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President John F Kennedy’s historic visit to Berlin in 1963 changed the city and its place in history. He said that all free men were citizens of Berlin and made his famous statement, “Ich bin ein Berliner.” We are told how important this was in making Berlin not just a divided city, but a symbol, and a city for everyone.

Explain the importance of an American president visiting Berlin after the Berlin wall had been built to split the city. Discuss the impact that this had. Research could be done on life in the divided city. Introduce language by explaining how to form adjectives from place names. Give students a vocabulary exercise consisting of a list of some of these adjectives and a list in English of well-known items which they should match up, eg ‘Kasseler’, ‘Berliner’, ‘Wiener’.