Portuguese Spanish French Swiss n These words are

Portuguese, Spanish, French, Swiss n These words are always adjectives n Don’t add –s for plural n Don’t use without the: The Portuguese usually wear moustaches. The French are famous for their grumpiness.

Portuguese, Spanish, French, Swiss n To talk about one person from these countries, do NOT say a Japanese, a French, say a Japanese man/woman/person, a Frenchman, a Frenchwoman, a French person, an Englishman, an English woman, etc.

American, Canadian, Greek, Thai n These words can be adjectives or nouns n Use –s for plural n The isn’t mandatory: (The) Italians like pizza. (The) Americans don’t know much Geography.

American, Canadian, Greek, Thai n To talk about one person from these countries, you can say an American, a Brazilian, a Greek…

Some countries have a specific noun for the people who are born there: Nationality adjective The person who is born there (noun) n Danish n a Dane n Swedish n a Swede n Polish n a Pole n Spanish n a Spaniard n Turkish n a Turk n Scottish n a Scot n Finnish n a Finn

Specific Groups of People n The poor n The unemployed n The homeless n The old n The rich n The illiterate Treat these adjectives as Portuguese, Spanish. . . (No –s for plural and always preceded by the)

One, ones n Use these words to avoid repeating a noun that is implied in the speech: (At a car park) This car is mine. Which one is yours? (At a store) I would like to have a blue T-shirt and I also I want a red one.

Adjective Order n Opinion n Size n Age n Shape / Style n Colour / Pattern n Origin / Nationality n Material

Adjective Order n Opinion n Size n Age n Shape / Style n Colour / Pattern n Origin / Nationality n Material

Opinion Size Age Shape/ Colour/ Origin/ Style Pattern Nationality Material Noun interesting small new red film car colourful Chinese porcelain tea set tiny modern gadget beautiful round wooden desk bright foreign student invaluable medieval leatherbound bible sweet teen blond Hungarian girl little skinny