Bailey.Academic_Writing

3.8 Nationality Language
1. Most nationalities have a regular pattern of nouns and
adjectives.
Germany is a leading industrial economy.
The German capital is Berlin.
German is spoken by over 100 million.
Germans/The Germans like wine.
(country)
(adjective)
(language)
(people)
(Most national adjectives end in -an/-ian/-ish/-ch/-ese/-i.)
2. Some nationalities are less regular.
Holland/The Netherlands is located between Belgium and
Germany.
The Dutch capital is The Hague.
Dutch is related to German.
Dutch people often speak English well.
Country People Country People Country People
Denmark Danes Iraq Iraqis Switzerland Swiss
Greece Greeks Pakistan Pakistanis Chile Chileans
Poland Poles Thailand Thais Portugal Portuguese
3. Write similar sentences to those above about two of the countries
below:
France Japan Egypt India Ireland Mexico
i) i)
ii)
ii)
iii)
iii)
iv)
iv)
cross-reference
3.4 Articles
4. The definite article is used with a few countries:
The United Arab Emirates
The United Kingdom
The United States
The Czech Republic
With national adjectives ending in -an/-ian it is possible to
say:
Italians/The Italians/Italian people have enjoyed opera for
over 200 years.