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Lektion 3 • Lesson 3

Nouns and Gender

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German nouns (a person, place or thing, Substantive) are very easy to spot: they always begin with a CAPITAL letter! German is the only world language that capitalizes all nouns. Although there has been debate over the years about doing away with this rather inefficient practice, for now ALL German nouns must begin with a capital letter. Whether we are talking about a simple tree (ein Baum) or Deutsche Bank, any noun is capitalized in German. (MORE: Capitalization in German, an article by your Guide.)

The other important thing for English-speakers to understand about German nouns is the matter of gender. Just as we learned about the pronouns in the previous lesson, German nouns parallel he, she and it (er, sie, es) by also being masculine (der - DARE), feminine (die - DEE) or neuter (das - DAHSS). We can see the parallel very clearly by the ending letters for each article/pronoun: der = er, die = sie, das = es.

 

Always learn German nouns with their genders! Although our Gender Hints page tells you ways by which it is possible to know the gender of some German nouns, there is no better way than to simply learn each noun and its gender together. Don't just learn Baum (tree), learn der Baum (the tree)!

 

Der, die and das are the same as "the" in English – the DEFINITE ARTICLE. In German the definite article is much more important than it is in English. For one thing, it is used more often. In English we might say: "Nature is wonderful." In German, the article would be also be included: "Die Natur ist wunderschön." So knowing which article to use becomes even more important!

The INDEFINITE ARTICLE ("a" or "an" in English) is ein or eine in German. Ein basically means "one" and like the definite article, it indicates the gender of the noun it goes with (eine or ein). For a feminine noun, only eine can be used (in the nominative case). For masculine or neuter nouns, only ein is correct. This is a very important concept to learn! It is also reflected in the use of possessive adjectives such as sein(e) (his) or mein(e) (my), which are also called "ein-words."

Gender is sometimes natural – der Mann/ein Mann (man, masc.), die Frau/eine Frau (woman, fem.), but more often it is not: das Mädchen (girl, neuter). Nor does noun gender carry over from one language to another. The sun is feminine in German (die Sonne) but masculine in Spanish (el sol). A table is masculine in German (der Tisch) but feminine in French (la table). But it is the WORD, not the thing that has gender, and it makes little sense to worry about the whys of gender. Just concentrate on learning the genders. Memorization is key, but you can also use little hints to help you remember a noun's gender. For example, to remind yourself that die Natur, nature, is feminine, you might think of "Mother Nature." As you continue your studies, always learn a new noun and its gender together — as a unit. This important step will become increasingly important as you advance in German.

To learn more about German nouns and gender, study the chart below carefully, then read the article Gender Hints and try our self-scoring quiz on nouns and gender. You can hear the pronunciation of the words (.wav audio) in each group by clicking on any noun.

 
Substantive   Nouns
AUDIO Click on hyperlinked words to hear them spoken.
NOMINATIVE SINGULAR
Artikel Gender Sample Nouns
der
ein		 masc. der Bahnhof (train station), Sohn (son), Vater (father), Wagen (car), Zug (draft, parade, train)
die
eine		 fem. die Anlage (installation, park), Dame (lady), Festung (fortress), Gesundheit (health), Luft (air)
das
ein		 neut. das Boot (boat), Dach (roof), Geld (money), Jahr (year), Kino (cinema, movie theater), Radio
NOMINATIVE PLURAL
Artikel Gender Sample Nouns (Plurals)
die
keine
meine		 plur. die Bücher (books), Dächer (roofs), Fenster (windows), Jahre (years), Radios, Söhne (sons), Zeitungen (newspapers)
Note: All nouns, of any gender, become die in the plural. (Ein can't be plural, but other so-called ein-words can: keine [none], meine [my], seine [his], etc.) That's the good news. The bad news is that there are about seven ways to form the plural of German nouns, only one of which is to add an "s" - as in English.

See   below  the article and quiz Gender Hints for more.

German Gender Quiz
A self-scoring quiz to test your mastery of noun genders. (But learn the nouns and genders here first!)

