Of countries, Of countries, nationalities and nationalities and
languageslanguages(and also about English-(and also about English-speaking countries…)speaking countries…)
By Leticia Morán Lavado
EOI Mairena del Aljarafe
Hi Sven!! Nice to meet you! I’m
Caroline, and I’m Australian.
What happens when you meet people from other countries?
Hi, I’m Sven. I’m from Sweden. Where are you from?
When we meet someone from another When we meet someone from another country, what can we ask?country, what can we ask?
Where Where areare you you fromfrom?? Where Where dodo you you come fromcome from?? Hello! I’m ______. I’m from _____. And you?Hello! I’m ______. I’m from _____. And you? Hi, my name is ______ and I’m _____. And Hi, my name is ______ and I’m _____. And
you?you?
And what do we answer to that?And what do we answer to that?
I’m from + I’m from + name of the countryname of the country.. I come from + I come from + name of the countryname of the country.. I’m + I’m + nationalitynationality..
FIRST THINGS COME FIRST: FIRST THINGS COME FIRST: VOCABYLARYVOCABYLARY
What’s “England”, what’s “The UK” What’s “England”, what’s “The UK” and what’s “Great Britain?and what’s “Great Britain?
This is England, AND ONLY ENGLAND!!
This is GREAT BRITAIN! The biggest island of the two that make the British Isles. It includes three countries:
England
Wales
Scotland
*the other island is the ISLAND /aɪlənd/ OF IRELAND
So then, what is the United Kingdom?
• All right: the United Kingdom is all we have just talked about (England, Scotland and Wales)
PLUS…
• Northern Ireland
Someone from Nothern Ireland is British, Irish or Northern Irish*
Now, what about other English-speaking Now, what about other English-speaking countries? Can you identify them?countries? Can you identify them?
Canada - Canadian
The United States of America (The U.S.A. – The
U.S.)
American
But hey, did you know you can also use English in…?
And other countries and nationalities And other countries and nationalities you should know are:you should know are:
Europe
The Netherlands
Dutch
Norway - Norwegian
Sweden - Swedish
Finland - Finnish
Greece - Greek Denmark - Danish
Portugal - Portuguese
Belgium - Belgian
EUROPE
Switzerland - Swiss
Austria - Austrian
Turkey – Turkish* Romania - Romanian
AFRICA
Egypt - Egyptian
Morocco - Moroccan
ASIA
India - Indian Israel - Israeli