Unit 1 Meeting People September 2007

Nice to know you all!

Self-introduction --surname/family name/ last name; given name/first name; middle name Read table of content

Objectives To get familiar with CECL course To understand instructions To understand the naming system in English and Chinese To understand how to address people in different situations To understand how to write short biographies To know how to describe family relationship To enjoy opportunities to practice language skills

naming system forms of address ways of introducing people to others What forms of address did Ancient Chinese Have ？ Similarities and differences in terms of getting acquainted between English and Chinese. Cultural background knowledge & Research work

The origin of Chinese surnames The meanings of Chinese given names The ways the Chinese Name their Children The ways British/Americans/Australians… name their children The ways the Chinese address people/a stranger in different situations Suggested topics

I. Names in English Letter vs. alphabet? -- Letter: a sign in writing or printing that represents a speech sound --Alphabet: a set of letters, arranged in a particular order, and used in writing. In what way are the names and sounds of the letters in English different from those in Pinyin? --consonant, vowel, diphthong Read the instruction --print; capital letter Group the letters according to their vowel patterns and do ex.2 (Page 4).

3.1 Feminine first names Feminine? (by referring to the table on p.6) Read the instruction—what are we going to do? --Phonetic symbol, IPA, stressed syllable Homework

3.2 Masculine first names Masculine? Read the instructions—what are we going to do? Try pronouncing the names? Homework 4. Common English last names

Surname/family name Given name The first name The last name

5 Family names and their meanings—reading Look at the title, guess what we are going to read? Read the instruction and try to find 4 explanations (2’) Check the 4 explanations (5’) Reread the text and see how the article is organized (10’)—structure The rest: HW Research work: The origins and meanings of Chinese Surnames (follow the structure of this article)

6 Conversation1—listening for gist Skim through the Qs and notice what you are going to listen for; Don’t worry about every unfamiliar word; Pay attention to the words given most stress; 1st listening; top-down listening Today…Great Wall…bus…five minutes…check…all.

7 Conversation 2: on the campus 7.1: listen for the gist Bottom-up listening 7.2: scan through the Qs before listening Any Qs? Give your reasons when you answer Qs 7.3: HW More HW: preview Act.9, Act.10, Act.14 Read “Canadian Etiquette”