Everyday English (Vocabulary Building)

Topic: Countries & Nationalities

We will learn and practise vocabulary related to countries and nationalities.

Lesson Notes February 10, 2026 (Vocabulary Building)

Words & Phrases

• My granddaughter likes swimming very much, but she doesn’t like snow.

• On Sunday, she was playing dress-up as Spider Man. (“Play dress-up” means to wear costumes for fun often used for children)

• The baby had a slight cold.

• My grandson was (slightly / a bit) sick.

• My friend said she caught the flu from her grandson.

• We use “catch” for illnesses that spread from person to person, we don’t use “catch” for long-term conditions: catch + (a cold / the flu / COVID / a stomach bug / pneumonia / chickenpox)

Grammar

Catch vs Get vs Have (illness)

• Catch = where it came from

• I caught a cold from my son.

• She caught the flu at work.

• Get = becoming ill

• I got sick last night.

• He got the flu in January.

• Have= being ill now

• I have a cold.

• She has the flu.

Countries and Nationalities

• Cuba - Cuban (ˈkjuːbən / KYOO-buhn)

• Peru - Peruvian (pəˈruːvɪən / puh-ROO-vee-uhn)

• Chile - Chilean (ˈtʃɪlɪən / CHIL-ee-uhn)

• Argentina - Argentine (ˈɑːdʒənˌtiːn / AR-jən-teen)

• Sudan - Sudanese (ˌsuːdəˈniːz / soo-duh-NEEZ)

• Portugal - Portuguese (ˌpɔːtʃʊˈɡiːz / por-chuh-GEEZ)

• Republic of Ireland - Irish (ˈaɪrɪʃ / EYE-rish)

• Netherlands - Dutch (dʌtʃ / DUCH)

• Slovakia - Slovak (ˈsləʊvæk / SLOH-vak)

• Cech Republic - Czech (tʃɛk / CHEK)

• Lebanon - Lebanese (ˌlɛbəˈniːz / lub-uh-NEEZ)

• United Arab Emirates - Emirati (ˌɛmɪˈrɑːti / eh-mih-RAH-tee)

• Pakistan - Pakistani (ˌpækɪˈstɑːni / pa-ki-STAH-nee)

• Philippines - Filipino (ˌfɪlɪˈpiːnəʊ / fil-uh-PEE-noh)

• Vietnam - Vietnamese (ˌvjɛtnəˈmiːz / vyet-nuh-MEEZ)

• New Zealand - New Zealander (ˌnjuː ˈziːləndə / nyoo ZEE-luhn-der)