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Pre-intermediate Unit 12, p99: Describing a country Review

1 Match 1–9 with a–i to make questions.

1 Which city is the a  by B2?

2 What are your country’s official  b  independentB2?

3 How does your country make  c  electionsB1?

4 What’s 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  populationB1 of your country?

8 What is it famous  h  capital A2?

9 What organisations is it a i  languagesB2?

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 has3  every five years. Botswana used to be called

Bechuanaland but it changed its name when it 4  

from the United Kingdom in 1966. It’s 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. It’s 9  its fantastic wildlife,

including elephants, zebras, lions and meerkats.

Extension

3 Match expressions a–h with definitions 1–8.

a  industriesB1  b national anthem A2  c political partiesB1  d national holiday A2  e  economyB2 

f neighbouring countriesB2  g multicultural societyB1  h national dressB2

1 the official 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

don’t wear it normally – maybe just for weddings or on a 4  like New Year’s 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