ENW...In Berlin! Episode 163 An Arch, A Dome, A Garden & A Charlie Special Edition
PART 1 Warm Ups Warm Up 1 Odd One Out Look at the four words below - which word is different from the other three? Write your reason in the box underneath - check your answer later. a: Barrier b: Checkpoint c: Opening d: Partition Warm Up 2 Brainstorm How many different words can you connect to the word in the box?.. Can you think of at least 10 words? Germany Germany is the biggest country in Europe, with more than 80 million people! Warm Up 3 Quiz Look at the list of countries from around the European Union. What is each country's capital city? 1: Austria 5: Estonia 9: Malta 2: Bulgaria 6: Finland 10: Slovakia 3: Cyprus 7: Hungary 11: U.K. 4: Denmark 8: Latvia 12: Germany
PART 2 Listening Listening/Reading 1 The Big Gate Read the headline from Part 1 of this week's special Berlin podcast! Look at the 3 statements about the topic. Guess - Do you think there correct? Choose YES or NO! 1: The Brandenburg Gate is more than 250 years old. [Y] [N] 2: The Brandenburg Gate was closed between 1961 to 1989. [Y] [N] 3: In 2000 the Brandenburg Gate cost 6m to renovate. [Y] [N] Gap Fill Instructions Listen / Read the paragraph below and check your understanding. What is the correct missing word for each of the SIX spaces? If you don't know - Guess! (Don't worry about spelling!) The (Dis)United German Gate It is gorgeous late 1: day in Berlin and ENW has come to one of the most powerful images of Germany - The Brandenburg Gate. But for nearly 30 years from 1961 to 1989 the Brandenburg Gate was the 2: of a divided country. The Gate is in reality a 20 metre high 3: that was first opened in 1791, but after the Berlin Wall was built, the Gate was 4: in East Berlin and was closed. However when East Germany was near to 5: the Berlin Wall was reopened - on 6: 22nd 1989 and Berliners, East & West could once again walk through that gate's huge arch. Right, ENW is now off to see if we can climb to the top... Questions & Answers 1. What year was the Brandenburg Gate opened? _ 2. How many years was the Brandenburg Gate closed? _ 3. What object divided Berlin into East & West? _ 4. What is ENW going to do next? _ X. What is the first place you would visit in Berlin? WHY?
Listening/Reading 2 A Glass Dome Read the headline from Part 2 of this week's special Berlin podcast Look at the 3 statements about the topic. Guess - Do you think there correct? Choose YES or NO! 1: East & West Germany reunified in 1990. [Y] [N] 2: The German parliament building is made of glass. [Y] [N] 3: The Reichstag is the name of the German Parliament building. [Y] [N] Wrong Word Instructions Listen / Read the paragraph below and check your understanding. Circle the SIX incorrect words in the paragraph. Write the correct words below. If you don't know - Guess! (Don't worry about spelling!) Dome with a View ENW's second stop in Berlin finds somebody looking down...how? Well we are standing at the very top of a huge glass dome that sits atop the Dutch Parliament building - the Reichstag. After the reunification of Germany in 1990 it was decided to move the national parliament to a unified Berlin. Norman Foster, a British architect won the competition to paint the Reichstag building. But the German government decided something else was needed to make new building 'stand-out'. So a 360 degree glass house designed by Godfried Bohm was built - and this is where ENW stands now. It is a truly awful site...although ENW hopes this glass floor doesn't break! Write the Correct Words 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: Questions & Answers 1: Which architect redesigned the Reichstag Building? 2: Who designed the glass dome? 3: How many degrees can you see in the glass dome? 4: What is the dome's floor made from? X: What is the highest building you have been inside? WHY?
Listening/Reading 3 A Garden Read the headline from Part 3 of this special Berlin podcast. Look at the 3 statements about the topic. Guess - Do you think there correct? Choose YES or NO! 1: ENW is eating fish for lunch. 2: Haydn, Mozart & Beethoven were all German speakers. 3: The English verb 'to munch' means to eat food. [Y] [N] [Y] [N] [Y] [N] Jumbled Sentences Instructions Listen / Read the paragraph below and check your understanding. The sentences in the paragraph have been mixed-up. What is the correct order? Sausages, Goldfish & Composers! (a) If you don't know what bratwurst is - it's German sausage! (b) After asking one of ENW's Berlin podcasters we find ourselves in a scenic park on a glorious late summer day munching on some bratwurst with curry sauce. (c) And what German delicacy should ENW eat? (d) ENW is eating this tasty snack sitting on a bench in front of a goldfish pond - although we can't find any! (e) There are many bratwurst booths scattered all over Berlin. (f) Where is a good place to eat lunch Berlin? (g) If you'd like too see some photos of the park - then check out the ENW Facebook page! (h) For around 3 you can buy a delicious chopped sausage covered in your favourite sauce! (i) To our right is a lovely statue to three of the greatest composers in history - Mozart, Beethoven and Haydn. (j) The park is called the Tiergarten and is located just south of the Brandenburg Gate. 1: / 2: / 3: / 4: / 5: / 6: / 7: / 8: / 9: / 10: Questions & Answers 2: What is the name of the park ENW is sitting in? 3: What is ENW sitting on whilst eating lunch? 4: Where can you see photos from ENW Berlin trip? X: Who is your favourite musical composer? WHY? 1: How much did ENWs lunch cost?
