Countries and Nationalities

1. C O U N T R I E S & N AT I O N A L I T I E S
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2. What do the countries in “red” have in common?

3. Look at the picture.
Where are the people from?

6. INDONESIA
Indonesian People
Indonesian Language

7. SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi People
Arabic Language

8. CANADA
Canadian People
French Language

9. MEXICO
Mexican People
Spanish Language

10. USA
American People
English Language

11. BRAZIL
Brazilian People
Portuguese Language

12. SOUTH KOREA
Korean People
Korean Language

13. AUSTRALIA
Australian People
English Language

14. ENGLAND
English People
English Language

15. EGYPT
Egyptian People
Arabic Language

16. SWEDEN
Swedish People
Swedish Language

17. UZBEKISTAN
Uzbek People
Uzbek Language

18. INDIA
Indian People
Hindi Language

19. TURKEY
Turkish People
Turkish Language

20. JAPAN
Japanese People
Japanese Language

21. PALESTINE
Palestinian People
Arabic Language

22. RUSSIA
Russian People
Russian Language

23. CHINA
Chinese People
Chinese Language

24. THAILAND
Thai People
Thai Language

25. GREECE
Greek People
Greek Language

26. Read the sentence. Then listen again to Track 1. Who is each sentence about?
a. He is from an island in Carribean? Wilson.
b. People in her country speak French or English, or both. … .
c. Her city is bigger than the capital of her country. … .
d. One in three families in his country speak English and another language. … .
e. Reggae comes from his country. … .
f. Eighty per cent of the people in his country live in the coast. … .
g. Her country is in Great Britain but she is not English. … .
h. His country is famous for its beaches and its mountains. … .

27. ANSWER KEY
a. He is from an island in Carribean? Wilson.
b. People in her country speak French or English, or both. Tessa.
c. Her city is bigger than the capital of her country. Sandy.
d. One in three families in his country speak English and another language. Matt.
e. Reggae comes from his country. Wilson.
f. Eighty per cent of the people in his country live in the coast. Matt.
g. Her country is in Great Britain but she is not English. Sandy.
h. His country is famous for its beaches and its mountains. Wilson.

28. Listen to Track 1 again and answer the questions.
a. How do Australians say ‘Good morning’?
b. What is another way of saying ‘one in three’?
c. Name two open air activities Australians enjoy.
d. What three countries make up Great Britain?
e. What language do some people speak in Scotland?

29. Listen to Track 1 again and answer the questions.
f. What’s the capital of Scotland?
g. Name of two Canada’s natural feautures?
h. What are the most popular sports in Canada?
i. What is the capital of Jamaica?
j. What two things make Jamaica popular with tourists?

30. ANSWER KEYS
a. How do Australians say ‘Good morning’? Good day
b. What is another way of saying ‘one in three’? 33 per cent
c. Name two open air activities Australians enjoy. Surfing, swimming
d. What three countries make up Great Britain? England, Wales, Scotland
e. What language do some people speak in Scotland? Gaelic

31. ANSWER KEYS
f. What’s the capital of Scotland? Edinburgh
g. Name of two Canada’s natural features? Mountains, lakes
h. What are the most popular sports in Canada? Winter sports
i. What is the capital of Jamaica? Kingston
j. What two things make Jamaica popular with tourists? Music, weather

32. Read the text and listen to Track 2. Circle the word you hear for each letter.
Hi! I’m Tessa, from Montreal, Quebec. Quebec is in the east/west/south of
Canada. Most people/Americans/Canadians speak the two official languages,
French and English. Canada is a big/huge/large country, the second largest in the
world actually. In Canada you can find everything/anything/nothing. Do you like
big pieces/cities/countries? We have really exciting ones, like Montreal and
Toronto. Do you like mountains? We have two/lots/some too. Water/Winter
sports are very popular. It is very cold winter, but I like summer better. It’s warm
and we go and swim in the lakes.

33. ANSWER KEYS
Hi! I’m Tessa, from Montreal, Quebec. Quebec is in the east of Canada. Most
Canadians speak the two official languages, French and English. Canada is a huge
country, the second largest in the world actually. In Canada you can find
everything. Do you like big cities? We have really exciting ones, like Montreal
and Toronto. Do you like mountains? We have lots too. Winter sports are very
popular. It is very cold winter, but I like summer better. It’s warm and we go and
swim in the lakes.

34. Listen to Track 3 and complete the table.
Where is it:
Capital:
Language:
Most popular sports:
Interesting information:

35. Where is it: in the Pacific Ocean
Capital: Wellington
Language: English, Maori
Most popular sports: Rugby, water sports, cricket
Interesting information: Some active volcanoes
The name of the country is New Zealand

36. D I S C U S S I N G H O L I D AY S
L E T ’ S S P E A K

37. R E F E R E N C E
Harmer, J., Acevedo, A., Lethaby, C., and Pelteret, C. 2007. “Just Listening
and Speaking (Pre-Intermediate)”. London: Marshall Cavendish Education