Test South Africa

A Webquest on South Africa

Go to http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/goplaces/0,12405,384365,00.html

1. Complete the map: names of oceans, other countries (bordering and enclosed), main cities. Colour it at home.

2. Imagine you are a tourist in South Africa. Find out about the following information:

place justify

You want to go on a safari

You want to visit the place where Nelson Mandela was jailed for 27 years

You want to relax in a seaside resort.

You want to visit a famous area where black people were forced to live during apartheid.

You are in a city where there are a lot of rich businessmen.

You are in a very big city where you witness a car-jacking and a murder.

You’ve lost your passport and you need to go to the French embassy

You are surrounded by beautiful blue-flowered trees.

3. The South African flag

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_South_Africa

a) Colour the flag

b) When was it adopted? Why?

c) What do the colours symbolize?

d) What is the nickname of the Republic of South Africa?

It is called the ………………………. nation.

4. The national anthem

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_anthem_of_South_Africa

a) When was it adopted?

b) What is very specific about it?

c) How many official languages are there in South Africa?

d) What is the anthem also known as?

Listen to a beautiful rendition at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFW7845XO3g

with Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela (trumpet), Ladysmyth Blackmombazo and Paul Simon, closing the latter’s concert in Zimbabwe. or the Springboks’ version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_AdfRYMWSI&feature=related

5. Write the words that you have learned. Look up their French translation if need be:

Lyrics

English

(Xhosa) Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika

Maluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo,

(Zulu) Yizwa imithandazo yethu,

Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo. God [Lord] bless Africa

May her glory be lifted high

Hear our petitions

God bless us, Your children

(Sesotho)

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