VOCABULARY

Countries and nationalities

1. Find and circle ten countries.

U T R O M A N I A C

S H B F R A N C E O

Z E J B R U S S I A

T U C O L O M B I A

H S D R B R A Z I L

E A D K C H I N A Y

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V C R Y H

K G M H S P A I N N

I T P O L A N D E K

M O R O C C O E U D

2. Match the countries to the nationalities in the box.

Brazilian Romanian British Polish Colombian French Moroccan
Japanese Russian Spanish Chinese American

Countries Nationalities
the USA

Brazil

the UK

China

Colombia

France

Japan

Morocco

Poland

Romania

Russia

Spain

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 3. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

Chinese Brazilian Romania Colombia American British

I’m from the UK. I’m British.

1. Beyoncé is from the USA. She’s _______________.

2. My friend Vasile is from _______________. She’s Romanian.

3. Rice is from China. It’s _______________.

4. Neymar is from Brazil. He’s _______________.

5. Shakira is from _______________.

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4. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

actor footballer singer China Russian Japanese

Haruki Murakami is a Japanese writer.

1. Maria Sharapova is a _______________tennis player.

2. Paul Pogba is a French _______________.

3. Adele is a British _______________.

4. Beijing is the capital city of _______________.

5. Omar Sy is a French _______________.

GRAMMAR
be: present simple
5. Complete the table with the correct forms of the verb to be. Remember the apostrophe (’) in the
contracted forms.

Affirmative Negative Questions Short answers

I’m I’m _____ Am I? Yes, I _____.
No, I’m _____.
You’re You _____ Are _____? Yes, you _____.
No, you _____.
He_____ He isn’t _____he? Yes, _____is.
She’s She _____ Is she? No, he / she / it _____.
It_____ It isn’t Is it?
We’re We aren’t _____we / you / Yes, _________ are.
You_____ You aren’t they? No, we / you / they _____.
They’re They _____

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 6. Underline the correct words.

They are / is from the USA.

1. London is / are in the UK.

2. We am / are Romanian.

3. She is / are from Morocco.

4. I am / is Japanese.

5. My parents is / are in Spain.

7. Underline the correct words.

Marvel comics aren’t Chinese. They’re / aren’t American.

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1. Lena is from Warsaw. She’s / ’isn’t Polish.

2. Javier is / isn’t Spanish. He’s Colombian.

3. I’m from Romania. I’m / ’m not Romanian.

4. My brother is 17. She’s / isn’t 18.

5. We’re from Brazil. We’re / aren’t Colombian.

8. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

am is is are are are

Are Casablanca and Rabat cities in Morocco.

1. ________ you American?

2. ________ I in London?

3. ________ Andrés Iniesta a Spanish footballer?

4. ________ they French students?

5. ________ Natalie Portman a Russian singer?

9. Match the questions with the answers.

1. No, she isn’t. She’s an American actress. _____

2. Yes, I am. I’m from Chicago. _____

3. No, you aren’t. You’re in Edinburgh. _____

4. No, they aren’t. They’re Brazilian. _____

5. Yes, he is. _____

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 WRITING
10. Complete the email with the words in the box.

My is am he Spanish is

Hi,
My friend and I are interested in computer games. (1) My name (2) ________ Tim. I (3) ________ fifteen years old and
I’m from Spain. My friend’s name (4) ________ John. (5) ________ is fourteen and is (6) ________ too. Our favourite
game is Grand Theft Auto.

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