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5 Minute English

 

 

Languages and Nationalities
 

Where do you come from?  What is your nationality?  What language do you speak?

Look at the words and then read the example sentences.

Country Nationality Language
England English English
Japan Japanese Japanese
France French French
Germany German German
Korea Korean Korean
United States American English*
Mexico Mexican Spanish*
Canada Canadian English, French*
Australia Australian English*
Spain Spanish Spanish
Thailand Thai Thai
Taiwan Taiwanese Chinese,* Taiwanese

* The word for the nationality and language are different.  These languages came from other countries.
 

Examples

A.  Jean is from France.  He is French.  His language is French.

B.  A person from Japan speaks Japanese.  His nationality is Japanese.

C.  People from Mexico are Mexican.  They speak Spanish.

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Type the answer.  Check the answer by clicking the arrows below the sentences.

1.  Japanese people speak .

   

2.  A person from Korea is a .

   

3.   Kurt is from Germany.  He is a  (a) and he speaks (b).

    (a) (b)

4.  Maria is Spanish.  She is from .

5.  Taiwanese people are from (a), but Thai people come from (b).

    (a) (b)

6. The United States, England, Canada, and Australia all speak .

   

More Nationalities

If the above words are easy for you, do you know the following nationalities and languages?  Guess and see if you are right.  Good luck.

A person from Switzerland is .

   

A person from New Zealand is a .

   

A person from is an Iraqi.

   

A person from Afghanistan is .

   

People from Brazil speak .

   

Belgian people speak and .

   

 

 

 

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