Global festival of sport- but is it just about the

football?

This summer South Africa will host the FIFA 2010 World Cup, the largest international event ever held on African soil.

Topic- using the World Cup in Africa to reaffirm that solidarity with South Africans in their struggle for freedom and democracy, to celebrate diversity and tackle racism in our society.

Citizenship Lesson Monday 14th June

South African economy will improve by attracting international investors

direct economic value for GDP is approximately $21.3 billion

more than 400,000 jobs

have already been

created, which is

significant in a country

with 23.5 percent

unemployment.

The government also

plans to spend millions

building a new

international airport.

•32 teams with an

average of 50 people

per team

• 14,500 VIPs and

dignitaries,

• 500 officials

• 10,500 media.

•A projected number of

half a million foreign

visitors (located

outside of Africa) are

expected and staying

an average of 15 days.[

South African government plans to spend a total of $2.2 billion for stadiums and infrastructure

economic benefit to South Africa could reach $7 billion.

The World Cup will not just showcase South Africa, it also has the potential to reshape many people's view of the continent as a whole.

Most news stories that come out of Africa are negative: wars and humanitarian crises, despots and rebel leaders. From Darfur to Zimbabwe and Somalia to Guinea, when Africa makes the headlines it tends to be for the wrong reasons.

Yet this summer Africa will be the backdrop to a month-long "good news" story. For the first time since the World Cup first took place in 1930 it will be held in Africa.

Many communities in Britain have a long and proud history of standing in solidarity with South Africans in their struggle for freedom and democracy.

World Cup 2010 provides an opportunity to celebrate and reaffirm that solidarity, celebrate diversity and tackle racism in our society.

Follow your country………………………..Every tutor group had a country playing in this months world cup,

pulled out of the hat.

7 8 9 10 Alder Brazil Cameroon New Zealand Switzerland Beech Algeria Mexico Korea Republic Chile Ceder Slovenia Argentina Netherlands Denmark Elm Italy Paraguay Australia New Zealand Fir Korea DPR United States Nigeria Brazil Holly Slovakia Japan Cameroon Germany Maple Spain Chile Ivory Coast Honduras Oak Denmark Uruguay Germany Paraguay Poplar Serbia England Honduras South Africa Rowan South Africa Greece France Argentina Willow Ghana Portugal Switzerland Ivory Coast

Create a factfile of your country.Develop a timeline of important events for your country.Design your own football strip for your countryColour your countries flagTo learn about the South African struggle for freedom

and discuss the issues surrounding it.Create your own country- develop your own mission

statement, create your countries flag, create a ‘chant’ for your country.

Discover what the impact is of the world’s media on Africa for a month.

Write a World Cup blogMake your own world cup trophyFootball in different languages

Activities to choose from;

Resources- at end of document + http://www.sunderlandschools.org/international/reso

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Resources

YouTube - South African World Cup 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Kw97MET4fE&feature=related

YouTube - World Cup South Africa 2010 Commercialhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9hHyZiHZNs&feature=related

YouTube - Apartheid and FIFA World Cup on ESPN. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLka3hLFBKY

YouTube - 2010 FIFA World Cup: Unitedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwzTTdEIrvs&feature=related

YouTube - *NEW* Pepsi Ad | World Cup 2010 | Oh Africa - Akon | Messi Henry Kaka Lampard Arshavin Drogba ||HD||http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiB3683PztQ&feature=related

INVICTUS: Movie Trailer - Videohttp://www.metacafe.com/watch/3691947/invictus_movie_trailer/

France24 - South Africa: a fragile democracy?http://www.france24.com/en/20100406-top-story-south-africa-jacob-zuma-2010-fifa-world-cup-apartheid

Dailymotion - World Cup the latest chapter in Soweto story - une vidéo Actu et Politiquehttp://www.dailymotion.com/video/xdaepw_world-cup-the-latest-chapter-in-sow_news

Resources continued