South Africa PowerPoint

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SOUTH AFRICA

L1: Hello, she is Daniela Coloma and I am Celia Díez. Today we are going to talk about one of the of the world’s English speaking countries: South Africa.

L2: The continent of South Africa is Africa.

Although Pretoria is considered to be the capital of South Africa, the country actually has three capitals: Pretoria  (administrative capital), Cape Town (legislative capital) and Bloemfontein (judicial capital).

L1: Some of the most important and famous cities of South Africa, apart from the capital cities, are Johannesburg, Durban, Kimberley, Port Elizabeth, Nelspruit and Polokwane.

The design of South Africa´s flag has a black triangle surrounded by different color stripes. There are some colored horizontal lines.

L2: Actually, the population is around 57, 172 million people.

The currency of South Africa is the rand. The notes have a photgraph of Nelson Mandela and on the other side they have South African animals. The coins have animals and plants.  A South African rand is equal to 7 Spanish cents.

L1: The highest mountain of this country is Thabana Ntlenyana with 3482 metres. Then, Makheka and Thaba Putsoa with 3463 and 3455 metres high.

The main rivers are Orange River, Tugela River and Vaal River. If you add up all their lengths the result will be 3840 kilometres.

L2: The is a big variety of animals in South Africa, but the most common ones are elephants, buffalos, zebras, lions and cheetahs.

The most famous places of this country are the Drakensberg, the Table Mountain, the Kruger National Park and the Robben Island.

L1: Some of the most visited monument are Voortrekker, the Afrikaans Language Monument, the Women's Monument and Nelson Mandela Monument.

Cricket, Soccer and Rugby. These sports are the three most practiced ones in South Africa.

L2: The most heard music by South Africans are Afrikaans, Kwela, Reggae, Jazz and Zulu.

The people who live there love meat, but the typical meals are the Bobotie, the Bunny Chow and the Chakalaka. Bobotie consists of spieced minced meat, decorated with an egg. Bunny Chow is a bread stuffed with curry inside. And Chakalaka consists of a spicy dish with carrot, tomato, pepper, etc.

L1: Some of the most famous people of South Africa are Charlize Theron, an actual well known actress; Miriam Makeba, who was a popular singer and Sharlto Copley, an actor and film director. But the most famous person in this country was Nelson Mandela, who won a Nobel Prize because of his work of making a peaceful world.

L2: With this examples of popular South African people, we finish our section. Let’s go with (next country).

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