Reading comprehension 2
Exercise
2
Leggi il brano sul leader indiano Gandhi e sottolinea le frasi che contengono le informazioni fondamentali.
Solution
- Mohandas Gandhi was born in India in 1869 and worked as a lawyer.
- He wanted India to be totally independent from Britain, but he wanted independence without violence.
- In 1930, Gandhi led a protest of 100,000 Indians. They walked to the sea and made salt.
- The British put Gandhi in prison on many occasions for his protests.
- Gandhi lived a very simple life. He gave away his possessions and he wore simple clothes.
- In 1947, Britain gave India its independence.
- India was divided into two separate countries - one country for Hindus (India) and another for Muslims (Pakistan).
- In 1948, Gandhi was assassinated.