Bismarck and Patel: The Iron Men

A Day in Life

Special Notice: Visit of German Delegation

Dear Students,

As you know in last one year we have been doing a few international activities in our school. This is to give you better learning experience and exposure to the outside world. This will help you become a more confident and aware global citizen. There is another event scheduled to happen in our school. You will be glad to know that a group of teachers from Germany will visit our school on 11’November, 2011 i.e. Friday.  Since our behavior and our hospitality towards them is an image of our school in their eyes, we need to present ourselves well in front of them. We, also, must try to make it a good and memorable experience both for them and us. I am sure, you will enjoy your time with them and to make that meeting more enjoyable, here is some more information about Germany.

Germany is located at the centre of Europe. Historically Germany has been called Das Land der Dichter und Denker (the land of poets and thinkers)

President-  Christian Wulff

Scientists from Germany: Albert Einstein ,Max Planck , Werner Heisenberg, Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel

Other Important personalities: Otto von Bismarck ("The Iron Chancellor of Germany") , Adolf Hitler

Important cities: Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Bonn

Capital of Germany: Berlin

Main Religions: Christianity and Islam

Official Languages: 23 languages but most important is German

Currency: Euro ( 1 EUR= 67.34 INR)

National Flag: Tricolour ( Top- Black, Middle- Red, Bottom- Gold)

National Animal: Black Eagle

National Bird: White stork

Now, here are some common words and phrases in official language of Germany which is German.

Good morning-  Guten Morgen

Good afternoon-  Guten Nachmittag

Hello-  Guten Tag

Hi- Tag

Good bye-  Auf wiedersehen

How are you?- Wie gehts?

 I am fine- Es geht mir gut.

Hello!- Hallo! [hah-LOH]

Dear- Liebe   

This is my Friend- Das ist meine Freundin (dâs îsst my-ne froyn-dîn)

This is- Das ist . . . (dâs îsst)

I am pleased- Freut mich. (froyt mîH)

Me too- Mich auch. (mîH owH)

My name is- Mein Name ist . . . (myn nah-me îsst)

Yes- Ja (Yah)

Please- bitte. (bî-te)

Thank you- Dank (dângk)

My name is- Mein Name ist …. (myn nah-me îsst ….)

What’s your name?-  wie heißt Du? (vee hysst dû)

And you?- Und Du? (ûnt dû)

No- Nein

German Delegation to DAV Khera Khurd

 

A delegation of teachers (trainees) from Germany visited DAV Public School, Khera Khurd on 11th,November'2011. Students welcomed them in traditional Indian way by doing 'Tika' on their foreheads.   The teachers interacted with students and enthusiastically took part in activities organized by them. The students organized Art and Craft activity which included 'Making jewellery with paper'. A 'Rangoli making' activity was also planned where teachers from Germany made the Rangolis themselves. Germans participated in a special Indian ritual called 'Havan'. After that they were taken to a Gurukul where they learnt about the ancient Indian educational system. The basic idea about the visit was to learn about each other's culture. The program was a success and both students of our schools and teachers from Germany learnt a lot about each other's culture, traditions and religion.