Students of the World
http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/
Find interesting German school sites. Pick one of the school websites and investigate it to work out some of the differences between schools in Germany and schools in Australia.
Currency Converter http://www.xe.net/currency
Use this site to compare the value of Australian and German currencies.
Textbook page/s: 22
Munich’s Official Internet Site http://www.muenchen.de
Learn about what there is to do in Munich.
Textbook page/s: 26
Kapitel 2
German Search Engines http://www.whitelines.nl/html/de-list.html
This site contains a list German search engines to help you link to German websites.
Textbook page/s: 22
Festikomitee Koelner Karneval http://www.colognecarnival.com
Learn about the Cologne Carnival on the official festival committee website.
Textbook page/s: 22
Willkommen in Köln http://www.stadt-koeln.de
Find out what there is to see and do in Cologne.
Textbook page/s: 23
Nome nest Omen – Vornamen und ihre Bedeutung http://www.kindername.de
This site contains sections on the meaning of names, the dates of name days and lists of the most popular names in Germany.
Textbook page/s: 33
Intercultural Email Classroom Connections http://www.iecc.org
This is a free service to help teachers link with partners in other countries and cultures for e-mail classroom, penpals and project exchanges.
Textbook page/s: 34
Blümchen: Die Offizielle Website http://www.bluemchen.de
Learn about the German singer called Blümchen.
Textbook page/s: 29
Feuerwerk 2
Kapitel 1
Houses in Germany http://www.drawbridgetoeurope.com/
Description of rental properties, with prices.
Suggested activity: students select a residence to rent and tell the class about their choice.
Hamburg http://www.bombini-hamburg.de/
Suggested activity: students click on 'Rund um Hamburg' to explore the sights. Ask each student to report the name, location, and a key feature of each tourist venue they find.
Television http://www.zdf.de/
Suggested activity: students explore the daily 'TV-Programm', then describe the program they would choose to watch that day and why.
Feuerwerk 3
Kaptiel 1
Musik festival in Schleswig-Holstein http://www.shmf.de/
Suggested activity: students compare the events in this festival with music festivals in Australia.
Vienna Boys Choir http://www.singers.com/choral/viennaboys.html
Suggested activity: students research and report to the class interesting information about this famous Austrian choir.