Caspar David Friedrich
Caspar David Friedrich was born in 1774 and died in 1840 in Dresden. He is one of the major artists of German …
Carl Spitzweg
Carl Spitzwegwas born in 1785 and died eighty years later in Munich. He belongs to the most famous artists of the Biedermeier …
Three Great Movies
Die Welle (The Wave) Director: Dennis Gansel Cast: Jürgen Vogel, Frederick Lau and Max Riemelt Release dates: 18th January 2008 Running time: …
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Networks Cartoon Network (Germany) is a very popular German television channel for children and with its headquarters in Munich. The Cartoon …
Definition of Cartoons
What do we understand by the term ”Cartoons”? Cartoons are graphics with satirical and/ or funny content, and always contain a punch line. …
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach We do like good long name here at SoGerman. It used to be known as München-Gladbach, so they changed it …
Football in the North
I am rather here thinking of the coastal teams, located in the cities of what in mediaeval times was known as the …
Football in Köln
As I begin to write that 1FC Köln is the city’s representative club, I begin to hear a growling from the southern …
Football in the Ruhr
Dortmund, Schalke and the Ruhr The Ruhr is a relatively small river in the north-west of Germany, which gave its …
Football in Munich
The process of German unification was a long one, with it taking well over 100 years for all of those 250 little …
Football in Germany
Football in Germany is obviously no less popular than in England but it has a very different feel about it. We’re …
Speaking
Speaking We do such a huge amount of oral work here in Southampton – students get a double ration compared to most …
Writing
Writing I always find it much harder to know what to recommend, partly I think, because you will probably already be doing …
Grammar
Grammar There is only a certain amount of development that you can make in German unless your grammar is fairly sound, particularly …
Reading
Reading I always think it’s a really good idea to try and match up your German learning with your own personal interests. …