Unit 2Where Did

Surnames Come From?

Extension Activities

Activity One:Guess the Origins!

Activity Two:Chinese

Surnames

Guess the Origins!

Instructions:• Prepare a bell and divide the class into groups (4-5

members as a group).• Group members in each group should take turns

answering the questions. • Before each question is asked, each group sends

a member (in order) to come front. • When the question is asked, group members who

stand in front of the class and know the answer need to react quickly to hit the bell. The quickest one gets the chance to answer the question.

• If the answer of the quickest one is correct, his/her team gets one point; if the answer is wrong, other people can answer it until there’s the correct answer.

From the reading, we know that surnames are generally derived

from one of four sources.

The four sources are:•1) Patronymic (from the first name of the father)

•2) Locations or places of living•3) Occupations or social status•4) Nicknames

(describing a person or personality)

Now, please try to guess the origins of the following

surnames.

SmithSmith1. Patronymic 2. Locations or places of living3. Occupations or social status4. Nicknames

FieldField1. Patronymic 2. Locations or places of living3. Occupations or social status4. Nicknames

TrumanTruman1. Patronymic 2. Locations or places of living3. Occupations or social status4. Nicknames

JacksonJackson1. Patronymic 2. Locations or places of living3. Occupations or social status4. Nicknames

KnightKnight1. Patronymic 2. Locations or places of living3. Occupations or social status4. Nicknames

ArmstrongArmstrong1. Patronymic 2. Locations or places of living3. Occupations or social status4. Nicknames

AshleyAshley1. Patronymic 2. Locations or places of living3. Occupations or social status4. Nicknames

PetersPeters1. Patronymic 2. Locations or places of living3. Occupations or social status4. Nicknames

CooperCooper1. Patronymic 2. Locations or places of living3. Occupations or social status4. Nicknames

SmallSmall1. Patronymic 2. Locations or places of living3. Occupations or social status4. Nicknames

RobinsonRobinson1. Patronymic 2. Locations or places of living3. Occupations or social status4. Nicknames

CliffCliff1. Patronymic 2. Locations or places of living3. Occupations or social status4. Nicknames

End of Activity End of Activity OneOne

Correct Correct answer!answer!

Wrong Wrong answer!answer!

Chinese SurnamesChinese Surnames

We’ve learned the We’ve learned the origins of some origins of some

English surnames. English surnames. But do you know But do you know the origin of your the origin of your Chinese surname?Chinese surname?

Please check out your Please check out your Chinese surname in Chinese surname in the the website as your

take-home assignment.

You will need to You will need to share the origin of share the origin of

your Chinese your Chinese surname with your surname with your

classmates in classmates in English.English.

End of Activity TwoEnd of Activity Two