Listening/Reading 4 A Charlie Read the headline from Part 4 of this week's special Berlin podcast Look at the 3 statements about the topic. Guess - Do you think there correct? Choose YES or NO! 1: Checkpoint Charlie was a border crossing between East & West Berlin [Y] [N] 2: Kreuzberg is a popular district of Berlin. [Y] [N] 3: You must pay to take photos of Checkpoint Charlie & the Berlin Wall. [Y] [N] Which Word? Instructions Listen / Read the paragraph below and check your understanding. Choose the correct word for each space. Each word can only be used once. A: snake B: signs C: Kreuzberg D: military E: gatehouse You Are Now Leaving... From classic spy movies to real life espionage - the iconic border crossing of a divided Berlin was a United States 1: post called Checkpoint Charlie. ENW's last stop on our trip to Berlin is to find out what has happened to this symbol of a divided Europe. Well we are standing exactly where the Berlin Wall used to 2: through the city whilst looking at what remains of the checkpoint. Sadly, it's not an enjoyable view - the small 3: remains but it is surrounded by cheap souvenir shops, an overpriced museum and people dressed as US soldiers charging tourists 2 a photograph. The two 4: on both the East & West warning that this is a closed border do remain as a poignant memento to a divided Berlin. Regrettably ENW is nearly finished on our trip in this fantastic city - if you have the chance you must visit...especially 5:! Right where can ENW find a genuine piece of the Berlin Wall...? Questions & Answers 1: How much are tourists charged for photos? 2: Which country's military controlled the checkpoint? 3: Which district of Berlin did ENW like the most? 4: What is ENW looking to find a genuine piece of? X: Which city would you like to live in the most? WHY?
And Finally...Did You Know That Berlin has two international airports - Berlin Tegel in West Berlin & Berlin Shoenfeld in East Berlin. However the city's most famous X: no longer has any planes landing...as it has been turned into a huge park! Berlin Templehof was opened in 1923 and finally closed in 2008. In 1948 the Z: refused any traffic into Berlin from land or water. So to help the isolated West Berliners the US & UK sent planes carry necessary and important supplies. The End Vocabulary Extra Translation Look at the list of words in the box below - do you understand their meanings? Translate the words into your native language. All the words are from the five paragraphs in PART 2. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 EXTRA Original Word Translation Original Word Translation 1: Gorgeous 11: Lovely 2: Divided 12: Munching 3: Reality 13: Divided 4: Reopened 14: Snake (verb) 5: Reunification 15: Gatehouse 6: Unified 16: Memento 7: Stand-Out 17: Built 8: Breathtaking 18: Statue 9: Scenic 19: Competition 10: Chopped 20: Poignant
Answers Warm Up 1 C: Openings. All the other words = Walls. Warm Up 3: 1: Austria Vienna 5: Estonia Tallinn 9: Malta Valletta 2: Bulgaria Sofia 6: Finland Helsinki 10: Slovakia Bratislava 3: Cyprus Nicosia 7: Hungary Budapest 11: U.K. London 4: Denmark Copenhagen 8: Latvia Riga 12: Germany Berlin Reading / Listening 1 - Part 1: The (Dis)United German Gate 1: NO. 2: YES. 3: YES. 1: summer. 2: symbol 3: arch. 4: located. 5: collapse. 6: December 1: 1791. 2: nearly 30 / 28 years 3: Berlin Wall 4: Wants to climb to the top! Reading / Listening 1 - Part 2: Dome with a View 1: YES. 2: NO. 3: YES 1: somebody - OURSELVES. 2: Dutch - GERMAN 3: paint - REDESIGN. 4: house - DOME. 5: awful - BREATHTAKING 1: Norman Foster 2: Godfried Bohm 3: 360 degrees 4: 19 Glass. Reading / Listening 1 - Part 3: Sausages, Goldfish & Composers 1: NO. 2: YES. 3: YES 1: F. 2: C. 3: B. 4: A. 5: H. 6: E. 7: D. 8: I. 9: J. 10: G 1: 3 2: The Tiergarten 3: On a park bench 4: ENW Facebook page
Reading / Listening 1 - Part 4: You are Now Leaving... 1: YES. 2: YES. 3: YES 1: military 2: snake 3: gatehouse 4: signs 5: Kreuzberg 1: 2. 2: USA 3: Kreuzberg 4: Berlin Wall And Finally...Did you Know..? x: airport / z: USSR