1. Portuguese, Spanish, French, Swiss
These words are always adjectives
Don’t add –s for plural
Don’t use without the:
The Portuguese usually wear moustaches.
The French are famous for their grumpiness.

2. Portuguese, Spanish, French, Swiss
To talk about one person from these countries, do NOT say a Japanese, a French, say a Japanese man/woman/person, a Frenchman, a Frenchwoman, a French person

3. American, Canadian, Greek, Thai
These words can be adjectives or nouns
Use –s for plural
The isn’t mandatory:
(The) Italians like pizza.
(The) Americans don’t know much Geography.

4. American, Canadian, Greek, Thai
To talk about one person from these countries, you can say an American, a Brazilian, a Greek…

5. Some countries have a specific noun for the people who are born there:
Nationality adjective
Danish
Swedish
Polish
Spanish
Turkish
Scottish
Finnish
The person who is born there (noun)
Dane
Swede
Pole
Spaniard
Turk
Scot
Finn

6. Specific Groups of People
The poor
The unemployed
The homeless
The old
The rich
The illiterate
Treat these adjectives as Portuguese, Spanish...
(No –s for plural and always preceded by the)

7. One, ones
Use these words to avoid repeating a noun that is implied in the speech:
(At a car park) This car is mine. Which one is yours?
(At a store) I would like to have a blue T-shirt and I also I want a red one.

8. Adjective Order Opinion Size Age Shape / Style Colour / Pattern
Origin / Nationality
Material

9. Adjective Order Opinion Size Age Shape / Style Colour / Pattern
Origin / Nationality
Material

10. Opinion
Size
Age
Shape/
Style
Colour/
Pattern
Origin/
Nationality
Material
Noun
interesting
new
film
small
red
car
colourful
Chinese
porcelain
tea set
tiny
modern
gadget
beautiful
 round
wooden
desk
bright
foreign
student
invaluable
medieval
leather-bound
bible
sweet
little
teen
skinny
blond
Hungarian
girl