Languages and Nationalites

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Quiz 1) What do they watch? a) Spanish TV b) Mexican TV 2) What does she say about Japan? a) She can speak Japanese. b) She can cook Japanese food. 3) What kind of music does he like?

Grammar 1-07 | True Beginner | CEFR A1

Nationalities

a) French music b) Korean music 4) Who likes Italian football?

Listen to four short conversations using nationalities.

a) He does. b) She does.

Conversation #1

Grammar Challenge

Man : What languages do you _________ ? Woman: I speak English and I study _________ . Man: That's cool. Do you have friends _________ ? Woman: No, but I like _________ TV shows. Man: Me too. I love movies in Spanish. Woman: Yeah. Spanish is so cool! Conversation #2 Man: Do you like ______ food? Woman: Yes, I love Japanese food. I lived ______ before. Man: Oh, do you speak Japanese? Woman: Some. I have Japanese friends. I practice ______ . Man: Do they speak English? Woman: Yes, they speak _______ very well. Conversation #3 Man: What foods do you like? Woman: I _________ food _________ food. Man: Me too. I also love _________ food. Woman: Do you like Korean food? Man: Yes, and I also love K-Pop. Woman: What is K-POP? Man: K-POP _________ pop music. Conversation #4 Man: Do you like football? Woman: Yes, I love football. I watch _________ football, Italian football, Spanish football. Man: Me too, I want to go _________ to watch my team. Woman: What is your team? Man: Chelsea. They play in _________ Premier League. Woman: Oh! My favorite team is AC Milan. They play ______ .

Fill in the blanks with the correct word. Con #1

Con #2

Con #3

Con #4

speak

English

is Korean

in Italy

Mexican

Japan

and Thai

the English

speak

Japanese

like French

to England

from Spain

with them

Chinese

German

Speaking Challenge Match the answers with the questions. 1) What languages do you speak? 2) Do you have friends from another country? 3) Do you like Thai food? 4) What is Spain famous for? 5) Where do people eat lots of fish? [ _ ] Yes, I love spicy food! [ _ ] Spanish food and football! [ _ ] Yes, my friend is from Germany. [ _ ] In Japan. Japanese people love sushi. [ _ ] I speak Russian and French. What about you? Share your answers to the questions.

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English Listening Lesson Library Online - Grammar Talks - www.elllo.org Quiz 1) How many languages does she speak? a) Two b) Three c) Four 2) What is similar about French and English? a) Spelling of words b) Pronunciation of words c) Word stress 3) What does she teach him to say in Yoruba? Beginner 1 | Lesson 7 | Nationalities, Languages, Countries

What languages do you speak? Two people discuss the languages they speak or want to learn. Todd: So, Abidemi, let's talk about languages. Abidemi: Sure. Todd: You are from Nigeria ________ has many languages, correct? Abidemi: That's true, yes. Todd: How many languages can you speak? Abidemi: I would say that I can speak one language very well.

a) How are you? b) Thank you. c) Good bye. 4) What language does she want to learn? a) Thai b) Mandarin c) Russian 5) What language does he want to learn? a) Thai b) Spanish c) Russian

Grammar Challenge Fill in the blanks with the correct word. Canadian

French

in Canada

and Nigeria

Todd: Me, too.

of Japanese

English

some Thai

in French

Abidemi: And that would be ________ . But I speak other languages fairly well. Yoruba, which is a Nigerian language, French, and a little bit ________ , as well.

Yoruba

in Japan

in English

Japanese

Todd: You are ________ also, and in Canada, students study French, correct?

Speaking Challenge

Abidemi: That's true, yes. Todd: Okay. Do you speak French often ________ ? Abidemi: While I was living there I spoke it a lot more, yes. Todd: Do you like French?

Match the answers with the questions. 1) What languages do you speak? 2) What is your favorite food? 3) What language do you want to learn? 4) What music from other countries do you like? 5) What movies from other countries do you like?

