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From the Ted Talk by Siyanda Mohutsiwa: How young Africans found a voice on Twitter
Unscramble the Blue Letters
My name is Siyanda Mohutsiwa, I'm 22 years old and I am Pan-Africanist by birth. Now, I say I'm Pan-Africanist by birth because my parents are from two different aiarcfn countries. My father's from a country called Botswana in southern Africa. It's only slgthliy bigger than Germany. This year we celebrate our 50th year of stable democracy. And it has some very progressive social policies. My mother's country is the Kingdom of sizaalwnd. It's a very, very slmal country, also in southern Africa. It is Africa's last complete maohrncy. So it's been ruled by a king and a rayol family in line with their tradition, for a very long time.
Open Cloze
My name is Siyanda Mohutsiwa, I'm 22 years old and I am Pan-Africanist by birth. Now, I say I'm Pan-Africanist by birth because my parents are from two different _______ countries. My father's from a country called Botswana in southern Africa. It's only ________ bigger than Germany. This year we celebrate our 50th year of stable democracy. And it has some very progressive social policies. My mother's country is the Kingdom of _________. It's a very, very _____ country, also in southern Africa. It is Africa's last complete ________. So it's been ruled by a king and a _____ family in line with their tradition, for a very long time.
Solution
- monarchy
- small
- royal
- african
- slightly
- swaziland
Original Text
My name is Siyanda Mohutsiwa, I'm 22 years old and I am Pan-Africanist by birth. Now, I say I'm Pan-Africanist by birth because my parents are from two different African countries. My father's from a country called Botswana in southern Africa. It's only slightly bigger than Germany. This year we celebrate our 50th year of stable democracy. And it has some very progressive social policies. My mother's country is the Kingdom of Swaziland. It's a very, very small country, also in southern Africa. It is Africa's last complete monarchy. So it's been ruled by a king and a royal family in line with their tradition, for a very long time.
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