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Unit 2 We’re Family!
Lesson 6 *Reading Plus
年 级:七年级 学 科:英语(人教版)
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What’s your family
name?
What’s your first name?
What’s the meaning
of your name?
1. Now you’re an exchange student in the UK. Students in your class are talking about names in their own cultures(文化). Think and answer the questions.
In China, our parents are very careful when picking names for us. We always carry good wishes in our names. For example, parents name a child yong because they want their child to be brave.
2. Look at the names on the textbook. Categorize(分类)them into different groups.
First name Family name
Teng
Fei
Wang
Yaming
Miller
Emma
Brown
Peter
Full name
What are their full names like?
In China, we put family names first, and first names last.
Peter
Emma
Wang
Teng
Fei
Yaming
Miller
Brown
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3. Read the text and answer the questions.
• What are the names in this text?
• What does the writer think of names?
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Linda
(Grant)
Wood
George
Charles
Wood
Junior
George
Charles
Wood
Senior
Alan
Luke
Wood
4. Colour the first names, middle names, and last names differently.
first /
given names
middle
names
last names /
surnames
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5. Think about why all their family names are Wood.
Alan gets his family name from his
father. Alan’s father’s name is the
same as Alan’s grandfather’s. Alan’s
mother changes her family name
to Alan’s father’s family name.
tie
a strong connection between people
or organizations
纽带,关系
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6. Think about why Alan’s father and grandfather have the same name.
They have the same family name, are they called the same way too?
People call my father George Charles
Wood Junior, and they call my
grandfather George Charles Wood
Senior.
It shows great respect to my
grandfather.
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7. Guess the meaning of junior and senior.
People call my father George Charles Wood Junior, and they call my grandfather George Charles Wood Senior.
junior
used after the name of the younger of two men in a family who have the same name
senior
used after the name of the older of two men in a family who have the same name
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Do you think names show family ties in China?
In China, people from the same family usually have the same family name.
In the countryside, people who have the same family name may live in the same village.
Names show family ties.
8. Talk about the writer’s idea about names in this text.
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(1) Luke is Alan’s middle name / family name.
(2) In the UK, most /all people have three names.
(3) Alan’s father’s last name is Junior / Wood.
(4) Alan’s mother’s family name is Grant / Wood.
(5) In the UK, women often / never change their family names when they marry.
9. Read the text and circle the correct words to complete the sentences.
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Do we have middle names in China?
10. Read the text and circle the correct words to complete the sentences.
(1) Luke is Alan’s middle name / family name.
(2) In the UK, most /all people have three names.
(3) Alan’s father’s last name is Junior / Wood.
(4) Alan’s mother’s family name is Grant / Wood.
(5) In the UK, women often / never change their family names when they marry.
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(1) Luke is Alan’s middle name / family name.
(2) In the UK, most /all people have three names.
(3) Alan’s father’s last name is Junior / Wood.
(4) Alan’s mother’s family name is Grant / Wood.
(5) In the UK, women often / never change their family names when they marry.
11. Read the text and circle the correct words to complete the
sentences.
(1) Luke is Alan’s middle name / family name.
(2) In the UK, most /all people have three names.
(3) Alan’s father’s last name is Junior / Wood.
(4) Alan’s mother’s family name is Grant / Wood.
(5) In the UK, women often / never change their family names when they marry.
12. Read the text and circle the correct words to complete the
sentences.
(1) Luke is Alan’s middle name / family name.
(2) In the UK, most /all people have three names.
(3) Alan’s father’s last name is Junior / Wood.
(4) Alan’s mother’s family name is Grant / Wood.
(5) In the UK, women often / never change their family names when they marry.
13. Read the text and circle the correct words to complete the
sentences.
(1) Luke is Alan’s middle name / family name.
(2) In the UK, most /all people have three names.
(3) Alan’s father’s last name is Junior / Wood.
(4) Alan’s mother’s family name is Grant / Wood.
(5) In the UK, women often / never change their family names when they marry.
14. Read the text and circle the correct words to complete the sentences.
15. Think if women in China change their family names when they marry.
(1) Luke is Alan’s middle name / family name.
(2) In the UK, most / all people have three names.
(3) Alan’s father’s last name is Junior / Wood.
(4) Alan’s mother’s family name is Grant / Wood.
(5) In the UK, women often / never
change their family names when
they marry.
Do women change their
family names when they
get married in China?
1. Luke is Alan’s middle name / family name.
2. In the UK, most / all people have three
names.
3. Alan’s father’s last name is Junior / Wood.
4. Alan’s mother’s family name is Grant /
Wood.
5. In the UK, women often / never change
their family names when they marry.
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16. Your Chinese friend is very interested in the naming culture in the UK. Imagine you’re talking about this when video chatting. Tell him / her about it.
How many names do they have?
Do names show family ties?
Do they have middle names?
What’s the meaning of their names?
Where do they put their first and last names?
Do women change their family names when they get married?
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17. In your class, you also want to share your own naming culture. Tell your classmates about it. The following questions may help you.
How many names do they have?
Do names show family ties?
Do they have middle names?
What’s the meaning of their names?
Where do they put their first and last names?
Do women change their family names when they get married?
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18. Look at the title of the text and think: How does name tie family members together both in Chinese and English naming cultures?
Family is where life begins and love never ends.
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Homework
Imagine you’re at a forum (论坛). You’re going to tell the differences between the naming cultures in the UK and China. Write down your speech.
How many names do they have?
Do names show family ties?
Do they have middle names?
What’s the meaning of their names?
Where do they put their first and last names?
Do women change their family names when they get married?
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