3ème - Treasure Hunt: The Republic of South Africa

The nation a. How many official languages are spoken in South Africa? (read the text at the end of the Treasure Hunt to answer the question)___________________________________________________________________ b. How many colours are there in the South African flag? Write a full sentence. ___________________________________________________________________ c. Look at the flag and colour it :

d.What do the colours symbolize ? Use the list of words below. black blue green green red white yellow

The South African flagThe flag can be described as two equal horizontal bands of ______ (top) and ______ (bottom) separated by a central ______ band which separates into a horizontal Y, opening on the left. The Y surrounds a ______ triangle with narrow ______ bands on each side; two narrow ______ stripes surround the ______ Y. e. Match the colour in the left column with the appropriate item in the right :

redbluewhitegreenblackyellow

the horizontal Ythe whole flag

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people of European origin black people the land the rainbow nation unity blood open blue skies natural resources, i.e.gold

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History a.Lis le texte joint à la fin et écris en français à quoi ces dates correspondent :1400’s165218861899-190219101918194819621976199019931994

b. Analyse the following chart to understand what Apartheid meant for Black people in South Africa.

Vocabulary: In the chart, find the English for: -propriétaires de leur terres : _______________________ -part:______________________ -revenu:____________________ -taux:_______________________ -dépenses:___________________ In the chart, find the word corresponding to the definition -something you have to pay taxes on (adjective):________________________________ -standard unit of money used in South Africa (noun): ____________________________-a very young baby (noun):_________________________________________________ -number of people who die (noun):___________________________________________ -something you do each year (adjective):______________________________________

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Facts and Figures Fill in the following sentences with comparatives and superlatives. biggest fewer harder less less more more more less money than much not as much poorer richer than than than thanAlthough the Whites were _______________ numerous _______________ the Blacks, they were far _______________ and also had the _______________ amount of lands. If we look at incomes, we see that black families earned _______________ white families, about half as _______________ actually. There were also major differences as far as health and education were concerned: there were _______________ doctors for white people _______________ for black people. As a consequence, black babies died _______________ often _______________ white babies. White people spent _______________ money on their children's education than black people, because black people couldn't afford it, as they were _______________ _______________ the whites. This chart helps us realize what apartheid really meant for black people : _______________ money, _______________ education, _______________ doctors. Their life was much _______________ than the white people's.

A great figure, Nelson Mandela. Complete this biography of Nelson Mandela by putting the verbs in the right tense and in the right place:became, became , was elected, had become, has been, jailed , joined , led, remained, remained, shared , was, was, was, was given, went , went , announced.

Rolihlala Mandela __________ born in the Transkei. At the age of seven, he __________ the first member of his family to attend school, where he __________ the English name "Nelson" by a Methodist teacher. At age 19, in 1934, Mandela __________ to the Wesleyan College in Fort Beaufort . Later he __________ to Johannesburg University of South Africa (UNISA). As a young law student, Mandela __________ involved in political opposition. He __________ the African National Congress in 1942. After the 1948 election victory of the National Party with its apartheid policy of racial segregation, Mandela ______ prominent in the ANC. In August 1962 he __________ arrested and __________ for five years. On June 12, 1964 he __________ sentenced again, this time to life imprisonment, for his involvement in planning armed action. Over the course of the next twenty-six years, the slogan "Free Nelson Mandela" __________ the rallying cry for all anti-apartheid campaigners around the world. Mandela __________ in prison until February 1990, when sustained ANC campaigning and international pressure __________ to his release on February 11 on the orders of state president F.W. de Klerk. He and de Klerk __________ the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. Mandela ____________ president of South Africa in May 1994. He _____________ in office until June 1999.In June, 2004 at age 85, Mandela ______________that he would be retiring from public life. His health __________ declining in recent years and he wants to enjoy time with his family as long as his health allows it.

Text to help you learn more about South Africa:

We speak English

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We are a multi-lingual country. Besides the 11 officially recognised languages, there are scores of others, because South Africa is the crossroads of southern Africa. South Africa's Constitution recognises and guarantees equal status to 11 official languages to cater for the country's diverse peoples and their cultures - so preserving our much-cherished heterogeneity. The 11 languages are: * Sesotho sa Leboa * Sesotho * Setswana * SiSwati * Tshivenda * Xitsonga * Afrikaans * English * isiNdebele * isiXhosa * isiZulu However, most of us speak English, so you'll have little trouble communicating. Although English is generally understood across the country, it ranks only fifth as a spoken language. According to the 1996 Census, isiZulu is the mother tongue of 22.9% of South Africa's estimated 40 million people, followed by isiXhosa at 17.9%, Afrikaans at 14.4%, Sesotho sa Leboa at 9.2%, and English at 8.6%.

Travel through our timeline of major events in South Africa's history.

1400s:Zulu and Xhosa tribes establish large kingdoms in the South Africa region.1652:The Dutch establish the port of Cape Town. The are the first Europeans to settle in South Africa.1852:The British take control of Cape Town.1886:Gold is discovered in Johannesburg, making the city rich.1899-1902:Dutch settlers fight the British in the Boer War. Britain eventually gains control of South Africa.1910:South Africa becomes an independent nation.1918:Rolihlahla Dalibhunga Mandela is born on July 18 in a small village in South Africa. A teacher later gives him the English name Nelson.1948:Apartheid is introduced. Laws legally and physically separate different racial groups.1952:The African National Congress, a black civil rights group, begins a Campaign for Defiance of Unjust Laws as a protest against apartheid. Nelson Mandela is one of its leaders.1960:In the town of Sharpeville, 67 Africans are killed while protesting Apartheid.1962:Mandela is arrested for plotting against the government. Though he stays active politically, he will spend 27 years in prison.1976:Hundreds of black protesters are killed in an uprising in Soweto.1990:President F.W. de Klerk announces the end of apartheid. Mandela is freed from prison after serving 27 years.1993:De Klerk and Mandela are jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.1994:South Africa holds its first elections in which all races can vote. Nelson Mandela is elected President.1995:South Africa hosts and wins the World Cup soccer tournament.1999:Mandela steps down as President.

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