Willkommen zu Deutschland Guten Tag History Language Lessons

Willkommen zu Deutschland!

Guten Tag! • • History Language Lessons States Cities Sports Food Money Click on a category to learn more about it

A Brief History • 1914 -1918: World War I • 1933: National Socialism- Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of the Reich • 1939 -1945: Second World War • 1948: Blockade of Berlin • 1961: Berlin Wall is built • 1989: Fall of Berlin Wall • 1990: German reunification

Language Lessons • • • Hallo, Gruss dich Guten Tag! Ja Nein Bitte Danke Tschus Auf Wiedersehen Es tut mir Leid Enschuldigung Wie bitte? • • • Hello Good day! Yes No Please Thanks Bye (Informal) Bye I am sorry Excuse me I beg your pardon?

States • Just like the USA is a country divided into states, Germany is divided into 16 states • Each state has a capital as well as other large cities

Cities • Texas: – Houston – Austin – Dallas/Ft. Worth • Germany: – Berlin – Munich – Frankfurt am Main

Sports • Germany (and most of Europe) is famous for their soccer, or “fussball” • In 2006 Germany was home to the World Cup • European soccer fans go crazy for their team, do you go crazy over any sport or team?

Food (Essen) • Food you might see on a German menu or “Speisekarte” – – – Bratwurst Wienerschnitzel Sauerkraut Brotchen Rindfleisch

Money (Euro) • The official money of Europe is “Euros” • Germany used to use “deutsche marks” • Euro coins range from 1 euro cent to 2 euros

References • http: //www. tatsachen-ueberdeutschland. de/en/geschichte. html • http: //www. germanfortravellers. com/co ntent/view/29/43/