Ationality language
| country | nationality | language | Capital |
| Austria | |||
| Australia | Australian | English | |
| Belgium | |||
| Brazil | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| Chile | |||
| China | Chinese | Mandarin (Cantonese) | |
| Cuba | |||
| The Czech republic | |||
| Denmark | |||
| Egypt | Egyptian | Arabic | |
| Finland | |||
| France | French | French | |
| Germany | German | German | |
| Greece | Greek | Greek | |
| Hungary | |||
| Iceland | |||
| India | |||
| Iran | |||
| Iraq | |||
| Israel | Israeli | Hebrew | |
| Italy | Italian | Italian | |
| Japan | Japanese | Japanese | |
| (South) Korea | Korean | Korean | |
| Lebanon | |||
| Mexico | |||
| Malta | |||
| The Netherlands Holland | Dutchman | Dutch | |
| Norway | |||
| Poland | Polish (Poles) | Polish | |
| Portugal | |||
| Russia | Russian | Russian | |
| Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabian | Arabic | |
| Slovakia | |||
| Spain | Spanish (Spaniards) | Spanish | |
| Sweden | |||
| Switzerland | Swiss | Swiss-German, French | |
| Thailand | Thai | Thai | |
| Turkey | Turkish | Turkish | |
| the UK (United Kingdom) = England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland | British Scottish, Welsh and Irish | English | |
| the USA (United States of America) | American | English |
I come from Argentina, so Im Argentinian and my first language is Spanish.
The capital is Buenos Aires, which has a population of more than 10 million people.
For transcription see == http://lingorado.com/transcription/
Parts of the world
The continents in the world are Europe / ˈjʊərəp /, Africa / ˈæfrɪkə /, Asia / ˈeɪʒə /,
North America / əˈmɛrɪkə/, South America, Australia / ɒˈstreɪliːə / [ and New Zealand],
Arctic/ ˈɑːktɪk / and Antarctica /ˌænˈtɑːktɪkə/.
We also use these terms for different parts of the world:
the Middle East (e.g. United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia),
the Far East (e.g. Thailand, Japan),
the Mediterranean (e.g. Italy, Spain)
the Caribbean (e.g. Jamaica, Barbados),
Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland).
People and races
People belong to ethnic groups such as Asians, or Orientals, or Latin Americans, etc.
and regional groups:
- Africa
- Asia
- Central America
- Eastern Europe
- European Union
- Middle East
- North America
- Oceania
- South America
- The Caribbean
For each country see == http://www.internetworldstats.com/list1.htm#geo
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When we are talking about people from a particular country, we add s to nationalities ending in -i or -(i)an= Brazilians/Russians are but we need the definite article (the) for most others.
The British / The French are
With both groups we can also use the word people, e.g. Brazilian people, British people, etc.
Some nationalities have nouns for referring to people, e.g. a Finn, a Spaniard, a Dane, a Briton, an Arab. For most nationalities we can use the adjective as a noun, e.g. a German, a Greek. Some need man/woman/person added to them (you cant say a Dutch), so if in doubt, use them, e.g. a French man.
People speak dialects as well as languages. Everyone has a native language, or mother tongue, or first language; many have second and third languages. Some people are perfect in more than one language and are bilingual, or multilingual.
Exercises
Answer the questions.
1 What nationality are people from Poland?
2 What nationality are people from Thailand?
3 What language is spoken in Spain?
4 Where do people speak Hebrew?
5 Where do people speak Mandarin?
6 What language is spoken in Brazil?
7 What language is spoken in Egypt?
8 What nationality are people from Germany?
9 Write down three countries whose first language is English.
10 Write down three languages spoken in Switzerland.
5.2 What parts of the world are these countries in?
Write the continent, e.g. Europe, or the area, e.g. the Far East. Then make your own list.
1 Germany _______________________ 4 Italy ___________________________________
2 Japan _________________________ 5 Jamaica ________________________________
3 Saudi Arabia ____________________ 6 Argentina _______________________________
7 Cyprus ________________________ 8 Fiji ____________________________________
9 Ghana _________________________ 10 Jordan________________________________
Write the answers.
1 Bangkok is the capital of_________________________
4 Moscow is the capital of _________________________
2 Ankara is the capital of__________________________
5 Buenos Aires is the capital of_____________________
3 Seoul is the capital of ___________________________
6 Athens is the capital of__________________________
7 Brussels is the capital of _________________________
8 Edinburgh is the capital of _______________________
9 Cairo is the capital of ___________________________
10 Beijing is the capital of _________________________
Complete the sentences with the name of the people from the country on the right.
1 Ive worked a lot with ________________________. FRANCE
2 I know lots of ______________________________ GERMANY
3 We do a lot of business with __________________. JAPAN
4 I used to know a lot of _______________________ HOLLAND
5 I have always found __________________ very friendly. BRAZIL
6 People often say that______________ are very reserved. BRITAIN
7 ____________________are very organised. SWITZERLAND
8 I met a lot of _________________ on my trip to Moscow. RUSSIA
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