TOPIC

What is your nationality?

TONGUE TWISTER

I wish I were what I was when I wished I were what I am.

How many cans can a canner can if a canner can can cans?

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LESSON

Place

What is a person from this country called?

中国人

In the Chinese language

Person

中国

Just add人

LESSON

Place

What is a person from this country called?

In the English language

CanadaAdjective Canadian

Place ChinaAdjective Chinan or Chinian

What is a suffix?

LESSON

Sherlock loves to travel the world and he has visited nearly every country in the world. Here are a few people that Sherlock has met along the way.

A World Traveller

LESSON

When he went to Australia, he met his best friend, Anton. Sherlock often sends postcards to his _______(Australia) friend.

A World Traveller

LESSON

On the flight to Vietnam, Sherlock met a _______(Vietnam) friend named Autumn. She was very interesting and they talked for the entire flight.

A World Traveller

LESSON

Sherlock wanted to explore a different culture so he decided to go to Pakistan. At a coffee shop, he drank a cup of coffee with his new ________(Pakistan) friend named Whitney.

A World Traveller

LESSON

Then, Sherlock flew to England hoping to meet the Queen of England. Instead, he met a wonderful _______(England) friend named Falcon.

A World Traveller

LESSON

Finally, Sherlock wanted to visit the beaches of Greece and there he met three crazy ______(Greece) students named Wolf, Anthony, and Tony.

A World Traveller

LESSON -an Nationalities

AmericanCanadianMexican 墨西哥人Brazilian 巴西人Austrian 奥地利Italian 意大利人German 德国人Russian 俄国人Indian 印度人Korean 朝鲜人Iranian 伊朗的人Egyptian 埃及人

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Origin – The suffix -an is the most common suffix in the English language and was borrowed directly from Latin to indicate a place.

Tip – If you’re not 100% sure, guess -an

Country

AmericaIndiaKorea

My best friend, Lisa, is Korean.

Adjective/Person

AmericanIndianKorean

LESSON

ChineseJapanese 日本人Vietnamese 越南人

Portuguese 葡萄牙人

Sudanese 苏丹人

Origin – Countries with suffixes ending in -ese are found everywhere in the world in Asia, Africa, South America. It is the most common suffix in Italian francese (French) and its usage in English is a result of the voyages of Marco Polo and Christopher Columbus.

Tip – If it was visited by Marco Polo or Christopher Columbus, it might end in -ese

-ese Nationalities

Country

ChinaPortugal?Sudan?

Last night, I met a very interesting Portuguese man.

ChinesePortugueseSudanese

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Adjective/Person

PRACTICE

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–an

–ese

Nationality Tip

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Italy?Iran?Brazil?

Complete the chart

Japan?Portugal?Sudan?

LESSON

Danish 丹麦的人English英国人Finnish 芬兰人Irish爱尔兰的人Swedish 瑞典人

Origin – The suffix –ish is a common suffix in German meaning “belonging to”. All countries that use –ish are found in Northern Europe.

Tip – If it is in Northern Europe, it might end in -ish

-ish Nationalities

Country

England?Sweden?Denmark?

I feel like eating some English food for dinner.

EnglishSwedishDanish

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Adjective/Person

LESSON

Emirati 阿联酋人Iraqi 伊拉克人Israeli 以色列人Pakistani 巴基斯坦人Saudi 沙特人Yemeni 也门人

Bangladeshi 孟加拉人

Origin – Nearly all countries with the –i suffix are found in the Middle East. In Arabic, it refers to “belonging to” and most countries in the Middle East use Arabic as their primary language.

Tip – If it’s in the Middle East, the suffix is probably -i

-i Nationalities

Country

Israel?Saudi Arabia?United Arab Emirates?

My father is Saudi and my mother is Emirati.

IsraeliSaudiEmirati

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Adjective/Person

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–an

–ese

Nationality Tip

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Ireland?Finland?Sweden?

Complete the chart

Pakistan?Yemen?Iraq?

–ish

–i

LESSON

French 法国人Greek 希腊人Thai 泰人Swiss 瑞士人

Origin – Some countries have a unique way to indicate a person from that country. There is no easy to remember except to memorize each suffix.

Tip – There are no tips.

other Nationalities

Country

France?Greece?Switzerland?

My girlfriend is Swiss.

FrenchGreekSwiss

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Adjective/Person

PRACTICE

–an

–ese

Nationality Tip

Turkey?Thailand?Iceland?

Complete the chart

–ish

–i

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SCENARIOS

Michael is from the Middle East/Africa. His country is famous for large pyramids and ancient civilizations. Michael is ________?

Cooper was born in Southern Europe(Spain) but his mother is from Germany. It’s very easy for Cooper to visit Germany on the train. Cooper is ________? Willow is very proud of her native country. It was the home of the man that is credited with discovering the Americas. Willow is ________?

Team Yellow Team Blue Team Red Team Green

GAME

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Each team will send one person to the front of the class.

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When the students are ready, the teacher will show a card with the name of a country. The first student to correctly write the correct name(legibly) identifying a person from that country will earn one point for their team.

The student who answered correctly will stay at the front of the class and the three remaining students will return to their seats. Three new students will then come to the front.