Jöris Preisgewinner in Deutschland

Aus Fayetteville, NC kommen Natalie und Nathan, die Gewinner des Joris-Wettbewerbs von Step Into German. Sie verbrachten eine unglaubliche Woche in Deutschland, worbei sie nicht nur Joris, sondern auch zwei weiteren Künstler Dyko und Bates (aka Norman Sinn) traffen.

HIER IST DAS VIDEO DER REISE 

Step Into German : 10 Contest Finalists

VOTE:  Who should travel to Germany and meet Joris?
WHOA:  3 of the finalists are from Fayetteville-Manlius High School, Manlius, New York. 
[Do you remember this school?  We've seen several of their truly outstanding 1-take music videos.]

FINAL SELECTION  :  best to use the VOTE link above.

Adam Riegler, Staples High School, Westport, Connecticut Watch the video & vote!	Caroline Townsend et al., Lawrence North High School, Indianapolis, Indiana Watch the video & vote!
Matt Dai et al., Fayetteville-Manlius High School, Manlius, New York Watch the video & vote!	Emma Gardner, Vergennes Union High School, Vergennes, Vermont Watch the video & vote!
Becket Gourlay and Carly Storro, Conval High School, Peterborough, New Hampshire Watch the video & vote!	Michael Zrzavy et al., Conval High School, Peterborough, New Hampshire Watch the video & vote!
Lucy Langenberg et al., Fayetteville-Manlius High School, Manlius, New York Watch the video & vote!	Sameen Shaikh &: Fiona Hoye, Fayetteville-Manlius High School, Manlius, New York Watch the video & vote!
Emma Schaefer & Ava Lowell, Shining Mountain Waldorf School, Boulder, Colorado Watch the video & vote!	Brenda Paulina and García Estrada, Preparatoria de Jalisco, Guadalajara, Jalisco (Mexico) Watch the video & vote!

Herz ueber Kopf Video for Step Into German

von Kalena -- mit der Hilfe von Jaco, denn er ist schon 18.

Step Into German --- Filmcontest

Ja, es kann losgehen!   Musiker:  Joris!   Wer kennt schon seinen großen Hit "Herz über Kopf" ?? 

Anfang April -- Wer will einen Film drehen -- mit Joris, bis (fast) ans Ende der Welt ??


Joris ist Deutschlands Newcomer des Jahres 2015. 

Schau den Song ,,Herz ueber Kopf" an.  Er ist  jetzt als "Musikvideo des Monats" auf Step into German!  
http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/saf/prj/stg/mus/cli/enindex.htm

Und HIER gibt es 2 weite Songs von Joris zum Wettbewerb:

1.  Bis ans Ende der Welt ... vom Ost nach West . .

2.  Im Schneckenhaus

http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/saf/prj/stg/mus/cop/enindex.htm

Preisen sind eine Sommerreise fuer 2 nach Berlin und Erfurt:  7 Tage in Deutschland!

Was zu tun?

Alle Deutscheschüler/Innen dürft ih nun in einem kurzen Video ihre eigenen Interpretation von einem dieser 3 Songs von Joris produzieren.

Der Hauptpreis des Wettbewerbs ist eine Reise nach Deutschland, wo zwei Gewinner zuerst Berlin und Erfurt besuchen. Dann geht's ins bayerische Coburg, wo Joris ein Konzert in einem richtigen ;-) Schloss gibt. Und unsere zwei Gewinner werden dabei sein und Joris persönlich treffen!!!

Wie cool Joris ist, durften wir bereits vor ein paar Wochen in Colorado Springs erleben. Doug Philipp bot seinen Deutschschüler/innen eine Überraschung, die sie ihr Leben lang nicht vergessen werden. Schaut euch das
Eingangsvideo zum Wettbewerb an ("Mann mit Kamera") und überzeugt euch selbst!

Alle Details zum Wettbewerb findet ihr auf der Step into German Website. 
[Peter ZygowskiGoethe-Institut San Francisco]

Film und Wettbewerb: Award of Excellence 2016

HIER IST DER FILM ÜBER MINT:  (STEM) AUF DEUTSCH

[PLEASE Google: Goethe-Institut Award of Excellence 2015 MINT if the above doesn't work.]

