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Culture - страница 132.

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Culture: South Africa

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• South Africa is the only country in the world with three capital cities.

• The world's largest diamond comes from South Africa.

• The springbok (a kind of antelope) is the national animal of South Africa.

Facts & Figures	South Africa
Population	55 million
Capitals	Pretoria (administrative), Bloemfontein (judicial) and Cape Town (legislative)
Official languages	11, including English
Currency	Rand
Internet domain	.za

Apartheid

From 1948 to 1991, South Africa had a policy of racial discrimination called apartheid. The apartheid laws treated the non-white population as second-class citizens. Non-white people were excluded from white residential areas and lived in townships on the edges of the cities. The most famous township was Soweto in Johannesburg and it still exists; its name comes from SOuth Western Townships. An anti-apartheid movement grew, and a leading figure in this movement was Nelson Mandela. He used the same policy of non-violent protest that Mahatma Gandhi had used in India to campaign for Indian independence.

Nelson Mandela

South Africa held its first democratic elections in 1994. The African National Congress won and Nelson Mandela became president of the country. Mandela was famous for being an anti-apartheid activist, and before the elections he was in prison for 27 years. He was released on 11th February, 1990. Mandela won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 – a joint prize with the vice president F. W. de Klerk – and today he is a symbol of freedom and equality.

The Kruger National Park

The Kruger National Park is the largest area of land in South Africa where wildlife lives in its natural habitat. President Paul Kruger established this protected game reserve to avoid the destruction of wildlife in the area by hunters. There are 147 species of mammals in the park, and among them you can find the Big Five: lions, African elephants, buffalos, rhinoceros and leopards.

Test your memory!

• How many official languages does South Africa have?

• Where does the name Soweto come from?

• What are the Big Five?

Решение.

Решение 2.

Сколько официальных языков в Южной Африке?

Откуда происходит название Соуэто?

Что такое «Большая пятёрка»?

Ответ:

o South Africa has 11 official languages. (В Южной Африке 11 официальных языков.)

o The name Soweto comes from SOuth WEstern TOwnships. (Название Соуэто происходит от SOuth WEstern TOwnships (Юго-Западные тауншипы).)

o The Big Five are lions, African elephants, buffalos, rhinoceroses and leopards. («Большая пятёрка» — это львы, африканские слоны, буйволы, носороги и леопарды.)