Unit 1: Personal Information

Lesson 2: Asking for and giving information about country of origin and
nationalities.
Asking about country of origin:
Where are you from (originally)? / Where do you come from?
Asking about nationality:
What nationality are you? / What’s (is) your nationality?
Lead in:
Practice previous class content.
Are there foreign visitors in your country?
Where are they from?
Exercise #1:
Work in pairs and name two or more countries you already know of each region.
Exercise #2 (Roll play)
Read the following dialogue and then, try to do it in your own way.
Mark: Where are you from Laura?
Laura: Well, my whole family is in the United States now, but we are from Costa Rica
Originally.
Mark: Oh, so you´re from South America.
Laura: Actually, Costa Rica isn´t in South America. It is in Central America.
Mark: Oh, right. My geography isn´t very good.
Laura: No problem.
Exercise #3 Pair Work
Complete the dialogues with the correct country or nationality. Then practice them.

A: I´m from _______________. A: Your newspaper is in Spanish.

B: Oh, so you are Mexican. B: Yes, it is a ______________ newspaper.
B: I am form Ecuador.

A: Is Mr. Lee from Korea? A: We are from Brazil.

B: No, he´s________________. B: Oh, so you are ____________.
B: He´s from China. A: That´s right.

A: Are you English? A: Are from _____________.

B: No, I am no from____________. B: Yes, we are Japanese.
B: I´m from Poland.

HW:
Search vocabulary related to countries, geographical regions, continents and
languages.
Ex 1: Work in pairs and name two or more countries you already know of each region.

Europe Africa Asia

North America and the Caribbean Central and South America

Ex 2 Read the following dialogue and then, try to do it in your own way.
Mark: Where are you from Laura?
Laura: Well, my whole family is in the United States now, but we are from Mexico
Originally.
Mark: Oh, so you´re from South America.
Laura: Actually, Mexico isn´t in South America. It is in Central America.
Mark: Oh, right. My geography isn´t very good.
Laura: No problem.

Exercise #3 Pair Work

Complete the dialogues with the correct country or nationality. Then practice them.

A: I´m from _______________. A: Your newspaper is in Spanish.

B: Oh, so you are Mexican. B: Yes, it is a ______________ newspaper.
B: I am form Ecuador.

A: Is Mr. Lee from Korea? A: We are from Brazil.

B: No, he´s________________. B: Oh, so you are ____________.
B: He´s from China. A: That´s right.

A: Are you English? A: Are from _____________.

B: No, I am no from____________. B: Yes, we are Japanese.
B: I´m from Poland.
Listen and Practice. Notice the stressed syllables.
Countries and Nationalities:
Brazil Brazilian
Canada Canadian
China Chinese
Cuba Cuban
England English
France French
Germany German
Listen and underline the stressed syllables:
Countries and Nationalities:
Italy Italian
Japan Japanese
Mexico Mexican
Portugal Portuguese
Russia Russian
Spain Spanish
U.S.A American
Contracted forms of the verb be:

I´m (I am) I´m not OR

You´re (You are) You´re not you aren´t
He´s (he is) He´s not He isn´t
She´s (she is) She´s not she isn´t
It´s (it is) It´s not it isn´t
We´re (we are) we´re not we aren´t
They´re (they are) They´re not they aren´t

Questions and short answers with be to know the country of origin and
nationality of someone:

 Q: Are you from Canada?

A: Yes, I am.
A: No, I´m not.

 Q: Is Mary from New Zealand?

A: Yes, she is.
A: No, she isn´t.

 Q: Is this handbag form Korea?

A: Yes, it is.
A: No, it is not.

Wh. Questions:

What is your nationality?

Where are you from?
Who is she?
Whose bag is this/that?
Which countries do you know?
When are you coming to Cuba?