1.  Re-watch the film, if you want your entry to be competitive.
2.  Open the online quiz.
3.  Submit your answers (only 1 submission per student, or forfeit any prize; see rules).
4.  Wait to learn if you won a summer trip to Germany.

(Who wins?  The highest scorer from the school with the most entries....is one formula I've heard about.  Give it a try, for the good of the team!)

It can't hurt to catch sneak preview on that quiz. ... You'll be asked to select the correct answer from the 4 choices you'll find on the link after you've viewed the film.

1.  What  does MINT stand for ?

2.  What are Germany's Core Competencies, which shape its economic strength?

3.  MINT is a program made possible through the cooperation of schools and. . .

4.  What do the students do who participate in MINT?

5.  Between which 2 German cities is Braunschweig located?

6.  How old is the Wilhelm-Gymnasium?

7.  At what age does a German high school (gymnasium) student graduate?

8.  What is the "Ideen ExPO Hannover?" 

9.  How many gymnasien (high schools) participate in the MINT program in Germany?

10.  What was Anna's contribution in the "Youth Does Research" contest?

QUESS THIS:

MINT is an initiative to minimize the skill-shortage problem in Germany.

Take a wild guess how many vacant, highly-skilled, open positions Germany advertised in the jobs market this spring (June, 2015)

Video Contest Winners visit Bayern-München

Results from Goethe Institut's Step Into German Contest, 2015

Step Into German redesign.... noch nicht fertig

HIER KANN MAN ABER DEN LINK ZUR ALTEN WEBSEITE FINDEN!

Dear colleagues,

unfortunately, the Step into German re-design has turned out to be quite
time-consuming, but yes, we will upload all the old materials (music videos,
inventions, city portraits...) within the next couple of weeks. If you
can't wait ;-) please go to:

http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/saf/prj/tid/enindex.htm

Weiterhin viel Spaß mit Step into German alt und neu wünscht

Continue the Story auf deutsch....1 sentence could win you $$$$

              STEP INTO GERMAN

Continue the story! Second round!

Take part in our German language contest and win a $25 iTunes gift card! 

Be creative and post 1-3 possible consecutive sentences to our stories’ beginning in the comment area. 

The best sentence(s) will be chosen on Thursday. 

We look forward to your ideas!

 -----------------------------------------  Der verlorene Hund ----------------------------------------------------

Seit Stunden sitze ich im Union Square Park und genieße die Sonne. 

Ein Hund läuft um die George Washington Statue. 

Er ist braun, hat traurige Augen und seine Ohren hängen herunter. 

Er sieht verloren aus. 

Wohnt er im Park?

Ich sehe ihn an und unsere Blicke treffen sich. 

Er bleibt stehen. 

Jetzt kommt er langsam auf mich zu. 

Was will er von mir? …

Nun dachte ich, dass der Hund nur Hunger hatte, 

-- woraufhin ich ihm ein kleines Eichhoernchen zeigte, das im Gras spielte.

 Ploetzlich lief der Hund danach und fing das Tier fest mit seinen Zaehnen. 

Jetzt sind seine Augen nicht mehr traurig.

Aber ich realisiere, was ich getan habe, und springe auf …

See Translation

Goethe-Institut Survey for Students, etc.

Take it if you'd like to improved support for German here in the USA (or in RI)!

HERE IS THE LINK TO THE "SURVEY MONKEY"

Yes, I took the survey, too.  I'm particularly fond of Step Into German's music (and Soccer) materials, and use them widely here on Deutsch-heute.blogspot.com

3 Minute Video Contest: before Midnight on April 13, 2015.

Trip for 4 to Munich!

STEP INTO GERMAN IS AT IT AGAIN . . . and click their link to find out the contest rules!

Final summary here:

How to enter and how to win

The detailed rules and regulations and a sign-up form will be posted shortly.