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German Gender Hints
When to use der, die das

Also see: Gender Quiz 1 and Quiz 2
Self-scoring quizzes to test your mastery of noun genders.

Most foreign languages have nouns that are either masculine or feminine. German, besides capitalizing all nouns, goes them one better and adds a third gender: neuter. The masculine definite article (“the”) is der, feminine is die, and neuter is das. German-speakers just seem to know whether Wagen (car) is der or die or das. (It's der Wagen.) And they also know that the other German word for car is das Auto. But when referring to cars by brand name, it's always der Ford, der VW or der Mercedes.

 

It's not the actual person, place or thing that has gender in German, but the WORD that stands for the actual thing. That's why a “car” can be either das Auto (neut.) or der Wagen (masc.).

 

Forget linking gender to a specific meaning or concept. Although nouns for people often follow natural gender, there are exceptions such as das Mädchen, girl. There are three different German words for "ocean" or "sea" - all a different gender: der Ozean, das Meer, die See! And gender does not transfer well from one language to another. The word for "sun" is masculine in Spanish (el sol) but feminine in German (die Sonne). A German moon is masculine (der Mond), while a Spanish moon is feminine (la luna). It's enough to drive an English-speaker crazy!

A good general rule for learning German vocabulary is to treat the article of a noun as an integral part of the word. Don't just learn Garten (garden), learn der Garten. Don't just learn Tür (door), learn die Tür. Not knowing a word's gender can lead to all sorts of other problems: das Tor is the gate or portal; der Tor is the fool. Are you meeting someone at the lake (am See) or by the sea (an der See)?

But there are some hints that can help you remember the gender of a German noun. These guidelines work for many noun categories, but certainly not for all. For most nouns you will just have to know the gender. (If you're going to guess, guess der. The highest percentage of German nouns are masculine.) Some of the following hints are a 100 percent sure thing, while others have exceptions.

Once you master these tips you never have to make a stupid guess. For instance, if you're trying to remember the gender of a river, it's dumb to guess das because all rivers are either masculine or feminine—as in der Rhein or die Donau (the Danube). If you know the rule, you have a fifty-fifty chance of being right instead of one in three. Another good hint: most rivers outside of Europe are masculine (except for some ending in -a or -e)—der Mississippi, der Nil, der Amazonas. (See World Rivers in German.)

You'll find helpful hints for each of the three German genders on the following pages.

 

GENDER HINTS >>> DER | DIE | DAS

German Gender Quiz 1
Take our self-scoring quiz to test your mastery of noun genders.

German Gender Quiz 2
Version two of our self-scoring quiz to test your mastery of noun genders.

 

 

Also see: Gender Resources (Part 2) 
   
Grammatik:
A German Grammar Guide

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Erste Stufe: Contents/Inhalt
Lektion
Lesson		 Thema - Grammatik
Topic - Grammar
AUDIO LANGUAGE LAB: Sound files for learning to pronounce German.
1a Lesson 1: Grüße/Nettigkeiten Common greetings and courtesies.
1b Das Abc: The German alphabet (with sound) plus a Pronunciation Guide for German letters and words.
2 Personal pronouns: I, she, we, they, etc. With related words and expressions. Formal/familiar "you" - Sie and du.
3 Introduction to nouns and gender: der, die, das. With German Gender Quiz.
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4a Two important verbs: to have and have not (haben); to be or not to be! (sein)
4b German Verbs in the Present Tense: How to conjugate verbs and form sentences in the present.
5 Common adjectives and colors (Farben) - with sample sentences
Test 1 Review Test 1 covers Lektionen 1-5
6 Land und Leute: Countries, nationalities and languages. With exercises and quiz.
7 German Numbers: 0-20. With exercises and audio.
8 German Numbers: 21-100. With exercises and audio.
9 Meine Familie und ich - Talking about your family and relations.
10 Wie komme ich dorthin? - Directions and going places. Wann? - Adverbs of time: today, tomorrow, later, now, etc.
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Lesson 1:
Personal Pronouns and Related Expressions

The German personal pronouns (er, sie, es, du, wir, usw.) work in much the same way as their English equivalents (he, she, it, you, we, etc.). When we get to verb conjugation later, these words will be a key element that you should know very well. Even here we have included some sample verb phrases for many of the pronouns.

