Contemporary+Life

//Please put general resources specific to this theme here. Place ones directly related to Level 2 topics under pertinent headings. **current events** // www.germany.info This site is home to the German Missions in the United States. It is an excellent source for current news, information on German culture and people, and provides opportunities for teachers and students of German.

News Media www.tagesschau.de This is a daily news site with current weather, "100 Sekunde" news, and various other types of current information. Difficulty of texts varies. some other news sites: www.muensterschezeitung.de example of a regional news site

www.abendblatt.de example of a regional news site

www.de.yahoo.com This is a search engine with links to news, videos, weather, etc.

**education and careers**

www.travelocity.de This is an all purpose travel site. You can look at hotel, flight, car rental, train, and attraction information in German for any place in the world.
 * entertainment, travel and leisure**

Imhof, Christine. //So Essen Sie. Fotoporträts von Familien aus 15 Ländern. Ein Erkundungsprojekt rund um das Thema E//r//nährung//. Müllheim an der Ruhr: Verlag an der Ruhr, 2007.
 * health and well-being**


 * social customs and values **


 * youth culture

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