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ACTIVITY SHEET

EPISODE 6: GREENHOUSE GASES

Our activity sheet this week contains 3 activities, which look at Countries and
Nationalities. ACTIVITY 1 includes more common countries and nationalities,
ACTIVITY 2 other countries and nationalities. ACTIVITY 3 is our regular multiplechoice quiz.

ACTIVITY 1
Change these more common countries/areas into the nationality and write the
adjective in the appropriate column in the table. Practise the pronunciation.
Italy
Turkey
Ireland
Asia
Denmark
America
Austria
-ese
(Japan –
Japanese)

England
Cambodia
Germany
India
Taiwan
Ireland
Belgium
-(i)an
(Australia –

Australian;
Korea –
Korean)

Argentina
Switzerland
Spain
Canada
Pakistan
Portugal

-i
(Bangladesh –
Bangladeshi)

Singapore
Saudi Arabia
The Netherlands
Egypt
United Kingdom
Greece

-ish
(Finland –
Finnish)

Mexico
Brazil
Russia
Europe

Vietnam
Thailand

Others
(Philippines –
Filipino;
France – French)

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ACTIVITY 2
Change each country/area into the nationality and write the word in the appropriate
space in the table. Practise the pronunciation.
Slovenia
Ukraine
Colombia
Poland
Chile
-ese
(Japan –
Japanese)

Jordan
Palestine
Kenya
Pakistan
Sweden
-(i)an
(Australia –

Australian;
Korea –
Korean)

Algeria
Sudan
Slovakia
Lao
Czech Republic
-i
(Bangladesh –
Bangladeshi)

Croatia
Macedonia
Mongolia
Iran

-ish
(Finland –
Finnish)

Somalia
Lebanon
Nepal
Bulgaria

Others
(Philippines –
Filipino;

France – French)

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ACTIVITY 3
Practice the nationalities and languages of countries by choosing the correct answer
to the following questions.

Question 1:

What are the 3 most widely spoken languages in the world?

Answer:

a. English, Italian, Spanish
b. Chinese, English, Spanish
c. English, Chinese, French

Question 2:

What language is spoken in Mexico?

Answer:

a. Mexican
b. Portuguese
c. Spanish

Question 3:

What is the nationality of people from Bangkok?

Answer:

a. Thai
b. Thailand
c. Bangkok

Question 4:

Which two countries form their nationality with an –(i)an ending?

Answer:

a. China and Algeria
b. Belgium and Chile
c. Vietnam and Italy

Question 5:

What is the nationality of someone who speaks Portuguese?

Answer:

a. Brazilian
b. Argentinian or Argentinean
c. Mexican

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Question 6:

What is the nationality of people from New Delhi?

Answer:

a. Indian
b. New Delhi
c. India

Question 7:

Which two countries form their nationality with an – i ending?

Answer:

a. China and Pakistan
b. Bangladesh and Pakistan
c. Pakistan and Sudan

Question 8:

What is the nationality of the country, which has the largest
population?

Answer:

a. Chinese

b. Australian
c. Brazilian

Question 9:

What is the language spoken in Austria?

Answer:

a. Austrian
b. Germany
c. German

Question 10:

What is the nationality of people from Jakarta?

Answer:

a. Indonesian
b. Indonesia
c. Javanese

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ANSWERS ACTIVITY 1 and 2
TABLE OF COUNTRIES-NATIONALITIES
-ese
(Japan –

Japanese)

-(i)an
(Australia –
Australian;
Korea –
Korean)

-i
(Bangladesh –
Bangladeshi)

-ish
(Finland –
Finnish)

Others
(Philippines –
Filipino;
France –
French)

China – Chinese

Algeria – Algerian

Iraq – Iraqi

England – English

Czech Republic –

/ a 'niz/

/æl' i ri n/

/ 'raki/

/'

