A2
Equality and Democracy
Country Profile
Profile on Botswana Warm up
1 What do you know about Botswana? Choose the correct answers to
complete the fact file. Then check your answers with your classmates.
Location: southern Africa / northern Africa Capital City: Gaborone / Francistown Population: 2 million / 20 million Currency: pound / pula National symbol: giraffe / zebra Official languages: English and Setswana / African Motto: rain / sun
Botswana: Africa’s longest continuous democracy
2 Thato, a young exchange student from Botswana, has
prepared a presentation to give at the High School where he is studying. Put the slides he prepared in the correct order.
a
1860s - Europeans looking for gold arrive in Botswana.
b
1961 - He starts a nationalist party.
c
1921 - Sereste Khama is born.
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1966 - Botswana gets independence from Britain. Sereste Khama is first President.
e
1951: British government exiles him from his home country after he marries a white women.
f
Since then Botswana becomes an example of a successful move to democracy and equality.
g h
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He becomes chief of his tribe when four years old. 1888-1966: Britain rules Botswana.