Teaching Objectives:

掌握本课的词汇和交际用语；

了解英国如何取名的，其名字的意义，如何称呼一个英国人，了解中国人的名字和英国人的名字的不同表达。

Language Focus:

think about/of, talk about, give a talk, That’s a good idea. Why don’t you …, the difference between…and…

English names (three names): a first name, a middle name and family name.

given name, full name, call me Jim, be short for

Properties: Tape recorder, overhead projector，视频素材

Teaching Procedures:

Step 1 Revision

Revise What’s your name? My name’s … etc.

如果学校有外籍学生的话，让学生注意他们的名字与我们的名字有什么不同。

Step 2 Presentation

Ask a student What’s your name? Teach full name and explain the meaning of call.

Giving an English name and a Chinese name, explain the difference between English names and Chinese names. 可以播放视频素材Difference between Chinese and English names .asf。

Step 3 Read and say

Play the tape for the students to listen, Ask What is Jim thinking about?

Explain give a talk and talk about，播放视频素材：关于give a talk短语的讲解 .asf，关于think about的讲解 .asf

Teach the phrase “think about” by gestures and some sentences. eg. Teacher frowns and thinks as well as saying “I’m thinking about the homework for today.”或播放视频：关于think about的讲解 .asf讲解think about

播放视频素材：关于why don't表示建议的讲解 .asf，解释why don't的用法。

Play the tape again for the students to repeat. Have them practise the dialogue in pairs.

Step 4 Reading

Say Jim is going to talk about English names. Ask How many names do English people usually have?

Play the tape for the students to listen and find the answer.

Explain the meaning of for short.

Discuss Chinese names: What do Chinese people call each other for short?

Explain how to call an English name:

People use Mr., Mrs., Ms or Miss with their last names.

播放视频：关于如何称呼英国人的讲解进行分析讲解

Then Explain the different between Chinese names and English names.

Play the tape again, get the students to answer these questions:

1. How many names are there in a full name? What are they?

2. What’s the order of these names?

3. Which name is not often used?

4. What are the titles used together with names? How to use them?

Step 5 Exercises in class

Let them do the culture comparing exercise.

English name: James Allan Green

Chinese name: Zhang Cheng

In the English name, family name is1, it s also called2or3  name. The given names are4  5  . The name not very much used is6. it’s also called7  name.

In the Chinese name family name is8  , it s also called9or10  

name. The given name is11  . It's also called12name.

The answers: 1.Green 2.last 3.surname 4.James 5.Allan 6.Allan 7.middle 8.zhang 9.first 10.surname 11.cheng 12.last

Step 6 Homework

1. compare the difference between Chinese names and English names.

2. Finish off the workbook exercises.