1) Good morning! My name is Alex and I come from Denmark. Do you know where Denmark is? a) Denmark is in Europe b) Denmark is in America 2) My English isn't very good and I am worried: I have an English test next Monday! Can you help me? a) We are super good at English! b) Sure, Mrs. Frigerio is proud of us! 3) The test is about countries and nationalities, but I usually spell them wrong. Is GERMANI correct? a) Yes, it is! b) No, it is Germany! 4) Oh thanks! If I come from Germany, then I am... German? a) Yes, perfect! Actually the guy in the picture is a Bavarian b) No, you are Germ 5) Ah, Bavarian... from Bavaria! Is FRANS correct? a) Oh no, it is France b) Oh no, it is French 6) French is for the nationality! And next to France, there is... SPEIN a) Correct! b) You are so bad! It is Spain. 7) My friend Teresa lives in Spain, so she is SPENISH. a) Again... Spanish. Sp - A - nish b) No, she is Spainis. 8) Okay, it's clear now. Spanish. Span - ISH. There are many nationalities with the ending ISH. Finnish from FINLANDIA. a) YES! b) FINLAND! 9) Irish from AIRELAND a) ... Ireland, with I. You don't have to spell what you hear b) ... Irland. You dont' have to spell what you hear 10) Turkish from TURKEY a) No, that's... oh, that's correct! b) No, from Turkia. 11) There is a very tricky country... HOLLAND, right?  a) Holland, Tom Holland? b) Holland is... the Netherlands 12) But people in Holl... the Netherlands are called D - Du... I can't remember a) Dutch b) Datch. 13) Okay. Let's go around the world! China! I am from China, I am CIAINESE a) Our teacher is in pain... It is CHI -nese. b) No, it is Chinis! 14) Right, the ending with ESE. Like Japanese, a person who comes from GIAPAN. a) I am suffering, too. JAPAN b) Correct. 15) And like Senegalese, a person who comes from... from... a) Senegal b) Senegali 16) In which country was The Hobbit filmed? New ZILAND? a) Yes, it is near Australia! b) New ZEA - land is close to Australia. 17) I am from New Zealand, I am... a) New Zealander b) New Zealandese 18) You are lucky, because some countries have a similar spelling to Italian. MESSICO for example a) Ehm, no. It is Me - X - ico! b) Ehm, no. It is Me - S - ico 19) Oh, with X. So it is Mexican with the ending AN. a) Yes, like Italian, American and Pakistan. b) Yes, like Italian, American and Moroccoan. 20) Some nationalities are difficult and don't have a specific ending. People from Thailand are a) Tai b) Thai 21) And people from Pakistan are PAKISTAN a) No, Pakistani... b) No, Pakistanese... 22) Oh, thanks for the help guys. So, will I pass the test? a) Don't count on it! b) You aren't that good, Alex...

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