• Make a video that is not longer than 3 minutes. You can work alone or with your friends. If your video is a team effort up to four team members will be awarded prizes – which means: four students will get to go to Munich should their team win the Grand Prize.
• Do this before the submission deadline of 11:59 EST, April 13, 2015.
• We will upload the top 20 videos to the Step into German website. The Step into German jury consisting of jurors from the Goethe-Institut San Francisco will pick these 20 videos. The jury’s decision will be based on the video’s originality, creativity and interpretation of the theme.
• And now the fun starts! Get voted on by your classmates. Let your Facebook friends know about the contest. Tweet about your video. There are many ways to get people to vote for you. (Details about the voting process to follow.)
• The five top vote getters will make it to the final round. Representatives of FC Bayern Munich will determine the Grand Prize winner.

Viel Glück!

25 JAHRE MAUERFALL

Step Into German shared this today on Facebook working up to the 25th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wal.

Diese Sprüche waren an die Westseite der Berliner Mauer gesprüht. Welcher gefällt dir am besten?

Which slogans from the Wall are your favorites?

These slogans were sprayed on the West side of the Berlin Wall. 

• Die Mauer ist in euren Köpfen !   The Wall is in your Heads!
• Arbeiter  und Bauern brauchen keine Mauern!  Workers and farmers need no walls!
• Diese Mauer muss weg!  This Wall must go!
• Reiß die Mauer ein!  Tear down this Wall!
• Mauer, go home!  Wall, go home!

Podcast (with text) of a radio feature about "Art on the Berlin Wall" (transcript starts at 19:40): http://bit.ly/BerlinerMauerKunst

#mauerfall #25JahreMauerfall #deutschland #berlin #stepintogerman #GI_Journal #DEUTSCHLAND25 #learngerman #aatg

See Translation

 

This is one of the clearest explanations I've heard of the events on November 9th 1989.  Thanks Rewboss (Andrew Bossom).  He even mentions these other November 9th in German history:
1848:  Robert Blum execution
1918:  November Revolution
1923:  Beer Hall Putsch
1925:  SS is formed (Protective police= Schutzstaffel)
1938:  Pogramnacht or Kristalnacht v. Jews

Under 6 minutes.

Ghosts of the Berlin Wall: 8,000 Glowing Orbs Span 10 Miles

Article by Urbanist, filed under Installation & Sound  in the Art category.

For the 25th anniversary of its fall, this Berlin Wall installation project will illuminate the historical divide between East and West, temporarily recreating the infamous border with balloons on tethers in place of concrete with barbed wire.


The work, titled Lichtgrenze by creators Christopher and Marc Bauder, will go live over the weekend of November 9th for just three days, inviting residents and visitors alike to retrace a path that in many places has been obfuscated by time and intentional attempts to bury the past.
More on the date, route and purpose from its creators: “From November 7th to 9th 2014, the inner city of Berlin will be temporarily divided from Bornholmer Strasse to Mauerpark and the Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauer Strasse, past the Reichstag, the Brandenburg Gate and Checkpoint Charlie to the East Side Gallery: a light installation featuring 8,000 luminous white balloons commemorates the division of Berlin … the installation’s emotional and visual power evokes the dimension and brutality of the Wall.”



The biodegradable light-filled balloons will then be released in unison at the end of the weekend, floating away with messages attached by those who choose to contribute. 
The balloon event will be accompanied by other interactive programs and wall stories.



Every 500 feet along the path of the lights there will be historical footage and imagery of what each area was like when the wall was still intact, leading up to its world-watched destruction in 1989. While there were walls, mines and no-mans-land zones outside of Berlin as well, there is something particularly powerful about the way the boundary impacted Germany’s capital --
slicing it brutally through its center, often cutting streets and even buildings in half.



Additional details from the press release: “The re-imagining of the Wall thru the LICHTGRENZE will be accompanied by  numerous exhibitions, events, and guided tours. A new permanent exhibition will be opened at the Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauer Strasse, and an open-air exhibition conceived by the Robert Havemann Society will be on view along the 15 km-long light installation: 100 Wall stories at the original sites where events took place.”


More on the other simultaneous programs and temporary venues:

 “Large format screens at selected public locations will show impressive film collages made from historic, often little-known footage of the time the Berlin Wall fell. Three of these public venues will also offer extensive guided tours courtesy of Museum Service Berlin. Rounding out the program are a number of info- pavilions and viewing towers offering particularly impressive views of the light installation.”

