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Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Nivells: 3r i 4t d’ESO, batxillerat, cicles formatius, centres
de formació d’adults. Àrees: llengua anglesa / ciències
socials, geografia i història / educació per a la ciutadania i
els drets humans / educació ètica cívica / literatura
universal / món contemporani / història Temes: educació
en valors / recursos naturals, riquesa i pobresa / cultura de
la pau / diversitat cultural / geografia humana / biografies,
autobiografies / relacions humanes / família / drets
humans / adaptació cinematogràfica d’una obra literària /
sistema judicial, presons / política, sistemes polítics.

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Suggeriments per al professorat
El dossier que us fem arribar conté un
seguit d’activitats per treballar amb
l’alumnat dins l’aula abans o després
de la projecció. Aquestes activitats són
opcionals, deixant al vostre criteri, a
partir del coneixement real que teniu
del vostre alumnat, la manera de
treballar el film.
Direcció i concepció gràfica
Cinema per a estudiants
Activitats i adaptació de textos
Abel Gálvez i José Pica
ÍNDEX
PÀGINES
FITXA TÈCNICA I ARTÍSTICA. SINOPSI ….............................................….... 2
ACTIVITIES (IN ENGLISH)
The plot of the film. Reading Comprehension …………………………….…...……………………… 3
Who is Who? Reordering sentences ………….………………….………………..……..……………….. 4
Nelson Mandela’s Biography …………………………….………………..………………………………….. 5 - 6
The history of Apartheid in South Africa ….……………………..……………………..……………….. 7 - 8
Redacted Letters …………………………….……………………………….………..……………..…………….. 9
Used to, Be going to (Exercises) ………………….………….……………………………..……………….. 10
How music can save people. Song “Ordinary Love” ………………..……………..……………….. 11
Some Nelson Mandela’s Quotes ……………………………………………………………………………… 12 - 13

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FITXA TÈCNICA I ARTÍSTICA
Direcció: Justin Chadwick. Països: Regne Unit i Sudàfrica.
Any: 2013. Durada: 139 min. Gènere: Biòpic, drama.
Interpretació: Idris Elba (Nelson Mandela), Naomie Harris
(Winnie Mandela), Tony Kgoroge (Walter Sisulu), Riaad
Moosa (Ahmed Kathrada), Fana Mokoena (Govan Mbeki).
Guió: William Nicholson. Producció: Anant Singh i David M.
Thompson. Música: Alex Heffes. Fotografia: Lol Crawley.
Muntatge: Rick Russell. Disseny de producció: Johnny
Breedt. Vestuari: Dianna Cilliers y Ruy Filipe.
SINOPSI
Basada en el llibre autobiogràfic de Nelson Mandela. El film
explica l'extraordinària vida del líder sud-africà, des de la
seva infantesa en una població rural i els 27 anys a la presó
per activisme contra l'apartheid fins a la seva investidura com
a primer president elegit democràticament de Sud-àfrica. Es
tracta de la increïble història d'un home normal i corrent
amb grans valors que es va enfrontar al desafiament del seu
temps i va triomfar. Un retrat íntim de com es va convertir en
una icona moderna.

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THE PLOT OF THE FILM
Read the plot of the film and decide if the statements
are TRUE or FALSE
a) Nelson Mandela was born in a poor family.
b) The Apartheid was a political regime that
discriminated black people.
c) He became an outstanding doctor in
Johannesburg.
d) Mandela’s wife had three children.
e) When her husband was in prison, Winnie
Mandela became more violent
f) Nobody in the international community was
interested in Mandela.
g) After his release, Mandela stopped fighting for
the rights of black people.
Nelson Mandela was born in Mvenzo, in the royal family of the
Thembu tribe in South Africa. In Johannesburg, he becomes a
successful lawyer who is popular with women.
He joins the African National Congress (ANC) in the 1940s. The
Apartheid System is the regime in South Africa at the moment,
meaning no rights and discrimination for Black people. After
the Sharpeville Massacre, where many Black protesters were
killed, he abandoned peaceful protest for armed resistance, but
Mandela pays the price when he and his comrades are
sentenced to life imprisonment for treason.
His wife, Winnie, is left alone with two daughters to continue
the fight, but she is abused by the authorities to undermine
Mandela’s strength. Their oldest daughter Zindzi was an
excellent help to her mum.
Over the decades in chains, Mandela's spirit remains strong as
his struggle goes on and becomes an international cause
beyond the prison of Robben Island. However, Winnie's
determination hardens over the years, and she gets involved in
violent acts.
Nelson's stature rises until he becomes the renowned leader of
his movement. That status would be put to the test as his
freedom gets near and he is forced to find a peaceful victory
that can please the white authorities, led by President De Klerk,
as well as winning back the rights of Black people that had
been abused by Apartheid.

