Prime Time 6, Coursebook mit Audio-CD und DVD

Doing research Here are a few important dates in South African history. Use the internet and match dates and historic facts. 1806 • 1867 & 1868 • 1879 • 1899–1902 • 1910 • 1948 • 1960 • 1990 • 1994 Second Anglo-Boer war between Britain and the Boer republics of Transvaal and the Orange Free State Diamonds discovered Sharpeville massacre of black protesters Battle between British and Dutch, British win Union of South Africa founded Mandela released from prison Attacks by Zulu warriors on British soldiers Mandela first black president Apartheid introduced 2 From 1948–91, the all-white government’s policy of Apartheid (racial separation) troubled the country of South Africa. “Apartheid” is a Dutch word that can be translated as “separateness”. The system brutally oppressed the black majority. South Africa is a nation of 53 million people. They have diverse origins, cultures, languages and beliefs, which is why South Africa is often referred to as the Rainbow Nation. There are eleven officially recognised languages, nine of which are African. About 40% of the population speak either isiZulu or isiXhosa. Although English is spoken at home by only about 10% of the population, it is the most commonly spoken language in commercial and official situations. Fact file South Africa Largest city: Johannesburg Official languages: 11 Ethnic groups: 80.2% Black, 8.8% Coloured (mixed race), 8.4% White, 2.5% Indian or Asian Total Area: 1,221,037 km 2 (25 th largest worldwide) Government: Constitutional democracy Currency: Rand F 75 Goals • Research and structure information. • Discuss racial and political matters. • Compare and contrast information in an article. • Express future plans and possibilities. • Analyse poetry and prose texts. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv