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Chapter Carnical in the German-speaking region
Discover with your learners typical carnival traditions in German-speaking countries
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Description
The basis of this teaching material consists of 10 short texts about Carnival traditions in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. Topics include, for example:
- Carnival, Fasching, or Fastnacht
- Wearing masks and costumes
- Parades in Mainz and Cologne
- Rose Monday
- Carnival balls in Vienna and Salzburg
- Eating doughnuts (Krapfen) and sweets
- Basel Carnival
- Lent
Vocabulary exercises include:
- Discovering vocabulary with a semantic field list
- Discovering vocabulary with the “3‑word lens”
- Activity: Word and image in 60 seconds
- Activity: Find a sentence with …
- Activity: My favourite word is …
- Picture description
- Creating a mini learning poster
- Classroom walk / gallery walk
Grammar exercises include:
- Adjective comparison
- Verb conjugation
- Forming questions
- Gap-fill texts
Cultural learning exercises include:
- Countries and cities of the DACHL region
- Carnival and Fasching customs & traditions in the DACHL region
- Comparisons of these customs and traditions
- Activity: This is typical for …
Downloads
- lhr-10-kurze-texte-a2.docx (DOCX, 0.05 MB)
- lhr-10-kurze-texte-a2.pdf (PDF, 0.31 MB)
- ab-wechseluebung.docx (DOCX, 0.04 MB)
- ab-wechseluebung.pdf (PDF, 0.14 MB)
- kv1-wortfeldliste-karneval.docx (DOCX, 0.04 MB)
- kv1-wortfeldliste-karneval.pdf (PDF, 0.14 MB)
- kv2-adjektive.docx (DOCX, 0.04 MB)
- kv2-adjektive.pdf (PDF, 0.15 MB)
- kv3-verben.docx (DOCX, 0.04 MB)
- kv3-verben.pdf (PDF, 0.15 MB)
- kv4-fragen.docx (DOCX, 0.04 MB)
- kv4-fragen.pdf (PDF, 0.15 MB)
- loesung-fuer-aktivitaet-3.3.docx (DOCX, 0.04 MB)
- loesung-fuer-aktivitaet-3.3.pdf (PDF, 0.13 MB)
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