Abidemi: I love ________ . I love learning languages. Todd: French, I think, is very hard for some people, myself included, because the pronunciation of some words is very different than the pronunciation of American English. I think it's funny that there are some words ________ that look exactly the same as words ________ but we pronounce them completely differently. For example, I will say the word in English, and you say the same word in French. Okay?

( _ ) I want to learn French. ( _ ) I love Chinese food. ( _ ) I like watching Korean dramas. ( _ ) I speak Greek and Russian. ( _ ) I like Spanish music. What about you? Share your answers to the questions.

Abidemi: I will try. Todd: For example, 'impossible'. Abidemi: 'Impossible'. Todd: Right. So that is so interesting. Again, 'impossible'. Abidemi: 'Impossible'. Todd: And they're spelled the same, correct? Abidemi: That's true.

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Todd: Yeah, how about 'reservation'? Abidemi: 'Reservation'.

Grammar

Todd: That's so cool. Abidemi: I have never thought of it like that before, Todd, but you're right. They look the same but the pronunciations are different. Todd: I think it's a trick because we see the word and we know how to say it one way, but we have to say it a different way. Abidemi: That's true. Todd: We just can't do that well. Abidemi: That's true.

Nationalities, Languages, Countries Point 1: The names of countries, languages, and people from a country begin with a capital letter. I am from Germany. He can speak French. I love Thai food. Point 2: The adjective form of a country can be used to describe people, languages, and items.

Todd: So, you can speak ________ . Abidemi: Yoruba, yes. Todd: Yoruba. How do you say, "How are you?" In Yoruba. Abidemi: Bawo ni? Todd: Oh, that's so cool. Again? Abidemi: Bawo ni? Todd: Bawo ni? Abidemi: Bawo ni?

People speak Spanish in Spain. She is Italian, but does not speak Italian. We bought a Japanese car in Japan. Nationalities Point 3: There are some patterns in English for nationalities but there are many exceptions. It is best to just remember them case-by-case. Country Nationality Country

Nationality

Japan

Japanese

Thailand

Thai

China

Chinese

Korea

Korean

Todd: Oh, wow. That's so cool.

Sweden

Swedish

Greece

Greek

Abidemi: Thank you.

Germany German

Poland

Polish

Todd: Yeah. Have you ever taught that language?

Italy

Italian

Portugal

Portuguese

France

French

Turkey

Turkish

Spain

Spanish

Finland

Finnish

Mexico

Mexican

Colombia Colombian

Canada

Canadian

Brazil

Abidemi: No, never. I don't think too many people want to learn it outside of Nigeria. Todd: I think, in the future, more people will want to learn unique languages. Abidemi: I hope you're right. Todd: Yeah, maybe. Abidemi: Maybe. Todd: What language do you want to learn in the future? Abidemi: I have many, that if I had more time, I would like to learn. I'm interested in ________ , of course. I live ________ now, so I would like to speak it better. I would also like to learn Mandarin, Russian, Hausa, another Nigerian language, Spanish, and maybe a couple of others. Todd: Yeah, there's so many languages I want to learn. I want to learn Spanish, too. I can speak ________ and Japanese because I lived as a teacher in both countries. But I want to learn a language that has the same alphabet. So I can read Thai, but not very well, and I can read Japanese but not very well. But I want to learn a language where it's easy to read and see what the word is, you know, because in Thai, you can't do that, in Japanese, you can't do that. Abidemi: I know what you mean. It would make it easier to learn the language. Todd: But in Russian, you can't do that. Abidemi: That's true. Todd: Right? It's completely different. Abidemi: That's true, but they have alphabets that are the same, so you just have to decode them. Todd: A little bit, yeah. We have the phrase, "It's all Greek to me," which means you have no idea. Anyway, thanks a lot, Abidemi. Abidemi: Thank you, Todd.

