Lighting Up Africa
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Unit 14
8 • Territory and Memory
WB p. 100
Lighting Up Africa
➜ How have the Commonwealth African countries and diaspora thrived on their double heritage?
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b. What is the Commonwealth of Nations? How many countries are members? Go online to find information if necessary.
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- emerging (adj.)
- relevant (adj.)
- have an impact (exp.)
- challenges (n.)
- dominance (n.)
- empire (n.)
- partnership (n.)
Let’s learn!
Definition game
Write 10 key words on pieces of papers and their definitions on others. Who will be able to match them up?
Idiom of the week!
Bear fruit
Idiom
This metaphor conveys the idea of an endeavour delivering the desired results. These results could take a long time to appear - as in the original image of a tree or bush producing fruit. This expression also appears in the Bible, where ‘fruit’ is used in a spiritual sense.
Africa Lights Up
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Box 1
- collective destiny (exp.)
- cultural inheritance (exp.)
- bond / ties (n.)
- borders (n.)
- heritage / legacy (n.)
- history (n.)
- renewal / revival (n.)
- values (n.)
- preserve (one's heritage) (v.)
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Box 2
- influential (adj.)
- innovative (adj.)
- defy stereotypes (exp.)
- face challenges (exp.)
- find a balance (exp.)
- take a new look at (exp.)
- expand (v.)
- reinvent (v.)
- trust (v. or n.)
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Box 3
- autonomous (adj.)
- independent (adj.)
- self-reliant (adj.)
- break free from (exp.)
- outcpme (v.)
- advocate (v.)
- empower (v.)
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Box 4
- potential (adj.)
- believe in sthg. (exp.)
- create a network (exp.)
- give a rise to (exp.)
- firm (n.)
- partnership (n.)
- platform (n.)
- prospect (n.)
- start-up (n.)
- collaborate (v.)
- invest (v.)
- launch (v.)
- provide (v.)
- negotiate (v.)
- supply (v.)
- trade (v.)
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Box 5
- victorious (adj.)
- prosperous (adj.)
- triumphant (adj.)
- wealth (n.)
- achieve (v.)
- grow (v.)
- own / possess (v.)
- succeed /thrive (v.)