South Africa: Apartheid

South Africa: The Rainbow Nation

"I wanted the world to see what is going on in South Africa. The only way to show the world was through pictures." - Peter Magubane

Photo: Peter Magubane, Nanny and Child, 1956

"It seems that..."

"In the foreground you can see..."

"It was taken by..."

"What is striking is that..."

"It depicts..."

"The artist uses colour to..."

"I think it's..."

What do you think the artist's intentions are?

Give your opinion

What does it represent?

When was it taken? By whom?

How does it make you feel?

What is your reaction?

Describe what you see

Watch the video (1:02) and fill in the blanks.

Trouve des exemples de la voix passive dans le texte (Apartheid: what is it)

When do we use the passive voice? We use the passive voice to: - change the focus of the sentence - emphasise the receiver of the action (object)

A recopier dans le cahier à la maison

ConclusionQuand le sujet ......... l’action, la voix est ............

Construction auxiliaire ............. + ................. du verbe.

ex. In 1962, Nelson Mandela was arrested. Quel auxiliaire est utilisé ? Quelle forme verbale suit cet auxiliaire ? Le sujet a) fait l’action ou b) subit l’action ?

Memo

The passive voiceLa voix passive

Astuce : identifie d'abord le sujet (fait l'action) et l'objet (subit l'action)

Exercise: Transform these sentences into the passive voice: 1. The Afrikaner National Party won an election in 1948. 2. The government made interracial marriage illegal. 3. The police killed 69 people at Sharpeville. 4. The government put in place laws. 5. Apartheid segregated white and non-white South Africans. 6. They forced people to register to one of four racial groups.

Apartheid: Vocabulary

1. Who are the characters?2. Where does the scene take place? 3. What are they doing?

entitled

depicts

cartoon

This document is a ................ . It is ....................... "Three Greats Take a Selfie in Heaven". It was .................. by Pierre Ballouhey in 2013. It ............. three famous activists.

drawn

Look at the artwork. Can you describe it?

Pierre Ballouhey, Three Greats Take a Selfie in Heaven, 2013.

Listen to the audio clip. Now, fill in the identity card.

Nelson Mandela: what did he say?

Choose a quote. Try and translate it. What do you think it means? What does it say about the kind of person Mandela was?

The best weapon is to sit down and talk.

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.

Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.

Nelson Mandela

I never lose. I either win or learn.

Use the video to help you write a short biography for Nelson Mandela.

faire un plan

copier le texte d'un site

ne pas préciser les dates

donner son avis personnel

vérifier les sources

situer le contexte historique

faire attention à la grammaire

How to write a biography

Classe ces mots en deux catégories : ce qui est important pour écrire une biographie et ce qu'il faut éviter.

Dates : writing practice

Listen to the audio clip. Fill in the dates.

July 18th, 1918

Nelson Mandela's date of birth. Black students were shot and killed. Mandela was captured by the police. Mandela was silenced by a banning order. Nelson Mandela ran away to Johannesburg. Mandela began attending meetings. Nelson was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Which of these are not in the passive voice? 1. Black students were shot by security forces. 2.They were sentenced to life imprisonment. 3. Nelson Mandela was convicted of conspiracy. 4. Nelson Mandela has become a symbol.

Read the text. 1. What type of text is it? 2. Find all the proper nouns. 3. Highlight any adjectives you see. 4. Use a dictionary to look up new words (wordreference.com) 5. What did you understand about the lives of the characters in the text?

Remember !

Attention aux superlatifs irréguliers ! (ex. good et bad )

Je m'entraîne !

Le superlatif

Animals: are the most dangerous.

Rugby: is the most popular sport.

South African Superlatives

Remember! The present continuous looks like this: be + V-ing

We are bungee jumping in South Africa! The views are incredible. I can see Table Mountain from up here! It's breathtaking. Everyone is so nice here, even the people who are trying to make us jump from 200 meters!

TASK 1You are on holiday in South Africa right now! Tweet about the activity you're doing at the moment.

South Africa on social media: now

Remember! here = ici, là, there = là, là-bas

We bungee jumped in South Africa last week! The views were incredible. I could see Table Mountain from up there! It was breathtaking. Everyone was so nice there, even the people who were trying to make us jump from 200 meters!!

TASK 2You were on holiday in South Africa last week! Tweet about the activity you did back then.

South Africa on social media: then

Version française

Write an instagram post about your holiday in South Africa. - Give some information about the country. - Describe at least 3 activties you did. - Express your opinion about your experience. Remember to use: - adjectives - superlatives - past tense (and passive voice if appropriate) - native expressions to make your writing sound more genuine!

Tell us about your holiday!

FINAL TASK

Écris une publication sur les réseaux sociaux pour décrire tes vacances en Afrique du Sud. - Donne des informations sur le pays. - Décris au moins 3 activités que tu as faites. - Exprime ton opinion sur ton expérience. Tu dois utiliser: - des adjectifs - le superlatif - le prétérit (et la voix passive si elle convient) N’oublie pas de mobiliser toutes tes connaissances de l’anglais pour rendre ta publication plus authentique!

Parle-nous de tes vacances!

TACHE FINALE

vocablaire riche et varié

bonne maîtrise du superlatif

utiliser des repères dqns le temps

créativité et originalité

ne pas conjuger les verbes au prétérit correctement

oublier les articles

oublier les pronoms

ne pas utiliser les mots de liaison/connecteurs

ne pas bien lire les consignes

1. Qu'est-ce que j'ai appris ? (qu'est-ce qui était réussi ?) 2. Qu'est-ce que je peux améliorer ? (que puis-je mieux faire pour la prochaine fois ?)

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