The pronouns listed below are in the NOMINATIVE (subject) case. We will talk about their other forms and different cases in a later lesson.

A special word about "you"! - German, much more than English, makes a clear distinction between formal you (Sie) and familar you (first name, du) in social situations. In this regard, Germans tend to be more formal than English-speakers and use first names only after a long period of getting to know each other. This is a good example of how language and culture are intertwined, and you need to be aware of this to avoid embarassing yourself and others. In the table below, the familiar "you" forms (du, ihr) are marked with the abbreviation "fam." to distinguish them from the formal "you" (Sie).

NOTE: German has three different forms of sie! Often the only way to tell which one is meant is to notice the verb ending and/or the context in which the pronoun is used. Even the capitalized Sie (you, formal) is tricky if it appears at the beginning of a sentence. Lower-case sie can mean both "she" and "they": sie ist (she is), sie sind (they are).

Also read the article and try our self-scoring quiz on du and Sie that is included in You and thou, Sie und du.

die deutschen Pronomina
Nominative Singular
Pronomen Pronoun Sample Phrases
ich I Darf ich? (May I?)
Ich bin 16 Jahre alt. (I'm 16 years old.)
The pronoun ich is not capitalized except at the beginning of a sentence.
du you
(fam.)		 Kommst du mit? (Are you coming along?)
er he Ist er da? (Is he here?)
sie she Ist sie da? (Is she here?)
es it Hast du es? (Do you have it?)
Sie you Kommen Sie heute? (Are you coming today?)
The pronoun Sie always takes a plural conjugation, but is also used for the formal "you" singular.
Nominative Plural
Pronomen Pronoun Sample Phrases
wir we Wir kommen am Dienstag. (We're coming on Tuesday.)
ihr you
guys
(fam.)		 Habt ihr das Geld? (Do you guys have the money?)
sie they Sie kommen heute. (They're coming today.)
The pronoun sie in this sentence could also mean "you" Sie. Only the context makes it clear which of the two is meant.
Sie you
(plur.)		 Kommen Sie heute? (Are you [all] coming today?)
The pronoun Sie always takes a plural conjugation, but is also used for the formal "you" singular.
See the article and quiz
You and thou, Sie und du

 

Lesson 1:
Common Greetings and Courtesies


In the German Class 1 Audio

Hört gut zu! Guten Morgen! Good Morning!
Hört gut zu! Guten Tag! Good Day!
Hört gut zu! Guten Abend! Good Evening!
Hört gut zu! Auf Wiedersehen Good Bye!
Hört gut zu! Tschüss! Bye!
Hört gut zu! Wer ist das? Who is that?
Hört gut zu! Das ist Frau Styles. That is Ms. Styles.
Hört gut zu! Was ist das? What is that?
Hört gut zu! Das ist ein Computer. That is a computer.

 

Wie sagt man?

In the German Class 2 Audio

Hört gut zu! Ich lerne Deutsch. I am learning German.
Hört gut zu! Wie sagt man...? Wie sagt man...?
Hört gut zu! Deutsch macht Spaß! *German is fun!
Hört gut zu! Ich spreche Englisch. I speak English.
Hört gut zu! das Schwarze Brett the "black board" (announcement board)
Hört gut zu! Ich verstehe das nicht. I don't understand (that).
Hört gut zu! Ich weiß nicht. I don't know.
Hört gut zu! Wie bitte? *What did you say?
Hört gut zu! Können Sie das wiederholen? Could you repeat that?
*indicates approximate English equivalent
Wie sagt man?

In the German Class 3 Audio

Hört gut zu! Was ist die Hausaufgabe? What is the homework?
Hört gut zu! Die Hausaufgabe ist ... The homework is ...
Hört gut zu! Ich konnte meine Hausaufgabe nicht machen. I couldn't do my homework.
Hört gut zu! Ich hatte keine Zeit. *I didn't have the time (to do it).
Hört gut zu! Ich konnte Nummer sechs nicht. I couldn't do number six.
Hört gut zu! Wer weiß die Antwort? Who knows the answer?
Hört gut zu! Wer kann helfen? Who can help?
Hört gut zu! Wer ist dran? *Whose turn is it?
Hört gut zu! Wer will ...? Who wants to ...?
*indicates approximate English equivalent

 

Wie sagt man?

