Listeningandspeaking胡敏兒NameStoriesObjectives:

Togettoknowthesignificanceaboutnames.Topracticelisteningforimportantwordsandmainfacts.Topracticeexpressingguesses,assumptions,beliefs.MynameisChenhua.Thecharacterofmyfirstname“Hua’hastwoparts.Ithasa“Ma”meaningahorseontheleftand“Hua”meaningchinaontheright.Thecharacterasawholemeansafastblackhorseandit’spronounced“hua”驊Warm-upThecharacterofmyfirstnamehastwoparts.Theupperpartisasunsymbol,whilethelowerpartrepresentsthehorizon.Inotherwords,thecharacterindeedstandsfor“thesunrisingonthehorizon”旦Pre-listeningLearntoexpressguesses,assumptionsandbeliefswiththesentencepatterns

Iguess…;Isuppose…;Ibelieve…”.Forexample:a)MynameisHanLing.Iguess

myfamilynameoriginatesfrom

oneofsevenkingdomsinZhanGuo.Tostarfrom,tohappenforthefirsttimeb)Isuppose

myparentsnamedmeafter

afamousarchitectbecausetheywantmetobea“pillarofsociety”.Togivemeasamenameassb.Someonewhoplaysanimportantpartinsocietyc)Youmaynotbelievethestoryofmyname,butIbelieve

itremindsmeofthedayIwasborn.putinthemindofme2)Learnandmatchthewordswiththeirmeanings.Youaregoingtoheartheminthenamestories.

specifica)traditionalsignificanceb)difficulties

abnormalc)veryunusual

vividd)particular

hardshipe)importanceconventionalf)livelyStep2.Listening

Listenandfinishthetasks.

1)WangJiannanListenandwritedownthepossibleChinesecharactersofthenameWangJiannan.__________________________________b)Retellthepossiblemeaningsofthename.Jian:______________________________________Nan:________________________________________________________________________________王建南王健男王建楠Tobuild;TobehealthyAtypeofwood;Apillarofsociety;Aboy2)HeatherSmitha)ThefamilynameSmithactuallyoriginatesfromsomeonewhoworkswith___________,whichisoneofthemostcommonnamein____________.b)Heatherisakindof______usuallyseeninnorthernEngland.A.colorB.flowerC.transportD.jobc)Accordingtohernamestory,weknowHeather’smothermissed__________(what?)and________________(who?)wouldthinkofherwhenevershesawtheheather.metalBritainherhomehergrandmother3)IsaacEvans:a)WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthenameIsaacEvans?A.UniqueB.SpecialC.TraditionalD.Unusualb)Theboy’sgrandfatherleft___________________________andendedupinManchester,wherethereisalotof___________there.c)Theboy’sparentsareclassical____________andnamedhimafterafamous____________whowasn’tafraidto____________newideasin__________,whichalsoinspireshimwhenhe_________.hisfarminnothernWalesindustrymusicianviolinisttryoutmusicpaintsStep3Post-listeningConclusion

Peoplehavetheirownnames.Whethertheirnamesarespecialornot,theytellussomething.Afamilynamemaytellussomethingaboutourancestors,forexample,wheretheycamefrom;whatjobtheytookup;andeventhetimestheybelongedto.Givennamesareusuallydecidedbyparentsoraneldermemberofafamily,expressingtheirwishesfortheirchildren,ormemorializingsomethingorsomeonetheyloveandadmire.Sometimes,namestellusthecharacteristicsofdifferenttimesorplacesandpeople’spreferences.Therefore,ifwedigdeepenough,everynamehasastorytoit.Step4Oralpractice

Shareyournamestoriesingroups.

Usethesentencespattern

Iguess…;Isuppose…;Ibelieve…

whentellingstory.Youaresupposedtotellyourstorieswithin1minute.Choosethebeststoryingroupandshareitinclass.Youcan