unit 3 what is in a name? unit 3 what is in a name?

Unit 3 What is in a Name?Unit 3 What is in a Name?

Unit 3

What is in a Name?What is in a Name?


Teaching Objectives• 1. Function: describing an object/a person • 2. Grammatical points: NP+ be + adj./NP

• 3. Vocabulary: point to , give … look, as if, come across, interview, fill out, application, can’t help , short for, open to , in (age), have…on(wearing), let out,

• 4. learn to understand and talk about some cultural bias in employment through reading, discussion, writing and task-based activities


Content

Part 1 Listening and Speaking

Part 2 Reading Comprehension and Language

Part 3 Extended Activities


Part 1 Conversation one: Listen to the conversation, and complete the tasks.

• 1. What did Jim say to welcome the newcomer?

– A. You are welcome.

– B. Please join us!

– C. Welcome aboard.

• 2. What did Jim say to mean that he would get along well with the

newcomer?

– A. Yes, it’sure.

– B. Certainly, Mr. Zhang.

– C. That’s for sure, Mr.Zhang.


Part 1 Conversation two: Listen to the conversation, and complete the tasks.

• 1. What did the lady say to offer help?– A. What do you mean?– B. Is there anything I can do for you?– C. What can I do for you.

• 2. What did the boy lose?– A. A black nylon umbrella.– B. A nylon black unbrella.– C. A large white umbrella.


Part 1 Make your own dialoguesPart 1 Make your own dialogues

Students are asked to make similar conversations. The following expressions are for references:-- This is…

-- What size/shape/colour is it?

-- What does it look like?

-- What do you call that thing about …?

-- John doesn’t look his age.

-- He’s got his father’s eyes.


Part 2 Text Part 2 Text

Step 1. pre-reading

warming-up activities1. Which of the following jobs are more suitable for m

ales and females:

fashion-designer chef baby-sitter

pilot company manager nurse


pilot

company manager

chef


fashion-designer

nurse baby-sitter


For males: fashion-designer, company manager, chef, pilot ( strong, brave, intelligent, rational, diligent )

For females:

fashion-designer, company manager, baby-sitter, nurse ( careful, considerate, patient, emotional)


• 2.Distinguish the following names for males and females in Chinese:

曹玉婷唐国强李淑贤苏建忠王宏杰林莉方毅李耀先贺玲玉庞雪冰李丹丹朱方刚


• Male names:唐国强苏建忠王宏杰方毅李耀先朱方刚– firmness, strength, the power of nature,

moral values• Female names:

曹玉婷李淑贤林莉贺玲玉庞雪冰李丹丹– elegance, manners, virtues, the beauty of

nature


• 2. Distinguish the following names for males and females in English:– William Diana Daphne

Thomas Christine Christopher


•Male names: – William Thomas Christopher

•Female names:– Diana Daphne Christine

Chris


Chris


Step 2 Text learning• 1. Ss try to get the answers to the following questions

while listening to the tapescript: 1) Why did Chris come to the company?

2) Who felt surprised to see Chris? How did they show their surprise?

3) Do you think Chris will get the job? Why? Is it fa

ir or unfair to Chris?


Keys:• 1) Chris came for a job interview.

• 2) First, the receptionist, “Oh, uh…well, just take a seat…” . Second, the three young women, gave a strange look. Last, Mr. Lambert, “Oh, that isn’t you, is it?”.

• 3) (open-ended answers)


• 2. Ss read through the text to get the main idea of it.

• 3. Ss summarize the text with the key words given:

Chris interview surprise nervous mistake…for open to embarrassed

• 4. Ss present the summary.


Summary of the text Christopher came to company, interview

ing for an office assistant work with the na

me Chris, everybody there was surprised to

see his coming. It came out that the job was

only open to women, and, Mr. Lambert had

mistaken Chris for Christine, a female name.


Step 3 home work• 1. Prepare the retelling of the text• 2. Prepare the exercises in part III• 3. Preview the language points: as if should/shouldn’t have done come across v+ing 做伴随状语 could not help doing sth


Step 1 Checking home work Teacher checks the students’ retelling of the text

Step 2 language points Make sentences with the following expressions:

• as if• should/shouldn’t have done• come across• v+ing 作伴随状语• could not help doing sth

Part 3 Extended Activities


Find out other formations of the words given in dictionary:

• advertise (v.)— (n.)

• interview (v. n.)— (n.)

• apply (v.)— (n.)


– It looks as if it will rain.– She looks as if she were made of ice.– The train have just left, you should have come a

little earlier.– She is sad, you shouldn’t have hurt her.– I came across my old classmate in the bookshop

today.– They came out of the classroom, talking and lau

ghing. – The cat is so cute that I couldn’t help touching i

t.


Step 3 Pronuciation

• Let the students imitate and practise the following phones:

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