Unit 2 Reading Plus课件-2025-2026学年人教版七年级英语上册

We are all familiar with English names. For example: Emma Davis Olivia Harris William Smith Michael Alexander Brown James Robert Smith Can you circle the first names and underline the family names? Think and Say Emma Davis Olivia Harris William Smith Michael Alexander Brown James Robert Smith What are these? Culture tip These are called middle names. Not everyone in English speaking countries has a middle name. Know more about middle name. From the name, we can know: a person’s gender (woman / man) two people’s family relations e.g. mom & daughter father & son brothers / sisters parents’ hope (meaning of the name, e.g. 今悦，成贤，明礼，成贤) Unit 2 Family Ties In Names Hello! My name is Alan, and I'm from the UK. Here most people have a first, middle, and last name. My full name is Alan Luke Wood. Alan is my first name, Luke is my middle name, and Wood is my last name. We also call the last name as “family name” or “surname”. My grandfather also has three names. His full name is George Charles Wood. My father’s name is the same as my grandfather’s. Can you guess why? It shows great respect to my grandfather. People call my father George Charles Wood, Junior, and they call my grandfather George Charles wood, Senior. My mother’s name was Linda Grant, but now her name is Linda Wood. Why is that? Because in the UK, a woman often changes her family name to her husband’s family name. Sometimes, however, the woman’s last name and the man’s last name are Joined together. This allows both family names to live on. Names show family ties. What do you think? Read the text. What’s the main idea of each paragraph? Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Women change their family names after they get married. The custom（习俗） of naming in the UK. The writer’s father and grandfather have the same name. Names show family ties. Para. 4 Read the text and circle the correct words to complete the sentences. Luke is Alan’s middle name / family name. In the UK, most / all people have three names. Alan’s father’s last name is Junior / Wood. Alan’s mother’s family name is Grant / Wood. In the UK, women often / never change their family names when they marry. 1 Discuss the questions. In English names, which is the surname, the first or the last name? How about Chinese names? How do Chinese parents come up with names for their children? What is the meaning of your name? 2 In English names, the last name is surname. In Chinese names, the first name is surname. They may choose one or two characters（汉字） to show their wishes for children. How do you understand the following sentences: Can you explain it with an example ? Sometimes, however, the woman’s last name and the man’s last name are joined together. This allows both family names to live on. Think Again After reading this text, how do you understand Family Ties in Names? Can you explain it to a partner? People from the same family have the same family names. Young people use the same name as their elders to show respect. Women change their family names after they get married. In Chinese culture, do families tie in names? Can you give an example? In Chinese culture, the family name is passed down generation by generation.（姓氏代代相传） In some families, people have generation names（字辈）. Lavf58.20.100 Lavf58.20.100 $$