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1.6 Street-Art in Wien

Servus!

Let’s warm up with our daily small talk (Tagesminiplausch) and a brief review (Wiederholung) !

 
Wiederholung

In the previous lesson, you learned the many colors that make up the murals in Laramie. Review some of those colors with the activity below.

Jetzt bist du dran!

Look around the space that you are in. Write in your journal/record in audio journal, five colors that you see.

Lektionsüberblick

Fox street art in Vienna
Ein Fuchs von Street Art-Künstler ROA. Bandgasse/Westbahnstraße, 1070 Wien

When you are in a German-speaking country, it is expected and useful to compare the new things you are seeing and experiencing with what you already know. In the previous lesson, we connected our budding German language skills to the world around us, specifically to the murals in Laramie. In this lesson, we will connect our world in Laramie to Austria, specifically to the colorful street art in Vienna, Austria (Wien, Österreich).

In the end, you will be able to 1) say which things are the best and which are the worst, and 2) ask someone what the best and worst things are.

 

Was weißt du schon?

Do you remember how to say that you like and do not like something? Let’s find out!

Noch nicht start klar?

Du kannst immer auf die gleiche 1010-Lektion zurückgreifen!

 Not confident about starting this lesson?

You can always review the same Lektion from 1010.

Street-Art in Wien

Vienna (Wien, auf Deutsch) has an impressive array of public art adorning the city’s walls, buildings, and subway stations. In fact, the city government supports many initiatives to foster public art, including the Vienna Wall Project and Calle Libre, the largest festival dedicated to street art in Central Europe. Let’s learn some basic ways to discuss street art in Vienna. (Source: Vienna Now and Forever/ Street Art in Vienna: Color Burst)

1) Das beste Wandbild?

​Take a look at the conversations beneath each piece of artwork and read along. What do you notice about the descriptors that mean best and worst?​

Photo of Street Graffiti by Herzi Pinki, CC BY-SA 4.0
Danube Graffiti, Photo by IndigoProject.com
Sofia: Das ist das beste Wandbild, oder?
Matteo: Nein. Das ist das schlechteste Wandbild.
 Matteo: Das ist das beste Wandbild!
Sofia: Nein. Das ist das schlechteste Wandbild!

 

Let’s practice!

Jetzt bist du dran!

You’ve previously learned how to say what your favorite thing is. Do you remember? Now you can say the same thing in a different way by saying what the best thing is. Think about the practice examples and write down in your journal, 1) what pieces of street art in Vienna are the best and the worst (because they are sometimes pieces of spontaneous art, they do not have true titles so you might have to be creative when describing them or giving them a title), 2) which colors are the best and the worst, 3) which Krieg der Sterne movies are the best and the worst. (If you have not seen any of the Star Wars movies, then just say which movies are the best and the worst.)
Then record yourself saying which things are the best and which things are the worst. If you can do it immediately without reading, that’s great! Otherwise, practice saying it a couple times before recording. Or rerecord, if you are not satisfied.

 

2) Welches Bild ist…?

Read the following dialogues. How does Sofia ask Matteo which mural is the best and which is the worst?

Sofia: Welches Wandbild ist das beste Wandbild?

Matteo: Das ist das beste Wandbild.

 Sofia: Welches Wandbild ist das schlechteste Wandbild?

Matteo: Das ist das schlechteste Wandbild.
OR Sofia can ask…

Sofia: Welches Wandbild ist das beste?

Matteo: Das ist das beste.

 Sofia: Welches Wandbild ist das schlechteste?

Matteo: Das ist das schlechteste.

 

Let’s practice!

Jetzt bist du dran!

Imagine a conversation with your friend about the public art in Vienna or the Laramie murals, in which you ask each other, which mural is the best and which is the worst.
Then record your dialogue. Or even better, get together with a classmate and record this conversation together.  If you can do it immediately without reading, that’s great! Otherwise, practice saying it a couple times before recording. Or rerecord, if you are not satisfied.

 

Zum Schluß

In this lesson, you learned about the paintings on the Berlin Wall and you learned how to 1) say which things are the best and which are the worst and how to 2) ask someone what the best and worst things are.

*As you conclude this lesson, don’t forget to check Canvas!*

Media Attributions

Media Attributions

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  • Photo of Danube graffiti at ProjectIndigo.com, content on website comes with a CC BY-SA 4.0 license
  • Photo of Street Art along the Danube by Robin Jacob at https://pxhere.com/en/photo/399721, Attribution required by site
  • Photo of Alien Graffiti by Marc David Vardai, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
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