1. What is your nationality?
TOPIC
What is your nationality?

2. 1 2 I wish I were what I was when I wished I were what I am.
TONGUE TWISTER 1
I wish I were what I was when I wished I were what I am. 2
How many cans can a canner can if a canner can can cans?

3. What is a person from this country called?
LESSON
In the Chinese language
What is a person from this country called? 中国
Place
中国人
Person
Just add人

4. What is a person from this country called?
LESSON
In the English language
What is a person from this country called?
Canada
Place
Canadian
Adjective
China
Place
Chinan or Chinian
Adjective
What is a suffix?
Just add人

5. LESSON
A World Traveller
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.

6. LESSON
A World Traveller
When he went to Australia, he met his best friend, Anton. Sherlock often sends postcards to his _______(Australia) friend.

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

8. LESSON
A World Traveller
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.

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

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

11. 1 2 -an LESSON Nationalities American Canadian Mexican 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
Country
Adjective/Person 1
America
India
Korea
American
Indian
Korean 2
My best friend, Lisa, is Korean.
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

12. 1 2 -ese LESSON Nationalities Chinese Japanese 日本人 Vietnamese 越南人
Portuguese 葡萄牙人
Sudanese 苏丹人
Country
Adjective/Person 1
China
Portugal?
Sudan?
Chinese
Portuguese
Sudanese 2
Last night, I met a very interesting
Portuguese man.
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

13. PRACTICE Complete the chart Nationality Tip Italy? Iran? Brazil? –an 12
Japan?
Portugal?
Sudan?
–ese 3 4

14. 1 2 -ish LESSON Nationalities Danish 丹麦的人 English英国人 Finnish 芬兰人
Irish爱尔兰的人
Swedish 瑞典人
Country
Adjective/Person 1
England?
Sweden?
Denmark?
English
Swedish
Danish 2
I feel like eating some English food for dinner.
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

15. 1 2 -i LESSON Nationalities 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
Country
Adjective/Person 1
Israel?
Saudi Arabia?
United Arab
Emirates?
Israeli
Saudi
Emirati 2
My father is Saudi and my mother is Emirati.
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

16. PRACTICE Complete the chart Nationality Tip –an –ese Ireland? Finland?
Sweden?
–ish 1 2
Pakistan?
Yemen?
Iraq? –i 3 4

17. 1 2 other LESSON Nationalities French 法国人 Greek 希腊人 Thai 泰人 Swiss 瑞士人
Country
Adjective/Person 1
France?
Greece?
Switzerland?
French
Greek
Swiss 2
My girlfriend is Swiss.
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.

18. PRACTICE Complete the chart Nationality Tip –an –ese –ish –i Turkey?
Thailand?
Iceland?
other 1 2

19. PRACTICE
SCENARIOS 1
Michael is from the Middle East/Africa. His country is famous for large pyramids and ancient civilizations. Michael is ________? 2
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 ________? 3
Willow is very proud of her native country. It was the home of the man that is credited with discovering the Americas. Willow is ________?

20. 1 2 3 GAME Each team will send one person to the front of the class.
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. 3
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.
Team Yellow
Team Blue
Team Red
Team Green