and gems that lie beneath its soil, . The Air Show was not only a display of pinpoint precision and military force, but . It was this desire for the freedom of my people ... that transformed into a bold one, that drove to become a criminal, that turned into a man without a home.
III. Expressing Your Opinion Do you think there is colour prejudice in our own country? Discuss this with your friend and write a paragraph of about to words about this. You have the option of making your paragraph a humorous one.
(Read the short verse given below.) When you were born you were pink When you grew up you became white When you are in the sun you are red When you are sick you are yellow When you are angry you are purple When you are shocked you are grey And you have the cheek to call me ‘coloured’. W HAT W E H AVE D ONE Shared Nelson Mandela’s moving description of his inauguration as South Africa’s first black President, and his thoughts on freedom. W HAT Y OU C AN D O Divide your class into three groups and give each group one of the following topics to research: (i) black Americans, and their fight against discrimination, (ii) women, and their fight for equality, (iii) the Vietnamese, and their fight for independence. Choose a student from each group to present a short summary of each topic to the class.
Homophones Can you find the words below that are spelt similarly, and sometimes even pronounced similarly, but have very different meanings? Check their pronunciation and meaning in a dictionary. • The bandage was wound around the wound. • The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.