ENIS 2

1. : Watch Mandela’s Bio video to complete the following chart with the missing information.
1 Nelson Mandela’s dream 9 Time when the “Spirit of the
Nation” was born 1
2 Mandela’s date of birth Penal charges made while a)
being in prison for 5 years b)
Age when his British 10 Result of accusations: Life Sentence
3 education began
Name given to him by his 11 Decade when the government
teacher offered to release Mandela
Type of schools he attended 12 Implications of the ANC’s
legalization in 1990
4 Reason to run away to 13 Year in which blacks can elect
Johannesburg their government
5 Nelson’s discovery in 1941 14 Mandela’s age when became
South Africa’s president
Year when Mandela traveled 15 Time spent in prison
6 across his country to fight unjust Political projects he’s part of a)
laws
Reason why the government
b)
7 restricted Mandela to 16
Johannesburg
8 Year when Nelson got arrested c)
for treason
Reading Exercises for ENIS Level 2

2. - To oppose his ideas and political gatherings - Mediate the civil war in Burundi
- A pre-arranged marriage - 1994
- 7 - Sabotage
The answers
The answers
2
- Apartheid or racial social division - Civil Rights movements
- To achieve equality for all South Africans - 1960
- The African National Conference (ANC) - Conspiracy
- Nelson - 1980s
- 1952 - AIDS awareness
- 1956 - 27 years
- July 18, 1918 - Nelson had to be released
- The finest schools - 75
: In the space provided, complete the Mandela’s timeline with the most important information provided in
the video.
Mandela Nelson Mandela
is born. becomes president.
1918 1994
Reading Exercises for ENIS Level 2