1、 Lesson2 Name Stories My name is Chenhua.The character of my first name“Hua has two parts.It has a“Ma”meaning a horse on the left and“Hua”meaning china on the right.The character as a whole means a fast black horse and its pronounced“hua”Warm-up The character of my first name has two parts.The upper
2、 part is a sun symbol,while the lower part represents the horizon.In other words,the character indeed stands for“the sun rising on the horizon”1.Whats your name?2.What does it mean?3.And why did your parents give you the name?Pair work Exercise 3 page 8 1.Fins are a feature specific to fish.2.Doing
3、some voluntary work for the community is of great _ to ones growth.3.It is abnormal for a man to walk in his sleep.4.The students who have gone to America during summer holiday give us a _ description of the skyscrapers in New York.5.Children in poor mountain areas suffered great _ in learning.signi
4、ficancevividhardshipparticularimportancevery unusuallivelydifficultiesCan you play any of thesemusical instruments?-Do you know anything about the job of _?-Yes,they make things from metal entirely by hand.blacksmiths-Look!These people are being awarded prizes.They must have done well in their worki
5、ng fields.-Right.They are pillars of our country and society.So are university students.Heather is an evergreen plant.Listening Exercise 4 Listen to the three students talking about their names.Which of them matches the following descriptions?1.Look at the pictures and make some prediction2.Read thr
6、ough the descriptions3.Listen to the tape.1.This student has parents who wanted their child to be a“pillar of society”.()2.This student has a grandfather who moved from northern Wales to Manchester.()3.This student probably has an ancestor who made things from metal.()4.This student has parents who
7、were inspired by the great violinist Itzhak Perlman.()5.This student is named after a purple flower.()6.This student has parents who wanted their daughter to be as strong as any boy.()Wang JiannanIssac EvansHeather SmithIssac EvansHeather SmithWang JiannanListening 1.Listen to the tape for the secon
8、d time.2.Take down notes 3.Retell the name storiesWang Jiannan:Heather Smith:Issac Evans:“Nan”wood，pillar of societyJiannan-“heathy boy”“bulit in the south”Smith ancestor metal Heather-purple flower,home,grandmother“Evans”Wales grandfather“Isaac”-violinist1 He ended up in Manchester.He put up with a
9、 lot of hardship and suffering all his life to provide a good future for his family.2 Although she was delighted to have a new baby girl,she was also discouraged because she missed her home.Other family names with the same origin includes Smithers and Smythe.3 As well as having meaning from the char
10、acters that are used for writing,Chinese names can also have significance according to their sounds.It is a type of wood that is used to hold up the roof in the construction of traditional Chinese houses.Heather SmithWang JiannanIssac EvansNowadays,love on line is popular.I cant _why so many people
11、are interested in virtual reality.figure outTo come to understandExercise 5 Phrasal Verbs Pandas are rare animals living in the world.Their survival _our help and protection.However,children should learn to live independentlyfrom a young age.counts onto rely upon,trust,or expect-You can _ anybody on
12、 April fools day.-But some tricks are hard to _ sometimes.teaseput up withmake fun of playfullyto tolerate,suffer through,or allow,esp.something annoying1.I _ an interesting name story when I visited my cousin in Henan Province.2.My cousin _ next door to a girl called Li Shichun.3.The“Chun”part of L
13、i Shichun_spring.Thats when she was born.But thats not all.Shes also named after a Sui Dynasy engineer,Li Chun.4.Her father thought he was admirablebecause he built bridges you can really _.came acrossgrew upstands forcount onExercise 5 Phrasal Verbs 5.She was worried that her daughter would have to
14、 _ too much teasing with a mans name.6.So they _ a way to change it.7.that was lucky because she _ her grandmother anyway.8.she changed her studies and _ becoming an engineer.9.She became quite famous when she invented a new way of _ suspension bridges during the building process.figured outlooks likeended upholding upput up withHomework Language Power page 54Exercise 3,4Thank you