In the German Class 4 Audio

Hört gut zu! Seid ihr alle da? *Is everyone present?
Hört gut zu! Wer ist heute nicht da? Who is not here today?
Hört gut zu! Fangen wir an! *Let's begin!
Hört gut zu! Mach das Buch auf Seite 10 auf! Open the book to page 10.
Hört gut zu! Lies bitte! Read, please.
Hört gut zu! Wer weiß die Antwort? Who knows the answer?
Hört gut zu! Hört gut zu! Listen well!
Hört gut zu! Sprich lauter! Speak louder!
Hört gut zu! Alle zusammen! All together!
*indicates approximate English equivalent

 

Wie sagt man?

In the German Class 5 Audio

Hört gut zu! Morgen schreiben wir die Klassenarbeit über Lektion 9. *Tomorrow we will take the test on lesson 9.
Hört gut zu! Nehmt ein Stück Papier raus und schreibt euren Name darauf. Take out a piece of paper and write your name on it.
Hört gut zu! Hat jemand eine Frage? Does anyone have a question?
Hört gut zu! Wer ist noch nicht fertig? Who isn't finished yet?
Hört gut zu! Ich bin fast fertig. I am almost finished.
Hört gut zu! Vergleichen wir! *Let's compare!
Hört gut zu! Aufschreiben, bitte! *Write this down, please.
Hört gut zu! Ist das richtig? Is that correct?
*indicates approximate English equivalent
Wie sagt man?

Zungenbrecher 1 Audio

Hört gut zu! Oh, oh!
wo ist der Floh!
Er ist im Zoo.
So, so!		 Lotte lockt die Motte
in die Grotte
Tolle Motte,
diese Lotte!
Motte tot,
Grotte rot:
Grottentod.		 Nora
Nora und Dora
Nora und Dora toben
Nora und Dora toben oben
Nora und Dora toben oben auf dem Boden.
Hört gut zu! Dumme Nuss
Dumme Kuh!
Raus bist du!		 In der Schule
wippt die Jule
auf dem Stuhle
Jule, Jule
kippt von Stuhle.		 Übermut
tut
selten gut.
Hört gut zu! Sieben Ziegen
blieben liegen
sieben Fliegen
flogen weg.		 Sieben liebe Riesen
liefen durch die Wiesen.
Als die Winde bliesen,
kriegten sie das Niesen.

 

Wie sagt man?

Zungenbrecher 2 Audio

Hört gut zu! Langes Fädchen,
faules Mädchen.
Kurzes Fädchen,
Fleißig Mädchen.		 Schläft der Schäfer,
dieser Schläfer,
sind die Schäfchen
in Gefahr.		 Auf dem Kähnchen
fährt das Hänchen,
dreht ein Fänchen
sich im Wind.
Känchen, Hänchen, Fänchen
fahren hin geschwind.
Hört gut zu! In der Höhle stöhnt der Löwe.
Hört die Töne!
Löwentöne.		 Röslein, Röslein, Röslein rot,
Röslein auf der Heiden.
Wie sagt man?

Zungenbrecher 3 Audio

Hört gut zu! War Willi wo?
Willi war wo?
Wo war Willi?
Wo Willi war?		 Wiener wohnen in Wien,
essen Würstchen in Wien,
essen Wiener Würstchen.		 Wir Wiener Waschweiber
würden weiße Wäsche waschen
wenn wir wüßten,
wo warmes Wasser wär.
Hört gut zu! Summ, summ, summ,
Bienchen summ herum!		 Sarah hatte sieben Söhne,
Sieben Söhne hatte Sarah.
Sie sangen nicht, sie lasen nicht,
Sie waren alle so wie ich.

 

N E X T > Part 2 of this lesson
   The German alphabet and its special characters.

