Task
Africa and the
Apartheid
QUESTIONS:
1- In which years does the story take place?
- The story take in seventies.
2- Which are the names of the cities? Can you find
them on a map?
Print the map, and draw the itinerary in the film
- The names of the cities are King williams Town,
Pretoria, Lesotho, Cape Town and Botswana were organized according to race.
3- Give short descriptions about the cities and
places. Add some photographs.
- King williams Town: It is situated in the Easter
Cape and founded by Sir Benjamin dUrban.
-Pretoria:
It is situated in the nothern part of Gautay Province. The Ministor of Justice
and one of the main antagnaist lives there in a big mansion
-Lesotho: It is a country completely sourrunded by
South Africa. Its 30 000 km² in size. Mr
Woods escapes to this country disguised as a priest.
-Botswana: It is located in Southern Africa. Donald
Woods family escapes there.
-Cape Town: It is the second most
popular city in South Africa. Biko wanted to go there and speake at students
meeting.
4- What do you think is
the importance of the real story told in this film?
Watch this to help you answer.
-When I saw the film, I really got tauched by
the story and I think what Biko would wanted us to understand is that the black
comunity is an independent comunity. These people need any help or to be
thought English history.
5- Name the relevant
characters, and find information about them.
Look for information in these links.
-Donal Woods: He was a
white South African journalist and anti-apartheid activist. He was the friend
of Steve Biko and the editor of Daily Dispach.
- Steve Biko: He was an
anti-apartheid activist in South Africa.
-Jimmy Kruger: He was a South African
politician who rose to the position Minister of Justice. He was also the
president of the Senate from 1979 until 1980.
6- What did you learn
in this film?
-In this film I learnt the country South
Africa has a grat history, you have to defend your family, your traditions,
your country, your history... and that people could be really evil no
matter hoy nice they look.
7- Write English words
you hear in the film, and you think are important for the story.
-The words I hear in
the film, and I think are important for
the story are: Racism,
hate, banning, activist, aport herd
8- Which nationalities
are mentioned in the film? What do they have in
common?
-The nationalities who
mentioned in the film are:
