Lesson3 countryvspeople

Let’s Learn!Let’s Learn!

Ms. NieMs. Nie

• Aim: How do we talk about our native country?

• Do Now: (PLEASE ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES in your journals!)

• What city are you from?I am from____________________________• What Country are you from?I am from____________________________• What language do you speak at home?I speak _____________________ at home.• What are the colors of your country’s flag?The colors on my country’s flag are ______________• What kind of food do you eat in your country?In my country, we eat ___________________________

What is a country?

A nation, a piece of land, made up of cities.

What is a continent?

A big piece of land made up of countries.

Name 5 continents:

What is a region?

A group of countries with the same language and culture.

Give me one example of a region:

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The Middle EastThe Middle East• What is the Middle East? It is a region• Is it a country? A continent?• Name 3 countries in the Middle East:

– _________________– _________________– _________________

AsiaAsia• What is Asia? A country? Region? • Continent? City?• Name 3 countries in Asia:

– ________________– ________________– ________________

Latin AmericaLatin America• What is Latin America? • Name 3 countries in Latin America:

– ___________________– ___________________– ___________________

Country versus it’s peopleCountry versus it’s people

• China, is that a country or people?• Can I say: I am China?

• Ecuador, is that a country or people?• Can I say: I am Ecuador?

• Mexico, is that a country or people?• Can I say: I am Mexico?

• Example Sentences: She is Chinese but she is not from China.

• (from tells you that it is a PLACE)

• Write 3 more sentences like the example above:1.

2.

3.

Country versus it’s PeopleCountry versus it’s People

France French

United States American

China Chinese

Ecuador Ecuadorian

Country People

Exercises:Exercises:1. She is from ________________ but she is not

Mexican.2. She lives in __________________ but she is

not from Chinese3. He was born in _________________ but she

is not Ecuadorian.4. They live in the United States but they are not

_________________.5. He lives in France but he is not

________________________.

HomeworkHomework #3#3

• Worksheet in the past tense