INVICTUS, THE POWER OF SPORT

1. WHERE DOES THE ACTION TAKE PLACE? In South Africa.

2. WHO'S THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNTRY? Nelson Mandela.

3. WHAT'S HE FIGHTING FOR? Mandela guided the country towards democracy, inspired by a spirit of reconciliation, not of revenge. 4. WHAT DOES WOUND AND HEA L MEAN? Forgive the whites.
5. CAN YOU FIND SENTENCES IN THE TEXT USING THESE WORDS?

• Nevertheless, the wounds of so many years of apartheid are far from healed.

6. WHAT'S APARTHEID? Apartheid was a political system in South Africa in which people were divided into racial groups and kept apart by law. 7. WHAT DOES THE COLOUR GREEN IN THE T-SHIRTS MEAN? For black South Africans, the colour green on the country's rugby jersey was a symbol of apartheid. 8. WHAT WAS MANDELA'S INTENTION WITH THE RUGBY MATCH? Regardless of this, Nelson Mandela was convinced that the Rugby World Cup was a unique opportunity to heal wounds and to unite whites and blacks through sport.