Brazilian



Quiz 1) What do they watch? a) Spanish TV b) Mexican TV 2) What does she say about Japan? a) She can speak Japanese. b) She can cook Japanese food. 3) What kind of music does he like?

Grammar 1-07 | True Beginner | CEFR A1

Nationalities

a) French music b) Korean music 4) Who likes Italian football?

Listen to four short conversations using nationalities.

a) He does. b) She does.

Conversation #1

Grammar Challenge

Man : What languages do you speak? Woman: I speak English and I study Spanish. Man: That's cool. Do you have friends from Spain? Woman: No, but I like Mexican TV shows. Man: Me too. I love movies in Spanish. Woman: Yeah. Spanish is so cool! Conversation #2 Man: Do you like Japanese food? Woman: Yes, I love Japanese food. I lived in Japan before. Man: Oh, do you speak Japanese? Woman: Some. I have Japanese friends. I practice with them. Man: Do they speak English? Woman: Yes, they speak English very well. Conversation #3 Man: What foods do you like? Woman: I like French food and Thai food. Man: Me too. I also love Chinese food. Woman: Do you like Korean food? Man: Yes, and I also love K-Pop. Woman: What is K-POP? Man: K-POP is Korean pop music. Conversation #4 Man: Do you like football? Woman: Yes, I love football. I watch German football, Italian football, Spanish football. Man: Me too, I want to go to England to watch my team. Woman: What is your team? Man: Chelsea. They play in the English Premier League. Woman: Oh! My favorite team is AC Milan. They play in Italy.

Fill in the blanks with the correct word. Con #1

Con #2

Con #3

Con #4

speak

English

is Korean

in Italy

Mexican

Japan

and Thai

the English

speak

Japanese

like French

to England

from Spain

with them

Chinese

German

Speaking Challenge Match the answers with the questions. 1) What languages do you speak? 2) Do you have friends from another country? 3) Do you like Thai food? 4) What is Spain famous for? 5) Where do people eat lots of fish? [ 3 ] Yes, I love spicy food! [ 4 ] Spanish food and football! [ 2 ] Yes, my friend is from Germany. [ 5 ] In Japan. Japanese people love sushi. [ 1 ] I speak Russian and French. What about you? Share your answers to the questions.

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English Listening Lesson Library Online - Grammar Talks - www.elllo.org Quiz 1) How many languages does she speak? a) Two b) Three c) Four 2) What is similar about French and English? a) Spelling of words b) Pronunciation of words c) Word stress 3) What does she teach him to say in Yoruba? Beginner 1 | Lesson 7 | Nationalities, Languages, Countries

What languages do you speak? Two people discuss the languages they speak or want to learn. Todd: So, Abidemi, let's talk about languages. Abidemi: Sure. Todd: You are from Nigeria and Nigeria has many languages, correct? Abidemi: That's true, yes. Todd: How many languages can you speak? Abidemi: I would say that I can speak one language very well.

a) How are you? b) Thank you. c) Good bye. 4) What language does she want to learn? a) Thai b) Mandarin c) Russian 5) What language does he want to learn? a) Thai b) Spanish c) Russian

Grammar Challenge Fill in the blanks with the correct word. Canadian

French

in Canada

and Nigeria

Todd: Me, too.

of Japanese

English

some Thai

in French

Abidemi: And that would be English. But I speak other languages fairly well. Yoruba, which is a Nigerian language, French, and a little bit of Japanese, as well.

Yoruba

in Japan

in English

Japanese

Todd: You are Canadian also, and in Canada, students study French, correct?

Speaking Challenge

Abidemi: That's true, yes. Todd: Okay. Do you speak French often in Canada? Abidemi: While I was living there I spoke it a lot more, yes. Todd: Do you like French?

Match the answers with the questions. 1) What languages do you speak? 2) What is your favorite food? 3) What language do you want to learn? 4) What music from other countries do you like? 5) What movies from other countries do you like?

