Showing posts with label Nationalities. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nationalities. Show all posts

Wednesday, 23 October 2013

BASICS OF ENGLISH: Three English lessons (lower intermediate)


Watch the video and answer the following questions.

Part 1:
  1. Name the furniture and furnishings mentioned in the video. How many can you remember?
  2. Add ten more to the list.
  3. What is special about the plural form of the word shelf?
  4. When do you say Pleased to meet you?
  5. Do you know the opposite of heavy?
  6. What is the teacher's name?
  7. What is a contracted form?
  8. List ten different nationalities.
  9. Mention one word or expression which can be replaced by the pronoun it.
  10. Mention two words or expressions which can be used instead of they.

Part 2:
  1. What food and drinks are mentioned?
  2. Can you think of ten more words in that category?
  3. Can you repeat the family members mentioned?
  4. How many more can you add to the list?
  5. What is the opposite of difficult?
  6. Which two pets are mentioned in this episode?
  7. Do you remember the sentence used to introduce Elena to Victor?
  8. What is a sitcom?
  9. Listen again and write down the occupations you hear.
  10. What is the meaning of greeting people?

Part 3:
  1. Can you find synonyms for the adjectives handsome, clever and forgetful?
  2. What is the meaning of Nice to meet you?
  3. Which two future forms are used in this episode?
  4. What is the meaning of the words kind and nice?
  5. Do you know any other words to describe people's manners?
  6. Think of ten countries and find out the language spoken in each one.
  7. Rewrite these sentences using object pronouns instead of the words in red:
  • I like English 
  • Victor likes Elena 
  • We like Victor and Elena 


Way to go!





Saturday, 28 September 2013

COUNTRIES & NATIONALITIES (intermediate worksheet + video)

Where are you from?
What is your nationality?


Answer these three questions about the following people:
  • Where is he / she from?
  • What is his / her nationality?
  • What language(s) do they speak?
  1. Obama
  2. Kate Middleton
  3. Shakira
  4. Justin Bieber
  5. Beyonce
  6. Cristiano Ronaldo
  7. Messi
  8. Lady Gaga
  9. J. K. Rowling
  10. Beckham
  11. Ronaldinho
  12. Bill Gates
  13. Jennifer Lopez
  14. Heidi Klum
  15. Maria Sharapova
  16. Rafa Nadal
For additional practice, download this worksheet:





Sunday, 16 June 2013

NATIONALITIES & FOOD

Look at the delicious flags that were created by the WHYBIN advertising agency for the Sydney Food Festival celebrated in 2009. They were made with products commonly associated with each country.

How many of the flags can you identify? 
Can you guess the ingredients?


Here are some more:

What about these other ones?

Don't they all look yummy yummy?!