Part 1. Elias’ life in prison

good things

Mr Mandela began school for those of us who had a little learning. He teaches us during the lunch break and the evenings that we should have been asleep. We read books in our blankets and used something we could find to make candles to do that.

Mandela created an opportunity for prisoners including Elias to study for his __________

degree

a Bachelor’s degree学士学位 a Master’s degree 硕士学位

∧

taught

breaks

under

when

anything

..worked really hard/ made great efforts to study

He burnt the midnight oil (开夜车)

Was Elias allowed?

No!

Who were allowed?

Prison guards

unfair