Lesson 3: Are you Japanese?

Saying where is people from; saying what nationality people are.

1. Vocabulary and Sound:
Countries:

The United States of America (USA)

Nigeria

South Africa China

Britain

Korea Mexico

Brazil

RussiaJapan

Australia

India Venezuela Egypt Germany

Spain

France Colombia

Nationalities:
American

British Korean

Mexican

Brazilian

Russian

Nigerian

South African

Chinese

Australian

Indian Venezuelan Egyptian German

French

Peruvian

Argentinian Bolivian

Japanese

Spanish

Colombian

1. Asking and saying where is people from.

Question:
Where are you from? /
Where do you come from?
Answer:
I am from Venezuela /
I come from France
Other examples:
Question:
Where is Mary from?
Answer:
She is from Cairo City, Egypt
Question:
Answer:

Where does Paul come from?

Paul comes from Madrid City, Spain.

(She = Mary, feminine pronoun)

(Paul = He, masculine pronoun)

2. Asking and saying what nationality people are.

Question:
Answer:

What nationality are you?

I am Venezuelan

Other examples: to understand examples bellow check section 1.

Question:
Is Mary Spanish?
Answer:
No, SHE is not Spanish, she is Egyptian.
Question:
Is Mary Egyptian?
Answer:
Yes, SHE is Egyptian.
Question:
Answer:
Question:

Is Paul Colombian?
No, HE is not Colombian, she is Spanish.
Is Paul Spanish?

Answer:
Yes, HE is Spanish
3. Grammar remarks.
This lesson contents some new things about grammar that are important to learn carefully to continue
learning English as well.
About NEGATIONS: In English language negations are different from Spanish language. In English sometimes is
necessary to empathize negation. For example:
Are you a Secretary?
No, I am not a secretary, I am a student. (Notice that negations appears twice)
Another remark about negations is that you can contract it with auxiliary verb in speaking way and informal
written way. For example:
She is not from France = She isnt from France
Paul, James and Mary are not Russian = Paul, James and Mary arent Russian
Paul does not come from Venezuela = Paul doesnt come from Venezuela.
Diego, James and Sarah do not come from Pakistan = Diego, James and Sarah dont come from Pakistan.

4. Exercises
a. Please fill the following chart
Person
Shakira
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Isabel Pantoja
Cristiano Ronaldo
Messi
Nelson Mandela
b.

Nationality
Colombian

Please take information in chart and complete the following sentences.

Shakira is not Venezuelan, She is Colombian.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez is _____, He __________________.
Isabel Pantoja is Spanish, She ____ not British.
Cristiano Ronaldo _____ _____ French, He ____ ______________.
Messi is ________________.
Nelson Mandela _____ ______ Chinese, He _____ ___________________.

Country
Colombia