Showing posts with label Leipzig. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Leipzig. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

German: Vocabulary Wordle for Leipzig

Greetings Everyone. Jason here. Here's yet another Wordle™ image compiled from vocabulary on a chapter on Leipzig.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

German: Leipzig Links and Discussion Questions

Hello all, Chris here. Today we have a guest post from Christiane which features a thorough set of discussion questions.

The following questions should be assigned as homework with a discussion taking place the following class period.

Provide your students with the following link:




1) Warum nennt man Leipzig die „Bach Stadt“?
2) Wie lange gibt es die Leipziger Messe schon?
3) Was ist der Leitspruch (mission statement) der Leipziger Messe?
4) Woraus ist der Thomaner Chor hervorgegangen?
5) Wer war der berühmteste Thomaskantor?
6) Wozu trägt das Gewandhausorchester seit über 250 Jahren bei?
7) Wo spielt das Gewandhausorchester?
8) Woraus besteht die Oper in Leipzig?
9) Worauf gründet sich der internationale Ruf der Oper?
10) Was kann man im Mendelssohn Haus sehen?
11) Wodurch ist Auerbachs Keller weltberühmt geworden?
12) Wie wird Leipzig seit 1989 auch genannt?
13) Wie lange brauchte man für den Bau des „Alten Rathauses“?
14) Was erfƤhrt man im „Zum Arabischen Coffe Baum“?
15) Woran erinnert das Vƶlkerschlachtdenkmal?
16) Was wird im Leipziger Waldstraßenviertel sichtbar?
17) Was bedeutet der Name „Drallewatsch“?
18) Was kann man im Zoo von Leipzig bewundern?
19) Was Kann man im Vergnügungspark „Belantis“ erleben?
20) Wohin führt die „Seh-Reise“ des Asisi Panometers Leipzigs?
21) Welchen Weltrekord hƤlt Leipzig?

Antworten (Answers)
 
1) Warum nennt man Leipzig die „Bach Stadt“?
Johann Sebastian Bach wirkte in Leipzig als Direktor und Thomaskantor in den Jahren 1723-1750.
2) Wie lange gibt es die Leipziger Messe schon?
Seit 513 Jahren.
3) Was ist der Leitspruch (mission statement) der Leipziger Messe?
„Messen nach Maß“.
4) Woraus ist der Thomaner Chor hervorgegangen?
Der Thomanerchor ist vor über 800 Jahren aus dem ehemaligen Augustiner-Chorherrenstift hervorgegangen.
5) Wer war der berühmteste Thomaskantor?
Johann Sebastian Bach.
6) Wozu trägt das Gewandhausorchester seit über 250 Jahren bei?
Es trƤgt zur Pflege und Entwicklung klassischer Musik bei.
7) Wo spielt das Gewandhausorchester?
Das Gewandhausorchester spielt im Gewandhaus ebenso wie in den Vorstellungen im Opernhaus und zu den Aufführungen der Bach-Kantaten gemeinsam mit dem Thomanerchor in der Thomaskirche.
8) Woraus besteht die Oper in Leipzig?
Sie besteht aus Oper, Musikalischer Komƶdie und Leipziger Ballett.
9) Worauf gründet sich der internationale Ruf der Oper?
Er gründet sich auf bedeutende Solisten, das Gewandhausorchester, einen preisgekrönten Chor und das Leipziger Ballett in der Kontinuität der Choreografien von Uwe Scholz.
10) Was kann man im Mendelssohn Haus sehen?
Hier kann man die WohnstƤtte des Komponisten mit seinen originalen Mƶbeln sehen.
11) Wodurch ist Auerbachs Keller weltberühmt geworden?
Durch Goethes Faust.
12) Wie wird Leipzig seit 1989 auch genannt?
Stadt der friedlichen Revolution.
13) Wie lange brauchte man für den Bau des „Alten Rathauses“?
9 Monate.
14) Was wird im „Zum Arabischen Coffe Baum“ dokumentiert?
Es dokumentiert heute als Restaurant, CafĆ© und Museum die sprichwƶrtliche Liebe der „Kaffeesachsen" zu dem heißen GetrƤnk
15) Woran erinnert das Vƶlkerschlachtdenkmal?
An die Vƶlkerschlacht von 1813.
16) Was wird im Leipziger Waldstraßenviertel sichtbar?
Eine einzigartige, denkmalgeschützte, zusammenhängende, gründerzeitliche Bausubstanz
17) Was bedeutet der Name „Drallewatsch“?
„etwas erleben" oder „auf den Schwof gehen“.
18) Was kann man im Zoo von Leipzig bewundern?
Hier findet man die weltgrößte Menschenaffenanlage „Pongoland", die Lƶwensavanne „Makasi Simba“, eine LippenbƤrenschlucht, eine Tiger-Taiga, eine Afrika-Savanne.
19) Was Kann man im Vergnügungspark „Belantis“ erleben?
Man kann eine historische Reise durch die Zeit erleben.
20) Wohin führt die „Seh-Reise“ des Asisi Panometers Leipzigs?
Sie führt mitten hinein in die tropische Regenwald-Landschaft am Amazonas.
21) Welchen Weltrekord hƤlt Leipzig?
Es hält den Rekord des größten frei stehenden Adventskalenders.

German: Leipzig Links - Berühmte Komponistin

Hello all, Chris here. Today we have another guest post from Christiane with a few more Leipzig-related links with a focus on famous composers. Take a look at the following and enjoy! Questions and comments welcome!

Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude in C Major




Heifetz: Mendelssohn Violin Concerto E Minor (Op. 64) - 1st Movement


Here a few discussion questions to the above pieces with a special thanks to guest poster Christiane:

1) Beschreibe die Musik der Prelude in C-Dur von Johann Sebastian Bach!

2) Beschreibe die Musik des Violin Concerto E-Moll (Opus 64) von Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy !

3) Welches der beiden Musikstücke gefällt dir besser und warum?

Frühlingssinfonie

Thursday, April 15, 2010

German: Leipzig Links - Auerbachs Keller

Hello all, Chris here. Today we have a guest post from Christiane with an excellent site to learn a little more about Leipzig. Take a look at the website for the famous Auerbachs Keller restaurant! The site is rich in information and contains several videos, including a scene from Goethe's Faust! The text for the Faust scene can be found on Projekt Gutenberg. Comments welcome!

Monday, April 12, 2010

German: Leipzig Links Continued

Hello all, Chris here. Today I would like to share a few more useful links for Leipzig. These include the official Leipzig city website as well as cultural, historical, and tourist links. Enjoy!

http://www.leipzig.de/int/en/

Messe Info
http://www.leipzig.de/int/en/int_messen/messen_kongresse/index.aspx

History
http://www.leipzig.de/int/en/stadt_leipzig/geschichte/index.aspx

Museums
http://www.leipzig.de/int/en/kultur_gastonomie/museen/

Nightlife
http://www.leipzig.de/int/en/kultur_gastonomie/nachtleben/

UniversitƤt Leipzig

http://www.uni-leipzig.de/english/

US Consulate Leipzig
http://leipzig.usconsulate.gov/

Leipzig Tourism
http://www.leipzig.world-guides.com/

Sachsen
http://www.sachsen.de/

Monday, April 5, 2010

German: Leipzig Links

Hello all, Chris here. Today I would like to share a set of video links that are themed around Leipzig, Germany. As we are currently covering a unit on Leipzig this is an opportune time to gather as much background information as possible. This will like be a multi-part post as I will add newer videos etc. for Leipzig as I come across them.







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