BOOK ONE · LESSON 052

What nationality are they? Where do they come from?

他们是哪国人？他们来自哪个国家？

Lesson 52 teaches nationalities and countries of origin through picture prompts, written exercises, workbook practice, and grammar exercises. 第52课通过图片提示、书面练习、练习册和语法练习学习国籍及来自哪个国家。

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01

READ & UNDERSTAND

Lesson 课文

Lesson 52 What nationality are they? Where do they come from?

第52课他们是哪国人？他们来自哪个国家？

Listen and answer the questions.

听录音并回答问题。

20th
I'm American.
I come from the U.S.

20日
我是美国人。
我来自美国。

21st
He's Brazilian.
He comes from Brazil.

21日
他是巴西人。
他来自巴西。

22nd
She's Dutch.
She comes from Holland.

22日
她是荷兰人。
她来自荷兰。

23rd
We're English.
We come from England.

23日
我们是英国人。
我们来自英国。

24th
They're French.
They come from France.

24日
他们是法国人。
他们来自法国。

25th
You're German.
You come from Germany.

25日
你是德国人。
你来自德国。

26th
He's Greek.
He comes from Greece.

26日
他是希腊人。
他来自希腊。

27th
You're Italian.
You come from Italy.

27日
你是意大利人。
你来自意大利。

28th
We're Norwegian.
We come from Norway.

28日
我们是挪威人。
我们来自挪威。

29th
They're Russian.
They come from Russia.

29日
他们是俄罗斯人。
他们来自俄罗斯。

30th
She's Spanish.
She comes from Spain.

30日
她是西班牙人。
她来自西班牙。

31st
I'm Swedish.
I come from Sweden.

31日
我是瑞典人。
我来自瑞典。

New words & expressions 生词和短语

the U.S. /ðə ˌjuː ˈes/: n. 美国
Brazil /brəˈzɪl/: n. 巴西
Holland /ˈhɒlənd/: n. 荷兰
England /ˈɪŋɡlənd/: n. 英国
France /frɑːns/: n. 法国
Germany /ˈdʒɜːməni/: n. 德国
Italy /ˈɪtəli/: n. 意大利
Norway /ˈnɔːweɪ/: n. 挪威
Russia /ˈrʌʃə/: n. 俄罗斯
Spain /speɪn/: n. 西班牙
Sweden /ˈswiːdən/: n. 瑞典

Notes on the text 课文注释

Note on the text

the U.S. 与 the U.S.A. 是 the United States of America 的缩写，用的是两或三个首字母，即美利坚合众国。

A Complete these sentences.

Complete these sentences.
模仿例句完成以下句子。

完成以下句子。

Example: I come from England, but Stella comes from Spain.
我来自英国，但是Stella来自西班牙。

ExampleI come from England, but Stella ______ from Spain.

comes

1We come from Germany, but Dimitri ______ from Greece.

2I like cold weather, but he ______ warm weather.

3He comes from the U.S., but she ______ from England.

4She doesn't like the winter, but she ______ the summer.

5I come from Norway, but you ______ from Spain.

6Stella comes from Spain, but Hans and Karl ______ from Germany.

7We don't come from Spain. We ______ from Brazil.

B Write questions and answers.

Write questions and answers.
模仿例句提问并回答。

仿照例句写出问题并回答。

Example cues: he/(Brazil)/the U.S.
Example questions: Where does he come from? Does he come from Brazil? What nationality is he?
Example answer: No, he doesn't come from Brazil. He comes from the U.S. He's American.
例句提示：他／巴西／美国。例句问题：他来自哪里？他来自巴西吗？他是哪国人？例句答案：不，他不是来自巴西。他来自美国。他是美国人。

Examplehe/(Brazil)/the U.S.

Where does he come from?
Does he come from Brazil?
No, he doesn't come from Brazil. He comes from the U.S.
What nationality is he?
He's American.

1she/(England)/the U.S.