Step Into German Contest

Why let someone else win?  Answer 3 questions about a short soccer video (Match of the Month!) and enter.

HIER IST DER LINK

Just Add German summer photo contest

Hallo Schüler.  Hier kann man auch SommerPlussPünkte bekommen! 

Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2014
From: "Liamkina, Olga" <Olga.Liamkina@newyork.goethe.org>

Dear Colleagues,

The Goethe-Institut’s Just Add German invites you and your students to take part in the German Traces Photo Contest!

For a chance to win an iPad Air, iPod Shuffles, or iTunes gift cards, have your students showcase local German-American connections in their hometown with a photo and short description!

Deadline is September 30th, 2014.

Details: www.justaddgerman.org/contests

<http://www.justaddgerman.org/contests>

A service of the Goethe-Institut New York

Aber wo denn?  Was könnte man hier fotografieren?   Hier ein paar Ideen...
          (What could one photograph from this area with German ties for this contest?  Here are a few ideas....)  

•   Habt ihr etwas cooles aus Deutschland bei Euch zu Hause?  (Amalia erzählte von einer geliebten Deutschen Fruchteismaschine, zum Beispiel;      (Anybody besides Amalia have a favorite German item at home?)
•   Es gibt doch ein Ratskeller in Charleston, nicht wahr?  (Anybody have plans to check out this place this summer?)
•   Ich finde eine Deutsche Fahne im Kieferpark (Quonset Point) bei der Firma Supfina. 
      (This is where I hope to be watching some upcoming World Cup games....we'll see about that.  I remember how cool an experience this was for me in 2002  when I watched a game at a neighboring company, EWAG, which has since been bought out and moved on.)   
•   Wo es früher Jamestowns "Reeducation Camps" gab könnte ein paar sehr interessante Fotos machen. Mehr HIER BEI DEUTSCH-HEUTE  (vom 1. Juni 2014)
•   Und wer unter uns schaut das WM Spiel USA gegen Deutschland am Donnerstagnachmittag nicht an!?    (Who amongst us will not be tuning into the USA v. Germany game this Thursday afternoon?)   --rsb

Easy vocab; good message; minor key Peter Heppner revisited

Last October I blogged several Heppner songs, and today came across the printed songtext copied out for sharing in class.  We never got around to it.  I'm now wondering why not.  Did I consider the song too dark?

The few strong verbs add interest:  verderben ( to ruin),  (auch im SPRUCH: "Viele Koeche verderben den Brei") and sterben ( to die)  rhyme, als in 3rd person singular forms:  ...

I'm reposting it, so that you can let me know what you think of this song.  (I'm including the entire old post, even the text from STEPINTOGERMAN, below.  Visit that site to find a nifty animated version of the song -- which at YOUTUBE is only a single still shot.) -- Danke!



Jetzt in den TOP TEN in Deutschland.

Glaubst du diese Musik ist gut genug in den Top Ten zu sein?

Peter Heppner  Meine Welt  Songtext   (Farben sind gefärbt...)

Für den Mund nehm‘ ich Rot
Und für die Augen Blau.
Deine Haare mal‘ ich bunt,
In Gelb und Lila, Grün und Grau.
Ich weiß auch, dass das nicht stimmt,
Aber es sieht doch lustig aus.
Ich mach‘ das so, wie‘s mir gefällt,
Denn ich mal‘ ja meine Welt.                 [ malen = to paint]

Meine Welt…

Ich mal‘ ein Auto,
Das nicht stinkt und keinen überfährt.
Einen Herrscher,                                    [ der Herrscher = ruler; tycoon] 
Der mal nicht durch die Macht verdirbt.     [verderben ( to ruin)]
Ich mal‘ einen Baum, den keiner fällt.
Ich mal‘ Geld, das keiner zählt,
Und dann mal‘ ich noch einen Krieg,
In dem keiner jemals stirbt.                         [sterben ( to die)]

Meine Welt…
Und die Liebe, die wird rot,
Und der Hass schwarz wie der Tod.
Ich mach‘ das so, wie‘s mir gefällt,
Denn ich mal ja meine Welt.

