PRIMAR
FOUNDED 1962
A MAGAZINE FOR STUDENTS FROM YEAR 5 UPWARDS ATTENDING PRIMARY SCHOOLS
ISSUE NUMBER 10
April 2017
Kindernachrichten – News for Kids
Record for
German Biathletes
At this year’s Biathlon
World Championship
in Hochfilzen, Austria,
the German team
broke all records. The
athletes from Germany
won overall seven gold
medals and one silver.
Koala Cub in Germany
As from March 2017 visitors can see and
admire a baby koala bear at the zoo in
Duisburg, Germany. Ramboora, which
means “Light” in the Australian Aboriginal
language, was born last summer, but it
started to appear in public only now. In
Germany one may find koala bears only in
the zoos of Duisburg, Dresden and Leipzig.
Tokio Hotel’s Comeback
The German band Tokio Hotel is
officially back! The members, Bill
and Tom Kaulitz, Georg Listing and
Gustav Schäfer have released their
fifth studio album Dream Machine on
3rd March. As part of their 2017 music
tour, fans had the chance to see them
playing in Germany, the Netherlands,
Italy, Poland, Russia and the Scandinavian countries.
Ancient Statue Excavated
German and Egyptian archaeologists
have unearthed the ruins of a
huge statue of Ramses II amidst a
residential area in Cairo, the capital
city of Egypt. The largest piece is
more than 4 metres long, portraying
the Pharaoh from chin to navel. The
ear is 30 cm long. Dietrich Raue, the
archaeologist leading the excavations
comes from Leverkusen, Germany.
New attraction at the
Munich Zoo
A baby polar bear has
taken her first steps
outdoors at the Hellabrunn
Zoo in Munich. The fluffy
white female cub was born
in November to mother bear Giovanna and
father bear Yoghi. Her name is Quintana. The
zoo hopes the cub will help raise awareness
about endangered species, like wild polar
bears, whose habitat is shrinking due to global
warming and the melting of polar ice caps.
Breakfast in Germany
A typical breakfast in Germany starts off with a warm beverage such as coffee, tea or hot cocoa. Next follows
bread (Brot) or bread rolls (Brötchen) with various spreads and toppings. These
could include butter (Butter), marmelade (Marmelade) or honey (Honig).
These are the “typical” spreads, although there are others too! Quark (a type of
curd cheese), sausages (Wurst) and cheese (Käse) are also popular. A glass of
juice (Saft) is also commonplace, as is a boiled egg (Ei). Cereals are also common,
particularly among German youth! Müsli, which is a mixture of cereal flakes, nuts
and dried fruit and other ingredients is also favoured! It is mixed with yogurt
(Joghurt) or milk (Milch), and is often topped with fresh fruit (Obst)! Müsli is not
only delicious, but it is healthy too, making it a good alternative to sugary cereals!
What is your name?
Guten
Morgen
Hallo,
ich heiße Nathan.
Und wie heißt
du?
Ich heiße
Ich heiße
Hi, ich
heiße Christa.
Und wie
heißt du?
Note: In German the letter
“ß” is pronounced like a “ss”
Who am I?
sie sind
The verb sein (to be)
I am
you are
he is
she is
we are
you are
they are
ich bin
du bist
er ist
sie ist
wir sind
ihr seid
sie sind
ich bin
Look carefully at the pictures below. Now match the words with these pictures and
fill in the blanks:
Student / Studentin / Pilot / Lehrerin / Kinder (pl.) / Chemiker (pl.) / Polizisten (pl.)
In German most nouns describing professions finishing with “in” are female.
Ich bin
S
du bist
Du bist
Ich bin
(male)
S
(female)
P
Sie ist
L
Sie sind
Wir sind K
Ihr seid C
P
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Colours
Greetings
2
5
6
Colour the parrot
1
2
5
1 - orange
4
2 - gelb
4
Hallo
Guten Tag
Guten Morgen
Guten Abend
Auf Wiedersehen
Bis bald
Hello
Good day
Good morning
Good evening
Goodbye
See you soon
1
3 - blau
3
5
4 - grün
6
5 - rot
6
3
Hallo
6
4
6
6 - braun
3
Guten
Tag
3
3
Numbers
Do the calculations and then fill in the
crossword with the results using the numbers in German!
A. 10 – 6 =
F.  9 – 6 =
B.  5 – 4 =
G.  5 + 5 =
C.  4 + 4 =
H.  1 + 1 =
D.  4 + 3 =
I. 10 – 1 =
E.  3 + 3 =
Guten
Morgen
eins
sechs
zwei
sieben
drei
acht
vier
fünf
zehn
neun
Guten
Abend
C
D
A
E
F
G
Auf
Wiedersehen
B
H
What number from 1 to 10
is missing in the crossword
puzzle?
I
Bis bald
GERMAN-MALTESE CIRCLE COMPETITION
“LOS” PRIMAR - MAGAZINE FOR SCHOOLCHILDREN
The first 2 students drawn by lot will be sponsored by the German-Maltese Circle
to a FREE ‘German is Easy and Fun Course’ (see back page) during the Summer 2017
Competition is open ONLY to children
attending Primary/Junior Schools from Year 5 upwards
Have you read the Magazine? Then you are able to answer these questions.
Write down your answers in the boxes. Afterwards fill in the blanks to form
the word BREAKFAST in German.
You must write down the answers to the clues in German.
4
Bees produce honey. Find out the German word for “honey”.
2
Bread in German.
How many gold medals did the German team win in the
Biathlon World Championship? Sechs (6) or Sieben (7)?
5
8
1
Cereals are mixed with yogurt or with milk. Find out
the word “milk” in German.
Some prefer a glass of orange juice for breakfast. Now write
down the word “juice” in German.
9
Ramboora is a _ _ _ _ _ bear cub.
3
7
The colour green in German.
The number 5 in German.
6
A German Band.
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Closing Date: 30th May 2017
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Address:
School:
Class:
Age:
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“German is Easy and Fun”
Summer 2017
A project aimed at Year 5 and Year 6 schoolchildren
attending Primary Schools and intended to introduce schoolchildren to
Germany – its land, its people and its language.
For this purpose a programme of 10 lessons of 90 minutes each under the guidance of trained
teachers who will be using special games, materials and teaching aids has been prepared.
Lessons will take place at the German-Maltese Circle’s premises in Valletta. The fee is only
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