Lebanon – Lebanese

America –
American

Israel – Israeli

Ireland – Irish

Denmark –

/ z're li/

/'a r /

Danish /'de n /

Kuwait – Kuwaiti

Poland – Polish

ku'we ti/

/'po l /

Germany –
German

/l b 'niz/

gl /

Czech /

k/

/ 'm r k n/
Nepal – Nepalese
/n p 'liz/

Argentina –
Argentian or
Argentinean

Portugal – Portuguese
/p

'giz/

m n/

/'

n't ni n/

/a

Asia – Asian
n/

/'e

Pakistan –
Pakistani

Spain – Spanish

Greece – Greek

/'spæn /

/'grik/

The Netherlands
– Dutch

/pak 'stani/
Sudan – Sudanese

Austria – Austrian

Saudi Arabia –

Sweden – Swedish

/sud 'niz/

/' stri n/

Saudi /sa di/

/'swid /

/'d
Taiwan –
Taiwanese

Belgium – Belgian

Saudi Arabian

Turkey – Turkish

/'b l

/sa di 're bi n/

/'t k /

n/

/ta w 'niz/
Vietnam –
Vietnamese

/

Switzerland –
Swiss
/sw s/

Brazil – Brazilian

Somalia – Somali

/br 'z li n/

/so 'mali/

/vj tn 'miz/

United Kingdom –
British

Thailand – Thai
/ta /

/'br t /
Bulgaria –
Bulgarian

/b l'g

ri n/

Cambodia –
Cambodian
/kæm'bo di n/
Canada – Canadian
/k 'ne di n/
Chile – Chilean
/

'li n/

Colombia –
Colombian
/k 'l mbi n/

Croatia – Croatian
/kro 'e

n/

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-ese
(Japan –
Japanese)

-(i)an
(Australia –
Australian;
Korea –
Korean)

-i
(Bangladesh –
Bangladeshi)

-ish
(Finland –
Finnish)

Others
(Philippines –
Filipino;
France –
French)

Egypt – Egyptian
/ '

p n/

Europe – European
/jur 'pi n/
India – Indian
/' ndi n/
Iran – Iranian

/ 're ni n/
Italy – Italian
/ 'tælj n/
Jordan – Jordanian
/'

'de ni n/

Kenya – Kenyan
/'k nj n/
Lao – Laotian
/'la

n/

Macedonia –
Macedonian
/mæs 'do ni n/
Mexico – Mexican
/m ks k n/
Mongolia –
Mongolian
/m

'go li n/

Palestine –
Palestinian
/pæl 'st ni n/
Russia – Russian

/'r

n/

Saudi Arabia –
Saudi Arabian
/sa di 're bi n/
Saudi / sa di/
Singapore –
Singaporean
/s

'p ri n/

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-ese
(Japan –
Japanese)

-(i)an
(Australia –
Australian;
Korea –
Korean)

-i
(Bangladesh –
Bangladeshi)

-ish
(Finland –
Finnish)

Others
(Philippines –
Filipino;
France –
French)

Slovakia –
Slovakian
/slo 'væki n/
Slovenia –
Slovenian
/slo 'vini n/
Ukraine –
Ukrainian
/ju'kre ni n/

ANSWERS ACTIVITY 3

1. What are the 3 most widely spoken languages in the world?
a. English, Italian, Spanish
b. Chinese, English, Spanish
c. English, Chinese, French

2. What language is spoken in Mexico?
a. Mexican

b. Portuguese
c. Spanish

3. What is the nationality of people from Bangkok?
a. Thai
b. Thailand
c. Bangkok

4. Which two countries form their nationality with an –(i)an ending?
a. China and Algeria
b. Belgium and Chile
c. Vietnam and Italy

5. What is the nationality of someone who speaks Portuguese?
a. Brazilian
b. Argentinian or Argentinean
c. Mexican

6. What is the nationality of people from New Delhi?
a. Indian
b. New Delhi
c. India

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7. Which two countries form their nationality with an – i ending?
a. China and Pakistan
b. Bangladesh and Pakistan
c. Pakistan and Sudan

8. What is the nationality of the country, which has the largest population?
a. Chinese
b. Australian
c. Brazilian

9. What is the language spoken in Austria?
a. Austrian
b. Germany
c. German

10. What is the nationality of people from Jakarta?
a. Indonesian
b. Indonesia
c. Javanese

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