91 What do you already know about South Africa and its history? Get together in small groups and choose one of the options below. Do some research, then share your findings in class. SPEAKING 9 a b You are going to listen to a lecture about a historical system of racial discrimination in South Africa. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, answer the questions (1–8) using a maximum of four words. Write your answers in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. After the second listening, you will have 45 seconds to check your answers. Apartheid LISTENING 10 20 0 How long did the rule of apartheid last? more than 40 years 1 What was made illegal by apartheid laws? (Give one answer.) 2 How much of the countryside was reserved for white people? 3 When was the African National Congress founded? 4 What was a result of the protests in the 1950s? (Give one answer.) 5 What was problematic about the homelands? (Give one answer.) 6 Why did students protest against Afrikaans at school? 7 What brought about a change in the system? 8 What percentage of voters took part in the election in 1994? You have just observed a rather unpleasant scene in which a group of teenagers bullied a person of a minority group. Observing this scene has led you to start a blog. In your blog post you should: report briefly on what you observed examine reasons why some teenagers might bully people of a minority group persuade readers to take action against such behaviour Give your blog post a title. Write around 400 words. See Writing coach, Blog post, p. 168. WRITING 8 Strategies box To report something means to provide details of something you have observed, heard, done or investigated. a Cape Colony b Natives Land Act 1913 c Union of South Africa d Sharpeville Massacre e Afrikaans f Soweto Youth Uprising g Stephen Biko h Frederik de Klerk i Nelson Mandela Listen to the lecture again and write down the three events that you think are most important in South African history. Compare your results with a partner. 11 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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