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REAL ENGLISH 8

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E2 Listen to a passage on Zimbabwe and answer the following questions.
1. Which countries does Zimbabwe share borders with?

2. What does ‘landlocked’ mean?
3. What is Zimbabwe named after?

4. Who colonized Zimbabwe?
5. Which company conquered the land before it became a British colony?

6. Until which year was Zimbabwe a British colony?
7. How long did the guerrilla war last?

8. What was Zimbabwe once known as?
9. In which year was the Republic of Zimbabwe established?

10. Who was the first prime minister of Zimbabwe?

Speaking

E3 Narrate any hilarious incident from the past that is fresh in your memory. Remember to use
connectors like and, but, however, before that, after that, then, in the end, incidentally and
eventually as appropriate.

F Express

F1 Peter Godwin talks about being part of an inoculation programme. Countries worldwide
undertook a massive vaccination drive against Covid-19 in recent years. Write an essay of 500
words on the vaccination programme run by India.

G Learn by Doing

G1 Conflict zones
Do some research and find out about regions across the world where conflicts and civil
wars have occurred or are occurring within a country. Make a study of one such case. Try to
understand why the conflict occurred and what its consequences have been. How has the
conflict affected the lives of the people? Has there been humanitarian aid involved – if yes, in
what capacity? Collate the information and write an article about your findings.

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