Nun wirst du sagen,
Dass das grenzenlos naiv ist.
Und dass ich die Welt nicht machen kann,
Wie‘s mir beliebt.
Und doch träum‘ ich immer noch,
Dass endlich was geschieht.                  [geschehen ( to happen)]
Und träumen,  träumen darf ich ja wohl noch.

Meine Welt…

Und die Liebe, die wird rot,
Und der Hass schwarz wie der Tod.
Ich mach‘ das so, wie‘s mir gefällt,
Denn ich mal ja meine Welt.

Nun wirst du sagen,
Dass das grenzenlos naiv ist.
Und dass ich die Welt nicht machen kann,
Wie‘s mir beliebt.
Und doch träum‘ ich immer noch,
Dass endlich was geschieht.
Und träumen darf ich ja wohl noch.

Peter Heppner       © Mathias Bothor/Universal Music2
-----------------------
 Text kommt aus der StepintoGerman Website:

“Und träumen darf ich ja wohl noch.”   This line from Peter Heppner’s song “Meine Welt” (“My World”) is a slightly defiant way of saying “You can’t stop me from dreaming!”

 This statement perfectly applies to Peter Heppner’s career that has had many ups and downs over the years but is nevertheless a success story – certainly also because this singer has never stopped dreaming.

Peter Heppner was born in Hamburg in 1967 and started out as a composer, songwriter and singer in the duo “Wolfsheim” in the late 1980s. The electro-pop and dark-wave band landed its first hit in 1991 with the English-language single “The Sparrows and the Nightingales.”

Many more records and sold out tours in Europe and the United States were to follow.

Besides this project, Peter Heppner has collaborated with a wide variety of artists. Whether it’s on the song “Wir sind wir” (“We are who we are”) that he cut with star DJ Paul Van Dyk, “Glasgarten” (“Glas garden”) with the Dark-Wave band Goethes Erben (“Goethe’s Heirs”) or the duet “Haus der drei Sonnen” (“House of the Three Suns”) with the 80’s icon Nena – Peter Heppner worked with many stars before launching his solo career in 2008.

His debut with the appropriate title “Solo” entered the German charts’ top ten and was followed by “My Heart of Stone” in 2012. Besides being heavily influenced by electro-pop this record boasts a wide stylistic and emotional variety including rock, new wave, dance floor as well as ambient sounds. “I wanted to present songs that open doors”, says Peter Heppner when talking about the album. The catchy “Meine Welt” has certainly opened an exciting and new chapter of his career.

Zu ErdeTag (Earth Day) eine Grafik

Heute ist Erdetag.  Wie können wir die Erde schützen?

Wir rappen über unsere Stadt: Fayette

Lustig, was?


OK Judith:  Hier sind sie schon wieder!  

HOW TO ENTER and HOW TO WIN   THIS YEAR'S CONTEST! 

1. Make a video that is not longer than 3 minutes. You can work alone or with your friends. If your video is a team effort, two team members will be awarded prizes – which means: two students will get to go to Hamburg, if that team wins the Grand Prize.
2. Upload your video to YouTube.
3. Send an email to stepintogerman@sanfrancisco.goethe.org  with a link to the video so we can watch it.
4. Do this before the submission deadline of 11:59 EST, April 15, 2014.
5. We will upload the top 20 videos to our Step into Germanwebsite.  The Step into German jury, consisting of jurors from the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG) and the Goethe-Institut San Francisco, will pick these 20 videos. The jury’s decision will be based on the video’s originality, creativity and interpretation of the theme. The production value will be a minor factor in the jury’s selection process.
6. And now the fun starts! Get voted on by your classmates. Let your Facebook friends know about the contest. Tweet about your video. There are many ways to get people to vote for you. (Details about the voting process to follow.)
7. The five top vote-getters will make it to the final round. The members of “Tonbandgerät” will determine the Grand Prize winner.

Top

HOW TO PRODUCE  

Don't worry if you've never made a video before. Your clip doesn’t need to be perfect, it doesn’t have to be slick, but it should be uniquely yours! And it's perfectly okay to make your video a team effort. 

