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country inhabitant language
Poland Pole Polish
France Frenchman French
Belgium Belgian Dutch, German , French
Spain Spaniard Spanish
Denmark Dane Danish
United States American English
Turkey Turk Turkish
Portugal Portuguese Portugese
Switzerland Swiss French, German, Italian, Romansh
Greece Greek Greek
Latvia Latvian Latvian
Finland Fin Finnish
Iceland Icelander Icelandic
Ireland Irish man English, Irish (Gaelic)
Sweden Swede Swedish
Great Britain Britton English
Isreal Israeli Hebrew, Arabic
Pakistan Pakistani Urdu, English
The Netherlands Dutch man Dutch
Thailand Thai Thai
describing people: appearanca
- complexion
= when we talk about the colour of a person’s skin, we talk about their complexion. THIS IS NOT THE
SAME AS A PERSON’S RACE
complexion: black, brown, olive, tan, fair etc.
hair: long, short, straight/ curly/sleek/wavy, dark/light (blonde, brown, auburn, red, black), coarse, thin (beard,
moustache)
face- shape: oval, round, long, square, thin, diamond-shaped, heart-shaped
posture: sturdy, petite, tall/short, broad-shouldered
to spread to disperse
depend on to rely on
help aids
need require
influence affect
distant remote
alike homogenous
display exhibit
form comprise
, keep an eye on to monitor
severe stark
inspect, research examining
good beneficial
well-timed timeliness (timely)
essential/ necessary indispensable
innovation novelty
positive favo(u)rable
attachement cohesion
describing people: character
clever ó half- witted
extroverted ó introverted
rude ó courteous
cruel ó kind- hearted
generous ó tight- fisted
unsociable ó gregarious
positve qualities negative qualities
- She has a heart of gold - she is a lazy- bones
- he is top of the class - she’s a pain in the neck
- she’s a real know-all - you have a head like a sieve
- keep your head - he gets on everyone’s nerves
- she has a good head for languages - he is a nasty piece of work
- cool as a cucumber - you are as hard as nails
- her heart is in the right place - they have their heads in the coulds
- they are head and shoulders above us - don’t bury your head in the sand
- he is really a dark horse - he is a big- head
trustworthy= betrouwbaar
present yourself- networking
country inhabitant language
Poland Pole Polish
France Frenchman French
Belgium Belgian Dutch, German , French
Spain Spaniard Spanish
Denmark Dane Danish
United States American English
Turkey Turk Turkish
Portugal Portuguese Portugese
Switzerland Swiss French, German, Italian, Romansh
Greece Greek Greek
Latvia Latvian Latvian
Finland Fin Finnish
Iceland Icelander Icelandic
Ireland Irish man English, Irish (Gaelic)
Sweden Swede Swedish
Great Britain Britton English
Isreal Israeli Hebrew, Arabic
Pakistan Pakistani Urdu, English
The Netherlands Dutch man Dutch
Thailand Thai Thai
describing people: appearanca
- complexion
= when we talk about the colour of a person’s skin, we talk about their complexion. THIS IS NOT THE
SAME AS A PERSON’S RACE
complexion: black, brown, olive, tan, fair etc.
hair: long, short, straight/ curly/sleek/wavy, dark/light (blonde, brown, auburn, red, black), coarse, thin (beard,
moustache)
face- shape: oval, round, long, square, thin, diamond-shaped, heart-shaped
posture: sturdy, petite, tall/short, broad-shouldered
to spread to disperse
depend on to rely on
help aids
need require
influence affect
distant remote
alike homogenous
display exhibit
form comprise
, keep an eye on to monitor
severe stark
inspect, research examining
good beneficial
well-timed timeliness (timely)
essential/ necessary indispensable
innovation novelty
positive favo(u)rable
attachement cohesion
describing people: character
clever ó half- witted
extroverted ó introverted
rude ó courteous
cruel ó kind- hearted
generous ó tight- fisted
unsociable ó gregarious
positve qualities negative qualities
- She has a heart of gold - she is a lazy- bones
- he is top of the class - she’s a pain in the neck
- she’s a real know-all - you have a head like a sieve
- keep your head - he gets on everyone’s nerves
- she has a good head for languages - he is a nasty piece of work
- cool as a cucumber - you are as hard as nails
- her heart is in the right place - they have their heads in the coulds
- they are head and shoulders above us - don’t bury your head in the sand
- he is really a dark horse - he is a big- head
trustworthy= betrouwbaar