COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES

EXERCISES
1. Read and complete the chart.

Dear _________ (your name),

Welcome to the Friends Club. Its for English learners and friends around
the world.
Martina, Pepe, Kate, Dunya, Mary, Paul and Bernd are members of the
Club: Martina is from Italy. Shes twelve. Pepe is Spanish. Hes nine. Kate
and Mary are twins from Great Britain. They are thirteen years old. Dunya
is from Russia. Shes ten. Paul is French and hes eleven. Bernd is from
Germany and he is eight years old. How old are you?
Enjoy the club!

Laura.

a
NAME
AGE COUNTRY NATIONALITY
Martina
Pepe
Kate
Dunya
Mary
Paul
Bernd
(you)

2. Write questions ordering the words. Then, answer the questions

according to the text in exercise 1.

a) Dunya from Russia is

- Is Dunya from Russia? Yes, she is.
b) Paul is German
- __Is Paul German? NO. he isnt

c) The twins are France from

Are the twins from France? No, they arent

d) Eight Bernd old is years

-Is Bern eight years old? Yes, he is.

e) Martina Italy from is

Is Martina from Italy? Yes, she is.

f) Kate is French
Is Kate French? No, shei snt

3. Circle the correct word.

a) Carlos is from Spain/ Spanish.

b) She is France/French.

c) Anja is from Russia/Russian.

d) These are my friends from German/Germany.

e) Hina is from Japan/Japanese.

f) Sofia is Greece/Greek.
4. Rewrite the sentences. Use the words in brackets.

a) You are Michael. (name)

- Your name is Michael.

b) She is from France (French).

- She is French.

c) Where are you from? (Nationality)

- ___What nationality are you?

d) What nationality is she? (from)

- __Where is she from?
She is from Peru.

e) Is Susan Spanish? (from)

- Is Susan from Spain?.

f) They are from Poland. (Polish)

They are Polish
Country Nationality
Country Nationality

Chile Chilean
Guatemala Guatemalan
France French
Thailand Thai
China Chinese
Honduras Honduran
Salvador Salvadorean
India Indian
England English
Iran Iranian
Germany German
Italy Italian
Korea Korean
Iraq Iraqi
Mexico Mexican
Peru Peruvian
Russia Russian
USA American
WORLD VIEW BOOK 1 p. 11
AROUND THE WORLD

READ THE QUIZ AND CIRCLE THE CORRECT CHOICES

ARE YOU INTERNATIONAL?

Leisure, Sports and Entertaiment

1.- Tango is / isnt Argentinian

2.- Jazz is / isnt Australian
3.- Judo and Kendo are / arent Chinese

Food and Drink

1.- Sashimi and sushi are

a) American b) Japanese c) Indian

2.- Paella is a) Italian b) Spanish c) French

3.- Feijoada is a) British b) Turkish c) Brazilian

Famous people

1.- Is J.K. Rowling British?

a) Yes, she is
b) No, she isnt

2.- Is top model Gisele Bundchen German?

a) Yes, she is
b) No, she isnt

3.- Are Halle Berry and Ben Affleck Australian?

a) Yes, they are
b) No, they arent
GRAMMAR FOCUS p. 12

PERSONAL PRONOUNS VERB TO BE ( am / is are)

Yo= I am
T = YOU are
El = HE is
Ella = SHE is
Esto = IT is
Nosotros /as WE are
Uds = YOU are
Ellos ellas THEY are

Exercise 3 p. 12
Rewrite the sentences to make them true

1.- J.K. Rowling is American ( British)

J.K.Rowling is not American. She is British.

Isnt Shes

2.- Pizza is Turkish. (Italian)

Pizza isnt Turkish. It is Italian

3.- Baseball and basketball are Spanish ( American)

Baseball and basketball arent Spanish. They are American.

4.- Enchiladas are French. ( Mexican)

Enchiladas arent French. They are Mexican
5.- Origami and Ikebana are Russian. ( Japanese)

Origami and Ikebana arent Russian. They are Japanese

6.- Taekwon do is Thai. ( Korean)

Taekwon do isnt Thais. It is Korean.

7.- Denzel Washington is British ( American)

Denzel Washington isnt British. He is American

8.- Cricket and Badminton are Australian. ( British)

Cricket and Badminton arent Australian . They are British