Here are some ideas for your video

• Write your own song about Hamburg
• Make a video based on a “Tonbandgerät” song
• Interview some former “Hamburgers”
• Explore why Hamburg is called “The Gateway to the World”
• Portray the Hamburger SV or FC St. Pauli, two of Germany’s greatest soccer teams…

These are just some of our ideas. Surprise us with some of yours! Be creative and funny. Give the video your personal touch. 

You can find a short introduction to Hamburg on “Step into German”. 

But there are so many more resources on the web that will help you with the project. Especially useful is the official Hamburg travel website. 


Suitable Music and Photos
Music: www.freesound.org & www.jamendo.com/en 

Photos: Comprehensive images can be found atwww.mediaserver.hamburg.de. You can use these photos in the contest. 

Otherwise, look for photos that are available for download under a Creative Commons license (go to Google Images—Options—Advanced Search—Usage rights—“free to use or share”). 

You can always, of course, contact the artist for permission to use his/her work in the contest. 

Tonbandgerät spielt in Boston

Diese Band begann mit zwei Schwestern, Sophia und Isa Poppensieker.  Sie spielten eine lange Zeit nur für Freunde.

Dann gewannen sie 2012 den Preis für Neue Musik....
Nun reisen sie 4 Wochenlang durch die USA...

WOHIN?  Nach Boston !  Aber genau wo?  Heute habe ich es gelernt!  Melrose Veterans Mittelschule.

GENAU WANN?  Am Freitag, den 28. März.
Am Vormittag? Nach der Schule?  Am Abend?  Das weiß ich auch nicht.  Doch.  Heute habe ich es gelernt:  Das Konzert fängt um 10 Uhr (morgens) an!

Wenn Ihr Interesse habt, dann sagt es mir! 
Sollen wir schon wieder zusammen ins Konzert gehen??!

Lernen wir zuerst mehr über die Band, Tonbandgerät!

MEHR ÜBER DIESE BAND!


Geht auch bitte auf Step into German.

Am Ende der Einheit zu „Irgendwie anders“ gibt’s ein Vorstellungsspiel zur Band.

·         Angehängt habe ich eine Einheit zum Lied „Mal mich“.

·         Schaut euch auf Step into German auch den Video-Wettbewerb an.

Eine Reise nach Hamburg und eine Stadtführung mit „Tonbandgerät“ sollte doch ein attraktiver Preis sein. 
Ich bin sicher, eure Kids werden nach dem Konzert unbedingt mitmachen wollen ;-)


Das Tonbandgerät-Tour-T-Shirt ist nun auch fertig.  Die Band wird auch ein paar coole Sachen am Konzerttag verkaufen.

Herzliche Grüße und ich freue mich, euch alle am Konzerttag treffen zu können!

Dine

Folke-Christine Möller-Sahling, Ph.D.
Goethe-Institut Boston


OK.  That's the promotion from the Goethe-Institut.  Let me know if we should support this event.  It falls on a DAY 1.
Should we decide to attend, we'll probably want to organize a group outfit or T-Shirt.  I can take care of the school bus to bring us there -- for $12 per person.  The concert is free.

SO, you asked just how can one win this trip to Hamburg?  This just popped up after lyrics on the StepIntoGerman website:

2014 VIDEO CONTEST
TUNE IN TO TONBANDGERÄT – TUNE IN
TO HAMBURG

You know that the band “Tonbandgerät” is one of the great exports of the city of Hamburg. But did you know that Hamburg is one of the coolest places in all of Germany? It’s the metropolitan center in Northern Germany that has something for everyone: an amazing music scene, world-class soccer, great shopping, an international atmosphere… and all this in the incredible setting of a lively port city!

Now you have the once-in-a-lifetime chance to visit this awesome city this summer with your best friend! You won’t be going to Germany as an ordinary tourist. Instead, “Tonbandgerät” will take you on a tour that will lead you far off the beaten track. Visit cool clubs and find great shopping spots with Ole, Sophia, Isa and Jakob. Catch a soccer game and celebrate with some of Europe’s most passionate fans. Whatever your interests, “Tonbandgerät” will make sure that their home will become your home.



