2. A short history of South Africa

PLAN DE SEQUENCE
Scénario : Vous êtes journaliste à la BBC.
Suite au décès de Mandela, vous êtes envoyé en Afrique
du Sud pour réaliser l’interview d’un proche de Mandela.
Avant de partir, vous vous documentez sur l’Afrique du
Sud et sur sa vie.
Anticipation
Fiche mission
Tâche intermédiaire 1 : Vous collectez des informations sur l'Afrique du Sud.
1. South Africa
2. A short history of South Africa from 1652 to 1910.
3. The Rainbow Nation
Tâche intermédiaire 2 : Vous vous renseignez sur la vie de Mandela.
4. Video time : Trailer du film INVICTUS
5. Reading about Mandela
6. Compréhension orale
Tâche intermédiaire 3 : Préparation de l’interview
7. Le prétérit / prononciation du -ed
8. Fiche méthodologique : interaction orale
9. Préparation de l’interview en pair-work
Tâche finale : Interview

Title
Scenario
What I need
Vocabulary
Nouns
Adjectives
Verbs

Tâche intermédiaire 1 : Vous collectez des informations sur l'Afrique du Sud.
1. SOUTH AFRICA
1. There are 7 countries on the map, use 7 different colors to identify them !!!
2. Find information on the map above, then complete the text below.
 Which continent ?
 ___ countries next to it :
 ___ oceans :
 ___ cape :
 Capital city :
_______________ is situated on the _______________ continent's _______________
tip. Its capital city is _______________ . It is bordered by the _______________ on the
west and by the _______________ on the south and east. Its neighbors are
_______________ in the northwest, _______________ and _______________ in the
north, and Mozambique _______________ and _______________ in the northeast. The
kingdom of _______________ forms an enclave within the southeast part of South Africa,
which occupies an area nearly three times that of California.

2. A short history of South Africa from 1652 to 1910.
Read the text and answer the questions.
1. Who lived in South Africa before 1652 ?
...............................................
2. Who arrived from 1652 ?
...............................................
3. Why were they interested in this land ?
...............................................
4. What happened in 1910 ?
...............................................
5. Who had rights ?
...............................................
6. What did Blacks and Indians do ?
...............................................
Help : Dutch : Hollandais
happen : se passer, arriver
rights : des droits
2. A short history of South Africa from 1652 to 1910.
Read the text and answer the questions.
1. Who lived in South Africa before 1652 ?
...............................................
2. Who arrived from 1652 ?
...............................................
3. Why were they interested in this land ?
...............................................
4. What happened in 1910 ?
...............................................
5. Who had rights ?
...............................................
6. What did Blacks and Indians do ?
...............................................
Help : Dutch : Hollandais
happen : se passer, arriver
rights : des droits

1. THE RAINBOW NATION
1. How many colours are there on the South Africa's flag ? Colour it !
 .....................................................................................................................................................................................
2. Look at the flag and complete the text with the right colours.
The Republic of South Africa's flag (sometimes called the "rainbow 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 hoist side is the side where it attaches to the flag pole.
The "Y" surrounds a .................... triangle with narrow .................... bands on each side. Two narrow ....................
stripes surround the .................... "Y". This flag was adopted on April 27, 1994.
3. Complete the chart with the appropriate items to learn about the meaning of the flag :
open blue sky / the land / the Rainbow Nation / people from Africa /
natural resources / blood / unity / people from Europe
Red
Blue
White
Green
Black
Yellow
The horizontal Y
The whole flag