Countries, Languages and Nationalities
Introduction:
- Guess who game
- Both have an ipad and choose one celebrity from the list. Type into google images and get a picture of the celebrity and then ask the following questions about appearance/occupation/age/sex etc:
- Is it a man or a woman?
- Does she have blonde/brown/black hair?
- Is she American/English/French/Italian etc?
- Is she old or young?
- Is he an actress/singer/politician/ etc?
- List of Celebritites to choose from:
- Justin Bieber
- Miley Cyrus
- One Direction
- Barack Obama
- Selena Gomez
- Francois Hollande
- Queen Elizabeth the Second
- Prince William
- Katherine Middleton
- (add any more you can think of)
Main Section:
Grammar Point: Past Simple Tense
- Last year I (go) to England on holiday.
- It (be) fantastic.
- I (visit) lots of interesting places. I (be) with two friends of mine .
- In the mornings we (walk) in the streets of London.
- In the evenings we (go) to pubs.
- The weather (be) strangely fine.
- It (not / rain) a lot.
- But we (see) some beautiful rainbows.
- Where (spend / you) your last holiday?
Write the past forms of the irregular verbs.
| Infinitive | Simple Past | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |
meet
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| 2. |
drive
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| 3. |
speak
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| 4. |
put
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| 5. |
write
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| 6. |
sing
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| 7. |
do
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| 8. |
sit
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| 9. |
stand
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| 10. |
run
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Complete the table in simple past.
| Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative |
|---|---|---|
He wrote a book.
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He did not sing
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Was she pretty?
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Put the sentences into simple past.
- We move to a new house. →
- They bring a sandwich. →
- He doesn't do the homework. →
- They sell cars. →
- Does he visit his friends? →
Write sentences in simple past.
- Janet / miss / the bus →
- she / tidy / her room →
- Nancy / watch / not / television→
- she / read / a book →
Choose "Was“ or "Were“:
- The teacher nice.
- The students very clever.
- But one student in trouble.
- We sorry for him.
- He nice though.
Countries and Nationalities - Oral Expression and Comprehension
- Using the past simple tense, tell me what you did yesterday
- Look at the map of the world and discuss the following points:
- Which countires speak English?
- Which countries speak French?
- Which countries speak Spanish?
- Which countries speak Chinese? (etc)
- Describe where New Zealand/England/Algeria/The Bahamas is.
- e.g it is a small country, to the right of Australia
- What is the weather like in ........
- Where have you been on holiday?
- Where would you like to go on holiday/Where would you like to visit/live?
Click on the link below to match the countires to the flags
Write down any countries that you do not know in your exericse book
Nations and Nationalities - Fill in the blanks
The adjective for a nationality is the same as the language.
They are from England. They are .
She is from . She is German.
He is Canadian. He is from .
We are Irish. We are from .
I'm from . I am Belgian.
You're from . You're French.
She is from . She is American.
Citizens of Scotland are called .
Citizens of are called Dutch.
People in Italy speak .
People in speak Spanish.
People who live in India are called .
People who live in are called Australian.
live in Austria, but they speak German.
New Zealanders live in New Zealand, but they speak .
The Portuguese speak Portuguese in .
Citizens of China are called .
Citizens of are called Japanese.
People who live in speak Greek.
People who live in Sweden speak .
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