What do you need to do to win this incredible trip?
Produce a short video! Show us why you can’t wait to visit Hamburg and meet “Tonbandgerät.” Use music, photos, and interviews to “make Hamburg come alive”. Show that you are passionate about the city and the band!

PRIZES
HOW TO ENTER AND HOW TO WIN
HOW TO PRODUCE A VIDEO
RULES & REGULATIONS

PRIZES  

The Grand Prize 
A trip for two* to Hamburg in the summer of 2014, including:
- airfare
- hotel accommodation for seven nights
- and a chance to meet “Tonbandgerät”!

2nd Prize: one iPad2
Each for up to two team members

3rd Prize: one iPod touch
Each for up to two team members

4th – 10th Prizes: one German “Wundertüte” filled with surprises such as German music CDs, T-Shirts, Hamburg souvenirs, and much, much more.

11th – 20th Prizes: an autographed “Tonbandgerät” CD and band memorabilia

*: if two minors win the Grand Prize we will also cover travel costs for an adult chaperone.

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HOW TO ENTER and HOW TO WIN  

1. Make a video that is not longer than 3 minutes. You can work alone or with your friends. If your video is a team effort, two team members will be awarded prizes – which means: two students will get to go to Hamburg, if that team wins the Grand Prize.
2. Upload your video to YouTube.
3. Send an email to stepintogerman@sanfrancisco.goethe.org  with a link to the video so we can watch it.
4. Do this before the submission deadline of 11:59 EST, April 15, 2014.
5. We will upload the top 20 videos to our Step into Germanwebsite.  The Step into German jury, consisting of jurors from the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG) and the Goethe-Institut San Francisco, will pick these 20 videos. The jury’s decision will be based on the video’s originality, creativity and interpretation of the theme. The production value will be a minor factor in the jury’s selection process.
6. And now the fun starts! Get voted on by your classmates. Let your Facebook friends know about the contest. Tweet about your video. There are many ways to get people to vote for you. (Details about the voting process to follow.)
7. The five top vote-getters will make it to the final round. The members of “Tonbandgerät” will determine the Grand Prize winner.

Top

HOW TO PRODUCE  

Don't worry if you've never made a video before. Your clip doesn’t need to be perfect, it doesn’t have to be slick, but it should be uniquely yours! And it's perfectly okay to make your video a team effort.

Here are some ideas for your video

• Write your own song about Hamburg
• Make a video based on a “Tonbandgerät” song
• Interview some former “Hamburgers”
• Explore why Hamburg is called “The Gateway to the World”
• Portray the Hamburger SV or FC St. Pauli, two of Germany’s greatest soccer teams…

These are just some of our ideas. Surprise us with some of yours! Be creative and funny. Give the video your personal touch.

You can find a short introduction to Hamburg on “Step into German”.

But there are so many more resources on the web that will help you with the project. Especially useful is the official Hamburg travel website.


Suitable Music and Photos
Music: www.freesound.org & www.jamendo.com/en

Photos: Comprehensive images can be found atwww.mediaserver.hamburg.de. You can use these photos in the contest.

Otherwise, look for photos that are available for download under a Creative Commons license (go to Google Images—Options—Advanced Search—Usage rights—“free to use or share”).

You can always, of course, contact the artist for permission to use his/her work in the contest.

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RULES & REGULATIONS  

The contest is open to Middle School students (grades 6 through 8) and High School students (grades 9 through 12) from around the United States.

There are just a couple of requirements:

• The video cannot be longer than 3 minutes.
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• No obscene language, no nudity, no explicit and offensive material.
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Weil ich zu Hause bin von Alexander Knappe

Here's Step Into German's Clip of the Month -- about less than beautiful East German city:  Cottbus, and a special young man who grew up there.

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"Have you watched our new clip of the month yet? You should, because you can even win CD! Let us know what city Alexander Knappe is referring to in his song "Weil ich wieder zuhause bin" and send us an email to stepintogerman@sanfrancisco.goethe.org with the correct answer until 5/13 12am. Maybe you'll be the lucky winner of this terrific new album! (*this contest is restricted to people with a mail address in the U.S.) Viel Glück!

