Kunstdenkmäler/Sights/monumenti

Deses Jahr möchte ich euch einige wichtige Kunstdenkmäler aus verschiedenen Ländern mittels meiner Fotos, Beschreibungen , Fragen oder Quiz, sei es auf Deutsch wie auf Englisch

vorstellen. Es soll sozusagen eine interdisiplinäre Arbeit werden, die ich mit der Zeit auch erweitern will, sofern ich Zeit finde und jemand interessiert ist. In der Klasse könnten

die Lernenden darüber sprechen, warum sie lieber an den einen Ort, anstatt an einen anderen gehen würden. Versucht auch selbst mehr herauszufinden über die verschiedenen

Kunstedenkmäler. Am Ende dieses Artikels gibt es ein kleines QUIZ auf Deutsch zu den verschiedenen Sehenswürdigkeiten.

Quest’anno vorrei presentarvi alcuni monumenti culturali  importani che ho visto in diversi paesi, tramite foto, testi, domande o anche quiz. Vorrei farvi fare un piccolo lavoro

interdisciplinare sia in tedesco che inglese. Spero di potervi motivare di andare a visitare qualcuno o qualche paese straniero . Col tempo vorrei ampliare il lavoro in questo senso, se trovo il tempo.(Traducete dall’italiano in tedesco oppure in inglese.) Si potrebbe anche discutere sul perché piuttosto vedere un luogo invece di un altro. Cercate anche voi stessi di trovare ulteriori inform-

mazioni in merito ai monumenti indicati.

This year I would like to present you some important cultural monuments which I’ve seen in the hope to motivate you, too to go and visit them. I’m going to show you pictures, texts

with some questions and also a quiz and it’s intended to be an interdisciplinary work in German, English and Italian. I would like to slowly  add some more articles in this sense, if I find the

time and if you should be interested in this. In class students could also discuss why they would rather visit one place instead of another. Try to find more information on the monumnets

shown here.

You can do a drag & drop exeercise if you click on this link monuments trying to match the pictures with the sentences on the right.

Unjumble the words in bold letters.

The Alhambra is located on a strategic point, with a view over the whole city of Granada/Andalucia and the a) wodaem (la Vega), and this fact leads to believe that other buildings were already

on that side before the Moslems arrived. I have, however, to say that this castle with its great gardens and fountains or its b) strapmar belong to the most beautiful cultural sights

I’ve ever seen. I would like to mention „Il Patio de los leones“ The first historical documents c)nwonk about the Alhambra date from the 9th century.

It was only after the fall of Cordoba, in 1236, that the centre of Moorish power was transferred to d) adanarG – bringing a massive influx of nobles, architects and money which led to the construction of a fabulous new castle on the hill across the river valley. It seems that the e) dirsaN Dynasty founded this castle in order to avoid persecution by Ferdinando III of Castile and

his Reconquista.

Yusuf I (1333-1353) and Mohammed V (1353-1391) are responsible for most of the constructions we can still admire today.

In 1492 Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinando of Aragon concluded the  Catholic Reconquista in the victory over the battle of Granada. Does this date remind you of another very important event? I would like to get a comment on this!!

We know that the Catholic Monarch  http://www.andalucia.com/cities/granada/alhamhistory.htm f) selrahC V ordered the demolition of a part of the

complex in order to build his palace which is nearby and which looks horrible and bulky in comparison, at least, according to me.

ELISABETH I

ELISABETH I / QUEEN OF ENGLAND

As we’re going to see the film ELISABETH I starring Cate Blanchet, Geoffrey Rush and Clive Owen, I would like to write a short summary about this important Queen of England. Here is the link to the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meCoQ2u_oV0

Elisabeth I was born in 1533 and was the daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife Anne Boleyn As Elisabeth’s mother was executed approximately two and a half year after her birth, Elisabeth was declared illegitimate.

Despite this she became queen after her half-sister Mary I,  during whose reign she had been imprisoned, because of supporting protestant rebels.

Although she had many suitors, among them Henry II of Spain, she managed to remain unmarried and was sometimes called the Virgin Queen.

Elisabeth feared that the French planned to invade England and put Mary, Queen of Scots, who many considered to be the heir to the English crown, on the throne. Mary made some mistakes. First she married Lord Darnley, who also claimed the English throne and who became unpopular in Scotland.  After Darnley’s murder Mary married Bothwell, who was one of the conspirators of Darnely’s murder. In this way she aroused suspicions of having been party to the murder of her late husband.

After Sir Francis Drake had destroyed the Spanish fleet of war ships in Cadiz, Henry II decided to take war to England at last.

On 12 July 1588 the Spanish Armada, set sail for the channel, planning to invade England.

A combination of errors, misfortune and an attack of English fire ships, dispersed the Spanish ships and defeated the Armada. The shattered remnants of the big fleet had to return home to Spain.

Here a link to an exercise about Elisabeth and her surrounding which you can correct online: ELISABETHI

These words are in connection with the above mentioned film.

