COUNTRIES AND

NATIONALITIES

Goal: To listen and identify general and

specific information in an audio about Chile
 Before you start

1. Where do you think most people go on vacation?

2. Do you think Chile is an attractive tourist destination? Why?

3. Do you think it is important to learn about our indigenous people?

4. Why do you think it is important to respect the legacy of ancient civilizations?

1. Key vocabulary for the unit
1) Attraction
9) Festivities
2) City
10) Food
3) Costume
11) Language
4) Country
12) Nationality
5) Culture
13) Population
6) Custom
14) Traditions
7) Dance
8) Travel
 Let’s practice countries and nationalities

Country or Nationality? Circle the correct words in bold to complete the sentences correctly

1 2 3
4 5 6
 Nationalities
Nationalities can be classify in different categories according to the final particle. Let’s
classify these nationalities in the chart. Australian Turkish Egyptian Swiss
Japanese Chinese Dutch Irish
British Spanish Israeli French
American Indian Polish Portuguese
Italian Vietnamese Thai Burmese

-n, -an, -ian -ese -ish other

Australian Japanese British Dutch
American Chinese Turkish Israeli
Italian Vietnamese Spanish Thai
Portuguese Polish Swiss
Indian
Egyptian Burmese Irish French
 Listening
 Before Listening

An Advertisement: Chile, a Country to Fall in Love With

1. Answer the following questions.

a. What do you think you will listen to in the advertisement?

b. Do you think Chile has a lot or few places to visit? Why?
While Listening
2. Listen to the ad again and match the sentences below with the places you think they are associated
with (some of the words may give you clues). Then explain why you chose them. Write the answers in
your notebook.

Ex: Marvel in new colors and shapes – Arica

C
1 Travel through the city’s underground. ___ A. Easter Island
2 Lose yourself in funiculars and labyrinths. ___
D B. Chile
3 Find yourself on a mysterious island. ___ C. Santiago
A
4 Understand that home is wherever we want to be. ___
B D. Valparaíso
 After Listening

Pronunciation of Initial Sound /w/

4. Listen and repeat the sentences below. Pay attention to the underlined words.

a. Walk amidst thousand-year-old forests.

b. Wait for the calm at night.
5. Practice saying the following words.

a. world
b. west
c. week
d. wake
e. while
f. wonder