Topic: Nationalities
Mode: Interpretive
Level: Novice
Students will practice identifying and forming nationality adjectives.
Components of the activity: Worksheets, answer keys
Instructions to the teacher
There are five versions of this activity below. Versions 1-4 are easier identification activity, while version 5 requires students to produce the nationality adjective on their own.
Version 1
Instructions to students
Read the descriptions carefully and choose the correct nationality for each person.
- Shohei is from Tokyo. He is __________.
a. Chinese b. Japanese c. Lebanese d. Taiwanese
- Tina is from Shanghai. She is _________.
a. Japanese b. Lebanese c. Chinese d. Tawainese
- Emeka is from Nigeria. He is_________.
a. Senegalese b. French c. Nigerian d. Somalian
- Vidya teaches Tamil. She is _________.
a. Indian b. Japanese c. French d. Nigerian
- Maria is from Peru. She is __________.
a. Incan b. Peruvian c. Mexican d. Chilean
- Adam is from Wisconsin. He is ________.
a. American b. Canadian c. Mexican d. French
- Stella is from Ontario. She is ________.
a. Spanish b. American c. French d. Canadian
- Marcy is from Paris. She is _________.
a. English b. Indian c. French d. Canadian
- Abdullah is from Dubai. He is ______.
a. Emirati b. Indonesian c. Malaysian d. Iraqi
- Shahnoza is from Uzbekistan. She is _______.
a. Uzbek b. Kazakh c. Russian d. Siberian
Version 2
Note: While transforming this activity to your target language, leave the hint (country name) in English. Otherwise the students will be able to easily guess the answer.
Instructions to students
Read the descriptions carefully and choose the correct nationality for each item. Hints are given in brackets after each question.
1. Mercedes Benz is a ____________ car company. (Germany)
Jamaican Italian German
2. Baseball is the ___________ national pastime. (United States)
American Canadian Indian
3. J.K. Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, is a ____________ author. (England)
Scottish Danish British/English
4. Hyundai is a ______________ car company. (Korea)
Japanese Korean Swiss
5. Honda is a ______________ car company. (Japan)
Vietnamese Japanese American
6. Sony is a _______________ company. (Japan)
Japanese Korean Chinese
7. Swatch is a _______________ watch company. (Switzerland)
Danish Swiss French
8. Ferrari is an _____________ car company. (Italy)
German American Italian
9. Lego is a ____________ toy company. (Denmark)
Belgian Lithuanian Danish
10. Coca Cola is an ________ company. (United States)
Armenian Albanian American
Version 3
Instructions to students
Match the country to the correct nationality.
- United States Uzbek
- India Indian
- Nigeria German
- China Japanese
- Korea French
- Japan Chinese
- France Brazilian
- Uzbekistan American
- Germany Nigerian
- Brazil Korean
Version 4
Instructions to students
Choose all of the words that look exactly like the word you see.
- Belgian
Belgian Belgium Belgian Belgian Belgium
- German
Germany German German German Germany
- Dutch
Dutch Dutch Danish Danish Dutch
- French
French French France French France
- Kenyan
Kenya Kenyan Kenyan Kenya Kenyan
- American
America American American America American
- Turkish
Turkish Turkey Turkish Turkey Turkish
- Indian
India Indian India Indian Indian
- Korean
Korean Korean Korean Korea Korea
- Malaysian
Malaysia Malaysian Malaysia Malaysian Malaysian
Version 5
Instructions to students
Write the nationality that corresponds with the country.
- America ____________
- India ____________
- Kenya ____________
- Germany ____________
- Nigeria ____________
- Korea ____________
- China ____________
- Senegal ____________
- France ____________
- Greece ____________
Answer key
- American
- Indian
- Kenyan
- German
- Nigerian
- Korean
- Chinese
- Senagalese
- French
- Greek