BERLIN GERMANY TRAVEL GUIDE

BERLIN GERMANY TRAVEL GUIDEBerlin is a ___________ steed between thought and ____________. The city ____________ of settlements in the 13th c and later established itself as the ________________ of the Kingdom of Prussia, expanded ________________ the industrial ________________ and saw sweeping changes before and after the ______________________ and reunification. Today Berlin is a city of art, ______________, politics and ________________, established on the world __________ for its central role in _____________ and ________________.Name of the river next to the city:________________________How many Boroughs are there in Berlin? _______________________Number of people living in the city:__________________Name the transportations you will find when visiting the city:____________________http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKkVKpf-MncREVISITING THE BERLIN WALLJoin Column a with b according to what you see in the videoThe Berlin wall collapsea)About 20 years

The wall divided the city b)Social events and the embassies now

The beginning of the wall c)However, remains of the past can still be seen

In Brandenburgs areas is where you can findd)As it was the tangible frontier of the Cold war

Some important landmarks such as Postdamer platz have been renewede)Though tunnels for example

Many inhabitants tried to escape from East Berlin from 1961 onwardsf)Which has been turned into a memorial

You can still visit part of the city wall on Bernawer streetg)Meant the end of the Cold War

Check point Charlie is an important historical pointH)Of the wooden Check point Charlie guardhouse

You can still visit the replicaI)Thanks to cobblestone paths and brass plaques

The wall had not always been made of stone or concreteJ)Was in 1961 when German troops sealed the border on the Brandenburg gate.

The final version of the wall was finished in K)1975 and was 3.6 m high

Tourists can follow the original pathway of the wallL)It was first made of barbed wire fence

In 1989 city protests against the East German authoritiesM)Mark the fall of the wall

People still gather every year at the former Bornholmer street to N)Nowadays the remains are protected as a reminder of the East German peoples struggle

Although at the beginning people chipped the wall to keep parts of it as a souvenir or to sell them to touristsO)Led to the critical date of 9 of November when the wall began to collapse.

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99 RED BALLOONS NENAYou and I, and a little toy shopBuy a bag of balloons with the money we've gotSet them free at the ____________________'Til one by one, they were gone

Back at base, bugs in the softwareFlash the message, "Some thing's out there"Floating in the _______________________Ninety-nine red balloons go by

Ninety-nine red balloonsFloating in the summer skyPanic lads, it's _______________There's something here from somewhere else

The war machine ________________Opens up one eager eyeFocusing it on the skyNinety-nine red balloons go by

Ninety-nine Decision StreetNinety-nine ministers meetTo worry, worry, super-scurryCall the troops out in a hurryThis is what we've waiting forThis is it boys, ____________The President is on the lineAs ninety-nine red balloons go by

Ninety-nine knights of the airRiding super high-tech jet fightersEveryone's a super heroEveryone's a Captain Kirk

With orders to identify, to clarify and classifyScrambling in the ____________As ninety-nine red balloons go byNinety-nine red balloons go by

Ninety-nine dreams I have hadEvery one a red balloonNow it's all over and I'm standin' prettyIn this dust _______________

If I could find a souvenirJust to prove the world was hereAnd here is ___________________I think of you and let it go

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