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53 Look up the country of Mozambique and the city of Beira on a map. What do you know about this part of the world? Read the short description of Mozambique below. What might housing be like there? READING 31 a The southeast African country of Mozambique is home to more than 27 million people. In the early 16 th century Portugal took over the Arab trading posts along the coast and established a colony dealing in gold and slaves from areas further inland. After gaining its independence from Portugal in 1975, the country descended into civil war, bringing widespread devastation and the death of more than one million of its inhabitants. Since the end of the conflict in 1992, the country has begun to rebuild and establish a multi-party democracy. In 1995 it joined the Commonwealth as the first country that had not been part of the British Empire. Today, it is still one of the world’s poorest countries, with a GNI per capita 2 of 420 US$ in 2017 (Austria: 45,440 US$). b You are going to watch part of a BBC documentary about a building in Mozambique. Watch the video without sound first. Then describe what you’ve seen to a partner. What could the video be about? You are going to watch the video with sound now. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will watch the video twice. While watching, answer the questions (1–7) using a maximum of four words. Write your answers in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. After the second watching, you will have 45 seconds to check your answers. LISTENING + VIEWING 32 a BBC 03 M p. 21 b 0 Where in Mozambique is the building located? Beira 1 When was the building constructed? 2 What did the building become for a short time? 3 What effect did the fighting in the country have? 4 How does the presenter react to the building? 5 How many occupants does the place have now? 6 What was the building used as during the wars? 7 Why do people squat there now? Now watch the next part of the documentary. What are the problems the people living in the hotel have to face? How are they coping? Work in groups of four. Research one of the topics below and present your findings in class. how people in Austria are affected by inadequate housing an organisation helping homeless people in Austria 33 BBC 04 SPEAKING 34 2 GNI per capita: gross national income per person : Bruttonationaleinkommen pro Einwohner/in Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv