Learn English With NELSON MANDELA
Today I’m going to share with you the story of Nelson Mandela. Hope you will learn some new vocabulary and improve your listening and reading comprehension.
Nelson Mandela was a South African activist, lawyer, and politician. He was born in the Mvezo village in 1918. His original name was Rolihlahla, which means “troublemaker” in Xhosa. Mandela studied law in university, and later joined the African National Congress, a political group that aimed to end apartheid and liberate Black Africans from oppression. In 1962, Mandela was arrested for his acts of resistance against the South African government. He received a life sentence in 1964 and spent 27 years in prison. After being pardoned in 1990, Mandela began to meet with members of the government to negotiate suffrage for Black South Africans. Four years later, he became the country’s first Black president. He died in 2013, at age 95.

💀 Today’s QUIZ Answers:
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😋 Today’s Vocab:
• Activist /ˈæk.tə.vɪst/ [n]: someone who strongly believes and works toward political or social change
Example: Nelson Mandela became an activist after witnessing injustices in his country.
• Apartheid /əˈpɑːr.taɪt/ [n]: the South African system of racial segregation
Example: South Africa finally began to dismantle (= end) apartheid.
• Liberate /ˈlɪb.ə.reɪt/ [v]: to free someone
Example: The soldiers fought bravely to liberate their country from oppression.
Example: Music has the power to liberate the soul and uplift the spirit.
• Oppression /əˈpreʃ.ən/ [n]: cruel and unfair acts of people in power
Example: Every human being has the right to freedom from oppression.
• Arrest /əˈrest/: to take someone into custody by legal authority
Example: John was arrested when customs officers found drugs in his bag.
• Resistance /rɪˈzɪs.təns/ [n]: the act of fight against something
Example: The medication helped strengthen her immune system’s resistance to illness.
• A life sentence: a convicted person is sentenced to spend the rest of their life in prison
Example: She was relieved when her attacker was given a life sentence, knowing he wouldn’t be able to harm anyone else anymore.
• Pardon /ˈpɑːr.dən/ [v]: to end a criminal punishment
Example: After serving ten years for his crime, he was finally pardoned by the new president.
• Negotiate /nəˈɡoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ [v]: to discuss with someone in order to reach an agreement with them
• Example: The government has refused to negotiate with the strikers.
• Suffrage /ˈsʌf.rɪdʒ/ [n]: the right to vote in elections
Example: Women fought tirelessly for suffrage, eventually gaining the right to vote in many countries.

☘️ Timestamps
00:00 INTRO
00:17 LISTEN TO A MALE’S VOICE
01: 16 LISTEN TO A FEMALE’S VOCIE
02:13 READ OUT LOUD
04:19 LEARN NEW WORDS
05:53 TAKE A QUIZ
06:31 OUTRO

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