Dialogue 1:. Exercise: Where are they from? S. is from (country), she/he is (nationality)

Dialogue 1:

Greta: Where is Helen from?

Chantle: She’s from the States. Why?

Greta: That’s funny. She sounds British.

Chantle: I think her mom is British.

Greta: That explains.

Chantle: How about Anthony? Where is that guy from?

Greta: I’m not sure. France, maybe? He speaks good French.

Dialogue 2:

Belinda: Where are Linda and Benny from?

Meredith: They’re from Finland.

Belinda: They’re Finnish? I thought they were from Mars. I don’t get their weird jokes.

Meredith: Unfortunately, the earth is too dangerous for Martians. So they’re just weird, but they’re not from Mars.

Belinda: That’s too bad. I could get rich for the discovery.

Dialogue 3:

Wayne: What’s up, Wei? Where are you from?

Wei: Hey, Wayne. I’m from Taiwan, an island country in Asia.

Wayne: Cool! How is the food in Taiwan?

Wei: We have really delicious fruits! We also have lots of tasty street foods.

Wayne: Awesome! Also, can you show me some nice Taiwanese bands?

Wei: Sure thing. After that, let’s hear your favorite Australian bands. How about that?

Exercise: Where are they from? S. is from (country), she/he is (nationality)

1. Markus: The color orange represents my country. And we’re famous for beautiful tulips and yummy cheese.

2. Odette: Like Holland, we have red and blue on our national flag. Also, people think we love to eat snails. I’m not sure that’s true for me though.

3. Ricardo: People think we all know how to dance Flamingo, but that’s not true at all.

4. Maruco: We borrow many words from English, and Taiwanese borrows many words from us.

5. Caroline: According to research, we’re the happiest country in the world.

Answers:

1. Holland/The Netherlands

2. France

3. Spain

4. Japan

5. Denmark

PS. It’s a good chance to teach your students the word “stereotype”; )