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Pre-intermediate Unit 12, p99: Describing a country
Review
1 Match 19 with ai to make questions.
1 Which city is the a by
B2
?
2 What are your countrys ofcial b independent
B2
?
3 How does your country make c elections
B1
?
4 Whats the d member of
A2
?
5 When did it become e for
A1
?
6 How often does it have f money
A1
?
7 Who is it governed g population
B1
of your country?
8 What is it famous h capital
A2
?
9 What organisations is it a i languages
B2
?
2 Complete the paragraph with the expressions in the correct form.
BOTSWANA
Botswana is located in Southern Africa and its
1
is
Gaborone. The country is
2
a president. It has
3
every fve years. Botswana used to be called
Bechuanaland but it changed its name when it
4

from the United Kingdom in 1966. Its a
5
several
organisations, including the United Nations and the African Union.
At present, the
6
of Botswana is a little over two
million. There are two
7
, English and Setswana.
The country
8
its from diamonds, tourism,
farming and banking. Its
9
its fantastic wildlife,
including elephants, zebras, lions and meerkats.
Extension
3 Match expressions ah with denitions 18.
a industries
B1
b national anthem
A2
c political parties
B1
d national holiday
A2
e economy
B2

f neighbouring countries
B2
g multicultural society
B1
h national dress
B2
1 the offcial song of a country:
2 the traditional clothing of a country:
3 the countries next to yours:
4 types of business:
5 organisations that have strong political beliefs and try to win elections:
6 the system by which a country makes and uses goods and money:
7 a public holiday for everyone in the country:
8 a country or area having people from different cultures and places:
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4 Read the web postings. Then complete them with expressions from exercise 3.
We have three main
1
in my country. I usually support the greenest party. (no name)
Our
2
is Kimigayo and we sing it at certain events. Our
3
is the kimono but we
dont wear it normally maybe just for weddings or on a
4
like New Years Day. Mari,
Japan
I live in Slovakia, in the centre of Europe. Our
5
are Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland,
Ukraine and Hungary. Natalia
Switzerland is a
6
we speak four languages, German, French, Italian and Romansch. It
has a strong
7
, and our main
8
are machinery, chemicals, metals and watches.
And yes, I wear a Swiss watch. Stefan