the berlin wall

On 9th November 1989, the Berlin Wall 'fell':
When the Berlin Wall came down - Telegraph
BBC News - Berlin Wall: Angela Merkel hails fall as 'dream come true'



How the Berlin Wall Worked - HowStuffWorks

There are lots of videos on the city:
Berlin Wall - Cold War - HISTORY.com

There are a lot of esl materials on the event:
www.esl-library.com/pdf/lessons/258.type1.pdf
Advanced: Berlin Wall's iconic paintings under threat | Education | Guardian Weekly
Fall of Berlin Wall Lesson Plans & Worksheets | Lesson Planet
Berlin Wall East Side Gallery - ESL Gap Fill Exercise
Breaking News English ESL Lesson Plan on Freedom
Berlin Wall worksheet - Free ESL printable worksheets made by teachers
ESL Lesson Plan with the Song Wind of Change
Berlin - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

BBC Radio 4 have just finished a 6-week series on Germany:
Jay Doubleyou: telling stories about the germans on the bbc

And it started with the Berlin Wall:
BBC Radio 4 - Germany: Memories of a Nation, The View from the Gate
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