The Black Pimpernel

TASK: Rewrite the story . Put the verbs in the passive form.(BE and irregular verbs!

+ V-PP).Mind the tenses

The Black Pimpernel is a comic trip which ( write) by Magnus Bergmar and Marlene Winberg . It tells the story of Nelson Mandela . Rolihlahla (be born ) in a small village in Transkei , on July 18 th, 1918 to South African parents , Nosekeni and Gadla , a chief among the Thembu people . Rolihlahla .. (be born) to be a troublemaker . He .. (bring up) away from the big city surrounded by cattle and wild animals. As a child, he . (tell) about war heroes by his father , and he (teach) about the value of being human and helpful by his mother . When he was 7, Nelson (send) to school and (give) an English name by his teacher. From then on , he .. (call) Nelson because the Whites wanted them to have English names. When he turned 16, it was time for Nelson to become a man. Boys (take) to huts by the river and .. (expect) to do something daring. He did and he (give) 2 heifers and 4 sheep . However, Nelson . (disturb) by the Chiefs words who had reminded him that South Africa . (conquer) by Europeans and that all Blacks were slaves in their own country. When he got to Johannesburg, Nelson realized what the Chief meant . Black people (keep) out of the white mens world. Blacks .. (give) passes to move about in their own country. At that time, Nelson Mandela opened a law firm to help black who were victims of the apartheid laws. When Nelson . (introduce) to the ANC ( the African National Congress ), which had been fighting for their rights since 1912, he decided to join the party. Blacks (ask) to refuse to obey these vicious laws. Nelson Mandela . first (ban) for 5 years for high treason ( a banned person (not/ allow to) meet with two persons at a time). Since he .. (ban) , he could not attend the Peoples Congress which .. (hold) in 1955 and where all races .. (represent) . Nelson helped write the Freedon Charter that .. (adopt) Mandela .. (arrest) along with the ANCs leaders and (prosecute) . Nelson and Winnie (marry) even though he was still under prosecution. In March 1961, they (find) not guilty. That same day he decided to go underground and he became a night creature . Winnie (leave) alone with their two little girls while Nelson lived as an outlaw in his own country . He (name) the Black Pimpernel by the newspapers after the Scarlet Pimpernel, a literary hero who always got away . At that time he worked as a chauffer, a cook or as a gardener and .. (know) as David Motsamayi ; he travelled to many African countries to get support for their struggle. But on August 5, 1962, after 17 months of freedom , Nelson an Cecil Williams .. (arrest) . Fortunately his notebook . (find) , otherwise many people would (arrest) He (sentence) to 5 years . A year later, he .. (accuse) of sabotage and (sentence) to life imprisonment on Robben Island, the prison from which no one escaped. Twice a year, they got to receive and send letters which all (censored) . Nelson and his wife . (separate) again for 22 years. In 1982, Mandela and his friends .. (move) to another prison. At that time they .. (support) by people from around the world and the South African Government (ask) to free Mandela . Several times Nelson (offer) his freedom if he denounced violence. In 1985, his first message in 21 years (read) to the people by his daughter Zindai . Nelson .. (release) from prison after his meeting with the new President De Klerk . On February 11, 1990, after almost 28 years in prison he was free. In 1993, president De Klerk and Nelson Mandela (award) the Nobel Peace Prize. 3 years later, on 27 April 1994, all the Black people (allow) to vote for the first time and Nelson Mandela .. (elect) PRESIDENT of South Africa. When Nelson Mandela set up Nelson Mandela Childrens Fund , a third of his presidential salary (donate) to the organization. Thanks to the Childrens Fund, all children .. (allow) to go to school and live in decent houses.