Families and Communities

“Easy German” Videos on the topic of Shops / Shopping

Community Structure, Contemporary Life, Families and Communities, Food & Drink, Shopping, Social Customs and Values, Urban, Suburban, and Rural Life / ,

This is a collection of videos from the “Easy German” YouTube channel on the topic of shops and shopping in Germany.
The videos include subtitles in both German and English.

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Lesson Plan Series: Free Time and Entertainment

Contemporary Life, Entertainment, Travel, and Leisure, Film & TV, Food & Drink, Games & Toys, Hobbies & Free-time Activities, Personal Technologies, Relationships, Shopping, Social Customs and Values, Sports, Urban, Suburban, and Rural Life, Youth Culture / , , , , ,

This lesson series (Unterrichtsreihe) from Deutsche Welle features 10 lessons which focus on free time and entertainment. Each lesson comes with a downloadable/printable PDF of lesson plans for teachers and workbook for students.

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Lesson Plan Series: University Life in Germany

Community Structure, Contemporary Life, Education and Careers, Urban, Suburban, and Rural Life, Youth Culture / , ,

This lesson series (Unterrichtsreihe) from Deutsche Welle features 10 lessons centered around university student life in Germany. Each lesson comes with a downloadable/printable PDF of lesson plans for teachers and a workbook for students.

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Lernerporträts from Deutsche Welle

Diversity, Families and Communities, Geography, National Identity, Other/Uncategorized, Personal and Public Identities, Self-Image / , , , , ,

The “learner portraits” from Deutsche Welle feature German language learners from all of the world introducing themselves and telling about why they learn German, their experiences in Germany, and a bit about themselves.

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“Deutsch – und doch nicht deutsch” Alltagsdeutsch episode on alienation/integration/identity in Germany

Alienation and Integration, Citizenship, Diversity, Global Challenges, National Identity, Personal and Public Identities, Stereotypes / , , , ,

This episode of Alltagsdeutsch from Deutsche Welle focuses on issues of national, personal, and public identities, alienation, and integration in German society.

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Alltagsdeutsch: Short Podcasts on Current Themes with Teaching Materials

Beauty and Aesthetics, Contemporary Life, Current Events, Families and Communities, Global Challenges, Other/Uncategorized, Personal and Public Identities, Science and Technology / ,

Alltagsdeutsch is a production of Deutsche Welle. Each “Lektion” includes an audio clip (10 minutes or less) with manuscript, interactive exercises, and downloadable materials on a current topic.

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Stadtbilder: Cologne/Köln – Multimedia resources from DW

Architecture, Contemporary Life, Festivals & Holidays, Geography, Politics and History, Social Customs and Values, Stories, Travel & Tourism, Urban, Suburban, and Rural Life / , , , , , , ,

This is the Cologne/Köln page of the Stadtbilder materials collection from Deutsche Welle. Each city page in this collection includes a video with manuscript and activities, a photo gallery, and texts with vocabulary support about popular sights, people, and history related to the city.

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Stadtbilder: Augsburg – Multimedia resources from DW

Architecture, Contemporary Life, Festivals & Holidays, Geography, Politics and History, Social Customs and Values, Stories, Travel & Tourism, Urban, Suburban, and Rural Life / , , , , , , ,

This is the Augsburg page of the Stadtbilder materials collection from Deutsche Welle. Each city page in this collection includes a video with manuscript and activities, a photo gallery, and texts with vocabulary support about popular sights, people, and history related to the city.

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Stadtbilder: Heidelberg- Multimedia resources from DW

Architecture, Contemporary Life, Festivals & Holidays, Geography, Politics and History, Social Customs and Values, Stories, Travel & Tourism, Urban, Suburban, and Rural Life / , , , , , , ,

This is the Heidelberg page of the Stadtbilder materials collection from Deutsche Welle. Each city page in this collection includes a video with manuscript and activities, a photo gallery, and texts with vocabulary support about popular sights, people, and history related to the city.

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