Countries, nationalities and languages

Where are you from?

I’m from Spain.

What’s your nationality?

I’m Spanish.

What language do you speak?

I speak Spanish.

What foreign languages do you

speak?

I speak English and a little bit of French.

European countries

Nationalities: word formation

Examples

1. -ian (Italian, Norwegian)

2. -ean (Chilean, Korean)

3. -an (American, Mexican)

4. -ese (Chinese, Japanese)

5. -er (Icelander, New Zealander)

6. -ic (Icelandic, Greenlandic)

7. -ish (English, Irish)

8. -i (Iraqi, Pakistani)

Practice

I’m from Portugal I’m Portuguese

She’s from Italy She’s …

He’s from France He’s …

They’re from Scotland They’re …

We’re from Switzerland We’re …

You’re from Germany You’re …

Answers

I’m from Portugal I’m Portuguese

She’s from Italy She’s Italian

He’s from France He’s French

They’re from Scotland They’re Scottish

We’re from Switzerland We’re Swiss

You’re from Germany You’re German

Reading

Hello! My name’s Marie. I’m thirteen years old and I’m from France, but my parents are from Morocco. At home we speak French and Arabic. At school I learn French and I study English and Spanish too. I love languages. I’d like to be an English teacher one day. On holidays we usually go down to Morocco and I speak Arabic with my relatives there. Arabic is very difficult! Did you know that they write from right to left?

More practice

Where is Marie from?

How old is she?

Where are her parents from?

What languages does she speak at home?

What languages does she learn at school?

When does she speak Arabic?

Why do you think Arabic is difficult?

Answers

She’s from France.

thirteen years old.

Her parents are from Morocco.

At home she speaks French and Arabic.

At school she studies French, Spanish and English.

She speaks Arabic when she goes to Morocco.

Because it’s difficult to read and write.

More practice

An American comes from …

A Finn comes from …

An Indian comes from …

A Norwegian comes from…

A Pole comes from …

A Japanese comes from …

A Dutch comes from…

A Greek comes from …

Answers

An American comes from … USA

A Finn comes from … Finland

An Indian comes from …India

A Norwegian comes from…Norway

A Pole comes from … Poland

A Japanese comes from …Japan

A Dutch comes from…The Netherlands

A Greek comes from …Greece