Contents
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Where is Botswana?2
Botswana’s flag3
Travelling to Botswana4
Travelling in Botswana5
What kind of place is Botswana?6
The weather in Botswana7
Animals of Botswana8
Mokolodi Nature Reserve11
School in Botswana12
The food of Botswana14
Homes in Botswana15
Shopping in Botswana16
Botswana currency17
Work in Botswana18
Leisure in Botswana19
Holidays in Botswana20
Vocabulary
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Where is Botswana?
Where is Botswana? Africa
What is Botswana? A country
north: Zambia
south: South Africa
west: Namibia
east: Zimbabwe
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Botswana’s flag
Why is it blue, black and white?
blue- rain and water
black - black people
white - white people / friends / peace
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Travelling to Botswana
By aeroplane
London to Johannesburg
Johannesburg to Botswana
By bus
Gaborone bus station
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Travelling in Botswana
People travel on the bus.
People travel on the train.
People travel in the white minibus.
People cycle.
People walk.
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What kind of place is Botswana?
Pie Chart:
rock, farming land
sand
Picture 1: sand in the Kalahari
Picture 2: farming land
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The weather in Botswana
It is very dry in the Kalahari.
Rain: 250mm a year.
It is less dry in Delta Okavango in the north.
Rain: 650mm a year.
It is very hot.
Summer: 27˚C (January)
Winter: 14˚C (July)
It is cold at night in the winter.
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Animals in Botswana
The white rhino lives in Botswana. Here is a white rhino.
The lion lives in Botswana. Here is a lion.
The impala lives in Botswana. Here is an impala.
The steenbok lives in Botswana. Here is a steenbok.
These animals also live in Botswana:
cheetah
giraffe
zebra
baboon
crocodile
hippopotamus
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The elephant live in Botswana.
The elephant’s big ears keep it cool in the hot weather!
Picture 1: Indian elephantPicture 2: African elephant
What’s the difference?
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Sometimes, there are too many elephants in Botswana.
Too many?
This is a problem!
But also…
There are fewer elephants today.
People kill elephants. People want ivory.
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Mokolodi Nature Reserve
Mokolodi is fun!
I like to ….
track rhino and giraffes
see the zebra
go on safari
watch the lion
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School in Botswana
Here are the children of Lesedi school.
Lesedi school is in Gaborone.
The children like to dance.
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These children go to Sankuyo primary school.
The school day
(5.30) Time to get up
(7.00) School starts
(10.30) Playtime
(11.00) Lessons
(13.00) School finishes
Lessons:
English, Setswana, Mathematics, Science, Agriculture
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The food of Botswana
People eat meat: lamb, mutton, goat’s meat, chicken.
People eat fish.
People eat fruit.
People eat vegetables: carrots, cabbage, onions, potatoes, sweet potatoes, pumpkin.
People cook outside.
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Homes in Botswana
Gaborone: The capital city of Botswana
A house in Gaborone
Sankuyo: A village
A house in Sankuyo
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Shopping in Botswana
Shopping in Gaborone
People go shopping in the market.
Shopping in Santuyo
People go shopping in the village.
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Botswana currency
Botswana’s currency is the pula.
Pula = rain/water
The people of Botswana like the rain!
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Work in Botswana
People …
Picture 1: weave
Picture 2: farm
Picture 3: make tapestries etc.
Picture 4: make baskets
Picture 5: work as diamond miners
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Leisure in Botswana
Football
Botswana’s football team is called The Zebras.
Their kit is blue, black and white, like Botswana’s flag.
Dipsy Selolwane is a footballer from Botswana.
Rugby
Botswana’s rugby team is called The Vultures.
Their kit is blue, black and white, again like Botswana’s flag.
Highest score: Botswana 37 – 0 Nigeria (2004)
Lowest score: Zimbabwe 130 – 10 Botswana (1996)
The people of Botswana also like cricket and athletics.
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Holidays in Botswana
Come on holiday to Botswana!