2M - South Africa

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Unit 5 - South Africa 

What comes to mind when you think about South Africa?

What do you already know about South Africa? 

At the end of this lesson you are able to say something about SA and its culture.

Schedule

This lesson:

-You know some facts about South Africa

-You know a famous South African person and what he did for South Africa

-You know what apartheid is

-Quiz

Who is this person?

What did he do for South Africa?

What is 'apartheid' and how does it relate to South Africa?

What does 'Rainbow Nation mean?

1. Who is this person and what did he do for South Africa? 2. What does Apartheid mean? 3. What does 'Rainbow Nation' mean?

Nelson Mandela

-Former president of South Africa (1994-1999)

-Anti-apartheid activist 

-Imprisoned for 27 years for trying to overthrow the 
pro-apartheid government 

Apartheid: Racial segregation set in place by the National Party when they came to power in 1948

The Rainbow Nation

-Diverse and multicultural society
-People of all cultures, colours, backgrounds, religions, different languages, rich or poor  live together as one nation in peace  -> opposite of apartheid 

-Desmond Tutu (Archbishop and Human Rights Activist) 

-Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 1984

Quiz!

Who knows the most about South Africa?!

The capital of South Africa is

A

Pretoria

B

Cape Town

C

Bloemfontein

D

All previous answers

South Africa has one capital city for each branch of the government in the country. 

The government is divided into three different branches, the legislative, executive and judicial.

How many spoken languages does South Africa have?

A

2

B

5

C

8

D

11

One of South Africa's official languages is English 

A lot of people in South Africa speak a dialect of Dutch

A

True

B

False

C

D

What is the country's currency?

A

Euro

B

Dollar

C

Rand

D

Franc

Who can we see on the banknote?

The flag has ....... colours

A

4

B

5

C

6

D

7

What is South Africa's national sport?

What is the average temperature in South Africa?

A

10 degrees

B

15 degrees

C

17.5 degrees

D

25 degrees

Would you like to visit South Africa?

1

Yes

2

No

What did you learn about South Africa today?

Recap- What have you learned?

1. Who was Nelson Mandela? 

2. What is apartheid?

3. What is the Rainbow Nation?