A Where are you from?
1 Vocabulary Nationalities
A Complete the chart with the correct nationalities. Then listen and check your answers.
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
B 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.
2 Language in context New neighbors
Listen to Brad and Emily Hill talk about their new neighbors. What are their names?
| 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.
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
A Listen and repeat. Notice the stressed syllables in the nationalities.
Script:
Page 17, Exercise 4, Pronunciation, Word stress, Part A
Greek
British
Brazilian
Chinese
B 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!
A write three false sentences about people, countries, or nationalities.
B Group work Share your sentences. your group corrects them. take turns.
- Toronto and Vancouver are in Greece.
- Venus and Serena Williams are Ecuadorian.
- 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.
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Dear teacher, I have a
Dear teacher, I have a question; She's Iranian. :Is it true that we say "she's an Iranin"
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Hi Gilnar. Good question! She
Hi Gilnar. Good question! She's an Iranian. / She is Iranian. Both are correct!
Other examples: He's an American. He's American.
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Thank you teacher
Thank you teacher
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Teacher, could you tell me
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
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Hi there Gilnar. The country
Hi there Gilnar. The country is Russia and the nationality is Russian.
Will be added in a day.
удачи!
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Venus and Serena Williams are
Venus and Serena Williams are two professional American tennis players.
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Hi teacher
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
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Hi there,
Hi there,
grammatically speaking we should say "I'm from..." , but we can also answer with nationalities.
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