Activities
for EOI students
Reading
Comprehension: 1st, 2nd and 3rd year students
Reading
Comprehension
The
Republic of Zimbabwe
(formerly Rhodesia) is a country
located in the southern part of the continent
of Africa,
between the Zambezi
and Limpopo
rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana
to the west, Zambia
to the north and Mozambique to the east. The name Zimbabwe (Shona: great stone houses)
is a tribute to Great Zimbabwe,
site of the capital of the Munhumutapa
Empire.
Zimbabwe is divided into 8 provinces and 2 cities with provincial status:
Bulawayo
(city), Harare
(city), Manicaland,
Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland
East, , Masvingo,
Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, and Midlands.
Zimbabwe
has a population of 12.9 million and its capital is Harare. It covers an area of 390,759 sq km.
Its main languages are English, which is the official language, Shona
and Sindebele. The two major religions are Christianity and indigenous
believes. The life expectancy for men and women is 37 years. The Zimbabwe dollar
is the monetary unit of the country. Zimbabwe’s main exports are tobacco,
cotton, agricultural products, gold and minerals.
Zimbabwe
is home to the Victoria Falls, one
of the natural wonders of the world, the stone enclosures of Great Zimbabwe
- remnants of a past empire - and to herds of elephant and other game
roaming vast stretches of wilderness.
Zimbabwe celebrates its national holiday
on April 18.
Zimbabwe
was a former British colony and declared itself independent in 1965.
Zimbabwe is a republic and Robert
Mugabe is its President. He played a key role in ending white rule in
Rhodesia, which
was the previous name of Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe had a literacy rate of 90.2% in 2000, the highest in Africa. For
males, the country's adult literacy rate (the percentage of persons
aged 15 and over who can read and write) of 93%.
According
to what you've read, choose the option (a, b or c) which best completes
them.
1.The Republic
of Zimbabwe is
located in
a) South Africa
b)
Southern part of Africa
c)
East of Mozambique
2.
The major religions in Zimbabwe
are
a)
Christianity and Muslims.
b)
Muslims and indigenous believes.
c)
Christianity and indigenous
believes.
3.
Men live
a)
longer than women
b)
shorter than women
c)
as long as women
4.
Robert Mugabe
a)
is the President of the British Colony
b)
is the President of Rodhesia
c)
is the President of Zimbabwe
5. The majority of people in Zimbabwe
a)
can read and write
b)
cannot read or write
c)
can read but not write
Key: 1) b, 2) c,
3) c, 4) c, 5) b
