Omplete the words in the sentences. There is one space for each letter. 1 Yan is from China. She’s e . 2 Sofia is from Brazil. She’s l . 3 Minatu is from Tokyo. He’s a . 4 Alice is from the US. She’s i . 5 David is from Sydney. He’s a . 6 Lucía is from Mexico. She’s e . 7 Maxim is from Russia. He’s
Answers
- Yan is from China. She’s Chinese. (7 letters)
- Sofia is from Brazil. She’s Brazilian. (9 letters)
- Minatu is from Tokyo. He’s Japanese. (8 letters)
- Alice is from the US. She’s American. (8 letters)
- David is from Sydney. He’s Australian. (10 letters)
- Lucía is from Mexico. She’s Mexican. (7 letters)
- Maxim is from Russia. He’s Russian. (7 letters)
How to work it out
- After “She’s/He’s from …”, use the nationality adjective, not the country name.
- If the sentence gives a city, first find the country:
- Tokyo → Japan → Japanese
- Sydney → Australia → Australian
- The US means the United States/America, so the adjective is American.
- Nationality words start with a capital letter in English:
- Chinese, Brazilian, Japanese, American, Australian, Mexican, Russian
Spelling checks: Brazilian has “z”; Australian has “-tralian”; Russian has double “s”.
Обсуждение
6 сообщенийCan you test me on other nationalities?2 Choose the correct alternative. Lionel Messi is a famous footballer. His (a) wife/husband is called Antonella. They’ve got three boys. Their (b) sons/daughters are called Thiago, Mateo and Ciro. Messi and his parents are Argentinian. His (c) grandfather/father is called Jorge and his (d) mother/grandmother is called Celia. They’re the (e) grandfathers/grandparents of Thiago, Mateo ’and Ciro. His parents also have three boys. Messis (f) sisters/brothers are called Rodrigo and Matías. They’re Thiago, Mateo and Ci’ros (g) uncles/aunts
Exercise answers
- (a) wife
- (b) sons
- (c) father
- (d) mother
- (e) grandparents
- (f) brothers
- (g) uncles
Why: Antonella is female; Thiago, Mateo and Ciro are boys; Jorge and Celia are Lionel Messi’s parents and the boys’ grandparents; Rodrigo and Matías are male.
Yes — quick nationality test. Complete the nationality words:
- She’s from Canada. She’s C______.
- He’s from France. He’s F______.
- She’s from Germany. She’s G______.
- He’s from Spain. He’s S______.
- She’s from Italy. She’s I______.
Send me your answers and I’ll check them.
Choose the correct alternative. 1 His father is/are Spanish, but he lives in the US. 2 Today isn’t/aren’t Wednesday. It’s Thursday. 3 ‘Is/Are you from China?’ ‘No, I am not/isn’t Chinese.’4 The students in my class is/are great. They help me lots. 5 We is/are in Germany on holiday. 6 Alison am/is an English teacher.
Answers
- His father is Spanish, but he lives in the US.
- Today isn’t Wednesday. It’s Thursday.
- ‘Are you from China?’ ‘No, I am not Chinese.’
- The students in my class are great. They help me lots.
- We are in Germany on holiday.
- Alison is an English teacher.
Rule:
- I → am
- he / she / it / singular noun → is
- you / we / they / plural noun → are
So father → is, students → are, We → are, Alison → is. In the short answer, use am not with I.
Put the words in order to make sentences or questions. 1 got / mobile phone / a / have / bag / you / your / in / ? 2 brother / his / my / got / hasn’t / trainers / . 3 Jack / got / sister / and / a / have / Ben / ? 4 dog / Grace / has / a / a / got / cat / and / .
Answers
- Have you got a mobile phone in your bag?
- My brother hasn’t got his trainers.
- Have Jack and Ben got a sister?
- Grace has got a dog and a cat.
Word order reminder
- Statement: subject + have/has got + object
- Question: Have/Has + subject + got + object?
- Negative: subject + haven’t/hasn’t got + object
