German cultural dominoes,The solution,Deine Mission,Cut out the cards and arrange them in a circle so that matching cards are end to end. Beispiel:,German brands of cars,Mercedes, Volkswagen, BMW, Audi, Porsche,famous German writer,Johann Wolfgang von Goethe,Goethe lived from 1749-1832. He wrote poetry, drama, novels, but was also a well-known philosopher and thinker, who influenced not only German but European culture.,famous pop band,Tokio Hotel,Tokio Hotel have been together since 2001, when they were only 11-13 years old. They have a huge fan base all over the world.,Biggest hits: “Schrei” (Scream) and “Durch den Monsun” (Monsoon),famous physicist,Albert Einstein came up with the Theory of Relativity, which proves that time travel is theoretically possible, and quantum theory.,He won the Nobel Prize and is often regarded as the father of modern physics,Albert Einstein,capital of Germany,While Germany was split into East and West Germany (1949-1990), Bonn served as the capital of West Germany. Since 1990 Berlin has been restored to its original status as capital,Berlin,Bonn,German national Bank Holiday,On 3 October 1990 East and West Germany officially merged to become modern Germany,3 October (Day of Reunification),German Hollywood actress,Franka Potente has been in films such as “The Bourne Identity”, “The Bourne Conspiracy”, and “Lola runs”,Franka Potente,famous composer from Germany,Beethoven is one of the most important classical composers of all time. He went deaf in later life but continued to compose nonetheless!,Ludwig van Beethoven,Lake between Germany, Austria, and Switzerland,Bodensee (Lake Constance),The Zeppelin airship was invented and built in Friedrichshafen.,German supermodel,Heidi Klum,capital of Austria,Vienna has a very rich culture and is famous for theatre, opera, fine art, and classical music. Its “Prater” amusement park contains one of the oldest Ferris wheels in the world.,Wien (Vienna),German airline,Lufthansa is Europes biggest airline (and fifth-largest in the world),Lufthansa,Austrian actor, now governor of California,A former “Mr Universe”, Schwarzenegger made his name as muscled action hero in such films as “The Terminator”.,Arnold Schwarzenegger,German supermarket chain,Aldi,Aldi (short for “ALbrecht DIscount“) started off in Germany in 1913. Nowadays it has over 8,000 branches as far afield as Australia, the USA, and of course the UK!,colours of the German flag,The German Democratic Republic of East Germany used the same colours but added a picture of hammer and sickle in the centre. When the Berlin wall came down, East Germans cut out the centre to celebrate German reunification,Black, red, gold,how many Swiss people speak German?,Switzerland has four official languages: German, French, Italian, and Romansh. German (Schwizerdtsch) is by far the largest of these. Swiss German has many distinct expressions and sounds.,4.6 million (65 % of the population,countries that border on Germany,9,The Netherlands,Belgium,Luxembourg,France,Switzerland,Austria,Czech Republic,Poland,Denmark,former border of East and West Germany,die (Berliner) Mauer (Berlin Wall),The so-called Berlin wall didnt just run through Berlin (which was in East Germany). The entire east-west German border was strictly guarded, and anyone who tried to cross without permission risked lifelong imprisonment or death.,German chancellor,Angela Merkel (CDU - conservative party) has been the head of the German state since 2005.,Angela Merkel,pickled cabbage,Sauerkraut (“sour cabbage”) is a kind of food Germany is famous for. It is salted and left to pickle for 4-6 weeks, sometimes in wine. It is usually fried and eaten hot.,Sauerkraut,mountain range in the South of Germany, Switzerland, and Austria,Die Alpen (the Alps),famous type of cake,Black Forest Gateau is a layer cake made from cream, chocolate sponge, and cherries.,Schwarzwlder Kirschtorte (Black Forest gateau),national football league,Football is the favourite sport in Germany. The Bundesliga is the German equivalent of the premier league.,Fuball-Bundesliga,2 seas that border on Germany,Die Nordee (North Sea),Die Ostsee (Baltic Sea),Both Ost- and Nordsee are popular holiday destinations.,Money used in Austria and Germany,The Euro is now used across most of the European Union. Each country has its own design for the coins and notes.,Euro,