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| INTRODUCTION |
| Gina: Hi everyone, I’m Gina. |
| Katrin: And I’m Katrin! |
| Gina: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential German Vocabulary, Lesson 24! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Fine Arts. These are five well-known German Artists and musicians. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at GermanPod101.com |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Gina: Katrin, what’s our first word? |
| Katrin: Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Gina: Ludwig van Beethoven, a composer of classical music |
| Katrin: (slow) Ludwig van Beethoven (regular) Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Katrin: Ludwig van Beethoven |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Ludwig van Beethoven, born in 1770, was a famous German composer of classical music. His symphonies and piano concerts are renowned all over the world. |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Katrin: (normal) Ludwig van Beethovens 9. Sinfonie ist die Grundlage der Europahymne. |
| Gina: Ludwig van Beethoven's 9th symphony is the basis of the anthem of Europe. |
| Katrin: (slow) Ludwig van Beethovens 9. Sinfonie ist die Grundlage der Europahymne. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Katrin: Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Gina: Johann Sebastian Bach, a composer as well as piano and organ virtuoso |
| Katrin: (slow) Johann Sebastian Bach (regular) Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Katrin: Johann Sebastian Bach |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: The works of Johann Sebastian Bach are renowned all over the world and are a keystone of classical music. |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Katrin: (normal) Die Werke von Johann Sebastian Bach werden weltweit aufgeführt. |
| Gina: The works of Johann Sebastian Bach are performed all over the world. |
| Katrin: (slow) Die Werke von Johann Sebastian Bach werden weltweit aufgeführt. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Katrin: Caspar David Friedrich |
| Gina: Caspar David Friedrich, an artist of the early Romanticism era |
| Katrin: (slow) Caspar David Friedrich (regular) Caspar David Friedrich |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Katrin: Caspar David Friedrich |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Caspar David Friedrich, born in 1774, was a famous nature and landscape artist of the German early Romanticism era. |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Katrin: (normal) Eines der bekanntesten Gemälde Caspar David Friedrichs heißt "Kreidefelsen auf Rügen". |
| Gina: One of Caspar David Friedrich's most famous paintings is "Chalk Cliffs on Rügen". |
| Katrin: (slow) Eines der bekanntesten Gemälde Caspar David Friedrichs heißt "Kreidefelsen auf Rügen". |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Katrin: Rammstein |
| Gina: Rammstein, a hard-rock band |
| Katrin: (slow) Rammstein (regular) Rammstein |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Katrin: Rammstein |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Founded in 1994, Rammstein is a hard-rock band with six members. |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Katrin: (normal) Rammstein sind auf der ganzen Welt berühmt, obwohl sie auf Deutsch singen. |
| Gina: Rammstein is famous all over the world although they sing in German. |
| Katrin: (slow) Rammstein sind auf der ganzen Welt berühmt, obwohl sie auf Deutsch singen. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Katrin: Tokio Hotel |
| Gina: Tokio Hotel, a rock band |
| Katrin: (slow) Tokio Hotel (regular) Tokio Hotel |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Katrin: Tokio Hotel |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Although Tokio Hotel’s debut album was in German, they gained international supporters and toured the world in the years that followed. |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Katrin: (normal) Tokio Hotel fingen als Teenie-Band an und haben nun Fans in der ganzen Welt. |
| Gina: Tokio Hotel started off as a teenage band and now they have many fans throughout the world. |
| Katrin: (slow) Tokio Hotel fingen als Teenie-Band an und haben nun Fans in der ganzen Welt. |
| QUIZ |
| Gina: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Katrin will give you the German – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Katrin: Ludwig van Beethoven |
| [pause]Gina: Ludwig van Beethoven, a composer of classical music |
| Katrin: Johann Sebastian Bach |
| [pause]Gina: Johann Sebastian Bach, a composer as well as piano and organ virtuoso |
| Katrin: Caspar David Friedrich |
| [pause]Gina: Caspar David Friedrich, an artist of the early Romanticism era |
| Katrin: Rammstein |
| [pause]Gina: Rammstein, a hard-rock band |
| Katrin: Tokio Hotel |
| [pause]Gina: Tokio Hotel, a rock band |
Outro |
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| Gina: There you have it – five Artists and musicians in Germany! We have more vocab lists available at GermanPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Katrin: Bis bald. |
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