ACTIVITY 96: Read
the text below and choose from the menus the suitable answer. The
first alternative [ arrived -
came - got -
reached] is already done for you.
LAKE MALAWI: THE WARM HEART OF AFRICA
When David Livingstone in this part of
Africa in the 1850s he asked the
name of the great stretch
of
water. He was told it was called 'nyasa',
which means 'lake'.
So the lake became as Lake Nyasa (Lake Lake) and
the country as
Nyasaland. When the country became independent in 1964 the new
Republic chose
the name of Malawi.
Lake Malawi nearly 24,000 square kilometres, about one-fifth of the
total
of the Republic of Malawi. The lake 473 metres above sea
in the deep valley which stretches the length of the
country.
Wide grassy plains the valley on both sides and the
round the lake
is spectacular. The water is fresh and there are no tides or currents.
The lake contains over 220 varieties of fish, the of which are not found
anywhere else in the world. There are also
crocodiles, but these generally keep away
from areas.
Lake Malawi has a constantly changing character on the time of the
day, the weather and the . One moment the water may be as
as silk and then suddenly waves seven metres high can beat against the .
It is generally calmest from March to May, and the temperature never
below 21 °C. The area has a particularly low annual rainfall.
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