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Apartheid

Watch the video and practise pronouncing the[p] sound.

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A History of Apartheid - Video
Individual work - How to pronounce the /p/ soundApartheid - Language Focus 1Apartheid - Language Focus 2Apartheid - Language Focus 3
Apartheid - Recap

A History of Apartheid - Video

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Extract 2: [0:18 - 1:22] 

Individual work - How to pronounce the /p/ sound

Watch the video and practise pronouncing the[p] sound.

Apartheid - Language Focus 1

1.How to pronounce the[p] sound?
In English, you make a strong puff of air when you pronounce the[p]sound.
2.Practise with the following words from the video.
a.Underline the stressed syllables:
black people - white people - in public - poorer - punish - put - prison
b.In pairs, practise saying the words.

Apartheid - Language Focus 2

1.Speaking about obligations:
  • They had to + BV
  • They were forced to + BV 
  • They were told to + BV
  • They were made to + BV
Example: Black people had to use separate toilets.
2.Speaking about permissions:
  • They  were / weren't allowed to + BV
  • They could/couldn't + BV
Example: White people were allowed to vote.                                         
3.Practise: Write four other sentences about Apartheid using a different structure for each sentence. 

Apartheid - Language Focus 3

1.Match each wordwith its equivalent or definition. 
2. Focus on words (activity in English).If you do not feel comfortable doing this activity in English, you can do it in French below (3.) 
Read the following sentence, taken from the video. 
They were treated unfairly because of the colour of their skin. 
a.How is unfairly formed? what is it stem? 
b.What is its prefix? ...
Tick the meaning which corresponds to the prefix:  
☐ contrary to   ☐ amelioration, improvement    ☐ upward movement     ☐ repetition 
c.What does the suffix signal? What kind of word is unfairly? 
d.Read the sentence again. What word is not an equivalent for unfairly? 
☐ partially   ☐ arbitrarily    ☐ unreasonably    ☐ inequitably  
e.Break down the following words in order to guess their meaning.  
Unacceptably: ... + ... + ... =  
Unjustifiably: ... + ... + ... =  
Unbearably: ... + ... + ... =  
3. Focus on words (activité en français). 
Lisez cette phrase, extraite de l’audio de la vidéo. 
They were treated unfairly because of the colour of their skin. 
a.Quel est le radical de unfairly ? 
b.Quel est son préfixe ? …
Coche l’idée qui correspond à ce préfixe :  
☐ contraire    ☐ amélioration    ☐ déplacement vers le haut    ☐ répétition 
c.Qu’est-ce que signale son suffixe ? Quel type de mot est donc unfairly ? 
d.Relisez la phrase. Quel mot n’est pas un équivalent de unfairly ? 
☐ partially     ☐ arbitrarily     ☐ unreasonably    ☐ inequitably  
e.Décomposez les mots suivants pour en deviner le sens. Réutilisez les mots soulignés.  Unacceptably : ... + ... + ... =  
Unjustifiably : ... + ... + ... =  
Unbearably : ... + ... + ... =  

Apartheid - Recap

1.Recap what you have learnt about Apartheid in South Africa.
a.With a partner, discuss a short and effective definition of Apartheid.
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My definition of Apartheid would be ... Do you agree with me?
If I had to give a short definition of Apartheid, I would say ... What about you?
From what we have learnt, I think Apartheid was ... What do you think?
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b.Use the video and all the information you have gathered from it to express your personal feelings concerning the situation of South Africa under Apartheid. You can compare your reactions with your partner's before sharing with the rest of the class.
2.With your partner, prepare 3 questions you still have about Apartheid. You can ask your classmates or your teacher if they have the answers. You can also do some research on your own.