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A. Continents and countries

continent country
North America Canada
the USA / the US
South America Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Peru
Europe Germany
Italy
Poland
Spain
the UK
Australia Australia
New Zealand
Asia China
India
Japan
Pakistan
Thailand
Africa Egypt
Morocco
South Africa
Tunisia
Antarctica

It is not possible to show all the countries of the world on a small page. If your country is not included, check its English name with your teacher or on the Internet.

Common mistakes

All the nouns and adjectives for continents, countries and nationalies always begin with a capital letter, for example Africa [NOT africa].

B. Nationalities

note adjective
most country adjectives end in (i)an American, Argentinian, Australian, Brazilian, Canadian, Colombian, Egyptian, German, Indian, Italian, Moroccan, Peruvian, South African, Tunisian
many country adjectives end in ish British, English, Finnish, Irish, Polish, Scottish, Spanish
a few country adjectives end in ese Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese
exceptions Pakistani, Thai, French

Tip

Remember that words for languages are often the same as the ‘people’ adjective, e.g. French, Spanish, Japanese and Thai. One exception is Arabic.



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