Abidemi: I love French. I love learning languages. Todd: French, I think, is very hard for some people, myself included, because the pronunciation of some words is very different than the pronunciation of American English. I think it's funny that there are some words in French that look exactly the same as words in English but we pronounce them completely differently. For example, I will say the word in English, and you say the same word in French. Okay?

( 3 ) I want to learn French. ( 2 ) I love Chinese food. ( 5 ) I like watching Korean dramas. ( 1 ) I speak Greek and Russian. ( 4 ) I like Spanish music. What about you? Share your answers to the questions.

Abidemi: I will try. Todd: For example, 'impossible'. Abidemi: 'Impossible'. Todd: Right. So that is so interesting. Again, 'impossible'. Abidemi: 'Impossible'. Todd: And they're spelled the same, correct? Abidemi: That's true.

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Todd: Yeah, how about 'reservation'? Abidemi: 'Reservation'.

Grammar

Todd: That's so cool. Abidemi: I have never thought of it like that before, Todd, but you're right. They look the same but the pronunciations are different. Todd: I think it's a trick because we see the word and we know how to say it one way, but we have to say it a different way. Abidemi: That's true. Todd: We just can't do that well. Abidemi: That's true.

Nationalities, Languages, Countries Point 1: The names of countries, languages, and people from a country begin with a capital letter. I am from Germany. He can speak French. I love Thai food. Point 2: The adjective form of a country can be used to describe people, languages, and items.

Todd: So, you can speak Yoruba. Abidemi: Yoruba, yes. Todd: Yoruba. How do you say, "How are you?" In Yoruba. Abidemi: Bawo ni? Todd: Oh, that's so cool. Again? Abidemi: Bawo ni? Todd: Bawo ni? Abidemi: Bawo ni?

People speak Spanish in Spain. She is Italian, but does not speak Italian. We bought a Japanese car in Japan. Nationalities Point 3: There are some patterns in English for nationalities but there are many exceptions. It is best to just remember them case-by-case. Country Nationality Country

Nationality

Japan

Japanese

Thailand

Thai

China

Chinese

Korea

Korean

Todd: Oh, wow. That's so cool.

Sweden

Swedish

Greece

Greek

Abidemi: Thank you.

Germany German

Poland

Polish

Todd: Yeah. Have you ever taught that language?

Italy

Italian

Portugal

Portuguese

France

French

Turkey

Turkish

Spain

Spanish

Finland

Finnish

Mexico

Mexican

Colombia Colombian

Canada

Canadian

Brazil

Abidemi: No, never. I don't think too many people want to learn it outside of Nigeria. Todd: I think, in the future, more people will want to learn unique languages. Abidemi: I hope you're right. Todd: Yeah, maybe. Abidemi: Maybe. Todd: What language do you want to learn in the future? Abidemi: I have many, that if I had more time, I would like to learn. I'm interested in Japanese, of course. I live in Japan now, so I would like to speak it better. I would also like to learn Mandarin, Russian, Hausa, another Nigerian language, Spanish, and maybe a couple of others. Todd: Yeah, there's so many languages I want to learn. I want to learn Spanish, too. I can speak some Thai and Japanese because I lived as a teacher in both countries. But I want to learn a language that has the same alphabet. So I can read Thai, but not very well, and I can read Japanese but not very well. But I want to learn a language where it's easy to read and see what the word is, you know, because in Thai, you can't do that, in Japanese, you can't do that. Abidemi: I know what you mean. It would make it easier to learn the language. Todd: But in Russian, you can't do that. Abidemi: That's true. Todd: Right? It's completely different. Abidemi: That's true, but they have alphabets that are the same, so you just have to decode them. Todd: A little bit, yeah. We have the phrase, "It's all Greek to me," which means you have no idea. Anyway, thanks a lot, Abidemi. Abidemi: Thank you, Todd.

Brazilian



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