vocabulary
The equivalent in English of the French word "fraternité".
brotherhood
The nickname given to South Africa after the end of Apartheid.
The rainbow nation
Fill in the blanks:
"The rugby team .................................. the match. Look how excited the supporters are."
1. won
2. had won
3. has won
3. has won
"The rugby team has won the match. Look how excited the supporters are."
Translate: "Je veux que tu me dises la vérité."
I want you to tell me the truth.
Fill in the blanks:
"He looked up to a role model......find courage."
1. so as to
2. thus
3. for
1. so as to
"He looked up to a role model so as to find courage."
The equivalent in English of the French word "époustouflant".
breathtaking
The name of the South African rugby team.
The Springboks
Fill in the blanks:
"...............build a united nation."
1. Shall we
2. Let's
3. Don't we
2. Let's
"Let's build a united nation."
Translate in English: "Les gens ne s'attendaient pas à ce que l'équipe gagne."
"People didn't expect the team to win."
Translate in English: "Quand il était jeune, Paul n'avait pas l'habitude de manger de la viande."
"Paul didn't use to eat meat when he was young."
The equivalent in English of the French word "applaudir"
cheer or applaud
"I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul."
The poem these quotations are from
Invictus
Fill in the blanks:
"Nelson Mandela ............ people how to respect one another."
1.has taught
2.taught
3.learnt
2.taught
"Nelson Mandela taught people how to respect one another."
"I told him/her not to wait for me."
Fill in the blanks:
"He...............loves you."
1.doesn't
2.again
3.still
3.still
"He still loves you."
The equivalent in English of "défendre, militer pour".
advocate for
The number of black players in the SA rugby team in 1995.
1
Translate in English: "Que me conseillerais-tu de faire?"
"What would you advise me to do?"
Translate in English: "Elle ne joue plus au rugby."
"She no longer plays rugby." or "She doesn't play rugby any more."
A synonym of "bring together".
unite
The way Nelson Mandela was called by the population, for instance in the stadium, during the rugby match.
Madiba
Translate in English: "Comment sont-ils parvenus à se réconcilier après toutes ces années d'apartheid?"
"How did they manage to reconcile after all those years under the apartheid regime?"
Translate in English: "Laisse moi faire ça. Je ne veux pas que tu m'aides."
"Let me do this. I don't want you to help me."
Translate in English: "Pendant l'apartheid, les blancs et les noirs étaient séparés et les blancs étaient au pouvoir."