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I Want to Break Free Activity 1 1- Remember This Photograph? I want to break free Activity 1 1- Remember this photograph? Focus on the sign. Complete the description with the following words: Access areas restricted skinned allowed main 2- Complete the following sentences with forbidden / allowed a) During Apartheid, black people were forbidden to sit on “Europeans only” benches. b) Meanwhile, white people were allowed the use of any public facilities. 3- Grammar Observe: a) Black Africans were forbidden to live in white areas. b) The government forbade black Africans to live in white areas. c) Nelson Mandela was elected president of South Africa. d) The South African people elected Nelson Mandela as president. Dans quelles phrases le sujet agit-il sur le verbe? b, d Dans quelles phrases le sujet subit-il l'action? a, c Lorsque le sujet agit sur l'action la voix est: ▪ active □ passive Lorsque le sujet subit l'action la voix est: □ active ▪ passive Quel est l'auxiliaire utilisé dans les phrases à la voix passive? BE A quel forme est le verbe qui suit? Au participe passé. Pour conjuguer un verbe au participe passé on ajoute la terminaison -ed pour les verbes réguliers: allow → allowed, ban → banned. Il y a cependant de nombreux verbes irréguliers: forbid → forbidden. 4- Let's practice Exercise 1 1- Black people were denied basic civil rights. (voix passive, subissent le verbe) 2- Afrikaans was heard in the streets. (voix passive, le sujet n'agit pas) 3- Mandela made a speech in 1963. (voix active, le sujet agit) 4- The ideal of a free society was something Nelson Mandela was prepared to die for. (voix active, le verbe est BE, prepared est un adjectif pas un verbe) Exercise 2 During apartheid, black people had to obey a series of laws. For example, they were forbidden to own lands in white areas. However, they were allowed to vote after the end of apartheid. Activity 2 Listening Script : Mandela was born in a small village in South Africa on July 18 th 1918. His clan name was Madiba. He began his British education at the age of 7. His teacher gave him the name “Nelson”. After his father’s death, he was sent to the finest schools. In 1939, he ran away to Johannesburg because he wanted to avoid a pre-arranged marriage. In 1941 Nelson Mandela first came face to face with a racially divided South Africa. He witnessed the brutal reality of apartheid. That is to say a state of “separateness” between the White and nonwhite people of South Africa. This meant nationwide segregation and discrimination. Madiba and other young people gathered in meetings of the African Nation Congress, the ANC. Their goal was to fight apartheid and establish a democratic government. Nelson Mandela became such a radical militant that the South African government decided to silence him by imposing a ban. His freedom of speech and movement was severely restricted. He had to hide and soon became an “underground” hero to the young Black South Africans. In 1962, he was arrested by the police. Aged 45, Nelson Mandela and other activits were convicted of conspiracy to overthrow the government at the South African Supreme Court of Pretoria. All of them were sentenced to life imprisonment at Robben Island, a prison which is situated 7 miles off the coast of Cape Town. 1976 appeared as a stepping stone in the history of South Africa. Indeed, in a black township of Soweto, security forces shot and killed Black students protesters. This event made the world aware of what was going on in South Africa. The South African government came under pressure from inside the country and worldwide. During the 1980’s important changes took place in South Africa and Nelson Mandela became the symbol of that change. People started to call for his release. 1- Listen to Mandela's biography 3 times. 2- Write the dates you can hear and match them with the corresponding event: ● July 18th 1918: NelsonMandela’s date of birth. ● 1941: Mandela began attending meetings. ● End 1952: Mandela was silenced by a banning order. ● 1959: When Nelson Mandela was at college, he ran away to Johannesburg. ● 1962: Mandela was captured by the police. ● June 12th 1964: Nelson was sentenced to life imprisonment. ● 1976: Black students were shot and killed. 3- Now answer the following questions: Part 1 → 0,00 – 0,35: What was Mandela's clan name? His clan name was Madiba. Who gave him the name “Nelson”? His teacher gave him the name Nelson. Why did he run away to Johannesburg? He ran away because he wanted to avoid a pre-arranged marriage. Part 2 → 0,35 – 1,39: What was the apartheid? “That is to say a state of “separateness” between the White and nonwhite people of South Africa. This meant nationwide segregation and discrimination.” What was the goal of his meetings? “Their goal was to fight apartheid and establish a democratic government.” What happened after he was silenced by a banning order? “His freedom of speech and movement was severely restricted. He had to hide and soon became an “underground” hero to the young Black South Africans.” Part 3 → 1,39 – end How old was Nelson Mandela when he was arrested? He was 45. What happened to the South African government after black students were shot? “The South African government came under pressure from inside the country and worldwide.” What did Nelson Mandela become in the 1980s? “Nelson Mandela became the symbol of change.” Activity 3 Reading 1- Read the article about Nelson Mandela's trial 3 times. 2- Pick out information about the trial: When? Where? What? (decisions) - October 1963: beginning South Africa Eight defendants were th - 12 of June 1964: end Who? sentenced to life imprisonment and incarcerated on Robben Nelson Mandela and 9 other Island Prison. opponents to Apartheid including Goldberg. 3- Rewrite the following sentences by using the passive voice like in the example: a) In October 1963, ten opponents of Apartheid were brought to court. → In October 1963 Nelson Mandela was brought to court. b) The court sentenced the defendants to life imprisonment. → Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment. c) The judge found all eight guilty and sent them to prison. → Nelson Mandela was found guilty and was sent to prison. 4- Phonology.
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