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Traditional dress The Black Forest Region http://www.zum.de/Faecher/G/BW/Landeskunde/rhein/volkskunde/ (Select either Badisches Trachtenfest 1999 > zur Bilddokumentation or Trachtenumzug Tag der Heimat 1998) http://www.frsw.de/trachten.htm Bavaria http://www.br-online.de/land-und-leute/thema/trachten/index.xml Austria http://www.trachtler.at/ (Trachten > nach Bezirken) Spreewald http://www.spreewald-urlaub.de/Uebersicht/GeschichteTradition/Spreewaldtracht/spreewaldtracht.html Switzerland http://www.trachtenvereinigung-bern.ch/ http://www.trachtenvereinigung-bl.ch/unseretrachten.php Visit at least three different regions. What are the differences between the Trachten within and between the regions? Are there greater differences in the traditional dress for men and women? Do you see any commonalities in the different styles of Trachten? Fashion in Germany http://www.mode.de/ http://www.german-fashion.de/dhome.htm http://www.joop.com/main.html http://www.hugoboss.com/deutsch Who are the famous designers? What kinds of clothes do they have in their latest collections? What are the latest trends in Europe and Germany? What kinds of clothes are in? What colors? Which designers? How does this compare with the latest fashion trends in North America? Die Gelben Seiten http://www.gelbeseiten.de/yp/quick.yp Search the German yellow pages for clothing stores! Select a city and find three stores for women’s clothing and three stores for men’s clothing. What are the names of the stores? Their addresses? What is (are) the area code(s) for this city? What are their hours of operation? Handys http://www.handy.de/ http://de.mobile.yahoo.com/ Find out which are the most popular handy models and ring tones. What is an average price for a cell phone in Germany? What are the top Klingeltöne (ring tones), Logos, Handygrüße (greetings) and Spiele. Are there similarities or differences between the cell phones and their uses in North America and Germany? What are they? Telefonkarten http://prepaid-telefonkarte-online.reisebank-online.de/prepaid-telefonkarte-online/ http://www.prepaid-card.com/index2.html Most public phones in German-speaking countries only accept pre-paid telephone cards. What various denominations can you purchase? For which countries? What types of images are on the cards? Are there similar types of phone cards available in North America? Do you ever see the need to purchase one?
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