Next year I plan to visit German-speaking Switzerland on a hiking holiday. I have been learning German daily using Duolingo in anticipation. Where else can I practise my German? I might fly or drive via another German-speaking country such as Austria or Germany. I might visit a theme park such as Europa in Germany, one of the biggest theme parks in Europe. When I visit websites, I can look at the English, then the German, then the English, switching backwards and forwards, occasionally using Google translate for words I don't know.
I am learning German daily using Duolingo, first thing in the morning, last thing at night, whilst waiting for a bus or train, on the bus or train.
A friend of mine from Toastmasters, after I gave a talk on learning languages, told me that he is learning German. To obtain German citizenship you have to achieve a moderate, level 3, level of German understanding, speaking, listening reading aloud and silent sight reading, if you are of German descent on one or both sides of your parentage (maybe grandparents?), and higher level A on the language test if you have no parentage, eg if you have lived there or worked for a German company overseas and want to apply for citizenship, which would give you financial benefits, rights to stay, help overseas, as well as kudos and pride and sense of belonging.
Phone and Laptop Setting To German
My friend was using various methods of immersion. These included setting his phone and laptop to the German language.
Wikipedia
I found it useful with Spanish and Italian once I reached a higher level, to run Wikipedia articles in the other language after reading an article in English.
German Language Stickers
My friend was also using stickers.
I can also use sticky labels in the middle of my copy of the book German in 10 minutes a day. ISBN 0-916682-99-4.
When I could not find my book yesterday, I looked up stickers on Amazon. I had to be careful with what my search words found, I nearly clicked on cheap 'German stickers' which were not German words but German landmarks.
My German stickers are in German only, not bilingual with English. So I had to look up some of the words.
Easy Obvious German - English Words
die Garage - the garage
der Garten - the garden (as in kindergarden)
das Haus - the house
die Kamera - the camera
die Lampe - the lamp
das Papier - the paper
das Sofa - the sofa
Useful Websites for learning German
amazon books
German in 10 minutes a day, by Kershul, Bilingual Books Inc ISBN 0-916682-99-4.
amazon stickers
wikipedia language settings
wikivoyage phrasebook German
Wikipedia has a huge list of German Theme Parks
Germany
- Gulliver-Welt, Saarbrücken, Saarland
- Spree-Park, Berlin
Baden-Württemberg
- Auto & Technik Museum Sinsheim, Sinsheim
- Erlebnispark Tripsdrill, Cleebronn
- Europa-Park, Rust
- Familien Park, Villingen-Schwenningen
- Funny-World, Kappel-Grafenhausen
- Ravensburger Spieleland, Meckenbeuren
- Schwaben Park, Kaisersbach
- Steinwasen Park, Oberried
- Tatzmania, Löffingen
- Trampoline, Heilbronn
- Traumland auf der Bärenhöhle, Sonnenbühl
Bavaria
- Bavaria Filmstadt, Grünwald
- Bayern Park, Reisbach
- Churpfalzpark, Loifling
- Erlebnispark Schloss Thurn, Heroldsbach
- Fränkisches Wunderland, Plech
- Freizeit-Land Geiselwind, Geiselwind
- Freizeitpark Ruhpolding, Ruhpolding
- Freizeit- und Miniaturpark Allgäu, Weitnau
- Legoland Deutschland, Günzburg
- Märchen Erlebnispark Marquartstein, Marquartstein
- Märchenwald im Isartal, Wolfratshausen
- Playmobil FunPark, Zirndorf
- Rodel- und Freizeitparadies St. Englmar, Sankt Englmar
- Skyline Park, Bad Wörishofen
- Sport+Freizeitzentrum Hohenbogen, Neukirchen beim Heiligen Blut
Brandenburg
- Karls Erlebnis-Dorf Elstal,[2] Wustermark
- Tier-, Freizeit- und Saurierpark Germendorf,[3] Germendorf
- Tropical Islands Brandenburg,[4] Krausnick
- AbendteuerPark Potsdam, Potsdam
- Filmpark Babelsberg,[5] Potsdam-Babelsberg
- Irrlandia - der MitMachPark, Storkow (Mark)
- El Dorado Templin, Templin
Hessen
- Erlebnispark Steinau, Steinau an der Straße
- Erlebnispark Ziegenhagen, Witzenhausen
- Freizeitpark Lochmühle, Wehrheim
- Rodelparadies Wasserkuppe, Gersfeld
- Salzberger ErlebnisPark, Neuenstein
- Taunus Wunderland, Schlangenbad
- Wild-und Freizeitpark Willingen, Willingen
- Zoo Frankfurt, Frankfurt
Lower Saxony
- Erse-Park, Uetze
- Heide Park, Soltau
- Jaderpark, Jade
- Magic Park Verden, Verden
- Nordsee Spielstadt Wangerland, Hohenkirchen
- Rasti-Land, Salzhemmendorf
- Serengeti Safaripark, Hodenhagen
- Tier-und Freizeitpark Thüle, Friesoythe
- Wildpark Schwarze Berge, Rosengarten
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- Rügen Park, Gingst
North Rhine-Westphalia
- Affen-und Vogelpark, Reichshof Eckenhagen
- Fort Fun Abenteuerland, Bestwig
- Freizeitanlage Start und Ziel, Herne
- Freizeitzentrum SchiederSee, Delbrück
- Hollywood & Safaripark Stukenbrock, Stukenbrock
- Panorama Park, Kirchhundem
- Phantasialand, Brühl
- Potts Park, Minden
- Spielerei Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Rheda-Wiedenbrück
- Tierpark Nadermann, Schöning
- Wunderland Kalkar
Bottrop
- Movie Park Germany (aka: Warner Bros. Movie World Germany, Bavaria Filmpark Bottrop, Neue Traumland, TraumlandPark, Kirchhellener Märchenwald)
- Schloss Beck, Bottrop
- Kölner Tivoli
- Tobiland
Rhineland-Palatinate
- Eifelpark, Gondorf
- FreizeitPark Bell, Bell
- Plopsaland Deutschland, Haßloch (formerly known as Holiday Park)
- Wild-und Freizeitpark Klotten/Cochem, Klotten
Saxony
- Belantis, Leipzig
- Freizeitpark Plohn (aka: Erlebnispark Forellenhof Plohn), Lengenfeld
- Sonnenlandpark, Lichtenau
- Kulturinsel Einsiedel, Zentendorf bei Görlitz
Saxony-Anhalt
- Erlebnistierpark Memleben, Memleben
- Erlebniswelt Seilbahnen Thale, Thale
- Little Harz, Wernigerode
Schleswig-Holstein
- Hansa-Park (aka: Hansaland, Legoland Sierksdorf), Sierksdorf
- Tolk Schau, Tolk
Thuringia
- Märchenwald Saalburg, Saalburg
Euopa
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