Culture in a boxLet us introduce ourselves!

Volksschule Roseggergasse Perchtoldsdorf, Austria

A Spring Day in Europe Project

We are in Austria!

Austria (in German, Österreich), is a republic in central Europe.Once the centre of power for the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria is now a smaller country with grand traditions and landscapes. Austria is about580 km long and has an area of 83,859 square km. Vienna is the country's capital and largest city.

The Austrian flag

A legend says that the red and white of the Austrian flag represent Duke Leopold V‘s blood-stained tail coat after a battle

Austria: land of mountains …

This is a picture of a lake in the alps, the Gosau lake. The mountain in the center in the back is the famous Dachstein mountain.

Austria has four great seasons!

Winter

Spring - - - - - - -

Summer - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Autumn - -

Christmas in Austria

On the 5th of December, Krampus, a devil-like fellow, comes and takes away any bad children

On the 6th of December, Nikolo comes with sweets and small presents for children.

Traditionally, Christmas trees are decorated on Christmas eve

Easter in Austria

Coloured eggs and pussy willows are popular decorations

Children hunt for eggs outdoors

Processions are held on Palm Sunday

Sometimes Easter bonfires are made

A recipe...Wiener Schnitzel!

Recipe for four people:

four escalopes of veal of 120 grams each breading: flour, 2 eggs, breadcrumbs, salt oil or lard for frying

Pound the meat thin and cut the fringes carefully. Salt the meat lightly. For the breading: Prepare three plates: Put flour on one, breadcrumbs on a second and two eggs that have

been whisked. Cover the meat first in the flour, then in the egg and finally in the breadcrumbs.

Heat the fat in the saucepan. Put the breaded cutlets in the saucepan and fry both sides. There should be enough fat in the saucepan so that the schnitzel float in the saucepan and do`not touch the bottom.

Guten Appetit!

For the traditional Wiener Schnitzel, the Viennese normally use veal and lard to fry the meat. You can also use pork, chicken or turkey and oil for frying. It will taste just as delicious either way!

Our National Hymn

Land der Berge, Land am Strome, Land der Äcker, Land der Dome, Land der Hämmer zukunftsreich! Heimat bist du großer Söhne, Volk begnadet für das Schöne, Vielgerühmtes Österreich, Vielgerühmtes Österreich!

We like the ‘Land of Mountains, Land of Streams’ beginning!

Land of mountains, land of stremaLand of fields, land of cathedrals…Land of the hammers of the future! (etc.)

Here is first stanza in German: Musik: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (?) Text: Paula von Preradovic

Try the German language...

Good morning = Guten morgenGood afternoon = Guten TagGood night = Gute NachtHow are you? = Wie geht es Ihnen? Thank you = Danke. Excuse me = Entschuldigung!

Austria in time

Habsburg Empire 1386-1918

Republic since 1945

Where is Austria, where are we?

Austria has many neighbours: the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Germany

Vienna is the capitol of Austria

Perchtoldsdorf is next to Vienna and is in the province of Lower Austria

Vienna / Wien / Vienne / Viena!

Grand Vienna was the showpiece of the Habsburg dynasty. The city centre has world-class museums filled with treasures, the Spanish riding school with its white Lipizzan horses, famous orchestras and operas. Also well known are the Vienna woods, Danube, the Prater amusement park and the Viennese cafes and wine taverns.

This is a city where Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn, Schubert, Brahms and Mahler composed music. It is the also the city of Sigmund Freud and Gustav Klimt. There is a lot to discover in Vienna!

Area: 415 sq kmPopulation: 1.6 million

Perchtoldsdorf

Earliest settlements sixth century B.C.! Development by Romans, in the Middle Ages and on until today

Once a district of Vienna. This year (2004) we’ll celebrate 50 years of independence

Population: about 14,000 Wine growing area near Vienna, We have the Vienna Woods, wine taverns, hiking

and cultural events that attract many visitors

Old town, new energy!

The Perchtoldsdorf heath

This is a favourite place in Perchtoldsdorf! We hike, picnic and fly kites here In the winter we go sledging ‚Ziesel‘ live there - groundhog like animals Alpine and rare flowers grow there

Our school, Volksschule

Roseggergasse Our school building is 90 years old Primary school 4 years, then middle school or

‘Gymnasium’ We learn in English all four years! We have special classes for sports, music and English

We go out and have fun...

We had a ‘Speaker’s Corner’ at the market We also pretended we were ‘language machines’ We sang songs and shopped in English

Here’s our class!

Here are Bastian, Maurice and Tobias. They like to play ball!

Soccer and handball are popular in our town.

Here’s our class! Continued...

Here are Julia, Lisa, Tabea, Johanna and Amelie. They like to ride horses

Horseback riding is quite popular in our area. Some people like to do gymnastics on horseback!

Here’s our class! Continued...

Here are Stefanie, Nina, Valentina, Fatime, Jennifer, Johannes, Stefan, Maurice, Amelie, Emil, Albrecht and Tabea. They all play musical instruments! Piano, flute, guitar, drums…

Our town has its own music school

Here’s our class! Continued...

Here are Roland, Miss Alexandra Allard (our class teacher), Philipp and Stefan. They don’t play ball or a musical instrument. They like to read, hike, play, relax, visit with friends…and have fun!

Our town is next to Vienna and the Vienna woods. There are a lot of places to go to!

Here’s our class! Continued...

Here are (front row L-R) Tabea, Amelie, Bastian, Johannes, Maurice and (back row L-R) Stefanie, Jennifer, Philipp, Johanna, Tobias and Albrecht. They are all tennis players!

We have a few tennis clubs in our town. Do you play tennis, too?

Here’s our class! Continued...

Here are Simon, Bougouma, Sarah and Julia. They are angry because their pictures were not in the presentation.

Here’s our class! Continued...

Here are Simon, Bougouma, Sarah and Julia. Now they are happy because their pictures are in the presentation!

Here’s our class! Continued...

Our English teacher, Elizabeth Vogt, is the cowgirl on the left. She is talking with another teacher at our school Carneval party.

Here is our class at Carneval (which we call Fasching in Austria). It was fun!

Our most popular Austrian sportsmen

Hermann Meier, the famous skier

Nikki Lauda, the Formula 1 car racer

Our favourite Austrian singer: Christl!

Christina Stuermer Star Mania finalist Now she is more popular

than the winner!

Favourite Austrian authors

Thomas Brezina and Christine Nöstlinger

Both are famous for their children’s books Have you read their books in your language?

That was our ‘culture in a box’ presentation!

Now, it is time for the quiz.

Please get out a pencil.

First question:

Did you like the show?

yesno

Last question:

Will you send us your ‘box of culture’, too?

Here is our address: 3a Klasse / Frau Greiner, Frau Vogt VS Roseggergasse 2-6 A-2380 Perchtoldsdorf AUSTRIA

Email: vsroseggergasse@vsperchtoldsdorf.ac.at

thank you!

Goodbye, and

Have a wonderful Spring ! the 3a class

Perchtoldsdorf, Austria March 2004