Fernsehstunde 2.1 -- Das Alphabet Audio    
Fernsehstunde 2.2 -- Vokale Audio Video  
Fernsehstunde 7 -- Vokalkombinationen Audio Video  

 

 

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Germany

Early History

The Germanic tribes, which probably originated from a mixture of peoples along the Baltic Sea coast, inhabited the northern part of the European continent by about 500 B.C. By 100 B.C., they had advanced into the central and southern areas of present- day Germany. At that time, there were three major tribal groups: the eastern Germanic peoples lived along the Oder and Vistula rivers; the northern Germanic peoples inhabited the southern part of present-day Scandinavia; and the western Germanic peoples i nhabited the extreme south of Jutland and the area between the North Sea and the Elbe, Rhine, and Main rivers. The Rhine provided a temporary boundary between Germanic and Roman territory after the defeat of the Suevian tribe by Julius Caesar about 70 B.C . The threatening presence of warlike tribes beyond the Rhine prompted the Romans to pursue a campaign of expansion into Germanic territory. However, the defeat of the provincial governor Varus by Arminius at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in A.D. 9 h alted Roman expansion; Arminius had learned the enemy's strategies during his military training in the Roman armies. This battle brought about the liberation of the greater part of Germany from Roman domination. The Rhine River was once again the boundary line until the Romans reoccupied territory on its eastern bank and built the Limes, a fortification 300 kilometers long, in the first century A.D.

The second through the sixth centuries was a period of change and destruction in which eastern and western Germanic tribes left their native lands and settled in newly acquired territories. This period of Germanic history, which later supplied materia l for heroic epics, included the downfall of the Roman Empire and resulted in a considerable expansion of habitable area for the Germanic peoples. However, with the exception of those kingdoms established by Franks and Anglo-Saxons, Germanic kingdoms foun ded in such other parts of Europe as Italy and Spain were of relatively short duration because they were assimilated by the native populations. The conquest of Roman Gaul by Frankish tribes in the late fifth century became a milestone of European history; it was the Franks who were to become the founders of a civilized German state.

 

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CeBIT America Launched in New York

German minister of education and research Edelgard Bulmahn was in New York Tuesday (June 17) to inaugurate CeBIT America, the first stateside offshoot of the Hannover-based high-tech trade fair, CeBIT. Roughly 20,000 visitors and 1,000 journalists from 35 countries were expected to attend the spin-off of the world's largest high-tech trade fair. CeBIT America presents new product solutions from the areas of information and telecommunications technology, network technology, software and services. In opening the trade fair, Bulmahn called on American firms to invest in Germany, citing the size of the German market and the low corporate taxes the country offers.

Addressing an audience of 200 executives and political leaders, Bulmahn said: "Hardly any other branch is as internationally oriented as the IT sector. The seal of quality 'Made in Germany' is making Germany a market leader in many key industries. This is due to Germany's high standards of education and training, its good infrastructure and the intensive cooperation between its industry, science and research. It is in Germany that the decision is made as to which type of technology will determine the European market."

Bulmahn is also patron of "Future Parc," a forum for researchers, entrepreneurs and investors to showcase their innovative solutions to the world and to ensure the transfer of results of applied IT research to production and to the market. Future Parc was launched at last year's CeBIT Hannover in Germany. In New York, the forum was represented by the German Pavilion for Research and Technology, where leading German research institutions, universities and their spin-offs presented innovative IT projects and products. The pavilion is a joint initiative on the part of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and Deutsche Messe AG.

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Clement Calls for "Change of Mentality" on Working Hours

Germany's economy is hobbled by vacations that are too long and a work week that is too short, warned Labor and Economics Minister Wolfgang Clement in an interview this week. "We have without a doubt reached the limits for vacations, public holidays and working time," Clement told Stern magazine. His comments have caused a stir among unions, churches and even some members of the junior coalition party, the Greens.

