People around the World
All about Botswana.
by Lorna (11) and Jade (11)

Women carrying traditional beer in gourds and a bucket What is your name? Mothusi Ketlhoafetse What is your age? 32 Years Gender? Male Where do You Live? What Country? Botswana, in Southern AFRICA How far away is the nearest village, town or city? What is its Name? Jwaneng What is life like for you where you live? 11,000 + people live there. They Have Lots Of Farmers. They Grow Crops Such As Water Melons, Corn, Beans. They are very famous for their gemstone diamonds. The animals they have are Goats, Pigs, Sheep, Donkeys. They eat lots of things such as Sorgham Porridge but it is not very thick or thin, it is just right, they eat Bean leaves or they can eat Sorghum porridge with meat and they Drink Sour milk called Madila. Their money is notes called Pula which means Rain and their coins are called Thebe which means Shield and there are seven Pulas to a pound. The school that Mothusi is a teacher at is called Morama which is a community Junior Secondary school. There are about 620 students, there is about 35 students in a class and there are about 34 teachers. The age of students are about ages 13-17. The subjects they do are English, Maths, Setswana, Integrated Science, Social Studies, Agriculture and more. The options Students can take are Religious Education, Business Studies, Home Economics, Art, Design + Technology. Time table for school time is 6:40 Warning bell 6:45 Registration 7:00 Assembly 7:10 -7:50 Lesson 7:50-8:30 Lesson2 8:30-9:10 Lesson3 9:10-9:50 Lesson4 9:50-10:20 Tea break 10:20-11:00 Lesson5 11:00-11:40 Lesson6 11:40-12:20 Lesson7 12:20-1:00 Lesson8 1:00-2:30 Lunch 2:30-4:00 Afternoon studie 4:00-6:00 Extra mural activities. Hello in Botswana is Dumela and Bye is Tsamayasentle. How is the person above related to you? Friend What is similar about your lives? We both go to school and have teachers. Some people in Botswana have very little food and some people have more food. They have the same kinds of drinks and food that we have. What is different about your lives? Our school times are not as long as pupils in Botwana. Our names are much shorter than people in Botswana. What do you like and dislike about his or her life and why? I think that our life is the same as peoples in Botwansa. They live the same as us.