Unit 1

1. Unit 1 Meeting People September 2007

2. Nice to know you all!

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

4. 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

5. Cultural background knowledge & Research work • 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.

6. Suggested topics • 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

7. 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).

8. 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

9. 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

10. 4. Common English last names • Surname/family name • Given name • The first name • The last name

11. 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)

12. 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.

13. 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”