LET S PRACTISE!

In this list of key events in Mandelas life , highlight all the Passive Forms .

Since the beginnings of imperialism and the Dutch and British presence in South Africa, the native Africans have been treated as second-class citizens in their own land by the white settlers, known as Afrikaners. ~1913 - The Native Land Act was instituted, which prohibited Africans from owning land anywhere in the country except the Transkei. ~1948 - the African Nationalist Party came to power with a campaign promising the white people that there would be a complete separation of the races. They stayed true to their promise by creating what they called Apartheid, laws that required separation of the races in all aspects of life and created a society completely ruled by the Afrikaners. ~1951 - Mandela was elected the president of the ANC and campaigned for the repeal of discriminatory laws. ~ 1956 - Nelson Mandela, plus 155 other anti-Apartheid activists, were charged with treason during the Treason Trial and were sentenced to five years in prison. ~ 1959 - The Homelands Policy was instituted, creating separate Bantustans (homelands) for the major South African black groups. ~ 1959 - every black citizen not living in the Bantustans (and eventually every African citizen,) was required to carry a passbook as identification, limiting their access throughout the country. ~ 1961 - On March 21, in Sharpeville, South Africa, white police officers killed sixty-nine unarmed protesters in front of the Sharpeville police station. ~ 1962 - Nelson Mandela was once again arrested and sentenced to another five years of prison, this time for leaving the country against the limits of his passbook. ~ 1963 - Mandela and 17 other members of the ANC were arrested and put on trial for high treason in the Rivonia Trial when the underground ANC was raided by the government. ~ 1963 - Mandela and 17 other members of the ANC were sentenced to life in prison. His sentence began on Robben Island, doing intense labor. The latter part of his 27-year sentence was in Pollsmoor Prison, where he was placed in solitary confinement. ~ 1973 - the United Nations passed a resolution condemning Apartheid.

~ 1976 - Students in Soweto, South Africa protested because ever South African citizen was now being required to speak the Afrikaans language in secondary schools. ~ Mid-1980s - the United Democratic Front was formed in South Africa, which was led by Bishop Desmond Tutu and Reverend Allan Boasek. This organization helped spread the word worldwide about the problem of Apartheid. ~ 1990 - anti-Apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was released from prison by President Fredrick Willem de Klerk .

Here are some key facts in Nelson Mandelas life . Turn the following sentences into passive forms . Mind the changes! 1- Nelson Mandela led the fight against apartheid in South Africa for several decades.

2- He spent 26 years of his life in prison for his efforts.

3- They freed him in 1990.

4- People know Nelson Rolihlahla as one of the greatest South African statesmen.

5- They had taken his freedom from him .

6- White culture first affected his life on his first day at school.

7- After his fathers death they sent him to live with of the king of the Transkei people .

8- The Regent (= the King) trained Nelson for leadership.

9- Walter Sisulu , a member of the ANC , first introduced him to the rights movement.

10- Walter involved Mandela with the committee in 1944. 11- They made him, by the law, a criminal.

12- Mandela led anti-apartheid organizations and movements that included nonviolent civil disobedience and underground fighting.

13- In 1948 , the African Nationalist Party created Apartheid laws.

Take a look at the time line again and write a QUIZ about Nelson Mandela to be completed in the next lesson. Each of the questions must be written in the Passive Form .

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