English                                                                         Italian/German

to betray sb.	tradire qu. /jd. verraten
to plunge into sth.	tuffare /in etwas hineinstürzen
to whisper	bisbigliare/flüstern
to be ensalved	essere schiavo/ versklavt sein
the crowd is cheering	la folla applaudisce/die Menge jubelt
to take orders from sb.	prendere ordini da qu./Befehle entgegennehmen
to perceive a weakness	accorgersi di una debolezza/ eine Schwäche wahrnehmen
deed /deeds	atto/gli atti/die Tat/die Taten
to endeavour	sforzo/Bemühung
to slit the throat	tagliare la gola/Die Kehle durchschneiden
an issue	il problema/i problemi/ das Problem/die Probleme /Ergebnis
wise adj./wisdom	saggio=adj./ la saggezza/weise/die Weisheit/en
a whore	una putana/eine Hure
a traitor	un traditore/ ein Verräter
to say Grace	breve preghiera/Gebet vor dem Essen sagen
to be overwhelmed	essere sopraffatto/überwältigt sein
to flatter he Queen	fare i complimenti alla regina/ der Königin schmeicheln
dull	noioso/langweilig adj.
to be in the grip of fear	essere preso dalla paura/Angst haben
the wrath	la rabbia/der Zorn

Bellinzona/Burgen/history

Fotos F.Ramsauer

1.August 2009

Deutsch and English: Fotos/Lückentexte/audios/vocabulary

Beschreibt die Bilder und erklärt jemandem, warum es sich lohnt Bellinzona zu besichtigen.

Describe the pictures and explain somebody why it is worthwhile visiting Bellinzona.

For  the English exercise scroll down.

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Geschichte:

Bellinzona liegt im Zentrum ______ italienischen Schweiz, am Ausgang ______ Täler, ______ zu ______ großen Alpenübergängen aus ______ Welt des Nordens in ______ Süden führen, des Gotthard, des Lukmanier und des San Bernardino. Es wurden auch Gräber gefunden, ______ von ligurischen und keltischen Relikten zeugen. ______ Gegend ist seit ______ Bronze-und Eisenzeit besiedelt. Während Jahrtausenden bestimmte ______ naturgegebene Lage ______ geschichtliche Bedeutung ______ Stadt. Rom machte aus ihr ______ Bollwerk gegen ______ Barbaren. Hier fanden Kämpfe zwischen Franken und Langobarden statt. Im Jahr 590 ging ______ Name „Bilitionem castrum in campis situm Canis“ erstmals in ______ Geschichte ein. Könige, Kaiser, ______ Bischof und ______ Stadt Como, ______ Visconti und ______ Herzöge Sforza von Mailand stritten sich um diese Stadt, bis sie im Jahr 1500 endgültig eidgenössisches Herrschaftsgebiet wurde. ______ Untertanenverhältnis dauerte bis zur Helvetik; ______ heutige Kanton Tessin entstand durch ______ Mediationsakte im Jahr 1803. ______ Stadtbild wird von ______ drei mittelalterlichen Burgen  bestimmt. ______ Kirche S. Maria delle Grazie, S. Biagio und S. Paolo im Vorort Arbedo, alle drei mit Fresken und Gemälden berühmter Meister ausgestattet. ______ Altstadt hat ihren lombardischen Charakter bewahrt. Zwei berühmte Engländer, ______ Schriftsteller John Ruskin und ______ Maler J.M. William Turner haben sich seinerzeit für Bellinzonas Gässchen und Winkel begeistert. ______ Umgebung lädt zu wunderschönen Fusswanderungen und Ausflügen ein. Seit mehr als 100 Jahren Kantonshauptstadt, zählt Bellinzona heute über 18′000 Einwohner: In Bellinzona feiert man ______ Karneval „Rabadan“ oder man geniesst ______ Markttreiben in ______ Altstadt jeden Samstagmorgen und natürlich feiert man in Bellinzona auch den Nationalfeiertag.

Wenn ihr auf folgenden Link klickt könnt ihr den Text hören und korrigieren.

http://vocaroo.com/?media=vf60QbEfdyuzBpv3N

fought  Franks  lombardian  more (Fill these words into the gaps)

Bellinzona is the capital town of the Canton Ticino and its center. *From Bellinzona you can reach the alpine passes, such as the Gotthard, Lukmanier and San Bernardino. Tombs were found which give evidence of celtic and ligurian relicts. For thousands of years the region was very important for its position. Rome made of the region a stronghold against the Barbarians. *Fights against the ____________ and Langobards were taking place. Bellinzona was first mentioned as „castrum“ in about 590 AD by the Romans. The name changed in the course of the years from „Castrum“ to Belition“ to „Birzona“. *Kings, emperors and bishops of Como as well as the Visconti’s and the Sforza’s, dukes of Milan, ____________ for the city until its territory bacame definitely part of the Swiss Confederation in 1500. The Canton Ticino, as it is today, was created thanks to the Act of Mediation in 1803. The townscape is determined by the three medieval castles, Castelgrande, Montebello and Sasso Corbaro. The churches Santa Maria delle Grazie or S. Biaggio are richly decorated with frescoes of famous artists.* The old town has kept its ____________________ characteristic. Two famous Englishmen, the writer John Ruskin and the painter J.M. William Turner were once enthusiastic about Bellinzona’s narrow paths. Bellinzona’s surroundings invite for beautiful hiking tours or excursions. *The town has been the capital of the Canton for more than 100 years and it has ________ than 18’000 inhabitants. Bellinzonesi people celebrate the carneval or the national holiday but they also enjoy strolling through their market on Saturday mornings.

(Die drei mittelalterlichen Burgen heissen: Castel Grande, Montebello und Sasso Carbaro.)

Bellinzona’s castles a world heritage site, posted with vodpod

Some vocabulary to the video

To play an important role means= giocare un ruolo importante

the duke= il duce

take charge of sthe= assumersi la responsibilità/compito di qc.

to strenghten= fortificare

to tax sb.= tassare qu.

traders= commercianti

arrow= frecia