The average western German works 35.7 hours a week, while the average eastern German puts in 38.3 hours a week, according to a study in Stern's latest edition, published Tuesday (June 17). Paid vacation in Germany ranges from 30 to 42 working days off per year. In addition, there are up to 13 public holidays, which are set individually by each of the 16 federal states, or Länder. These generous allotments of leisure time are prized by Germans, making vacation and holidays a "third rail" politicians take pains to avoid touching.

The minister underscored the economic cost of having so much time off by noting that Germany would likely post 0.5% more growth next year merely because many public holidays happen to fall on weekends. According to calculations by the Ifo economic institute, cutting just one paid public holiday from the calendar would bring in an additional 3.5 billion euros each year.

Clement's statements come as part of a push for labor and economic reforms from the ruling coalition of Greens and Social Democrats. "The chancellor has spoken of the need for a comprehensive modernization, for a change of mentality," said Clement, "That's true of many areas," hinting that vacation time could be one of them, though he later stated that there are no concrete plans to scale back on public holidays.

Germany Marks 50th Anniversary of June 17 Uprising

On Tuesday (June 17), people across Germany commemorated the 50th anniversary of a popular uprising against totalitarian rule in communist East Germany. As part of the anniversary events, Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, President Johannes Rau and Speaker of Parliament Wolfgang Thierse laid flowers at a memorial in a Berlin cemetery for those killed in the uprising. They also observed a minute of silence in remembrance of the more than one million persons who took to the streets in 1953 in the name of freedom and democracy.

The Bundestag and Bundesrat also underscored the importance of this event at a joint parliamentary session. President Rau referred to the uprising as "a great event in German history" and thanked the courageous men and women who carried it out. Parliamentary Speaker Thierse called for the uprising of June 17, 1953 to be understood as an event that is part of the history of the country as a whole: "It is my hope that the commemorative ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of the uprising will help to reintegrate this revolutionary event into our commemorative tradition and to keep the memory of it alive."

Fifty years ago an estimated one million people took to the streets of East Germany to protest the policies of an increasingly oppressive totalitarian regime. On June 16, 1953 hundreds of construction workers in East Berlin had openly protested against a regime-imposed increase of their workloads for no additional pay. Their spontaneous strike triggered a wave of protest in more than 700 towns and cities.

On June 17, these protests escalated into a full-blown uprising throughout East Germany. What had originally been wage claims rapidly turned into political demands for free elections and national self-determination. The regime was incapable of dealing with the uprising and called for help in suppressing it from the police and Soviet military, who crushed the revolt with their tanks.

In West Germany, June 17 was for decades observed as the "Day of German Unity," while in East Germany it was referred to as a "counterrevolutionary coup" and any discussion of it was silenced. But there was no denying that the popular uprising of June 1953 was the first in a series of courageous acts of resistance against repressive communist regimes. It was followed by the Hungarian uprising in 1956, the "Prague Spring" of 1968 in Czechoslovakia, and the so-called solidarity movement of the 1980s in Poland.

For more on the history and context of the June 17, 1953 uprising, click here.

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W I S M A R

The lovely town at the Baltic sea

    task 1         

findet  die Stadt Wismar auf der Karte (unten) und schreibt, wo sie liegt (describe where it lies)

Boltenhagen, Wismar, Grevesmühlen, Ostseeküste, KARTE-interaktiv!

 

        task 2:    

a - klickt hier unten an der Schule 

b - explore some/ einige links on the left / siehe rechts!

c - schreibt Wörter oder Reaktionen

Schwimmhallen und Sommerbäder

 

Änderungen bei Öffnungszeiten:

 

Am Sonnabend, 26. April, ist die Schwimmhalle Gaarden wegen einer Sportveranstaltung nur bis 13 Uhr (Einlass bis 12 Uhr) geöffnet.

Donnerstag, 1. Mai:

Geöffnet ist nur die Halle am Lessingplatz von 10 - 18 Uhr.

Das Literaturtelefon

Rufnummer: 0431/901-1156

Das Kieler Literaturtelefon wird 25 Jahre alt!

Das Kieler Literaturtelefon ist im März 25 Jahre alt geworden. Unter der städtischen Rufnummer (0431) 901-1156 ist es rund um die Uhr zu erreichen.

