その外国人は

that foreigner

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that foreigner その外国人 means “that foreigner,” and は marks it as the topic of the sentence. は is pronounced wa here.
JA: その外国人は日本の文化にとても興味があります。
EN: That foreigner is very interested in Japanese culture.

その外国人はまったく日本語を知らなかった

That foreigner didn’t know any Japanese at all.

その外国人はまるで母語のように日本語を話した

That foreigner spoke Japanese as if it were their native language.

その外国人はすぐに日本の食べ物に慣れた

That foreigner quickly got used to Japanese food.

その外国人はまるで母国語であるかのように日本語を話す

That foreigner speaks Japanese as if it were their native language.

その外国人はかなりうまく日本語を話す

That foreigner speaks Japanese quite well.