The United Nations General Assembly has created a special day to celebrate Nelson Mandela. July 18th, Mandela’s birthday, is now officially Nelson Mandela International Day. The UN said it decided to create this occasion to say thank you to a “great man”. The day celebrates Mandela’s “promotion of a culture of peace throughout the world”. It also recognizes Mandela’s contributions towards improving race relations and human rights. The president of the U.N. General Assembly Ali Treki stated the day highlighted how Mandela suffered to create a better world. He said Nelson Mandela played a "leading role in and support for Africa's struggle for liberation, and made an outstanding contribution to the creation of a non-racial South Africa.”
Nelson Mandela led the fight against apartheid in South Africa for several decades. He spent 26 years in prison for his efforts. The international community campaigned for many years to get him released. Finally, he was freed in 1990. He worked tirelessly to help South Africa move toward reconciliation and a multi-racial democracy. In 1994, he became his country’s first black president and served for five years before stepping down in 1999. He has won many awards in his life, but perhaps his greatest is the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. Since his retirement from South African politics, he has remained active on the world stage. One of his biggest commitments is in the fight against AIDS. He is today one of the world’s most respected statesmen.
A.COMPREHENSION
Are the following statements true or false according to the text?
a.The United Nations General Assembly has made a world day to honour Nelson Mandela.
b.Nelson Mandela Day is the day he was freed from prison.
c.Nelson Mandela has disappeared from the world stage after his retirement from South African politics.
2. Answer the following questions according to the text
a.Why did the UN decide to create Nelson Mandela Day?
b.How many years did Mandela spend in prison?
c.What is the greatest award won by Mandela?
3.What or who do the underlined words in the text refer to ?
a)it§1 ……….. b) he §1……..
B. TEXT EXPLORATION
1.Match each word with its corresponding meaning.
WORD MEANING
1.struggle a. numerous
2.several b. leave a position or a job
3.highlight c. fight
4.Step down d. draw attention to
2.Join the pairs of sentences below with the appropriate relative pronouns(who, whom or which):
a.Nelson Mandela is a famous political figure. He strived to make peace in South Africa.
b.The UN Organization is a body. It works to settle peace in the world.
c.This is the peace activist .I met him last year on the occasion of World Peace Day.
3.Use the future simple or the present continuous of the verbs between brackets:
a. I (to meet) the president of a famous peace activists’ association next week.
b.The UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon (to visit )Afghanistan tomorrow to check the security situation there.
c.Peace ( to spread) everywhere in the world if all nations engage in the fight of all sorts of violence.
4.Fill in the blanks with : was able to , were able to , or will be able to :
a.The tension in Somalia was very high, but the UN peacekeeping forces……….. lessen it.
b.Latest reports claim that China ………….manufacture smart aircraft soon.
c .During his presidency, Nelson Mandela ……………. create a non-racial culture among the people of his country.
5.Classify the following words in table below according to the pronunciation of their finals ‘s’(/s/ /z/ or /iz/)
Politics- races –nations- - stages
WRITTEN EXPRESSION(chhose one topic)
Topic1: You are a journalist for an international newspaper. You made an interview with the UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon about the present and future security situation and peace in the world. Write the interview.
Topic2: You are a president of a peace activists association .Advertise your programme for the new year 2011. Use the structure “be going to”; and help yourself with the notes below:
Increase activities to spread a culture of peace/ stop conflicts/ fight child abuse/ organize conferences/ meetings about human rights/ make calls to stop war and / stop the manufacturing of mass destruction weapons…etc.
Nelson Mandela led the fight against apartheid in South Africa for several decades. He spent 26 years in prison for his efforts. The international community campaigned for many years to get him released. Finally, he was freed in 1990. He worked tirelessly to help South Africa move toward reconciliation and a multi-racial democracy. In 1994, he became his country’s first black president and served for five years before stepping down in 1999. He has won many awards in his life, but perhaps his greatest is the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. Since his retirement from South African politics, he has remained active on the world stage. One of his biggest commitments is in the fight against AIDS. He is today one of the world’s most respected statesmen.
A.COMPREHENSION
Are the following statements true or false according to the text?
a.The United Nations General Assembly has made a world day to honour Nelson Mandela.
b.Nelson Mandela Day is the day he was freed from prison.
c.Nelson Mandela has disappeared from the world stage after his retirement from South African politics.
2. Answer the following questions according to the text
a.Why did the UN decide to create Nelson Mandela Day?
b.How many years did Mandela spend in prison?
c.What is the greatest award won by Mandela?
3.What or who do the underlined words in the text refer to ?
a)it§1 ……….. b) he §1……..
B. TEXT EXPLORATION
1.Match each word with its corresponding meaning.
WORD MEANING
1.struggle a. numerous
2.several b. leave a position or a job
3.highlight c. fight
4.Step down d. draw attention to
2.Join the pairs of sentences below with the appropriate relative pronouns(who, whom or which):
a.Nelson Mandela is a famous political figure. He strived to make peace in South Africa.
b.The UN Organization is a body. It works to settle peace in the world.
c.This is the peace activist .I met him last year on the occasion of World Peace Day.
3.Use the future simple or the present continuous of the verbs between brackets:
a. I (to meet) the president of a famous peace activists’ association next week.
b.The UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon (to visit )Afghanistan tomorrow to check the security situation there.
c.Peace ( to spread) everywhere in the world if all nations engage in the fight of all sorts of violence.
4.Fill in the blanks with : was able to , were able to , or will be able to :
a.The tension in Somalia was very high, but the UN peacekeeping forces……….. lessen it.
b.Latest reports claim that China ………….manufacture smart aircraft soon.
c .During his presidency, Nelson Mandela ……………. create a non-racial culture among the people of his country.
5.Classify the following words in table below according to the pronunciation of their finals ‘s’(/s/ /z/ or /iz/)
Politics- races –nations- - stages
WRITTEN EXPRESSION(chhose one topic)
Topic1: You are a journalist for an international newspaper. You made an interview with the UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon about the present and future security situation and peace in the world. Write the interview.
Topic2: You are a president of a peace activists association .Advertise your programme for the new year 2011. Use the structure “be going to”; and help yourself with the notes below:
Increase activities to spread a culture of peace/ stop conflicts/ fight child abuse/ organize conferences/ meetings about human rights/ make calls to stop war and / stop the manufacturing of mass destruction weapons…etc.