Kiel war vor 25 Jahren die erste deutsche Stadt, die ein Literaturtelefon als besonderes kulturelles Angebot für literaturinteressierte Bürger und Bürgerinnen installierte. Viele Städte folgten, die meisten gaben aber spätestens dann auf, als die Telekom die Literaturtelefone aus ihrem Ansageprogramm herausnahm, weil sie nicht genügend Geld einbrachten. Die Landeshauptstadt Kiel wollte ihren Bürgern und Bürgerinnen dieses Kulturprogramm per Telefon jedoch erhalten. Seit dem Oktober 2001 betreibt das Kulturamt deshalb das Literaturtelefon allein.

Das Literaturtelefon bietet ganz private Autorenlesungen, gemütlich auf der eigenen Couch zu Hause, auf der Bank im Park oder sogar in der Badewanne. Nachwuchsautoren stellen sich einem größeren Publikum vor, bekannte Schriftsteller präsentieren ihre neuesten Werke. Fast alle lebenden deutschsprachigen Autoren von Rang haben dem Kieler Literaturtelefon schon ihre Stimme geschenkt, darunter Günter Grass, Siegfried Lenz, Peter Härtling, Sarah Kirsch und Hans-Jürgen Heise.

Das Literaturtelefon sendet unter der Rufnummer (0431) 901-1156 im wöchentlichen Wechsel Ausschnitte aus Romanen, Kurzgeschichten und Gedichte. Die Aufnahmen sind jeweils ca. 5 Minuten lang und können rund um die Uhr abgehört werden. Ein Anruf kostet keine Extragebühren außer dem normalen Ortstarif.

In den Sommerferien bietet das Literaturtelefon ein spezielles Programm für Kinder an: Dann lesen Schüler und Schülerinnen aus ihren Lieblingsbüchern vor. Damit möchte das Literaturtelefon einen Beitrag zur Leseförderung leisten.

April 2003

14. Woche, 1.4 - 6.4.2003
Mirko Bonné: „Hibiskus Code“

15. Woche, 7.4. - 13.4.2003
Jakob Arjouni: „Idioten. Fünf Märchen“, Erzählungen

16. Woche, 14.4. - 20.4.2003
Christine Marendon: „Golem Stadt“, Kurzprosa

 

URLAUBSANGEBOTE NIGHT & DAY

 

 


Jeweils 2 Zimmer teilen sich einen Sanitärbereich. Die Gruppenleiter werden in Doppelräumen mit je einem Bett und eigener Sanitärzelle untergebracht.

Drei Tagesräume können durch das Wegschieben von Trennwänden zu einem Raum umgewandelt werden, der dann 300 Personen Platz bietet. Eine bis zu 42 m² große Bühne kann z.B. für Musikproben aufgebaut werden.

Die JH ist teilweise rollstuhlfreundlich.

Von November bis zu den Osterferien können wir aus Kostengründen und zur Energieeinsparung nicht alle Jugendherbergen jederzeit dienstbereit halten. Bitte reisen
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        task 3:        

 schreibt kurz/ short historic significance after reading the following / nachdem ihr das folgende gelsen habt.

Hanseatic town Wismar, The old harbour

Hanseatic City Wismar
Tourist-Information
Am Markt 11
23966 Wismar
phone: 03841/ 2 51-30 25
fax: 03841/ 2 51-30 91
E-Mail: touristinfo@wismar.de

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Wismar, founded in the 13th. century is the second largest port in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
(52 000 residents). It lies in a picturesque setting directly on the Baltic coast and its charming historic Old Town is one of the best preserved mediaeval town centres in North Germany
with many fine and unusual architectonic examples. Some of the street and place names are reminders that the city was a Swedish possession between 1648 and 1803.
The urban skyline is dominated by three imposing mediaeval brick built cathedrals.
The beauty of the city is enhanced by the old harbour and the impressive Market Square,
one of the largest in North Germany. It is fringed with fine, carefully restored residences, including the oldest, the "Alte Schwede" and the "Wasserkunst", an ornate fountain.
Look at the new Wismar on an interactive Aerial picture -map.
Apart from its lovely charm Wismar has a great deal to offer in its cultural programme as well as varied leisure and shopping facilities invite to visit the city.

