Travel Writing – Travel Reading
People working abroad often resort to electronic newsletters to keep friends and relatives abreast of what they are up to. There are no hard and fast rules for compiling newsletters, but let’s try to work our way through some. First you will have to get acquainted with the region you’re writing about. Let’s take the example of Zambia on http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/za.html. Scan through the text and extract the information needed to complete the following table of facts for a newsletter.
A few facts about Zambia:
Population (approx.): million
Capital:
Main river:
Natural hazards: (November to April)
Official language:
Other main languages: , Lozi, Nyanja, Tonga, Lwale, Lunda, Kaonda.
Religions: , Christianity, Hinduism, Islam.
Monetary unit: Zambian
Main exports: cobalt and electricity.
Main source of power/electricity: electric power
International dialling code:
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