Unit 5.1 South Africa

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Unit 5

South Africa

Unit 5

At the end of this lesson you can tell information about South Africa.

What do you already know about South Africa?

Sout Africa: basic facts

• South Africa: the Republic of South Africa (RSA)
  
• Three capital cities: Executive Pretoria, judicial Bloemfontein and   legislative Cape Town.
• languages: 35, of which 11 official --> English is used in parliamentary and state discourse.
  
• currency: The rand
  
• Inhabitants: Over 59 million
  

A lot of names and words are from Dutch or English

origin due to the colonial past.

Nelson Mandela was elected South Africa's first president after the end of what?

1. Colonial rule
2. The Second Boer War
3. The Defiance Campaign
4. Apartheid

How many official languages does South-Africa have?

1. 4
2. 18
3. 11
4. 2

What is the capital of South Africa?

1. Johannesburg
2. Pretoria
3. Cape Town
4. Bloemfontijn

What is the national animal of South Africa?

1. Elephant
2. Lion
3. Springbok
4. Rhinoceros

Describe "Apartheid" in your own words. (1 sentence max.)

Now...

Watch a short video on Nelson Mandela.

PAY ATTENTION! You need to answer questions afterwards.

What does Shasha (name of Nelson Mandela) mean?

1. troublesome
2. troublesolver
3. troubleshooter
4. troublemaker

What did Nelson Mandela (mainly) fight against?

1. Police violence
2. Child abuse
3. Apartheid
4. Gender inequality

True or not true?
Nelson Mandela only promoted peaceful protests.

1. True
2. Not true

When did Nelson Mandela receive the Nobel peace price?

1. 1991
2. 1993
3. 1992
4. 1994

Remembrance Day is celebrated on...?

1. 15 August
2. 18 February
3. 18 July
4. 19 September

What is the name of the party that Mandela joined?

1. ANC
2. ACN
3. ABC
4. ACB

True or not true?
Nelson Mandela was sentenced to lifelong in prison.

1. True
2. Not true

Then how did he get out?

What is the name of the president that freed Nelson Mandela from prison?

1. Thabo Mbeki
2. Frederik Willem de Klerk
3. Jan Pieter zn Koen
4. Jacob Zuma

Nelson Mandala became...

1. The first South-African president
2. The first South-African activist
3. The first black South-African activist
4. The first black South-African president

Now...

You will look at a quote from Nelson Mandela.

What is he trying to say?

What is Nelson Mandela trying to say?