Journey of contrast: Durban Airport to Pietermaritzburg

We have been looking at different things we didn't expect to see in South Africa. Hopefully we are starting to realise that what we expect to find is not always what we will actually find in reality.

We dropped my brother at the airport the other day and I filmed part of the journey from Durban to Pietermaritzburg as it really illustrates the great contrasts you find in South Africa. Look out for the rural school.

Watch the youtube clip and let me know what you think...




TASK C:

The youtube clip had a short piece on a rural school that you can see from the road between Durban and Pietermaritzburg. Write about what you think it would be like to attend school here. It may help to think of the different aspects of your school life and imagine what might be similar or different if you attended this South African school.

You could present your thoughts in one of the following ways:
-A diary entry of a day in the life of a student (written in the first person)
-A descriptive writing piece
- You may wish to pretend you were sent on a school exchange with a student from this school who would then attend Red Balloon for a week
-A comparitive paragraph where you highlight the similarities or differences you think you would encounter

Mall time in South Africa

Jamie asked if I would film some of the shops or the mall in Pietermaritzburg. I looked a little mad talking to myself and trying not to walk into people, but it should give you an idea of where I did my Christmas shopping this year. Have a look at the youtube clip and let me know what you think.




TASK B
See if you can write down 10 things you observed or learnt in this youtube clip on the mall.

Use these points to help you:
-Did you expect it to look like this?
-What was similar to England and what do you think was different? Make sure you give reasons
for your answers.

PS. I am looking forward to the snowman clip you are producing!