TEACHER: LIU WEIRULIN MIDDLE SCHOOL

give a talk

want to

think about

have a good idea

why don’t you

the difference between

　　 Teaching Objectives: Students should master the dialogue, some useful expressions and the background knowledge in the article about English names

Language Focus:

　　Ⅰ . Useful expressions: think about/of, talk about, the difference between…and…, have a good idea ,give a talk,family name ,given name,be short for

　　 II. English names:

full name

James(first name)

Allan(middle name)

given name

Green(family name/last name)

Lesson 2

Language points:

1.Mr Wu wants me to give a talk in class tomorrow. give a talk.2.I am thinking about what to say. think about

3.Why don’t you talk about names?=Why not talk about names?Why don’t you…?=Why not+v…?

e.g.Mr Wang wants me to give a talk about learning English.

e.g.He is thinking about how to answer his question.

e.g.Why don’t you go for a walk?

Why not go for a Walk?

4.Talk about the difference between Chinese and English name? the difference between A and B

e.g.Can you find the difference between this picture and that one?

Michael Jefferey Jordan William Jefferson Clinton(first name) (middle name)

given name

(family name/last name)

Chinese name:full name

Bian Shaojun

English name:

full name

James(first name)

Allan(middle name)

given name

Green(family name/last name)

(family name) (given name)

Zheng Siyuan

Phillip Allan Bell

Ask and answer these questions in pairs.

1. What is your full name?2. Which is your family name? Which is your given name?3. Which comes first, your family name or your given

name?4. What is the difference between a Chinese name and an

English name?

a first name a middle name a last name

The meaning of （这个单词什么意思）what is the word?

What the word ?

Mr 先生

Mrs夫人（已婚女士）

Ms 女士（不明确对方婚姻状况）

Miss小姐（未婚）

the meaning of

does mean

Examples: Tom Thomas David is short for Dave Sandra Sandy

Jim is short for James. be short for缩写，简称

telephoneTel is short for

Choose the right answers.

1. In China, the first name is the_____. A given name B family name C middle name

2. In English-speaking countries, the first name is the___. A given name B family name C middle name

3. In English-speaking countries, the last name is the___. A given name B family name C middle name

4. A man’s name is John Henry Brown. You can call him___. A Mr John B Mr Henry C Mr Brown

5. You are in England . How will your close friends call you?___ A By my first name. B By my last name. C.By my middle name.

B

A

B

C

A

Fill in the blanks:

1.My name is Cheng Lin. Cheng is my ___________name.2.There are a lot of _________________between English name and Chinese name.3.Your answer is quite_____________from Jack’s.4.Don’t worry. Think it over. I’m sure you’ll have an _______.

Choose the right answer:1.There is a river_____the two cities. A on B over C between D at2.They are talking about ________. A when to leave B when to leaves C when leave D what to leave3.We call that little girl Kate_____short. A to B for C with D of4.Today we are going to learn_______lesson. A first B two C the second D the two5.Why_____you ask Mr Wang for help? A not B does C don’t D /

familydifferences

differentidea

C

A

B

C

C