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Was / Were supposed to

Economy in Namibia

Instructions: Read the text. Look at the words in bold.

Imagen: Downtown Windhoek Creative Commons.

I was supposed to talk about Economy in Namibia, but I forgot to do a little research about it.

Well, Namibia’s economy is tied closely to South Africa’s due to their shared history. The largest economic sectors are mining, agriculture, manufacturing and tourism.

Namibia has a highly developed banking sector with modern infrastructure, such as online banking and cellphone banking. The Bank of Namibia is the central bank of Namibia responsible for performing all other functions ordinarily performed by a central bank. There are 5 authorised commercial Banks in Namibia: Bank Windhoek, First National Bank, Nedbank, Standard Bank and Small and Medium Enterprises Bank.

Namibia. Retrieved July, 2017 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia

Getting started: Namibia’s Economy

Instructions: Read the text. Then do the activity suggested.

In 2013, global business and financial news provider, Bloomberg, named Namibia the top emerging market economy in Africa and the 13th best in the world. Only four African countries made the Top 20 Emerging Markets list in the March 2013 issue of Bloomberg Markets magazine, and Namibia was rated ahead of Morocco (19th), South Africa (15th) and Zambia (14th). Worldwide, Namibia also fared better than Hungary, Brazil and Mexico. Bloomberg Markets magazine ranked the top 20 based on more than a dozen criteria. The data came from Bloomberg’s own financial-market statistics, IMF forecasts and the World Bank. The countries were also rated on areas of particular interest to foreign investors: the ease of doing business, the perceived level of corruption and economic freedom. In order to attract foreign investment, the government has made improvement in reducing red tape resulted from excessive government regulations making the country one of the least bureaucratic places to do business in the region. However, facilitation payments are occasionally demanded by customs due to cumbersome and costly customs procedures. Namibia is also classified as an Upper Middle Income country by the World Ban, and ranks 87th out or 185 economies in terms of ease of doing business.

Namibia. Retrieved July, 2017 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia

The top emerging market economy

Instructions: Match the two halves of the sentences.

better than Hungary, Brazil and Mexico.has made improvements in reducing red tape resulted from excessive government regulations.by customs due to cumbersome and costly customs procedures. named Namibia the top emerging market economy in Africa.the top 20 based on more than a dozen criteria.

1. In 2013, global business and financial news provider, Bloomberg, _______________

2. Worldwide, Namibia also fared _______________

3. Bloomberg Markets magazine ranked _______________

4. In order to attract foreign investment, Namibia’s government _______________

5. Facilitation payments are occasionally demanded _______________

Let’s study Was / Were supposed to

Instructions: Read about Was / Were supposed to.

We use was/were supposed to to talk about things we agreed to do, or other people expected us to do, but we didn´t do.

Example: I was supposed to book the flight to Namibia, but I forgot to do it.

We use was/were going to or was/were supposed to apologise for not doing something. We give a reason:

Sorry, I was going to call you but my family got home.

The word order is as follows: Was / Were supposed to + infinitive

Example: I was supposed to call you back, but I was out all day.

 

Quiz

Economy

Instructions: Make sentences with the following prompts and was/were supposed to.

1. Namibia’s recent economic expansion supposed to improve, but there is only a relatively high level of political stability.

2. Fiscal policy supposed to be better, but overall public spending has been below the fiscal cap of 40 percent of GDP.

3. Economic Freedom supposed to increase a lot, but it registered only 2.3 points.

4. Economic Status supposed to be better, but it is moderately free.

5. Oversall Score Changes supposed to happen, but there are no changes.

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Quiz

Namibian society

Instructions: Choose was or were supposed to.

  1. Population density was / were supposed to be 1 per sq. km but it is 3.
  2. Life expectancy was / were supposed to be 70 years, but it is 64 years.
  3. Primary enrolment was / were supposed to increase, but it is only 88%.
  4. Population was / were supposed to grow, but density is extremely low overall and 45 percent of people live in urban areas.
  5. The Ovambo and Kavango together was / were supposed to constitute a high percentage, but they only represent about 60 percent of the total population.

Namibia: Society. Retrieved and adapted February, 2016 from http://thecommonwealth.org/our-member-countries/namibia/society#sthash.rB40KLFG.dpuf

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Evaluation

The Worst Forms of Child Labor

Instructions: Make logical sentences with the following prompts and was/were supposed to.

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1. In 2014, Namibia _______________ supposed to make an advance in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor.

2. During the year, the Government _______________ supposed to establish an Inter-Ministerial Committee on Child Labor to coordinate efforts between several ministires to combat the worst forms of child labor.

3. The Ministry of Gender, Equality, and Child Welfare (MGECW) _______________ supposed to increase the number of shelters from six to eight for women and children to assist victims of sexual assult, gender-based violence, human trafficking, and the worst forms of child labor.

4. In December, the Child Care and Protection Bill was passed by the National Assembly and reviewed by the National Council; the bill _______________ supposed to be signed by the President and placement in the gazette. However, children in Namibia are engaged in child labor, including in herding livestock, and in the worst forms of child labor, including in commercial sexual exploitation.

Retrieved and adapted from http://www.dol.gov/ilab/reports/child-labor/namibia.htm

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