Q Building vocabulary and grammar
A '4i» 2.53 Listen and repeat. Check (w"') the countries you know in English. Add more.
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sort B Where do people speak these languages? Complete the chart. Then compare with a partner.
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it out C Read what Claudia says about languages.
Then complete the sentences.
I'm from Brazil. My first language is Portuguese,
but l can speak a little English, too. l can't speak
Spanish, but I can understand it.
1. Claudia ____ speak Portuguese and English.
2. She understand Spanish, but she ____ speak it.
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fl Grammar Can and can't for ability '4l)) 3.01
Use can to talk about things you do well. Use can't for things you don't do well, or don't do.
I can speak Chinese. What languages can you speak? Can you speak Spanish?
I can't speak Spanish. I can speak English and Chinese. Yes, I can. I No, I can't.
About
you Write questions using can. Then ask and answer the questions with a partner.
1. How many I languages I you I speak?------------- ------
2. you I read I the news I in English?---------------------
3. What languages I you I understand I but not speak? ______ ________
4. you I understand I movies I in English?___________________
5. you I sing I a song I ir:i English?______________________
6. Who I speak I English I ·in your family?___________________
7. you I speak I any I other I languages? -------------------
Q Listening and speaking International dishes
A Look at the foods below. Do you ever eat these types of food? Tell the class.
B '4l)) 3.02 Listen to Richard make restaurant plans with a friend. Check (wl') the types of food he likes.
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(0 Japanese) ( 0 Mexican) (0Thai) ( 0 Turkish)
C '4l» 3.02 Listen again. Which restaurant do Richard and his friend choose? Why?
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you D Pair work Ask and answer questions about international foods. Take notes on your partner's
answers. Tell the class about your partner.
• Can you cook?What international dishes can you make?
• What are your favorite international dishes?
• What types of food don't you like?
• Can you find good international restaurants in your city?
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Some countries and nationalities
Learning tip Grouping vocabulary Argentina Argentine
Brazil Brazilian
You can sort new vocabulary into groups. You can group Canada Canadian
nationalities by their endings and countries by their regions. Chile Chilean
China Chinese
1 Choose 15 or more nationalities you want to learn. Write them Colombia Colombian
in a chart like this. Group the nationalities by their endings. Costa Rica Costa Rican
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Ecuador Ecuadorian
-ese -ion I -an I -n
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Egypt Egyptian
Vietnamese Colombian France French
Germany German
Great Britain British
Greece Greek
-ish Other
Iraq Iraqi
Spanish Greek
Israel Israeli
Italy Italian
Jamaica Jamaican
Japan Japanese
2 Make a chart like this for different countries. Mexico Mexican
Morocco Moroccan
Africa Asia Europe
Panama Panamanian
Morocco Thailand France Peru Peruvian
Poland Polish
North America Central America South America Portugal Portuguese
Russia Russian
Saudi Arabia Saudi
South Korea South Kore�n
Spain Spanish
Thailand Thai
Find a world map. Label it in English. Turkey Turkish
How many countries do you know? United Arab Emirati
Emirates
Venezuela Venezuelan
Vietnam Vietnamese
