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What you will learn with film 3 |
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![]() Greeting visitors at the door: "Wie geht's?" |
![]() The legend of the Lorelei - see Talking point below. |
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![]() Tourist boat on the River Rhine. |
![]() "Danke gut!" - "I'm very well, thank you!". |
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You will see how German-speakers ask "How are you?" when they meet, and a range of possible reeplies. You will also find out about the valley of the River Rhine, and the legend of the Lorelei. |
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Te Rhine Gorge part of the valley of the River Rhine is protected as a "World Heritage Site" by UNESCO. This includes all the medieval castles along its banks, build to collect tolls from passing ships - by force if necessary. http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1066 Follow this link to find out more - including a short film (see below). |
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Historic castle on an island in the Rhine: built to collect taxes from passing boats. |
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The statue of the Lorelei attracts tourists from all over the world. It shows a mermaid sitting on a rocky cliff high above the River Rhine, upstream (south) from Boppard. |
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