Locality-based names nicknames Field, Lake, Street, Forest, Wood, Hill, Armstrong, Wisdom, Brown, Young, Short, Russell, Fox, Wolf, Duck Ancestry Robinson (son of Robin), (Patronyms’ names)父源 Williams (son of Williamn), Dobes (son of Dob), Utting (son of Utta),MacDonald(son of Donald) Family identity or legal status
Origin of Given name origins Christianity examples Adam, Abraham, Daniel, David, Peter Cohen (Jewish), Freeman Mythology and literature Phoebe, Margaret, Diana, Achilles, Olivia Natural environment Bee, Goose, Wood, Cotton, Rose Personal characteristics
Origin of middle name
Smart, Beard, Happy origins Biblical characters examples Abraham, Daniel, David, Peter father’s given name mother’s given name grandfather’s family name mother’s family name; maiden names Personal characteristics public figures
Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, Charles Robert Darwin George Walker Bush 3. The idiomatic usage of some English names
? Average Joe, a plain ? 一般人
Jane
? 一杯咖啡 ? 美国
? 与某人素不相识 ? 拆东墙,补西墙 ? 杂而不精的人 ? 有情人终成眷属
? A cup of Joe ? Uncle Sam ? John Hancock ? Rob Peter to pay Paul ? Jack of all trades
shall have Jill
? not know sb from Adam ? 签名
? All shall be well, Jack
III. Teaching Procedures:
Section I. Talking Face to Face
Step 1. Read and Practice
Ask the students to read the short dialogues, and ask pairs of them to do the role play.
Step 2. Key language points Explain some key language points 1. May I know your name?
What’s your name? Tell me your……
2. First and middle and last name First name Given name Middle name Christian name Last name Family name 3. Excuse me. 引起别人的注意。 4. Must be:表示肯定的推测
1) must用在肯定句中表示较有把握的推测,意为\一定\。
2) must表对现在的状态或现在正发生的事情的推测时, must 后面通常接系动词be 的原形或行为动词的进行式。
You have worked hard all day.You must be tired.(对现在情况的推测判断) He must be working in his office. 比较:
He must be staying there. He must stay there.
3) must 表示对已发生的事情的推测时,must 要接完成式。
I didn't hear the phone. I must have been asleep. 4) must表示对过去某时正发生的事情的推测,must 后面要接不定式的完成进行式。 ---Why didn't you answer my phone call?
---Well, I must have been sleeping, so I didn't hear it. 5) 否定推测用can't。
If Tom didn't leave here until five o'clock, he can't be home yet.
5. introduce 介绍
May I introduce you to my teacher? Let me introduce myself to you. 6. different from 不同于 My bike is different from Jake’s. Your business card is different from mine.
Step 3. Enhancement
Ask the students to work in pairs and try to memorize the short dialogues, then ask pairs of them to do the role play.
Acting out the tasks
Step 1. ask the students to work in pairs and act out the tasks by following the above sample dialogues.
Putting language to use
Step 1. ask the students to complete the following dialogue according to the hints given in Chinese.
Check the answers and ask pairs of students to read the dialogue.
Homework
Ask the students to memorize the short dialogues in section 1, which will be checked

