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GERMAN NEWS

Deutsch für die Zukunft

(German for the Future)

AGTV GERMAN POETRY COMPETITION

The Rangeview competition will be held in the German room at B1 (11:15 am) on

Thursday, 13th June (Donnerstag, den 13. Juni)

Any interested Grade 4, 5 or 6 students can audition for the annual AGTV German Poetry Competition. Students are required to recite a German poem to a panel of judges (Frau Taylor, Frau Lindner and Frau Keller) and will be judged according to their pronunciation, intonation, phrasing and overall expression.

Students who would like some assistance in preparing for this competition may see one of our friendly German teachers during eating time (11:00 – 11:15 am) on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Audio recordings of all the poems are available on Seesaw.

The regional final will be held at Mullauna College in term 3.

We wish students ‘viel Glück’ (good luck) and happy practicing!

CURRENT GERMAN TOPICS

Please click on the links below to view videos that support your child’s learning about each of the current German topics:

Foundation

Bauernhoftiere (Farm Animals)

https://video.link/w/Ma2Ttxxx8cY#

Level 1 & 2

Deutsch mit Socke – Wie heißt du?

(German with Sock – What is your name?)

https://www.planet-schule.de/schwerpunkt/deutsch-mit-socke/wie-heisst-du-film-100.html

Level 3 & 4

Kleidung (Clothes)

https://video.link/w/9iYvDNXH82w#

Level 5

Gefühle (Feelings)

https://video.link/w/7If-dIcqo5s#

Level 6

Berühmte Persone Recherche Projekt

Famous German person research project

Keep researching and finding out about your chosen person

Check out this website for more common German phrases and expressions (recordings for correct pronunciation included):

http://www.linguanaut.com/english_german.htm

GERMAN WORD OF THE WEEK

This week’s German Word of the Week is:

Ich habe Durst

I am thirsty

Students who correctly use this phrase may be awarded house-points for their team. Viel Spaß damit! (Have fun with it!)

DID YOU KNOW?

By our German Captains,

Elise & Justin

The founder of the first company to manufacture blue jeans was German-born Levi Strauss from Bavaria. His firm of Levi Strauss & Co. began in 1853 in San Francisco, California.

German and English share many words with similar meanings and origins, as can be seen by our Level 3 & 4 topic on ‘Kleidung’ (Clothing):

die Jeans = the jeans

der Pullover = the pullover

das T-Shirt = the t-shirt

die Jacke = the jacket

The traditional dress of Germany are ‘Dirndls’ and ‘Lederhosen’. Dirndls were originally worn by servants and peasants. They fell out of favour after WWII, but have enjoyed a resurgence in recent years. Today’s designers are “breathing new life” into this traditional dress, and it’s not unusual for women to wear Dirndls to family celebrations or other special events.

Should you have any queries about how to best support your child’s German language development, we would love to hear from you.

Frau Ulrike Lindner

Frau Megan Taylor Frau Nele Keller