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1- a lawyer / Apartheid / Nelson Mandela is /
who wants / and activist / to end
2- while her husband./ is a courageous /
Winnie Mandela / continues the fight /
woman who / is in prison
3- gave a speech / Zindzi Mandela is / asking
for / his dad’s liberation / the daughter
who
4- at Robben Island / of Nelson Mandela /
who became / James Gregory is / a good
friend / the prison guard
5- that negotiated / was / Mandela’s freedom
/ Mr. De Klerk / the president
6- of the ANC / with Mandela / he is one /
who were sentenced / of the seven
leaders / to life imprisonment
WHO IS WHO IN THE FILM
Reorder the words to write correct descriptions of the characters

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1. MANDELA: A LIFE IN PICTURES
Here you have different milestones of Mandela’s life. Look at the pictures and read the
texts. Could you write them in chronological order?
NELSON MANDELA’S BIOGRAPHY

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THE HISTORY OF APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA
2. COMPLETE HIS BIOGRAPHY
Now read this text and fill the blanks with the correct verbs from
the box.
won – served – spent – was published – was – became – banned –
released – used – was elected
Nelson Mandela (1) ………………………….… many years as a political prisoner in South Africa before becoming the
country's first black president. He was also called ‘Madiba,’ a nickname taken from his clan. He said in his
autobiography Long Walk to Freedom that he was given the English name “Nelson” by his teacher on his first day at
school.
Mandela (2) ………………………….… a leading member of the African National Congress (ANC), which opposed South
Africa's white minority government and its policy of racial separation, known as Apartheid. The government (3)
………………………….… the ANC in 1960. Mandela was captured and jailed in 1962, and in 1964 he was convicted of
treason and sentenced to life in prison. He (4) ………………………….… the sentence as prisoner 46664 on Robben
Island, near Cape Town, but instead of disappearing from view, Mandela (5) ………………………….… a prison martyr
and worldwide symbol of resistance to racism.
South African President Mr F.W. De Klerk finally lifted the ban on the ANC and (6) ………………………….… Mandela in
1990. Mandela (7) ………………………….… his position to help dismantle apartheid and form a new multi-racial
democracy. He and De Klerk (8) ………………………….… the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
Mandela (9) ………………………….… the country's president in 1994. He served until 1999, when he was succeeded by
his deputy Thabo Mbeki. Mandela's autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, (10) ………………………….… in 1994.
Adapted from: http://www.factmonster.com/biography/var/nelsonmandela.html

