Positive aspects when talking about South Africa by https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe Please do some research and watch the video („10 facts…“) and add positive aspects about South Africa in the padlet. (Leave your initials as last time). - You can put information below the given categories or create new ones. en-us 2021-09-29 11:47:20 UTC 2024-12-18 06:15:52 UTC hello@padlet.com … FrauSchaffer https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1777729887 2021-09-29 11:52:38 UTC https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1777729887 … FrauSchaffer https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1777738891 -a lot of natural resources
-about 1/5 of the world´s gold comes from south africa
-a good country for archaeology
(JK)]]> 2021-09-29 11:56:32 UTC https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1777738891 https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1785885209 -almost perfect weather 
-the best urban beaches in the world 
--- penguins at the beaches
-largest self made forest in the entire world 
-Table Mountain in Cape Town is one of the oldest mountains in the world
(LN) ]]> 2021-10-02 13:24:39 UTC https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1785885209 https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1786341220 (jackass) penguins, nest on beaches and rocky shores (NR) ]]> 2021-10-02 19:54:14 UTC https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1786341220 FIFA World Cup https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1786346064 South Africa has appeared in the FIFA World Cup on three occasions in 1998, 2002, and 2010.(NR) ]]> 2021-10-02 19:59:20 UTC https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1786346064 https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1786347734 The three most popular mainstream sports in the country — football, rugby, and cricket — reflect the country’s early British colonial influence. (NR) ]]> 2021-10-02 20:01:10 UTC https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1786347734 https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1786352063 South Africa has many different languages.
At least thirty-five languages indigenous to South Africa are spoken in the Republic, ten of which are official languages of South Africa: Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swati, Tsonga, Tswana, Venḓa, Xhosa, Zuluand Afrikaans. (NR) ]]> 2021-10-02 20:05:54 UTC https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1786352063 ... https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1786361440 -first succesful heart transplant was performed in South Africa
-people from all around the world live there
-a lot of tourism because of the beautiful landscape
-has 11 official languages
(JK)]]> 2021-10-02 20:15:44 UTC https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1786361440 https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1786991603 - There are so many animal for reserves and national parks across the country that are ideal for an exciting safari.

- Between June and November, you can spot whales and dolphins on the coast of South Africa

- Zebra, lion elephant etc. outside from zoos

(JP)

 


]]> 2021-10-03 09:48:14 UTC https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1786991603 https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1787091638 -earliest evidence of human evolution northwest of Johannesburg in the "Sterkfontein Caves"
-Archaeologists discovered human remains there (some are more than 2 million years old)
(DT)]]> 2021-10-03 11:26:42 UTC https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1787091638 https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1787096440 -early dinosaur fossils discovered in Western Cape
-up to 80% of mammalian fossils found so far -> discovered in the Karoo 
(DT)]]> 2021-10-03 11:31:20 UTC https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1787096440 https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1789159154 -living is cheaper: 
restaurant prices are 53%  cheaper than London in Cape Town
-19th globally for gender parity (America: 51st, Australia: 39th)
Africans are the third most optimistic nation in the world. 85% expect great things to come (report by Ipsos MORI)
(MP)]]> 2021-10-04 10:31:47 UTC https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1789159154 https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1789173083 -some of the friendliest people in the world
-enjoy being active: lots of sport clubs, local hiking
-equal treatment of the LGBTQ+ community, same-sex marriage is allowed
(MP)]]> 2021-10-04 10:39:36 UTC https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1789173083 https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1789184726 -seventh largest wine producer(3,9% of the world‘s wine)
-world-class writer: Nadine Gordimer and JM Coetzee have won the most coveted literature price in the world: The Nobel prize for Literatur
-one of the three largest telescopes in the world was built by an international team in South Africa/the telescope is in Sutherland in the Karoo 
(MP)]]> 2021-10-04 10:46:31 UTC https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1789184726 Capitols and Largest city https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1794151928 Largest city: Johannesburg

Three capitol cities: Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judical)
(VS)
]]> 2021-10-05 18:57:16 UTC https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1794151928 https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1795625708 Most spoken languages

  1. isiZulu
  2. isiXhosa
  3. English
-->English is still the "main" language and widespread over the country.

-No other country has that many official languages.
(JW)
]]> 2021-10-06 07:09:46 UTC https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1795625708 Nobel prize https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1795647164 The two South African peace nobel prize winners:
-Nelson Mandela(1993)
-Desmond Tutu(1984)
lived in the same street in Johannesburg:
"Vilakazi" 
(JW)]]> 2021-10-06 07:20:41 UTC https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1795647164 https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1796185065 - South Africa is at the southern tip of the continent of Africa.
- South Africa consists of 6 states.
- South Africa encloses a separate country called Lesotho.
(Philipp K.)]]> 2021-10-06 11:57:56 UTC https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1796185065 https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1797493289 - many different cultures so it is also called "rainbow nation"
- very passionate about music
   -they're often using songs and music to                    express themselves
(LP)]]> 2021-10-06 18:38:02 UTC https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1797493289 https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1797502959 - is home to almost 10% of the world's known plant, fish and bird species and about 6% of it's mammal and reptile species
-works to preserve the wildlife with many protected areas like the Kruger National Park
(LP)

]]> 2021-10-06 18:41:46 UTC https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1797502959 -The South African rugby team is very successful and has won the World Cup 2 more times after winning it in 1995.They are also currently Rugby World Champions.- South Africa was the first African country to host a football World Cup in 2010.- South African swimmer Tatjana Schoenmaker won gold in the 200 meter breaststroke at the 2021 Olympics and set a world record at the same time. Simon S. https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1839839304 2021-10-24 20:22:41 UTC https://padlet.com/FrauSchaffer/fhtly8yxloc3lkfe/wish/1839839304