Culture in a box
Let 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 about
580 km long and has an area of 83,859 square km.
Vienna is the country's capital and largest city.
The Austrian flag
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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 …
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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!
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Winter
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Spring - - - - - - -
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Summer - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Autumn - -
Christmas in Austria
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On the 5th of December, Krampus, a
devil-like fellow, comes and takes
away any bad children
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On the 6th of December, Nikolo
comes with sweets and small
presents for children.
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Traditionally, Christmas trees are
decorated on Christmas eve
Easter in Austria
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Coloured eggs and pussy willows are
popular decorations
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Children hunt for eggs outdoors
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Processions are held on Palm
Sunday
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Sometimes Easter bonfires are made
A recipe...Wiener Schnitzel!
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!
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Recipe for four people:
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four escalopes of veal of 120 grams each
breading: flour, 2 eggs, breadcrumbs, salt
oil or lard for frying
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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!
Our National Hymn
We like the ‘Land of Mountains, Land of Streams’ beginning!
Land of mountains, land of strema
Land of fields, land of cathedrals…
Land of the hammers of the future!
(etc.)
Here is first stanza in German:
Musik: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (?)
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Text: Paula von Preradovic
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!
Try the German language...
Good morning =
 Good afternoon =
 Good night =
 How are you? =
 Thank you =
 Excuse me =
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Guten morgen
Guten Tag
Gute Nacht
Wie geht es Ihnen?
Danke.
Entschuldigung!
Austria in time
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Habsburg Empire
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1386-1918
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Republic since 1945
Where is Austria, where are we?
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Austria has many neighbours: the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary,
Slovenia, Italy, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Germany
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Vienna is the capitol of Austria
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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 km
Population: 1.6 million
Perchtoldsdorf
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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
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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,
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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...
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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!
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Here are Bastian, Maurice and
Tobias. They like to play ball!
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Soccer and handball are
popular in our town.
Here’s our class!
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Here are Julia, Lisa, Tabea,
Johanna and Amelie. They
like to ride horses
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Horseback riding is quite
popular in our area. Some
people like to do
gymnastics on horseback!
Continued...
Here’s our class!
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Here are Stefanie, Nina,
Valentina, Fatime, Jennifer,
Johannes, Stefan, Maurice,
Amelie, Emil, Albrecht and
Tabea. They all play
musical instruments! Piano,
flute, guitar, drums…
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Our town has its own music
school
Continued...
Here’s our class!
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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!
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Our town is next to Vienna and the
Vienna woods. There are a lot of
places to go to!
Continued...
Here’s our class!
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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!
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We have a few tennis clubs in
our town. Do you play tennis,
too?
Continued...
Here’s our class!
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Continued...
Here are Simon, Bougouma, Sarah and Julia. They are angry because their
pictures were not in the presentation.
Here’s our class!
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Continued...
Here are Simon, Bougouma, Sarah and Julia. Now they are happy because
their pictures are in the presentation!
Here’s our class!
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Our English teacher, Elizabeth Vogt,
is the cowgirl on the left. She is
talking with another teacher at our
school Carneval party.
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Here is our class at Carneval (which
we call Fasching in Austria). It was
fun!
Continued...
Our most popular Austrian sportsmen
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Hermann Meier, the famous
skier
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Nikki Lauda, the Formula 1
car racer
Our favourite Austrian singer: Christl!
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Christina Stuermer
Star Mania finalist
Now she is more popular
than the winner!
Favourite Austrian authors
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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:
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Did you like the show?
yes
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Last question:
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Will you send us your ‘box of culture’, too?
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Here is our address:
 3a Klasse / Frau Greiner, Frau Vogt
 VS Roseggergasse 2-6
 A-2380 Perchtoldsdorf AUSTRIA
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Email: vsroseggergasse@vsperchtoldsdorf.ac.at
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thank you!
Goodbye,
and
Have a wonderful Spring !
the 3a class
Perchtoldsdorf, Austria
March 2004