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South Africa was colonized by the English and Dutch in the seventeenth century. The Dutch descendants
(known as Boers or Afrikaners) established the colonies of Orange Free State and Transvaal. The
discovery of diamonds in these lands around 1900 resulted in an English invasion and the Boer War.
Following independence from England, there was an agreement between the two groups until the
1940's, when the Afrikaner National Party gained a substantial majority. Strategists in the National Party
invented Apartheid as a means to cement their control over the economic and social system. The aim of
the apartheid was to maintain white domination and racial separation.
In 1948, Apartheid laws institutionalized racial discrimination. Race laws touched every aspect of social
life, including a prohibition of marriage between non-whites and whites, and the creation of “white-
only” jobs. In 1950, all South Africans were racially classified into one of three categories: white, black
(African), or coloured (of mixed decent). The coloured group included Indians and Asians.
Classification into these categories was based on appearance, social acceptance, and descent. A person
could not be considered white if one of his or her parents were non-white. A black person was a
member of an African tribe or race, and a coloured person was one that was not black or white. All
blacks had to carry “pass books” containing fingerprints, photo and information on access to non-black
areas.
In 1951, the government established the “homelands”. They were independent states to which each
African was assigned according to the record of origin (which was frequently inaccurate). All political
rights, including voting, held by an African were restricted to the designated homeland. They became
citizens of the homeland and lost their citizenship in South Africa. Africans who lived in the homelands
needed passports to enter South Africa. They were aliens in their own country.
In 1953, the government increased penalties for protesting against a law. The penalties included fines,
imprisonment and whippings. In 1960, a large group of blacks in Sharpeville refused to carry their
passes; the government declared a state of emergency. It lasted for 156 days, leaving 69 people dead
and 187 people wounded. The penalties imposed on political protest, even non-violent protest, were
severe. During the states of emergency, anyone could be detained by a police official for up to six
months. Thousands of individuals died in custody, frequently after acts of torture. Many of them were
sentenced to death, banished, or imprisoned for life, like Nelson Mandela.
The apartheid policy was highly effective in achieving its goal of preferential treatment for whites, as is
demonstrated by the statistics in Figure 1.
Adapted from http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~cale/cs201/apartheid.hist.html
THE HISTORY OF APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA
Read this text that briefly explains the history of Apartheid. Then match the beginnings
and endings of the sentences on the next page to describe that unfair political regime.

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1- Apartheid was a system …
2- It was introduced in …
3- During Apartheid, people were treated
differently …
4- White people were privileged, while …
5- Black and white children …
6- Under Apartheid, black people were told …
7- Black families were forced to live in
independent states …
8- Black people could only enter white areas …
9- In 1953, the government increased penalties
for protesting against a law……
10- When a large group of blacks refused to carry
their pass books …
11- Children in the homelands …
a. ... South Africa in 1948
b. ... were not allowed to play together.
c. ... to work and had to carry and identity document
called Passbook.
d. ... lived in constant fear of violence
e. ... the government declared a state of emergency.
f. ... that included fines, imprisonment and whippings
g. … black people were impoverished.
h. ... where to live and only allowed to take badly-paid
jobs.
i. ... that classified people into one of three categories:
white, black and coloured
j. ... with few medical facilities and overcrowded
schools.
k. ... depending on the colour of their skin.

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REDACTED LETTERS
The 27 years in the prison of Robben Island were tough
for Nelson Mandela. The conditions were very hard,
and he could only send two letters every year. He
couldn’t receive many letters too, and they were
redacted letters, which means that some sentences are
taken out to hide information to the reader.
Here you have a redacted letter, and the missing
sentences are below. Read the text carefully and
choose which sentence goes in the correct space.
I want to fight for you while
love studying
think of you every day ,
to fight
I need my husband
Your people love their leader.
Our neighbours are asking me
more and more violent
but we are trying to be strong .
want their father at home
she doesn’t ask any questions
and she’s very sick

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MANDELA’S EARLY YEARS
At the beginning of the film, Nelson Mandela
remembers his childhood day in his African
village. These memories also help him endure
the difficult days in prison.
In English we have a special verb structure to
talk about past habits or past situations that
you no longer do. It is the structure:
SUBJECT + USED TO + INFINITIVE
For example: “When I was a kid, I used to run
in the fields with my village friends.”
Write the following sentences using this
structure
1) The children / PLAY / around the huts.
2) Mummy / COOK / delicious food for us.
3) The priest / DO / the important
ceremonies.
4) We / COVER / our faces with white
paint.
5) The boys / SWIM / in the river after the
ceremony.
6) The women / WORK / in the country.
7) The sun / SHINE / every day in the
village.
PLANS FROM A CELL WINDOW
Mandela spent 27 years of his life in prison. In there he had a lot of time to make plans for
the day he was free. ” To speak about plans and intentions, we use the future tense:
BE GOING TO
For example: “I’m going to run 5 kilometres in the forest every day.”
Write sentences about Mandela’s plan using this structure. Some sentences are positive
and some are negative.
1) swim in the open sea
2) visit my grandchildren every weekend
3) not come back to Robben Island
4) talk to the President of the country
5) not tolerate injustice to black people
6) try to make life better for black citizens.
I WANT MY FAMILY TO BE PROUD OF ME
“I want my family to be proud of me” This is one of the opening sentences of the film and
it expresses Nelson Mandela’s wish for his life.
When you want other people to do things, you use this structure:
SUBJECT + WANT + OBJECT + TO + INFINITIVE
Write sentences using this structure to express Mandela’s wishes for others.
1) my children / live / in a fair country
2) my wife / fight for democracy
3) the government / give better jobs / black people
4) white people / respect / black citizens
5) the world / speak up / against Apartheid.

