Grade X

First Flight
Textbook in English for Class X

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Lesson Recap
• 10th of May was, a day of freedom for South Africa and there was huge
gathering of international leaders and dignitaries.
• Inauguration ceremony or swearing in ceremony was held in Union
Building in Pretoria and first non-racial government took the charge.
• Nelson Mandela gave speech on the victory for justice, peace and
human dignity.
• Mandela pledged to liberate his people from poverty, suffering and
discrimination.
• A colourful show by jets and helicopters to show military’s loyalty took
place.
• Singing of two national anthems was done-the old ‘Nkosi Sikelel’ by the
whites and the new ‘Die stem’ by the blacks.
• A new system that recognized the rights and freedom of all people was
formed.

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Conclusion
The chapter recounts his fight for the freedom for his own people who
were tortured by whites.
In the chapter, Mandela gives two contradictory pictures of his own
country-one, in which the blacks were tortured and suffered quietly and
second, the blacks will be free to live the life of their own.
Nelson Mandela gives a message of peace and unity of humankind.
He foresees a new regime, which will be based on the equality of men and
women.
He hopes that in the new regime there will be no exploitation of man-by-
man.

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Assignment 1:
Complete Unit 2 in your workbook – pages 26 -31 (Words and
Expressions)

Assignment 2:
Do you think there is colour prejudice in our own country? Discuss this
with your friend and write a paragraph of about 100 to 150 words about
this.

Watch movies Mandela (1996) and Invictus (2009) - a biographical sports

drama.

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