Is are was were describing countries game

Is are was were describing countries game

Choose a country in the left-hand column and describe it (without using its name) until your partner guesses which country you are talking about.

Argentina Austria Australia Belgium Brazil Canada China Denmark Egypt France Germany/ West Germany Greece Hong Kong Holland/ The Netherlands India Italy Japan Jamaica Mexico New Zealand Poland Portugal Russia/ The Soviet Union/ The USSR South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Thailand Turkey The UK The USA

(The animals/ dogs/ birds) …s (and…s) are from here. (The foods/ drinks/ snacks/ wines) …(s) and… (s) are from here. … (wife/ husband of…) was born here/ … and… were born here. … and… (sports) cars are from here. … Building/ Tower/ Palace/ Castle is here. … cheese and …cheese are from here. … chocolates are from here. … computers are from here. … music is from here. … was president here. … was the capital city, but … is the capital city now. It is (very) big/ small/ cold/ hot/… It is an island./ … Island is here. It is next to… (and…)/ It is near to… (and…) It was British/ Spanish/ French/... It was two countries, but now it is one country. Its capital city’s name was…, but now it is…. Mount… is here. – It is flat. The …dance is from here./ The… and… dances are from here. The …s from here are famous. The actor… was born here./ The actors… and… were born here. The airline… is from here. The character… is from here. The classical music composers… and…were born here. The company… is from here. The explorer… was born here. The fashion designer… was born here. The food is spicy. The football teams… and… are here. The footballers/ football managers… and… were born here. The King of England is king of this country. The martial arts… and… are from here. The national language is…/ The national languages are… and… The painter… was born here/ painters… and… were born here. The River/ Lake/… is here./ The… Sea is here. The scientist… is from here. The singers/ musicians…and… were born here. The sports(men)… and… are from here. The toy… is from here. The writer… is from here. The… Museum is here./ The… is in the… Museum here. The… statue is here. There are (many) …s here.

 

Suggested hints

Do the same, but this time using hints below for the country that you chose.

Argentina

The footballers (Lionel) Messi and (Diego) Maradona were born here.

It is next to Brazil.

The national language is Spanish.

Tango music and the tango dance are from here.

Austria

The classical music composers Mozart and (Johan) Strauss were born here.

Queen of France Marie Antoinette was born here.

Adolf Hitler was born here.

The national language is German.

The Danube River is here.

Australia

The King of England is king of this country.

Kangaroos and koalas are from here.

It is a big island.

The Marvel superhero actors Hugh Jackman and Chris Hemsworth were born here.

Melbourne was the capital city, but Canberra is the capital city now.

The national language is English.

Boomerangs are from here.

The airline Quantas is from here.

Belgium

Godiva chocolates are from here.

The Roman Holiday actress Audrey Hepburn was born here.

The national languages are French and Flemish.

It is next to France and the Netherlands.

The character Tintin is from here.

Brazil

The footballers Neymar and Pelé were born here.

Rio (de Janeiro) was the capital city, but Brasilia is the capital city now.

It is next to Argentina.

The national language is Portuguese.

The River Amazon is here.

Canada

It was British.

The King of England is king of this country.

It is big.

It is cold.

The national languages are English and French.

The maple syrup from here is famous.

The musicians Justin Bieber and Drake were born here.

The actors Ryan Reynolds and Ryan Gosling were born here.

China

It is big.

Pandas are from here.

It is next to North Korea and Russia.

Noodles, fried rice and spring rolls are from here.

Lenovo computers are from here.

Its capital city’s name was Peking, but now it is Beijing.

Denmark

The toy Lego is from here.

The writer Hans Christian Andersen is from here.

The little mermaid statue is here.

Some Vikings were from here.

Egypt

Cleopatra was born here.

The Liverpool footballer Mohamed Salah was born here.

There are pyramids here.

Alexandria was the capital city, but Cairo is the capital city now.

The national language is Arabic.

There are camels.

The River Nile is here.

France

Joan of Arc (Jeanne d’Arc) was born here.

The fashion designer Coco Chanel was born here.

The Eiffel Tower is here.

The sparkling wine champagne is from here.

The Mona Lisa is in the Louvre Museum here.

Germany

The scientist Albert Einstein was born here.

The cars from here are famous.

The sausages from here are famous.

It is next to France.

The classical music composers Beethoven and Bach were born here.

Bonn was the capital city but Berlin is the capital city now.

It was two countries, but now it is one country.

Greece

The Olympics are from here.

Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth, was born here.

The Parthenon is on the Acropolis here.

Santorini Island is here.

Hong Kong

It was British.

It is Chinese.

It is very small.

The actor Jackie Chan was born here

Holland/ The Netherlands

The painter (Vincent) Van Gogh was born here.

It is flat.

Belgium and Germany are next to this country.

Edam cheese and gouda cheese are from here.

The tulips and windmills here are famous.

India

There are many people.

It was British.

It is hot.

The food is spicy.

The Taj Mahal is here.

Gandhi was born here.

Italy

The painters Leonardo DaVinci and Michaelangelo were born here.     

The British nurse Florence Nightingale was born here.

The explorer Christopher Columbus was born here.

The Colosseum and Leaning Tower of Pisa are here.

Pizza and spaghetti are from here.

Mozzarella cheese is from here.

Ferrari and Lamborghini sports cars are from here.

Japan

Kyoto and Nara were capital cities but Tokyo is the capital city now. 

Toyota, Honda and Nissan cars are from here.

The martial arts judo, kendo and karate are from here.

Nintendo and Sony video games consoles are from here.

Mount Fuji is here.

Akita and Shiba dogs are from here.

Jamaica

It was British.

Reggae music is from here.

Jerk chicken is from here.

Musicians Bob Marley and Sean Paul were born here.

The national language is English.

The sprinter Usain Bolt was born here.

Mexico

It was Spanish.

It is next to the USA.

The food is spicy.

The national language is Spanish.

Tacos and nachos are from here.

New Zealand

Aukland was the capital city but Wellington is the capital city now.

The national languages are English and Māori.

Kiwis and kakapos are birds from here.

Bungee jumping here is famous.

The haka Māori dance is from here.

Manuka honey is from here.

Poland

The scientists Marie Curie and Copernicus were born here.

The composer Chopin was born here.

The gingerbread here is famous.

Portugal

The footballer (Cristiano) Ronaldo was born here.

The football manager José Mourinho was born here.

The explorer Vasco da Gama was born here.

Russia/ The Soviet Union/ The USSR

The first man in space Yuri Gagarin was born here.

The first satellite Sputnik was from here.

St Petersburg was the capital city but Moscow is the capital city now.

South Africa

Elon Musk was born here.

Nelson Mandela was president here.

There are zebras and lions here.

DeBeers diamonds are from here.

South Korea

It is very cold in winter.

The food is spicy.

Kimchi is from here.

K pop is from here.

The airline Asiana is from here.

It is next to North Korea.

Spain

The artists (Pablo) Picasso and Salvador Dalí were born here.

Andrés Iniesta and Rafael Nadal are sportsmen from here.

Flamenco music is from here.

The football teams Real Madrid and Barcelona are here.

Sweden

Alfred Nobel of the Nobel Prizes was born here.

IKEA is from here.

Some Vikings were from here.

Thailand

The spicy foods green curry and red curry are from here.

There are tuk-tuks here.

Turkey

The foods kebabs and dondurma stretchy ice cream are from here.

Istanbul was the capital city but Ankara is the capital city now.

The UK

The scientists (Isaac) Newton and Charles Darwin were born here.

The actors Tom Holland and Charlie Chaplin were born here.

The singer Harry Styles was born here.

The national language is English.

Buckingham Palace is here.

The sports badminton, rugby, golf and football are from here.

The football teams Manchester City and Liverpool are here.

The characters Winnie the Pooh and Harry Potter are from here.

The USA
George Washington and Abraham Lincoln were president here.

Haagen Daz ice cream is from here.

The national language is English.

People from here were on the moon.

Helen Keller was born here.

Walt Disney was born here.

Martin Luther King was born here.

The companies Facebook, Apple, Google, Microsoft and Starbucks are from here.

The drink Coca Cola is from here.

Grammar presentation

Ask about hints above you don’t understand, think could be wrong nowadays, etc. Then put one word into each gap here without looking above:

Canada: It ________________________________________________________ cold.

The national languages __________________________________ English and French.

Austria: Adolf Hitler ____________________________________________ born here.

The classical music composers Mozart and (Johan) Strauss ______________ born here.

Australia: Melbourne _______ the capital city, but Canberra ______ the capital city now.

Check above. What are the differences between those four words? Which two words above go with “it”? Which go with “they”?

Test each other on similar language from above by reading sentences with “is”, “are”, “was”, or “were” taken out and replaced by “BLANK”, “BEEP”, etc.