Countries and nationalities. Tick the countries you know. Write the missing letters.

Countries	Nationalities
I’m from …	I’m…
Brazil Australia Argentina the USA Germany Italy Mexico Russia	Brazili an Australi _ _ Argentini _ _ Americ _ _ Germ _ _ Itali _ _ Mexic _ _ Russi _ _
the UK Spain Poland Turkey	Brit ish Span _ _ _ Pol _ _ _ Turk _ _ _
Japan China	Japan _ _ _ Chin _ _ _
France	French

Fill in the gaps. Read and practice the conversations. Where do the conversations take place?

Receptionist: Good morning. What’s your name please?

Jane: It's Jane Smith.

Receptionist: And where are you from?

Jane: I’m from …..

 

Receptionist: What are your names, please?

Joe: My name's Joe Hill and this is Susan West.

Receptionist: Where are you from?

Joe: We are from …

Receptionist: Welcome to the conference. You’re in room C.

 

Pair work 1. Take turns to ask and answer questions. Use the words from 3.1.

Follow the model: - Where are you from?

- I’m from …. I’m ….

Do you know these people? Where are they from?

1 2 3

4 5 6

Jean Renault Will Smith Jackie Chan Nicole Kidman Penelope Cruz Daniel Craig

France Spain the UK China the USA Australia

His name is Jean Renault. He is an actor.He is from France.

 

3.5. Topical vocabulary. Look at the form for an Internet café chat room. Put the words into the correct box.

doctor student single Poland businessman/woman learning English films the USA married Brazil music sport

Job

doctor

Marital status

single

Country

Poland

Interests

learning English

Read the E-mails and put them into correct order.

To Vanessa Hello Vanessa. My name is Tom and I’m interested in English. I’m a businessman from Poland. My brother is married to an American woman. They are doctors. I'm in San Francisco with him for one month. Tell me more about you.

To Tom Hi. My name is Vanessa. I’m a doctor from Brazil but I’m on holiday in San Francisco in the USA. I’m interested in learning English. Please write to me (in English!).

To Tom Hi Tom. Thank you for your E-mail. I’m 28 years old. I’m single and I’m interested in sport and films. Now I’m in an Internet café on 5th Street too!

To Vanessa Hello again, Vanessa. I’m 30 years old and I’m single. I’m in an Internet café on 5th Street. Where are you?

Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?

1. Vanessa is 20 years old and she is married.

2. She is on holiday in Madrid. She is Chinese.

3. She is interested in sport and films.

4. Tom is French and he is married to an American woman.

5. She is a doctor from Brazil.

6. Tom is interested in learning Spanish.

Do you have penpals/penfriends? What countries are they from?

Language help!Penpals are people who regularly write to each other, particularly via postal mail

Introduce yourself, follow the plan.

Greeting.

Hi/Hello/Good afternoon….

First name/last name.

My first/last name is…..

Place of living.

I’m from …..

Age.

I’m …..

Marital status.

I’m married/single.

Occupation.

I’m a first year student at …..

Hobby/Interests.

My hobby is …/I’m interested in…..

Introduce your classmate. Follow the plan. Pay attention to the verbs and pronouns.

Unit 4. Forms of address