1、Unit 6 Whats in a Name?1Is name important? Directions: Work in groups to discuss whether a persons name is important or not. Give your reasons.2Chinese Phrases related to “名”1) 名不虚传 deserve the reputation one enjoys; ones reputation is justified; be worth ones name; be true to ones name. 2) 名不符实 be
2、unworthy of ones name 3）名列前茅 come out top; to be among the best of candidates; be on the top of the list3 4) 名垂青史 make history; go down in history; leave a name in history 5) 名落孙山 fail to be admitted/ enrolled 6）名正言顺 be legitimate; be perfectly justifiable 7）顾名思义 as the name implies/suggests4English
3、 expressions related to “name” First name/given name Last name/ family name/ surname Stage name 艺名 An assumed name 化名 Pen name/pseudonym 笔名 Nickname 绰号 Pet name for a child; childhood name小名5A man of name 知名人士The great names of history 历史名人A household name 家喻户晓的人或事Enroll ones name for something申请参加K
4、eep ones name on the books 保留学籍take ones name off the books 退学,开除6 You name it.凡你想得起的 不管什么(都有了或都干了等) give a dog a bad name and hang him. 一旦给人家个坏名声它就永远洗刷不掉（人言可畏） They call each other all sorts of names. 他们用各种恶言恶语互骂。 His name is mud. 他声名狼藉。 He was a chairman only in name. 他只是个名义上的主席。 Thomas Edison was
5、 a great name in science. 托马斯爱迪生是个科学伟人7Pair Work Comment on the following Chinese names 刘慧芳 郝胜男 李根 牛得草 石磊 雷锋 秦晖 吴安全 秦寿生 宋秋波8Group Discussion Divide the whole class in to groups and then conduct discussion. The owner of a certain name in the class is expected to say something about his or her name an
6、d the uniqueness of the name. and the other students may comment on the name and talk about the qualities that name suggests. And then you decide on the 10 most appealing names in your class. Each group has its representative to report to the whole class. 9 What name would you choose for your future
7、 baby? What factors do you know western people consider in naming their children? 101)Firstnamesmustsoundpleasantandattractive;2)Secondnamesshouldcarryspecialimplications;3)Thewholenameshouldbeagoodmirrorofitsculturalaswellasfamilybackgrounds;4)Namesarerichwithapositivesensethatwillworkforthechildsg
8、rowth;5)Socialvaluesandpersonalbeliefsleavetheirmarkonthenames11Clayderman克莱德曼泥瓦匠泥瓦匠Meanings about Some English Names12Holmes福尔摩斯福尔摩斯河边的田地河边的田地13编织匠编织匠Webster韦伯斯特韦伯斯特14狼狼Adolf 阿道夫阿道夫15财主财主Edward爱德华爱德华16烤肉烤肉Tailor泰勒泰勒Bush布什布什Bacon培根培根灌木丛灌木丛裁缝裁缝17Jack 杰克杰克Jenny 珍妮珍妮Jakson 杰克逊杰克逊公驴公驴母驴母驴公驴的儿子公驴的儿子18Bak
9、er贝克贝克Porter波特波特Smith史密斯史密斯Cook库克库克面包烘烤匠面包烘烤匠 挑夫挑夫铁匠铁匠厨子厨子19Peter皮特Nancy南希York约克石头石头保姆保姆养猪的人养猪的人20It is not strange that most famous names have such original meanings,for people in the ancient times had great difficulty making a living.And it is not realistic for their descendants to change ,so names with such funny meanings exist from generation to generation 21此课件下载可自行编辑修改，供参考！感谢您的支持，我们努力做得更好！22
