COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES

EXERCISES

1. Read and complete the chart.

Dear (Mauro Zambrano 25 años),

Welcome to the Friends Club. It’s for English learners and friends around the world.

Martina, Pepe, Kate, Dunya, Mary, Paul and Bernd are members of the Club: Martina is from Italy. She’s
twelve. Pepe is Spanish. He’s nine. Kate and Mary are twins from Great Britain. They are thirteen years
old. Dunya is from Russia. She’s ten. Paul is French and he’s eleven. Bernd is from Germany and he is
eight years old. How old are you?

Enjoy the club!

Laura

NOMBRE EDA PAÍS NACIONALIDAD

D
Martina 12 Italia Italalian

Pepe 12 España Spanish

Kate 12 Gran Bretaña British 

El Mundo 10 Rusia Rusian

María 13 Rusia Rusian

Paul 11 Francia French

Anónimo

(usted) 25 Colombia Colombian

 2. Write questions ordering the words. Then, answer the questions according to the
text in exercise 1.

a) Dunya de Rusia es
- ¿Dunya es de Rusia? Sí, lo es.

b) Paul es alemán
- Paul es Alemán ? No, no lo es .

c) Los gemelos son de Francia

- Los gemelos son de Francia? No, no lo son.

d) Ocho Bernd años

- Cuantos años tiene Bernd ? 8.

e) Martina Italia desde es

- Martina es de Italia? Sí, lo es.

f) Kate es francesa
- Kate es Francesa? No, no lo se.

3. Circle the correct word.

a) Carlos is from Spain / Spanish.

b) She is French / French.

c) Anja is from Russia / Russian.

d) These are my friends from Germany / Germany.

e) Hina is from Japan / Japanese.

f) Sofia is Greece / Greece.

 4. Rewrite the sentences. Use the words in brackets.

a) You are Michael. (Name) –

Your name is Michael.

b) She is from France (French). –

They are French.

c)Where are you from? (Nationality) –

What nationality are you

d) What nationality is she? (from) –

What nationality is she?

e) Is Susan Spanish? (from) –

Susan is a Spanish national.

f) They are from Poland. (Polish) -

They are Polish.

1. Put the nationality adjectives into the correct groups. Look at the endings.

-an -ese -ish Otras nacionalidades

African Portuguese Turkish peruano

Asian Congolese Swedish Russian

Bolivian Spanish

6. Search in the dictionary more examples.

-an -ese -ish Otras nacionalidades