Before the commencement

of lesson plan, the teacher

will arrange the students in
4 or 5 heterogeneous
groups keeping in view the
size of the class and
classroom
 GENERAL OBJECTIVES

1. To develop different Language Skills

(LSRW)
2. To develop Social Values e.g. respecting
those who are different from us.
3. To remove hesitation of students by
inspiring them to communicate in
English
Specific objectives
After going through this lesson the students will :

1. Know and understand some aspects of

the life of Nelson Mandela.
2. Understand and use homophones and
determiners.
3. Learn to form nouns from verbs.
4. Understand the Nature of the problem
of Apartheid.
P K Testing

1. Who is the man in the picture below?

2. What is the
contribution of
this man to our
country?
1. Who is the man with Gandhiji?

He is known as the
architect of
freedom of South
Africa.
He spent a lifetime
fighting against
apartheid.

He is Nelson Rolihlahla Should we know

Mandela more about him?
South Africa is a
country blessed with
an plenty of natural
resources including
fertile farmlands and
unique mineral
resources. South
African mines are
world leaders in the
production of
diamonds and gold as
well as strategic
metals such as
platinum.
Apartheid
In 1948, racial discrimination
was institutionalized in South
Africa. Race laws touched
every aspect of social life,
including a prohibition of
marriage between non-whites
and whites, and the
sanctioning of ``white-only''
jobs.

Apartheid ???
The political system in which
human beings are treated
differently based on the colour
of their skin.
 Mandela served as
President of South Africa
from 1994 to 1999.
He got this position after
spending 30 years in prison
for fighting against the
legacy of apartheid.
He was South Africa's first
black chief executive, and
the first elected in a
democratic election
The lesson reveals the important events
in the life of Nelson Mandela
 Reading of the Text by the groups follows……
 In the inauguration ceremony a troop of South African jets
,helicopters roared in perfect formation over the Union Buildings .
Afterwards Nelson Mandela spoke to the gathering about the
sufferings of common man in South Africa and that how the policy of
Apartheid created a deep and lasting wound in their country. He
talked about the courage and struggle of comrades that every time
he has seen men & women risk and give their lives for an idea .
 “I was not born with a hunger to be free . I was born
free free in every way that I could know . It was only when I began
to learn that my boyhood freedom was an illusion. “
 “It was this desire for the freedom of my people to
live their lives with dignity and self-respect that animated my life . I
am not truly free if I am taking away some one else’s freedom, just
as surely I am not free when my freedom is taken from me . The
oppressor and oppressed alike are robbed their humanity “.
1. Group “ A” will Complete the following exercise :
Here are some verbs used in this lesson. Make noun from each
verb. . One is done for you.
Verb Noun
Sing Song
Free
Sit
Clear
Obey
Devote
Give
Liberate
Assemble
•Group “B” will treat the passage for
comprehension test and make 5 questions based
on the content.
Questions:
1. ___________________________________
2. ___________________________________
3. ___________________________________
4. ___________________________________
5. ___________________________________
Group “ C” will Complete the following exercise:
Here are some nouns used in this lesson.
Make verbs from each Noun. One is done for
you. Noun Verb
Speech Speak
Inauguration
Liberation
Celebration
Attendance
Freedom
Leader
Sufferings
Discrimination
Determiner is the word that identifies a noun
without describing it. For example in the
phrases Black dog and This dog , the words
Black and this identify the noun dog.
The word black describes the noun dog, Therefore it is an
adjective
The word this does not describe the noun dog, Therefore it is
a determiner
Now Group “D” will Complete the following exercise on the
usage of determiners:
Choose the appropriate determiner to complete the sentence.

1. How ______ hours do you work? (many/much)

2. He got _______________ bread and butter to eat. (some/any)
3. The test was very difficult. ____ students could pass it. (few/a few)
4. ____ manager in this company is an honest man. (a/an/the)
5. He is a fool and has _______ sense. (litle/alittle/the little)
Read the paragraph below. Fill in the blanks with the noun
forms of the verbs in brackets.

Martin Luther King’s_____ (contribute) to our history as an

outstanding leader began when he came to the _____ (assist) of
Rosa Parks, a seamistress who refused to give up her seat on a bus to
a white passenger. In those days American Blacks were confined to
positions of second class citizenship by restrictive laws and
customs. To break these laws would mean ________(subjugate) and
_______ (humiliate) by the police and the legal system. Beatings,
_________ (imprison) and sometimes death awaited those who
defied the System. Martin Luther King’s tactics of protest involved
non-violent _________ (resist) to racial injustice.
 Student’s Response

The representatives of all group will

present their solutions and the same
will be displayed on the black board
by the teacher.
 Home Assignment
Homophones:

Homophones are the words that are spelt similarly, and sometimes even pronounced
similarly, but have very different meanings.
Examples : man, main, mane.

Complete the following list and explain the meaning of each word you write.
One is done for you:

1. Man- male human being , Main- chief or principal , Mane- Hair on the neck of
animals
2. ___________________
3. ___________________
4. ___________________
5. ___________________
6. ___________________
7. ___________________
8. ___________________
9. ___________________
Questions:
Level 1 (Remembering)
1. What is apartheid?
2. What did Mandela pledge to do for his countrymen?

Level 2 (Understanding)
1. Why were two national anthems sung in the
inauguration ceremony?
2. The system of racial domination is inhumane. Why?

Level 3 (Applying)
1. What similarities do you see in Mandela and
Gandhi? Mention any two.
2. Apartheid means discrimination on the basis of
color of skin. What are the other kinds of discriminations
you see in the society? Name any two.
Questions:
Level 4 (Analysing)
1. How did the system of racial discrimination hurt the people of
South Africa?

Level 5 (Evaluating)
1. Write a brief note on the character and personality of Nelson
Mandela.

Level 6 (Creating)
1. Find information about any one of these people and prepare a
photo album based on their service to the humanity.
 ***COURTESY***

R.M.S.A.
(HIMACHAL PRADESH)