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Goshime, 12 Jahre, 5. Klasse, Äthiopien/ Addis Abeba: Wie viele Einwohner hat Deutschland? Wieviele WM’s hat Deutschland gewonnen?
How many inhabitants does Germany have? How many World Championships has Germany won?

 

01A_Alya_Pfanzeltplatz_AT / 06_Alya_Pfanzeltplatz_AT
Hello, I am Alya and I am 9 and a half years old. The whole of Germany has 80.3 million inhabitants. The German national football team has won a world championship three times already. 1954, 1974, and 1990.
[In the meantime Germany has become football world champion for a fourth time in 2014.]

 

01B_Sandra_Katherl_AT / 03_Sandra_Katherl_AT
Hello, my name is Sandra. I am 11 years old and from Ingolstadt. Germany has 82 million inhabitants. Ingolstadt has 130,000 inhabitants and Etting has 4.600 inhabitants. Germany has already won three world championships. That was in 1954, 1974, and 1990.
[In the mean time Germany has won a fourth championship in 2014]

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Ich würde Dir gerne eine Frage stellen: Lernst du in der Schule Deutsch und Englisch oder auch andere Sprachen?
I would like to ask you a question: Do you learn German and English at school or also other languages?

 

02B_Lisa_Katherl_AT / 02.1_Lisa_Katherl_AT
Hello, my name is Lisa. I am in fifth grade now and learn English. In sixth grade French or Latin are added. Later I can choose whether I would like to learn Spanish as well.

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Deribe, 11 Jahre, 4. Klasse, Äthiopien/ Addis Abeba: Habt ihr Karneval in Deutschland?
Deribe, 11, 4th grade, Ethiopia / Addis Abeba: Do you have carnival in Germany?

 

04A_Mischa_Deisenhofen_AT / 03_Mischa_Deisenhofen_AT
I am Mischa. I am 9 years old. Yes, we celebrate carnival but we call it „Fasching“ instead of „carnival“. The boys dress up as cowboy or pirate and the girls dress as princess or fairy. There are always a lot of children together and we dance to funny music and play games.

 

04B_Natalie_UH_AT / 05_Natalie_UH_AT
I am Natalie. I am 9 years old and we also have carnival here. It is called “Fasching”. On “Fasching” we masquerade as somebody else and play a few games. For example an eating contest or a contest about the best costume.

 

04C_Shalin_Katherl_AT / 15_Shalin_Katherl_AT
Hello, my name is Shalin. I am 11 years old and come from Germany. Yes, we have carnival in Germany. Parade floats with colourful decoration and different themes drive through the streets and throw sweets towards the people that watch. We also have a carnival ball for the lower grades. It is for fifth, sixth, and seventh grade. They meet in the afternoon, have a lot of fun and play a lot of games. We have a different theme every year. This year the theme was “Harry Potter”. Carnival begins on November 11 at 11:11 am and ends on Ash Wednesday, which has been on March 5th this year.

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Hawi, 12 Jahre, 5. Klasse, Äthiopien/Addis Abeba: Wer sind die Stars und Sternchen aus Deutschland, die in der ganzen Welt bekannt sind? Oder weltweit bekannte Filme und Musik? Kannst Du mir ein paar nennen?
Hawi, 12, 5th grade, Ethiopia/Addis Abeba: Which stars and starlets from Germany are know all over the world? Or are there movies or music that is known worldwide? Can you name a few?

 

05A_Alina_UH_AT / 12_Alina_UH_AT
Hello, I am Alina. I am 8 years old and now I am going to tell you something about stars, movies and music. I have noted a few starts. Actually quite a few. I name a few: Lady Gaga, George Clooney, Madonna, Justin Bieber, Katie Perry, Johnny Depp, Baby Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Adele, Brad Pitt, Cro, Sido, Michael Jackson, Heidi Klum, Thomas Heie, Wolfgang Joop and Matteo. They are all stars. Most of them sing and most of them are famous because the have invented something. Like Heidi Klum who has inveted “Topmodel” [TV-Show]. Wolfgang Joop is a famous fashion designer. There are also many movies. I name one, that is “Spaceship Surprise”. On the “Spaceship Surprise” there are three humans that want to travel to a kingdom by taxi to announce something. But then the end up somewhere different. Then the received the mission to defeat the evil.

 

05B_Pascal_Katherl_AT / 07_Pascal_Katherl_AT
Hello, my name is Pascal. I am 11 years old and you wanted to know who is a star in Germany and what movies are famous here. Many young people watch either “Lord of the Rings” or “Harry Potter”. These are exciting fantasy movies. Thomas Müller or Manuel Neuer are very famous football players in Germany.

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Hawi, 12 Jahre, 5. Klasse, Äthiopien/Addis Abeba: Deutschland war in der Vergangenheit in zwei geteilt. Was waren die Gründe dafür, warum war das so?
Hawi, 12, 5th grade, Ethiopia/Addis Abeba: In the past Germany was split in two parts. What was the reason for that?

 

06A_Noel_Katherl_AT / 08.1_Noel_Katherl_AT
Hello, I am Noel and 11 years old. I would like to answer your question: There were four countries: France, United States of America, the United Kingdom of Britain and Russia. Russia occupied the eastern part of Germany. The other three countries occupied the western part of Germany. A wall was built to keep the people from fleeing from the east because it not as good in the eastern part as it was in the west.

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Meron, 11 Jahre, 5. Klasse, Äthiopien/ Addis Abeba: Frage an Luis, Deisenhofen: Was sind die Bedeutungen der Namen, die Du mir aufgezählt hast?

Meron, 11 years old, fifth grade: Question to Luis from Deisenhofen: What are the meanings of the names that you have mentioned?

 

03A_Luis_Deisenhofen_AT / 02_Luis_Deisenhofen_AT
Hello, my name is Luis. I am 9 years old. Typical names here have meanings like Charlotte – free man, Eva – giver of live, Pauline – the small one, Kilian – the church person, Luis – famous/loud.

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Adissu, 8 Jahre, 2. Klasse, Äthiopien/Addis Abeba: Wie ist bei Dir der Zugang zur Bildung und zur Schule? Bildung ist für alle Kinder das Wichtigste. Man muss sehr gut in der Schule sein – gerade weil Bildung für uns sehr wichtig ist.
Adissu, 8, 2nd grade, Ethiopia/Addis Abeba: How is your access to education and school? Education is the most important thing. You have to be very good at school – especially because it is so important for us.

 

07A_Lisa_Katherl_AT / 02_Lisa_Katherl_AT
Hello, my name is Lisa, I am 11 years old and from Etting. Currently I visit a grammar school because had very good grades in primary school. In grammar school we write have our final examinations after 8 years. With this you can later go to university. We also have type of secondary schools where you write final exams after 6 years.

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Getu, 12 Jahre, 4. Klasse, Äthiopien/Addis Abeba: Wann und wo wurde das erste SOS Dorf in Deutschland gebaut?
Getu, 12, 4th grade, Ethiopia/Addis Abeba: When and were was the first SOS Children’s village built in Germany?

 

08A_Torben_Katherl_A / 13_Torben_Katherl_AT
Hello, I am Torben. I am 11 years old and answer your question. There are 15 children’s villages in Germany. The first one was founded in 1956 in Diessen on Lake Ammer.