
Learning Objectives
In this lessn yu will:1. knw the culture behind English names;2. find culture differences between English names and Chinese names;3. explain the meaning f yur name.
We are all familiar with English names. Fr example:
Olivia Harris
William Smith
Michael Alexander Brwn
James Rbert Smith
Can yu circle the first names and underline the family names?
Think and Say
What are these?
Culture tip
These are called middle names. Nt everyne in English speaking cuntries has a middle name.
Knw mre abut middle name.
English names
Chinese names
first name + family name
family name + first name
usually have tw r three wrds
dn’t have middle names
have tw t fur characters
sme have middle names
Can yu tell the differences between English names and Chinese names?
Read the fllwing names. What can we knw frm a persn’s name?
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth II
Thmas Brwn Junir
Thmas Brwn Senir
Frm the name, we can knw:
a persn’s gender
(wman / man)
tw peple’s family relatins
e.g. mm & daughter father & sn brthers / sisters
parents’ hpe
(meaning f the name, e.g. 今悅,成賢,明禮,成賢)
Read the title f the text. Hw d yu understand Family Ties in Names?
Read the text. What’s the main idea f each paragraph?
Wmen change their family names after they get married.
The custm(習俗) f naming in the UK.
The writer’s father and grandfather have the same name.
Names shw family ties.
Circle the crrect wrds t cmplete the sentences.
1. Luke is Alan’s middle name / family name.
2. In the UK, mst / all peple have three names.
3. Alan’s father’s last name is Junir / Wd.
4. Alan’s mther’s family name is nw Grant / Wd.
5. In the UK, wmen ften / never change their family names when they marry.
Read and answer the questins.
1. In English names, which is the surname, the first r the last name? Hw abut Chinese names?
In English names, the last name is the surname. In Chinese names, the first name is the surname.
2. Why d Alan’s father and grandfather have the same name? Hw d peple call them?
Because this name can shw great respect t Alan’s grandfather.
Peple call them Gerge Charles Wd, Junir / Senir.
Hw d yu understand the fllwing sentences:
Smetimes, hwever, the wman’s last name and the man’s last name are jined tgether. This allws bth family names t live n.
Can yu explain it with an example ?
David Smith
Mary Smith-Jhsn /Mary Jhsn Smith
(chse t change her family name)
(chse t keep her family name and jin her husband’s family)
Think Again
After reading this text, hw d yu understand Family Ties in Names? Can yu explain it t a partner?
Peple frm the same family have the same family names.Yung peple use the same name as their elders t shw respect.Wmen change their family names after they get married.
In Chinese culture, d families tie in names? Can yu give an example?
In Chinese culture, the family name is passed dwn generatin by generatin.(姓氏代代相傳)
In sme families, peple have generatin names(字輩).
Think and Discuss
Hw d Chinese parents cme up with names fr their children?
What’s the meaning f yur name?
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