2-Hour Lesson for ESL Students about countries, nationalities and languages.

1. Countries,
Languages and
Nationalities
in the World
Mr. George Ramos

2. 1. Where are you from?

3. We are from Thailand.
We are Thais.

4. We speakThai.

5. We are from
California.
We are American.

6. Look at the worksheets and
practice the countries,
nationalities and languages.

7. Who is he?
1. What country does he come from?
2. What is his nationality?
3. What languages does he speak?

8. Who is she?
1. What country does she come from?
2. What is her nationality?
3. What languages does she speak?

9. Who is he?
1. What country does he come from?
2. What is his nationality?
3. What languages does he speak?

10. Who is he?
1. What country does he come from?
2. What is his nationality?
3. What languages does he speak?

11. Who is he?
• 1. What country does he come from?
• 2. What is his nationality?
• 3. What languages does he speak?

12. Who is he?
• 1. What country does he come from?
• 2. What is his nationality?
• 3. What languages does he speak?

13. Who is she?
• 1. What country does she come from?
• 2. What is her nationality?
• 3. What languages does she speak?

14. Who is he?
• 1. What country does he come from?
• 2. What is his nationality?
• 3. What languages does he speak?

15. Who is he?
• 1. What country does he come from?
• 2. What is his nationality?
• 3. What languages does he speak?

16. Who is he?
• 1. What country does he come from?
• 2. What is his nationality?
• 3. What languages does he speak?

17. Let’s Play a Game!
Find the flag of your country and tell the:
1. Name of the country
2. Nationality
3. Language they speak
Example:
This is USA. The people are called
Americans. They speak English.

18. Practice: Questions about
Nationalities
1. Are you from the United States?
Yes, I am./ Actually, I’m from Canada.
2. Is she/he from China?
Yes, she/he is.
Actually, she’s/he’s from Korea.
3. You speak Chinese, right?
That’s right. / Actually, I speak Korean. I’m
from Korea.

19. Yes/No Questions About Nationalities
and Languages
1. You’re Thai, aren’t you?
Yes, I am. / Actually, I’m Cambodian.
2. He’s/She’s Chinese, isn’t she/he?
Yes, he/she is. / Actually, he’s/she’s
Japanese.
3. You speak English, don’t you?
Yes, I do. / Actually, I speak French. I’m
from France.

20. Activity 1
1. Hold your cards and answer the questions
from the teacher.
2. Hold your card and ask your classmates.
Activity 2
• Find foreigners and ask them questions.
• Write it down on your paper.
• Report to the class.

21. Countries and Nationalities Game
• Guess the country described by the
teacher.
• Example: I speak Spanish.
My capital city is Madrid.
Our money is Euro.
We are famous for bullfighting.
Country: Spain

22. Talking to a Foreigner: Asking
Questions
1. May I know your name? I’m Sergey.
2. You’re Chinese aren’t you? Actually, I’m Japanese.
3. By the way, what brings you here?
I came here to visit my friend.
I came here to tour around Thailand.
4. If you don’t mind, how long will you stay here?
Around 1 week/1 month/1 year/etc.
5. What places have you been to here in Thailand?
I’ve been to Phuket, Pattaya and Krabi.
6. Have you been to Phuket? Krabi? Chiangmai? Etc.

23. Practice Conversation
Talking to a Foreigner
Yuan: Hi! How are you doing today?
Sergey: I’m pretty good.
Yuan: Let me introduce myself. I’m Yuan.
Sergey: I’m Sergey. Nice meeting you.
Yuan: Nice meeting you, too. You speak
English, don’t you?
Sergey: A little. I’m Russian. You’re
Chinese, aren’t you?
Yuan: Actually, I’m Japanese. I speak
Mandarin and English as well.

24. Yuan: By the way, what brings you here?
Sergey: I came here to visit my friend.
Yuan: If you don’t mind, how long will you stay
here?
Sergey: I will stay here for 1 month.
Yuan: What places have you been to?
Sergey: I’ve been to Phuket and Pattaya.
Yuan: Oh, I see. You should go to Chiangrai
and Mae Hong Son. It’s really nice there!
Sergey: Sure, I will. Thanks for the advice.
Yuan: You’re welcome. Nice talking to you.
Sergey: So nice talking to you.

25. Activity: Role-Play Conversation