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“Ich halte die Zeit an und atme sie ein. Hier will ich bleiben, hier will ich sein“
(“I stop time and breathe it in. This is where I want to stay, this is where I want to be“).

Alexander Knappe has arrived. His courage to pursue his dreams and his willingness to learn from his mistakes have helped him overcome many obstacles and brought him to where he is right now – a place where Alexander can be true to himself while at the same time making the music he loves.

It’s been a long journey. Born in Cottbus in East Germany in 1985, Alexander Knappe first fell in love with sports, not music. Being a soccer prodigy, he was discovered by scouts from Hertha BSC, Berlin’s top team, when he was 13 and subsequently moved to the German capital to attend a sports academy. At 18, a serious injury ended his career and his dreams of becoming a soccer star were shattered. Alexander had to re-orientate himself.

He always liked to sing and used to entertain his classmates by covering songs by Usher and Xavier Naidoo. So, Alexander moved back to Cottbus, took part in a local radio station casting call – and won.

"I’ve always been different from other people, often had to battle my way through life. Sports gave me the character not to give up. And music gave me the opportunity to finally be myself, to express myself and thus create a connection to other people”, he recalls.

Text
Laufen in Gedanken
bin ich versunken
Ich streife durch das nasse Gras
Im roten Himmel bin ich ertrunken
Da ist der Baum auf dem ich immer saß.

CHOR:
Ich halte die Zeit an
und atme sie ein.
Hier will ich bleiben
Hier will ich sein.
Weil ich zu Hause bin (x3)
Weil ich wieder zu Hause bin (x3)
zu Hause bin

ist in meiner Straße
ich lass' sie erzählen.
Die erste Liebe, die sich im Sand verläuft
wo sind all´ die verlorenen Seelen
irgendwo im nirgendwo verstreut.

CHOR:

Mehr songtexte: http://www.songtextemania.com/weil_ich_wieder_zu_hause_bin_songtext_alexander_knappe.html
Alle Infos über Alexander Knappe: http://www.musictory.de/musik/Alexander+Knappe

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His first music projects followed, recordings were made and concerts held. Alexander even took part in the TV casting show “X-Factor” before he released his debut “Zweimal bis unendlich” (“Twice to Infinite”) in 2012. This album full of intoxicating joy reveals a songwriter who has something to say.

"I have changed as a person and as a musician. Today, I no longer just want to be a musician, now I can be a musician. I want to stand on stage and show who I am, because I know now who I am", says Alexander.

Thus, “Weil ich wieder zu Hause bin” (“Because I am Back Home Again”) can be understood literally: Alexander Knappe has come home to himself and arrived exactly where he wants to be.

Songtext
Laufend in Gedanken bin ich versunken.
Ich streife durch das nasse Gras.
Im roten Himmel bin ich ertrunken.
Da ist der Baum, auf dem ich immer saß.

Brücke:
Ich halte die Zeit an
Und atme sie ein.
Hier will ich bleiben.
Hier will ich sein.
Weil ich zu Hause bin (x3),
Weil ich wieder zu Hause bin (x3)
Zu Hause bin.

Es sind meine Straßen.
Ich lass sie erzählen.
Die erste Liebe, die sich im Sand verläuft.
Wo sind all die verlorenen Seelen,
Irgendwo im Nirgendwo verstreut?

Brücke:

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NEU:  Hier gibt es einen Zungenbrecher über Kottbus:

Der Kottbuser Potskutscher putzt den Kottbuser Postkutschkasten.
Wie oft kannst du ihn laut sagen?

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WO FINDET MAN DAS?  HIER!

Listen up!   Hier sind die Fragen zu beantworten.

Question 1:*

Für welchen Verein spielt Marco Reus? a) Borussia Mönchengladbach b) Eintracht Frankfurt c) Borussia Dortmund

Question 2:*

Aus welchem Land kommt Luis Gustavo? a) Spanien b) Brasilien c) Argentinien

Question 3:*

Gegen wen spielt Schalke 04? a) SC Freiburg b) Fortuna Düsseldorf c) Werder Bremen

Besides selecting your favorite goal, be sure to listen for answers to the above questions to be eligible for the Bundesliga Jersey.