Unit · South Africa · Lesson 2
The Rainbow Nation
Eleven languages, one country — and a history that changed in 1994. Today you'll read, collect facts, and learn to sum up a text in exactly three sentences.
Entry ticket
3 minName 3 things you already know about South Africa.
(Nenne 3 Dinge, die du schon über Südafrika weißt — einzelne Wörter reichen.)
People · languages · history · sport · landscapes · music. There is no wrong answer — just write what comes into your head.
Be ready to share one of them with the class.
True or false?
5 minGuess first — work through the cards and tap your answer.
(Rate zuerst. Tippe richtig oder falsch an.)
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New words
7 minTap a card to flip it. Then copy the words into your vocabulary list — you'll need them in every task today.
(Tippe auf eine Karte, um sie zu drehen. Schreibe die Wörter dann in deine Vokabelliste.)
Your words are the Unit 1 words (book p. 141).
Your 5 words have a star — learn these! (Lerne die 5 Wörter mit Stern.)
More practice? Tap Word Master above at any time.
Reading
12 minOpen your book on pages 10–11. Read all five texts:
- A The world in one country
- B Multicultural South Africa
- C English in South Africa
- D The “Big Five”
- E Apartheid
True, false or not in the text? GKurs
Book task 2 — read carefully. “Not in the text” means: the text does not say anything about it.
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Open your book on pages 10–11. Read three texts: B Multicultural South Africa · D The “Big Five” · E Apartheid.
(Lies die drei Texte B, D und E. Die anderen Texte brauchst du jetzt nicht.)
True or false? Start
Tap your answer. (Tippe richtig oder falsch an.)
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Open your book on pages 10–11. Read all four texts, in this order:
- Multicultural South Africa (p. 10)
- A world in one country (p. 10)
- Apartheid and the road to freedom (p. 11)
- Sport and culture in South Africa (p. 11)
Collect facts — saves automatically
Two or three facts per text.
1 — Multicultural South Africa
2 — A world in one country
3 — Apartheid and the road to freedom
4 — Sport and culture in South Africa
Your task EKurs
Answer in full sentences — type here (your text is saved automatically).
- How exactly did apartheid control people's everyday lives? Name at least three areas.
- Why did Mandela become a worldwide symbol of the fight against apartheid?
- The four texts show very different sides of South Africa. What do they have in common?
A visit to South Africa
GKursa) Look at the topics in the box.
Then listen to a tourist to South Africa. Note the order of the topics.
(Schau dir die Themen im Kasten an. Höre dann zu und notiere die Reihenfolge der Themen.)
Tap the topics in the order you hear them. Tap again to clear.
b) Listen again. Complete the sentences.
Words or short phrases are enough.
(Höre noch einmal. Ergänze die Sätze — einzelne Wörter reichen.)
Sum it up — in three sentences
10 minSummarise one of your texts in exactly three sentences. Not more, not less. Each sentence has its own job:
Choose one of the texts A–E from pages 10–11.
Take text B or text E. (Nimm Text B oder Text E. Schreibe genau drei Sätze — nicht mehr, nicht weniger.)
Choose one of the four texts.
The three jobs
- 1 — What is it about? Topic + text in one sentence.
- 2 — What are the key facts? The two or three most important points.
- 3 — Why does it matter? Your conclusion or what you find interesting.
Useful language: The text is about … · It explains that … · According to the text, … · The most important point is … · This shows that … · I find it interesting that … because …
Use at least one linking word: however, therefore, although, as a result. Do not copy whole phrases from the book — use your own words.
Use the sentence starters below. (Benutze die Satzanfänge. Ein kurzer Satz pro Feld reicht.)
Your summary — saves automatically
Sentence 1 — what is it about?
Sentence 2 — the key facts
Sentence 3 — why it matters
Check your three sentences
(Prüfe deine drei Sätze.)
- Exactly three sentences?
- No examples, no small details — only the main points?
- Your own words, not the book's?
- Present tense, third person?
Read your summary to your partner. Can they guess which text you chose?
Two things everyone should be able to explain
8 minClose your book for this task. Write from memory — this is what you take home from today.
(Buch zu. Schreibe aus dem Kopf.)
1. What was apartheid?
Explain it in 2–3 sentences to someone who has never heard the word.
racist system · segregated · non-white · townships · schools, buses, parks · until 1994
terrible discrimination · black people · weren't allowed to · the same schools, parks or toilets · a racist system · until 1994
(Erkläre in 2 Sätzen, was Apartheid war. Benutze die Wörter unten.)
segregated · townships · until 1994
2. Who was Nelson Mandela?
Explain in 2–3 sentences who he was and why people all over the world know his name.
a leader of the anti-apartheid movement · 27 years in prison · freed in 1990 · first freely elected president (1994) · “Father of the Nation” · died in 2013
he fought against apartheid · he became President of South Africa in 1994 · apartheid ended
(Wer war Nelson Mandela? Schreibe 2 Sätze.)
27 years in prison · president · 1994
Your partner listens and checks: is anything important missing?
Find out more
6 minChoose two questions, research them on the internet, and write your findings. Then share them with the class.
(Wähle zwei Fragen. Suche die Antworten im Internet. Schreibe je einen Satz.)
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Your findings
(Schreibe die Nummer der Frage und deine Antwort. Woher hast du die Antwort?)
Write the question number, then your answer in one sentence. Note where you found it.
Embrace diversity
6 minDiversity means that people with different cultures, languages, religions, food and so on live together and respect each other.
Give examples of diversity where you live. Finish the sentences:
(Nenne Beispiele für Vielfalt dort, wo du lebst. Vervollständige die Sätze.)
Diversity where I live — saves automatically
(Vervollständige die vier Sätze. Einzelne Länder, Sprachen oder Feste reichen.)
Then add one sentence: what is diversity like in South Africa? “In South Africa …”
“Embrace diversity — embrace our differences” is a popular slogan in South Africa. It means we should see diversity as something positive.
Why is this important in South Africa? And how important is it in Europe? Write a short text explaining your view, then swap with another student.
Useful language
- In my opinion, … / I think that …
- This is important in South Africa because …
- In Europe the situation is similar / different, because …
- Some people argue that … . However, …
Your text — saves automatically
Swap your text with another student. Tell them one thing you liked and one question you still have.
Exit ticket
3 minWhat have you learned today?
(Was hast du heute gelernt? Schreibe einen Satz: „Today I learned … .“)
Write 2–3 sentences, then tap Save as PDF below and send me the file.
Word Master — Unit 1
15 minRead the German sentence, then fill the gap in the English one. Each word is checked as you type.
(Lies den deutschen Satz. Schreibe das fehlende englische Wort. Es wird direkt geprüft.)
Your words: multicultural · diversity · colonized · Rainbow · official · embrace · diamonds · rhino
Read the German sentence, then fill the gap in the English one. No word box — from memory.
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