2they/(France)/England

3he/(France)/Germany

4he/(Italy)/Greece

5they/(Greece)/Italy

6they/(Brazil)/Norway

7they/(Norway)/Greece

8she/(Italy)/Spain

9she/(Norway)/France

10he/(the U.S.)/Brazil

02

MAKE IT YOUR OWN

Practice 练习

A Countries and nationalities: questions and answers

Fill in the missing words.
填空。

填入缺少的单词。

ExampleAmerica ______

American

1______ German

2Norway ______

3Brazil ______

4Greece ______

5______ Russian

6______ English

7Holland ______

8______ Spanish

9France ______

10Italy ______

11Sweden ______

A Countries and nationalities: questions and answers

Now ask and answer questions like the example.
模仿例句提问并回答。

按照例句提问并回答。

Printed worked item 1: Dimitri / Dutch? Greek / Greece
What nationality is Dimitri? Is he Dutch?
No, he isn't. He's Greek. He comes from Greece.

1Dimitri / Dutch?
Greek / Greece

What nationality is Dimitri? Is he Dutch?
No, he isn't. He's Greek. He comes from Greece.

2Maria / Russian?
Italian / Italy

3they / German?
English / England

4Lars / Norwegian?
Swedish / Sweden

B About you

Look at the example. Then answer the other questions from a visitor to your part of China.
假设对方是一名游客，他到你所在的地区旅游。模仿例句回答他的问题。

根据例句，回答游客关于你所在中国地区的问题。

Example: What's the weather like here in winter? Does it often snow?
It's always cold here in winter. And it snows sometimes.
例句：这里冬天的天气怎么样？经常下雪吗？这里冬天总是很冷。有时下雪。

ExampleWhat's the weather like here in winter? Does it often snow?

It's always cold here in winter. And it snows sometimes.

1What's the weather like here in spring?
Does it often rain?

2What's the weather like here in summer?
Does the sun always shine?

3What's the weather like here in autumn?
Does it often rain?

03

BUILD YOUR FOUNDATION

Grammar 语法练习

I. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of “speak”, “come” and “be”.

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of “speak”, “come” and “be”.
用 speak、come 和 be 的正确形式填空。

用speak、come和be的正确形式填空。

Each numbered sentence contains several blanks; enter the answers in blank order.

1Mr. Brown ______ English; he ______ from England. He ______ English; his language ______ English.

2Mrs. Longhi ______ Italian; she ______ from Italy. She ______ Italian; her language ______ Italian.

3______ you Italian?
No, I ______ not. I ______ Mexican; I ______ from Mexico. I ______ Spanish; my language ______ Spanish.

4What nationality ______ you? ______ you Spanish, too?
No, I ______ not Spanish. I ______ Swedish; I ______ from Sweden. I ______ Swedish; my language ______ Swedish.

5What about you, Inge and Anna?
We ______ Danish; we ______ from Denmark. We ______ Danish; our language ______ Danish.

6Where ______ they ______ from?
They ______ from Holland; they ______ Dutch.
They ______ Dutch; their language ______ Dutch.

7______ you ______ from France?
Yes, we do. We ______ from Paris, France. We ______ French. We ______ French; our language ______ French.

8My friend, Hans ______ German; he ______ from Germany. He ______ German; his language ______ German.

9Kathy ______ American; she ______ from the United States. She ______ English; her language ______ English.

10Her brother ______ Norwegian; he ______ from Norway. He ______ Norwegian; his language ______ Norwegian.

II. Translate the sentences into English.

Translate the sentences into English.
将下列句子译成英文。

将下列句子译成英文。

1一年有四季——春、夏、秋、冬，每个季节是三个月。

2一年有12个月，一个月有30天或31天。

3一年有365天。

4这里春天很暖和，时而下点雨。

5夏天特别热，天天都是大晴天。

6秋天时常刮风，有时下雨。

7冬天总是很冷，12月份和1月份多雪。

8我们这个城市的气候非常宜人。

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A little practice, every day. 每天一点，慢慢积累。