2A- Where are you From?

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 A  Where are you from?

Vocabulary Nationalities

Complete the chart with the correct nationalities. Then listen and check your answers.

Nationality Country
Australian Australia
Brazilian Brazil
British Britain
Canadian Canada
Chilean Chile
Chinese China
Colombian Colombia
Ecuadorian Ecuador
Greek Greece
Japanese Japan
Mexican Mexico
Peruvian Peru
Russian Russia
Saudi Arabian Saudi Arabia
South Korean South Korea
Spanish Spain
Thai Thailand
Turkish Turkey
American The United States

Script:

Unit 2, People and places

Lesson A, Where are you from?

Page 16, Exercise 1, Vocabulary, Nationalities

Australia / Australian
Brazil / Brazilian
Britain / British
Canada / Canadian
Chile / Chilean
China / Chinese
Colombia / Colombian
Ecuador / Ecuadorian
Greece / Greek
Japan / Japanese
Mexico / Mexican
Peru / Peruvian
Saudi Arabia / Saudi
South Korea / South Korean
Spain / Spanish
Thailand / Thai
Turkey / Turkish
the United States / American

Pair work Say a famous name. Your partner says his or her nationality. Take turns.

A: Bill Gates.

B: He's from United States. He's American.

Language in context New neighbors

Listen to Brad and Emily Hill talk about their new neighbors. What are their names?

new neighbors

Brad: Who are they?
Emily: oh, they're our new neighbors, Carlos and Claudia.
Brad: Are they musicians?
Emily: Yes, they are.
Brad: Where are they from?
Emily: They're from Brazil.
Brad: What city are they from?
Emily: They're from Manaus.

Script:

Page 16, Exercise 2, Language in context, New neighbors

BRAD: Who are they?
EMILY: Oh, they're our new neighbors, Carlos and Claudia.
BRAD: Are they musicians?
EMILY: Yes, they are.
BRAD: Where are they from?
EMILY: They're from Brazil.
BRAD: What city are they from?
EMILY: They're from Manaus.

3 Grammar  Plural subject pronouns; questions with be 

Where are you and Sakura from?
We're from Japan.
What city are you from?
We're from Osaka.
Are you Japanese?

Yes, We are. 

No, We're not. / No, We aren't.

Where are Carlos and Claudia from?
They're from Brazil.
What city are they from?
They're from Manaus.
Are they Brazilian?

Yes, they are. 

No, They're no. / No, they aren't.

they're = they are Contractions    we're = we are

Script:

Page 17, Exercise 3, Grammar, Plural subject pronouns; questions with be

Where are you and Sakura from?
We're from Japan.

What city are you from?
We're from Osaka.

Are you Japanese?
Yes, we are.
No, we're not.
No, we aren't.

Where are Carlos and Claudia from?
They're from Brazil.

What city are they from?
They're from Manaus.

Are they Brazilian?
Yes, they are.
No, they're not.
No, they aren't.

Contractions:
"we're" equals "we are"
"they're" equals "they are"

Complete the conversations with the correct words. Then practice with a partner.

City

1. A: Where are        you       from?

    B: We're from  Mexico.

    A: Oh?                     city are you from? Are you from Mexico City?

    B: No, we                    not.                    from Monterrey.

2. A:                        Jim and Carly American?

    B: No, they                      . They                       Canadian.

    A: What city in Canada are                              from?

    B: They                          from Toronto.

4 Pronunciation Word stress

Listen and repeat. Notice the stressed syllables in the nationalities.

word stress

Script:

Page 17, Exercise 4, Pronunciation, Word stress, Part A

Greek
British
Brazilian
Chinese

 

Listen. Underline the stressed syllable in each nationality.

Japanese     Australian     Spanish     Thai

 

Script:

Part B

Japanese
Australian
Spanish
Thai

5 Speaking That's not correct!

write three false sentences about people, countries, or nationalities.

Group work Share your sentences. your group corrects them. take turns.

  1. Toronto and Vancouver are in Greece.
  2. Venus and Serena Williams are Ecuadorian.
  3. Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe are British.

 

A: Toronto and Vancouver are in Greece.

B: No, they aren't. They're in Canada.

 I can  ask for and say people's nationalities.

Level: 

There are 10 Comments

Teacher, could you tell me about country name and nation for "روسیه- روسی"

How do you say this in English?

Please add this to the lesson list.

 

Sincerely

Hello

  1. Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe are British.

.I'm from iran

 

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Hi teacher Excuse me, can we use the " natinality words" when somebody asks : Where are you from? Is it coorect to say the natinality to answer this questin? Example : Is it correct!! " Where are you from ?" I m Italian. Thanks

Hi there,

grammatically speaking we should say "I'm from..." , but we can also answer with nationalities.