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In 1988, there was a concert in Wembley, London to make the
world aware of the Apartheid. In that gig, world leaders were asked
to put an end to that cruel regime. All the best-known bands of the
80s took part in the concert, which was broadcast to millions of
people worldwide.
The Irish band U2 led by singer Bono didn’t take part in the show,
but they were concerned about this unfair situation in South Africa
and fought against Apartheid. They composed a song that you can
listen to in the film. Its title is ORDINARY LOVE.
Here you have the lyrics of the song, but some nouns have been
taken out. So, it’s your turn to listen to this song by clicking on this
link. Then, write the terms in the correct blanks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC3ahd6Di3M
marker – sleeve – skin - heart – sea – love (x 9) – stones – sunlight
– shore – breeze – beauty –sky – years – world – sea – Birds – wind
– house – trees
“FREE NELSON MANDELA”. HOW MUSIC CAN SAVE PEOPLE
The ……......…. wants to kiss the golden ……......….
The ……......…. warms your ……......….
All the ……......…. that's been lost before wants to find us again
I can't fight you anymore; it's you I'm fighting for
The ……......…. throws rocks together but tim e leaves us polished ……......….
We can't fall any further if
We can't feel ordinary ……......….
And we can't reach any higher,
If we can't deal with ordinary ……......….
……......…. fly high in the summer ……......…. and rest on the ……......….
The same ……......…. will take care of you and me.
We'll build our ……......…. in the ……......….
Your ……......…. is on my ……......….
Did you put it there with a magic ……......…. ?
For ……......…. , I would believe that the ……......…. couldn't wash it away
'Cause we can't fall any further if
We can't feel ordinary ……......….
And we can't reach any higher,
If we can't deal with ordinary ……......….
Are we tough enough for ordinary ……......…. ?
We can't fall any further if
We can't feel ordinary ……......….
And we can't reach any higher,
If we can't deal with ordinary ……......….
We can't fall any further, if
We can't feel ordinary ……......….
And we can't reach any higher,
If we can't deal with ordinary ……......….
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute at Wembley Stadium in
1988 involved 83 artists and lasted for almost 12 hours

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http://www.mandelamovie.co.za/mandela-moments/
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES
Let us be inspired by Mandela’s
legacy!
Click on the link below and make a
great poster with one of Mandela’s
beautiful quotes.
You have to select a quote, select an
image, choose an appropriate font
and customize your poster with
frames or filters.
Then, once you have finished your
poster, share it on your favourite
social network or print it and
decorate the halls of your school with
Mandela’s inspirational quotes.

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MANDELA’S LIFE GOAL
In this quote, you have one of Mandela’s
powerful statements. It was part of the speech
he had made before he was sent to prison. It’s
full of beautiful ideas and beautiful words.
If you don’t understand any word, look it up in
a dictionary for translation or definition. You
can also look it up in a Thesaurus, which is a
dictionary of synonyms.
http://www.thesaurus.com
Read the words below and match them to the
different synonyms given.
lifetime, struggle, domination, cherished,
democratic, harmony, achieve, needs
a) fight, battle
b) valued, appreciated
c) necessities, requirements
d) control, power
e) just, egalitarian
f) life, existence
g) peace, agreement
h) accomplish, reach

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