Book 2 Unit 6 ppt

1、Listening and speaking 1Unit 6 Whats in a Name2Whats your opinion of names1. How were you named?2. Do you like your name? Do you want to change your name if possible?3. Do you know the meanings in your name? 4. Do you know any customs in naming in China? 5. Do you know any interesting Chinese names?

2、 The Book of Family Names: 1By dwelling palace and direction E.g西門、邱、門、鄉(xiāng)、閭、里、野、官 2By their own country E.g 齊、魯、晉、宋、鄭、吳、越、秦、楚、衛(wèi)、韓、趙、魏、燕、陳、鄭、蘇、蔡、曹、胡、許 3By name of ancester 4By order E.g伯、仲、叔、季 5By positions E.g史、倉(cāng)、庫(kù)、司寇、太史、司徒、司馬、司空、司士、司寇 6By occupations E.g巫、屠、優(yōu)、卜、陶、匠、屠Origins of Foreign Names Where Su

3、rnames Come From English and British surnames (family names) have four main sources: the persons occupation, the place of origin, a nickname and relations. Examples of these can be seen in the tables below. Occupations Name Meaning Archer bow and arrowuser Bishop bishops man Butcher meat worker Carp

4、enter wheel repairer Fletcher arrow maker Fuller cloth cleaner Miller grain grinder Shepherd herder of sheep Smith metal worker Places Name Origin Devonshire an English county French from France Lincoln an English city Kent an English county Preston an English city Scott from Scotland Walsh from Wal

5、es Nicknames Name Meaning Armstrong strong armed Campbell crooked mouth Goldwater urine (derogatory) Kennedy Gaelic: ugly head Morgan Welsh: white haired Russell French: red haired Whistler one who whistles Whitehead white headed Relations Name Meaning Johnson son of John MacDonald son of Donald (Sc

6、ottish) OConnor son of Connor (Irish) Robinson son of RobinListen and do the exercise on P82.Watch an episode of Romeo and Juliet.Warming Up 2. Romeo swears he will love Juliet if she gives up her family name 3. The findings of the researchers are very importantTrue , False or NG (not given) Juliet

7、in Romeo and Juliet thinks that Names are not important. (T)(F)(NG) Hi, every one! Have you ever thought about the question: “ Whats in a name?” when Juliet says this, she is arguing that names are not important. She asks Romeo to give up his family name or, if he wont do that, to swear that he will

8、 love her, in which case she will give up her family name. However, is this possible for most people? Do people usually accept the idea that names are unimportant? Do they really feel free to forget the bonds and responsibilities that their names give them?Top researchers in the fields of psychology

9、 and sociology are here with us today. And, in just a moment, they will tell you whether they think names are important or not. So please stick with us. “ whats in name?” will give you a lot to think about.Short Conversations1. M: That was really something! You remember most about the play we watche

10、d? W: I remember an actor asking : “Whats in a name?” It made me think about my own name and its meaning.Q: What does the woman remember about the play? 2.W: What do you think the writer of the play meant when he asked “ whats in a name?” M: I think that he was questioning the importance of names, t

11、hat is , how they affect our lives.Q: Why did the writer ask the question? Short Conversations3.M: Theres something I dont understand. Please tell me again why you changed your name.W: I wanted a name that would sound more elegant than the one my parents gave me.Q: Why did the woman change her name?

12、Short Conversations4.M: My English teacher discouraged us from using our Chinese names in class.W: Thats not fair! Im proud of my own name, and Im not going to use another!Q: Why doesnt the woman want to use another name?Short Conversations5.W: In Sociology class, I learned that in many different cu

13、ltures, names say a lot about people.M: I heard the same thing in Psychology class. Names can have a great influence on a persons identity.Q: According to the man, how do names affect people?Short Conversations6.W: Ive heard that judging people by their names is superficial.M: I couldnt agree more.

14、There are much better ways of judging people.Q: How does the man feel about judging people by their names?Short Conversations7.M: Your name is very impressive! It sounds beautiful , lucky you!W: Not really. I never thought that my name correctly expressed who I really am as a person.Q: What is the w

15、omans impression of her name?Short Conversations8.W: If our child is a boy, I think we should give him your name. What do you think?M: Lets not. I dont agree with parents doing that. Naming a child after a parent seems uncreative.Q: Why wouldnt the man like to name his son after himself?Short Conver

16、sations9.M: I always thought my name was unique, but this book says 17% of babies born in the same year as me had the same first name. W: But it also says only 50 of those 600,000 babies also had the same middle name.Q: How many people, born in the same year as the man, were given the same first and

17、 middle names?Short Conversations10.W: If we name our son after someone in the Bible, maybe hell become more religious.M: I doubt it. My brother has a name from the Bible, and he isnt at all religious. I think we should think more about this.Q: What is the relationship between the two speakers?Short

18、 ConversationsUnderstanding a Long ConversationW: There sure is a lot of pressure on Chinese to take a foreign name, dont you agree? M: Im not sure. Many people dont use foreign names even when they go abroad or meet foreigners. Take our leaders, for example.W: Yes, but many internationally famous a

19、ctors, writers and artists do. Some of them feel they wont be successful abroad if they use their Chinese names.M: What does it matter? Whats in a name, anyway?W: Names are important, and I feel people are turning their back on their culture when they take a foreign name.M: I don think so . Names to

20、 me are superficial things. I use a foreign name in my English class just for the sake of convenience. When speaking to people in another language, its simpler to use a name that belongs to that language.W: Maybe youre right, but I still feel the way I do. Using a foreign name doesnt seem right to m

21、e. Questions to Long Conversation 1. How does the woman feel about Chinese taking foreign names? 2. What are people doing when they take foreign names according to the woman? 3. What does the man think of names? 4. When does the man use a foreign name? 5. what does the woman decide in the end?Unders

22、tanding a Passage Im going to change my name tomorrow. Does this sound odd? Let me explain. Since I was a baby, my name has been a label that has identified me as I grew. However, I have changed a lot. Most of all, my ideas on life have developed. By the time I became an adult, I was clearly not the

23、 same person I was as a baby. So why should my name be the same? Ive decided to change it to reflect my changes as a person. Some people tell me they dont approve of this plan. They think I am disrespecting my parents, who named me. But Ive spoken with my parents, and they agree with me. Keeping the same name throughout life is nonsense. The only real pro