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Unit 2
We’re Family!
Reading Plus
Lead in:
What do you know about Chinese names?
How do we write Chinese names?
How much do you know about
English names?
Let’s learn more about names.
How many people can you see in the photo?
What’s probably their relationship?
What is the passage about?
Three.
They are families.
Family ties in names.
Let’s read.
Careful-reading: Find their full names.
Full name
Alan
Alan’s father
Alan’s mother
Alan’s grandfather
Alan Luke Wood
George Charles Wood Junior
Linda Wood
George Charles Wood Senior
What can you get from their names?
Cultural Note:
Full name
Alan
Alan’s father
Alan’s mother
Alan’s grandfather
Alan Luke Wood
George Charles Wood Junior
Linda Wood
George Charles Wood Senior
a first name
a middle name
a last name
Finding 1:
An English name is usually made of...
Cultural Note:
Full name
Alan
Alan’s father
Alan’s mother
Alan’s grandfather
Alan Luke Wood
George Charles Wood Junior
Linda Wood
George Charles Wood Senior
Finding 2: They share same last name “Wood”.
People also call the last name a“_______________ ”or _____________.
family name
surname
Full name
Alan
Alan’s father
Alan’s mother
Alan’s grandfather
Alan Luke Wood
George Charles Wood Junior
Linda Wood
George Charles Wood Senior
Finding 3: Alan’s father’s name is the same with his grandfather’s.
why?
Cultural Note:
Full name
Alan
Alan’s father
Alan’s mother
Alan’s grandfather
Alan Luke Wood
George Charles Wood Junior
Linda Wood
George Charles Wood Senior
Finding 4: Alan’s mother has the same family name with his father’s.
why?
Cultural Note:
Can you guess what Alan’s grandmother’s last name is?
Read the text again 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 now Grant / Wood.
5. In the UK, women often / never change their family names when they marry.
Let’s enjoy a video:
Discuss the questions.
1. In English names, which is the surname, the first or the last name? How about Chinese names?
In English names, the last name is the surname or the family name. But in Chinese names, the family name is put first and the given name is after the family name.
2. How do Chinese parents come up with names for their children?
They put their good wishes and hopes in their children’s names.
3. What is the meaning of your name?
“Names show family ties. What do you think?”
Names not only show family ties, but also show culture ties.
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