to! Continued. . .

Here’s our class! l Here are (front row L-R) Tabea, Amelie, Bastian, Johannes, Maurice and (back row L-R) Stefanie, Jennifer, Philipp, Johanna, Tobias and Albrecht. They are all tennis players! l We have a few tennis clubs in our town. Do you play tennis, too? Continued. . .

Here’s our class! l Continued. . . Here are Simon, Bougouma, Sarah and Julia. They are angry because their pictures were not in the presentation.

Here’s our class! l Continued. . . Here are Simon, Bougouma, Sarah and Julia. Now they are happy because their pictures are in the presentation!

Here’s our class! l Our English teacher, Elizabeth Vogt, is the cowgirl on the left. She is talking with another teacher at our school Carneval party. l Here is our class at Carneval (which we call Fasching in Austria). It was fun! Continued. . .

Our most popular Austrian sportsmen l Hermann Meier, the famous skier l Nikki Lauda, the Formula 1 car racer

Our favourite Austrian singer: Christl! Christina Stuermer l Star Mania finalist l Now she is more popular than the winner! l

Favourite Austrian authors Thomas Brezina and Christine Nöstlinger l Both are famous for their children’s books l Have you read their books in your language? l

That was our ‘culture in a box’ presentation! Now, it is time for the quiz. Please get out a pencil.

First question: l Did you like the show? l yes l no

Last question: l Will you send us your ‘box of culture’, too? l Here is our address: l 3 a Klasse / Frau Greiner, Frau Vogt l VS Roseggergasse 2 -6 l A-2380 Perchtoldsdorf AUSTRIA l Email: l vsroseggergasse@vsperchtoldsdorf. ac. at thank you!

Goodbye, and Have a wonderful Spring ! the 3 a class Perchtoldsdorf, Austria March 2004