COUNTRIES, LANGUAGES AND NATIONALITIES BY ENRIQUE P. H. UNIVERSIDAD DE GUANAJUATO LIC. EN ENSEÑANZA DEL INGLÉS
Countries Learning countries in English is not difficult, but English language learners must know countries vocabulary because they must be able to introduce to somenone who is a foreigner or comes from another city. There is a simple rule to introduce to someone: Personal pronoun or name + verb to be (is, are) + from + country or city Personal pronoun or name + Verb to come(s) + from + country or city
Examples: Giovanni is from Italy. Laura comes from Spain. Elena is from Russia. Diego is from Argentina. Wang comes from China.
Personal pronoun or name + verb to speak(s) + language Languages On the other hand, if the English language learners want to tell what language is spoken by someone, they must learn the langauges vocabulary. There is a simple rule to mention what language is spoken by someone: Personal pronoun or name + verb to speak(s) + language
Examples: Giovanni speaks Italian. Laura speaks Spanish. Elena speaks Russian. Tiago speaks Portuguese. Wang speaks Chinese.
Personal pronoun or name + verb to be (is,are) + nationality adjective Nationalities Forming nationality adjectives and nouns from country names is not always simple in English. Use the nationality adjective ending in -ese or -ish (this rule is not always the same for all the nationalities adjectives) with a plural verb, to refer to all people of that nationality. Personal pronoun or name + verb to be (is,are) + nationality adjective http://www.ef.com/english-resources/english-grammar/nationalities/
Examples: Giovanni is italian. Laura is spanish. Elena is russian. Tiago is portuguese. Wang is chinese.
Recommendation: To apply all the knowlegde which was showed before, practice on the virtual activities in this blog.
References http://englishstudypage.com/vocabulary/countries-nationalities-and-languages-in-english/ http://www.vocabulary.cl/Basic/Nationalities.htm http://www.ef.com/english-resources/english-grammar/nationalities/ http://www.nationalstereotype.com/nationality-stereotypes/ http://www.allsaintscollege.org/activities/