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British Airways says goodbye to Zimbabwe 
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British Airways says goodbye to Zimbabwe 
Level 1
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Comprehension check
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Match the sentence halves.
1. British Airways no longer...
a. ... rule Zimbabwe.
2. White Zimbabweans saw British Airways...
b. ... to travel to work in Harare. 
3. Robert Mugabe is the first black man to...
c. ... flies to Zimbabwe.
4. Mugabe has been in power for...
d. ... and the hidden-market rate.
5. The average worker from a township in Zimbabwe
e. ... as their link to the rest of the world.
doesn’t earn enough money...
6. Tobacco and wheat production in Zimbabwe...
f. ... is agriculture.
7. Zimbabwe’s main industry...
g. ... over 25 years.
8. There are two different exchange rates in Zimbabwe, 
h. ... have fallen dramatically.
the government’s rate...
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British Airways says goodbye to Zimbabwe 
Level 1
Elementary
Webquest
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Discussion
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What is the current rate of exchange between the British pound and the Zimbabwean dollar?
Go to 
www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/zi.html 
to read the latest updated facts and 
figures about Zimbabwe.
Go to 
www.swradioafrica.com 
and click on the ‘listen live’ button to listen to the latest independent news from 
Zimbabwe. The website also contains short news articles and podcasts.