 

                task 4    

Schüler ! bitte klickt an der "interactive map",

 

    task 5    

explore the following links, make some comments

AccommodationEating & drinkingWater sportSport & fitnessCulture & eventsSihgtsTours & offers

 

    task 6    

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Discover North Germany

German
The Country Mecklenburg- Vorpommern! Das Urlaubsland im Nord - Osten Deutschlands - Erholen und Entspannen an der Ostsee
 The Regions
Fakten und Zahlen über Mecklenburg und die Ostsee Facts
& Figures		 Fakten und Zahlen über Mecklenburg und die Ostsee Inland &
Lake District
Fakten und Zahlen über Mecklenburg und die Ostsee Countryside Fakten und Zahlen über Mecklenburg und die Ostsee Baltic Coast
Fakten und Zahlen über Mecklenburg und die Ostsee History Fakten und Zahlen über Mecklenburg und die Ostsee Baltic Islands
Fakten und Zahlen über Mecklenburg und die Ostsee Maps Fakten und Zahlen über Mecklenburg und die Ostsee Cities

 

Ahlen Amberg Arnsberg Augsburg Bad Salzuflen Bad Tölz Bad Wörishofen Baden-Baden Bamberg Bayreuth Bielefeld Bocholt Braunschweig Bremen Bremerhaven Chemnitz Cottbus Darmstadt Detmold Dresden Erfurt Flensburg Freiburg im Breisgau Garmisch-Partenkirchen Göttingen Günzburg Gütersloh Halle (Saale) Hannover Heilbronn Herford Hameln Hildesheim Hof Iserlohn Karlsruhe Kassel Kempten (Allgäu) Kiel Konstanz Landshut Leipzig Lippstadt Lübeck Lüdenscheid Magdeburg Marburg Menden Minden Münster Neu-Ulm Neumünster Neustadt an der Weinstraße Oberammergau Oberstdorf Offenburg Oldenburg (Oldenburg) Osnabrück Paderborn Passau Pforzheim Regensburg Rheine Rosenheim Rostock Rothenburg ob der Tauber Saarbrücken Schweinfurt Schwerin Siegen Sonthofen Stralsund Straubing Villingen-Schwenningen Trier Wetzlar Würzburg Zwickau Ruhrgebiet Großraum Hamburg Rheinland Großraum Berlin Raum Nürnberg Großraum München Rhein-Main-Gebiet Großraum Stuttgart

 

 

 

 

Disciplinary Devices


Punitive devices from the 16th to18th century such as shame masks, thumbscrews, handcuffs or executioner's axes communicate an idea of the jurisdiction of that period. Punishment was mainly an act of retaliation, rehabilitation not having been intended. Physical punishment was clearly given preference over imprisonment. The small but representative collection is explained and supplemented by graphical illustrations, giving it a vivid character.


>> several Exhibits

 

 

http://www.germanscene.info

 

 

1.  click :Prepositions

2.   also:  Two-Way-Prepositions

open  the following  link >> click "Grammar"  >...>  click "Two-way-prepositions"

 

 

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Auf dieser Seite findet ihr Ideen und Informationen für ein "Projekt über Deutschland". Die Tipps zur Projektarbeit zeigen euch, wie man ein solches Projekt anpacken kann. In Allgemeine Informationen über die Bundesrepublik Deutschland und Zahlen und Fakten sowie Adressen und Internetadressen gibt es nützliche Basisinformationen, Links und eine Liste mit weiterführenden Web-Adressen.

 

 

 

 

Class Activities

Cologne live

welcome in der Glockengassse

 

traveling by webcams: visit as many sites pertaining to the cites indicated on your map, Seite:

 

 

click on the picture below

    

 

Das grosse Weihnachts - Project:

The Electronic Textbook

1    -    reteaches: all Grammar concepts with exercises/evaluation (%) and you can send in your results for correction

2    -    pronociation exercises

  3    - Vocabulary:  searches both ways

 

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