Genau!+Thema+8



=1) Wie ist das Wetter heute in Griechenland? / //What's the weather like in Greece today?//=

Klick auf diese Seite!

Das Wetter für Griechenland und Europa

=2) Hör die Cartoon Story noch einmal zu! / //Listen to the cartoon story again.//=

Genau! Thema 8 Cartoon Story

=3) Silvester in Berlin / //New Year's Eve in Berlin//=

Check out the program for //Silvester.//

How do you think the celebrations for New Year's might be different to those here in Melbourne? What do you think might be the same?

Silvester in Berlin

=4) Wir haben Sommerferien! / //It's the summer holidays!//=

Imagine you live in Frankfurt in Germany. Can you use the website below to find out how long it takes to fly from FRA to these European cities?

Distance Calculator from FRA

=5) Der InterCityExpress!=
 * **From Frankfurt to...** || **Time (Hours; minutes)** || **Kilometres** ||
 * Rom, Italien ||  ||   ||
 * Madrid, Spanien ||  ||   ||
 * London, England ||  ||   ||
 * Amsterdam, Niederlande ||  ||   ||
 * Zürich, Schweiz ||  ||   ||
 * Prag, Tschechische Republik ||  ||   ||
 * Paris, Frankreich ||  ||   ||

Watch a 2.53 minute film on the ICE 3, Germany's latest very-fast-train.

ICE 3 clip

=6) Wann hast du Namenstag? / //When is your name-day?//=

As well as your birthday, some Germans also celebrate their name-day! This is an old tradition where you celebrate the saint who shares your name. Your friends or family often bake you a cake, and you might even get a small present!

Liste der Namenstage

Look on the list below to see which saints are celebrated on the following days.


 * Date || Saints' names celebrated ||
 * 04. Januar ||  ||
 * 16. Mai ||  ||
 * 19. Juni ||  ||
 * 21. Oktober ||  ||
 * 24. Dezember ||  ||

Can you find __your__ name-day? Remember, biblical names will have a German form. e.g. John --> Johannes; Matthew --> Matthias
=7) Klick auf //Languages Online! / Click on// Languages Online!=

Practise the days and months with Languages Online. You'll need some headphones - //Kopfhörer auf!//

Languages Online - Days and Months

=8) Magst du Flugzeuge? / //Like planes?//=

Watch the YouTube clip below of Lufthansa's brand new Airbus A380.

LH A380

Can you name the four countries which manufacture the components for the A380? Which parts do they make?

Do you know what //Lufthansa// actually means? It's a compound noun - maybe that'll help you!