#TwinningTuesday : new twinning links are still being forged! Faringdon 🇬🇧 & Königstein im Taunus 🇩🇪 became twins in July 2023 🎉 Groups from both towns have been to visit each other & representatives of Faringdon-Königstein Twinning Association are going to 🇩🇪 this weekend!

#WhyLearnGerman ? You'll be able to enjoy 𝙂𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮, including the ever popular Schüttelreim (a rhyme involving a spoonerism). Here is a couple of examples - can you work out what they mean? 🤔

#FunFactFriday : 14 years ago today, UK air traffic resumed after the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull 🇮🇸 But did you know that 🇩🇪 has active seismic zones? The Rhine Rift Valley has regular (if usually weak) earthquakes - and many extinct volcanoes along the German Volcano Route! 🌋

Don't worry if your verb is not quite in the right place or your masculine should be neuter or numbers above 5 take the wrong case or your tones need some honing. You'll still be understood. Learning languages starts with communication & connection, not precision & perfection.

#GermanLinksQuiz : here's the answer to yesterday's question 💡 Congratulations to everyone who got it right❗️

England manager Gareth Southgate has revealed he hit a 70-day German-learning streak on Duolingo in preparation for #EURO2024 .

Sehr gut, Gareth! 👏

Can we dream of an interview with the England manager and captain, auf Deutsch?😍

The #GermanLinksQuiz is back this week! 🥳

Our series explores British-German links by asking what connects familiar aspects of UK life 🇬🇧 with Germany 🇩🇪 Questions on a Wednesday, answers on a Thursday. Feel free to post your answers below 👇 Enjoy and be kind in your comments!

England fans! With #Euro2024 in Germany fast approaching, the Mayors of Cologne, Frankfurt and Gelsenkirchen have a special welcome message for Three Lions fans who are Germany-bound this summer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️🇩🇪

“Scotland fans enjoy a legendary reputation”. #Euro2024 in Germany is around the corner, so the Mayors of Cologne, Munich and Stuttgart have a special welcome message for the travelling Tartan Army 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚽️🇩🇪

#WhyLearnGerman ? You'll be able to discover & enjoy German-language films in the original version (or with subtitles). Here are some you can find on Netflix in 🇬🇧!

The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch, 2018 (15)
Into the Beat, 2020 (12)
Isi & Ossi, 2020 (15)
Buba, 2022 (15)

#FunFactFriday : The monumental 𝙉𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙝 𝙎𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙮 (aka the Choral Symphony) by Ludwig van Beethoven 🇩🇪 premiered 200 years ago this week. But did you know it was commissioned by London's Royal Philharmonic Society? Sadly, Beethoven was no longer able to travel to 🇬🇧 to conduct it.

📢 Schools can now register for Goethe-Institut London's 𝙂𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙧 𝙍𝙤𝙖𝙙𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬 in Cambridge!

📅 28 June 2024

🗺️ University of Cambridge

🔗 Register here: goethe.de/ins/gb/en/spr/…

👉 More Career Roadshows in London, Lancaster, Edinburgh & Birmingham later this year!

📢 Book launch: Faber Books' 𝙉𝙚𝙪 𝙆𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙜: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙃𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙆𝙧𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙠, with author Christoph Dallach & John Doran

📅 Tue 14 May at 7pm

🗺️ Rough Trade East, Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London E1 6QL

britishgermanassociation.org/event/book-lau…

Today, the 🇬🇧🇩🇪 Culture Commission met for the second time. This time in London.

Chaired by Nus Ghani MP & Katja Keul, a wide variety of stakeholders discussed how to deepen the relationship between 🇩🇪 and 🇬🇧, with topics ranging from school exchange to mobility.

Chairman Peter Barnes and Arne Muus represented the BGA at the 2024 UK-Germany Cultural Commission in London yesterday. Productive and forward-looking discussions with 20 government bodies & institutions from 🇬🇧 and 🇩🇪, chaired by Nus Ghani MP and Katja Keul.

#OnThisDay in 1953, 𝘿𝙚𝙪𝙩𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚 went on air as Germany's public broadcaster for international audiences. It's still going strong 71 years later, producing a wealth of English-language content about 🇩🇪 Have you explored their series #meetthegermans on Instagram?

#GermanLinksQuiz : here's the answer to yesterday's question 💡 Congratulations to everyone who got it right❗️

#GermanLinksQuiz : our series explores British-German links by asking what connects familiar aspects of UK life 🇬🇧 with Germany 🇩🇪 Questions on a Wednesday, answers on a Thursday. Feel free to post your answers below 👇 Enjoy and be kind in your comments!