Welcome to Germany! - BBS

Welcome to Germany!
God Dag!
School Exchange
(5th April 2011)
Agenda:
• Presentations
• Getting to know each other
(speed talking)
• Town Rallye
About us
Class for health and social studies
Business class
Language laboratory
Classroom
Our school
Garage for technical apprenticeship
Computer room
Mr. Gamber (Headmaster) & Mr.
Braun (Director of the Business as
well as Social & Health College
ÙGymnasium)
Kitchen
Campus
Vocational College (Gymnasium)
Subjects:
¾ Business college
Business and Accounting, Economics,
Maths, English, German, Physical
Education, French, Music, Art, Biology, IT,
Religious Education, History, Physics and
Chemistry
¾ College for health and social
studies
Health Science, Psychology, Pedagogics,
Maths, English, German, Physical
Education, French, Music, Art, Biology, IT,
Religious Education, History, Physics and
Chemistry
A-Level
Our home country
RhinelandPalatinate
Germany
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Southern Wine Route
Germany
• Capital : Berlin
• Population : ca. 82 million
• 16 Federal States
Rhineland-Palatinate
• Capital: Mainz
• Population: ca. 4 million
Southern Wine Route
• Administrative Center : Landau
in der Pfalz
• Population : ca. 110.000
Culture
• Traditions
• Activities
• Food Quiz
Traditions
barbeque
funfairs
wine tasting
celebrate wine festivals
Activities
hiking
mountain biking
football
nordic walking
handball
Typical food
Bratwurst mit
Sauerkraut
Kastanien
Kartoffeln
Bier
Wein
Typical food
Dampfnudeln
mit WeinVanillesoße
Flammkuchen
Kartoffelsuppe
Saumagen
Zwetschgenkuchen
Economic Situation in Germany
• most people work in the service sector (70%)
Æ e.g. transport, business financing
• around 25% work in the industry
• biggest companies :
ÆVolkswagen AG (VW)
ÆDaimler AG (Mercedes)
Frankfurt
Frankfurt Airport is the
third busiest in Europe
Frankfurt is seat of the
European Central Bank
Main Station
Skyline of Frankfurt
Frankfurt Stock
Exchange
BASF plc
( Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik )
World‘s leading chemical
company (product range:
chemicals, plastics etc.)
founded in 1865
locations: all over the world
( e.g. Europe, North America, Asia)
headquaters: Ludwigshafen (Pfalz)
3 locations in Denmark:
Copenhagen, Ballerup, Rødekro
… is a German car corporation. It is the
thirteenth-largest car manufacturer
and second-largest truck manufacturer
in the world.
General information
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Industry:
Founded:
Headquarters:
Products:
Profit:
Employees:
Website:
public limited company
automotive industry
1886
Stuttgart, Germany
e.g. cars, trucks
4.498 billion €
260,100
www.daimler.com
Economy in Landau
• especially winegrowing
Winegrowing
• Our area is very famous for its wines
• Typical wines:
– Red:
• Dornfelder, Merlot , Weißherbst
– White:
• Riesling, Müller-Thurgau, Chardonnay
• Local wine producers: e.g. Anselmann, Decker
Gustav GmbH, Stein‘scher Keller zu Landau GmbH
Farvel!
Auf Wiedersehen!