Section A

1. Unit Six Section A As His Name Is, So Is He!

2. Teaching Objectives 1. Grasp the main idea (the relations between people’s names and their characters, dressings, fates etc. ) and the structure of the text • Master some key language points and grammatical structures in the text; • Word building: the prefixes –in, -im, -il, and –ir are added to some adjectives to form verbs. • Structure analysis of the text

3. Background Information 1. Names For this reading passage, we have many proper names, which contain cultural background. The following is a brief explanation of the names that appeared in the reading passage.

4. Background Information (1) Debbie Represents the personality characteristics of generous, understanding, honest, creative, and intense. It is a short name of Deborah originally from a Hebrew name for a woman described in the Old Testament history of the Bible.

5. Background Information (2) Lynne or Lynn Represents the personality characteristics of sensitive, deeply artistic and creative, intense, and nature-lover and comes from Welsh meaning “lake” or is a short form of Linda (Spanish), or Belinda (Italian), both meaning “beautiful.”

6. Background Information (3) Webster Represents the personality characteristics of original, inventive, friendly, positive, outspoken, and procrastinator and comes from Old English, meaning “weaver.”

7. Background Information (4) Joe Represents the personality characteristics of spontaneous, social, easy-going, warm, generous, lacking in initiative and is a short form of Joseph, originally from a Hebrew name of a famous man in the Old Testament history of the Bible. 

8. Background Information (5) Linda Represents the personality characteristics of hard worker, careful, patient, independent, reliable, and practical and comes from Spanish or Italian, meaning “beautiful.”

9. Background Information Discussion What do most people base their selection of a name on? How many factors should parents consider when giving a name to a baby? Do you think a person's name is important? Why or why not?

10. Warming-up Activities Questions & Answers 1. How did Debbie feel about her first name and why? 2. According to Debbie, what difference did it make when she substituted her middle name, Lynne, for her first name Debbie? 3. What did the writer think of Debbie’s name change? 4. According to the writer, why did one prominent magazine consistently refuse to print “Joe” in his by-line?

11. Warming-up Activities Questions & Answers 5. In paragraph 5, why did the woman feel at ease? 6. Why did the writer say that we were all guilty of name stereotyping to some extent? 7. How can name-based prejudices affect classroom achievement？ 8. According to the writer, what can you do if your name doesn’t seem to fit you?

12. Warming-up Activities Read the following statements. Are they true (T) or (F) according to the text? 1. The young woman felt happy about substituting Lynne for Debbie. 2. A name change will lead to one's professional achievement. 3. Throughout history, names have been used to identify people alone. T F F

13. Warming-up Activities F 5. To American men, Mary is the most charming female name.   6. We tend to think ourselves immune to any prejudiced notions about names. T 7. Most teachers treat all students equally, irrespective of their names.F 8. One’s name is supposed to last a life time.F T F F

14. Vocabulary and Structure 1. to feel like 想要，喜欢 e.g. Different from the past, the young people today enjoy more opportunities to seek their favorite jobs once they don’t feel like their present ones. 和过去相比，今天的年轻人一旦不喜欢目前的工 作，他们享有更多的机会选择自己爱的工作。 2. to substitute A for B 用Ａ代替Ｂ e.g. Because of the unexpected injury of the leading player, the coach had to substitute the reserve player for him. 由于主力队员的意外受伤，教练只好用替补队员 来代替他。

15. 3. to feel comfortable with… 对······感到舒服 e.g. Several months later, he got used to the life in the new environment and felt comfortable with everything here . 几个月后，他适应了新环境中的生活，并对 这里的一切感到舒服。

16. 4. to take sth./sb. seriously 认真/严肃地对待某事 / 某人 e.g. At the beginning, nobody took her seriously, but at sight of her perfect performance all the judges were filled with wonder. 起初，没有人把她放在眼里，然而她完美的表演使所有的评委大为惊叹。

17. to add self-confidence to… 增加对 ······ 的信心 e.g. The great success of ShenZhou 5 space- flight added more confidence to the talents of Chinese aerospace researchers and working staff to explore space. 神州五号的巨 大成功使中国航天人对自己探索太空的能力更 有信心。 6. throughout history 从古至今 e.g. Throughout history, being filial and respectful to the elders has been a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation. 从古 至今，孝敬老人一直是中华民族的传统美德。

18. 7. to be descriptive of… 是对······的真实写照 e.g. It is descriptive of the senior party member to serve the people with all one’s heart and stand the strain of labor and injustice. 全心全意为人民服务、任劳任怨是对这位老党 员的真实写照。

19. 8. for better or worse 无论结果好坏 e.g. For better or worse, you won’t feel regret as long as you have done everything in your power. 无论结果好坏，只要尽力了，就 无怨无悔。 9. to convey to 传递，表达 e.g. My little New Year card, with just a few lines on it, conveys to you my true feelings and good wishes. 尽管只有寥寥数 语，我这张小小贺年卡却向你传递着我的真情 与祝福。

20. 10. to attach ... to… 使······与······相关联 e.g. There is no denying that the ultimate victory is closely attached to their unity and cooperation in all sincerity. 无可否 认，最终的胜利与他们的精诚团结与合作密不 可分。 11. to work for… 对······有益 e.g. A solid foundation of special knowledge and ready adaptability will work for all your life. 扎实的专业知识和灵活的应变 能力将使你终身受益。

21. 12. to encourage new acquaintances 有助于（鼓励）结识新朋友 e.g. An open and communicative character makes a person easy to get on with and encourages new acquaintances where he or she goes. 开朗的性格使人容易相处，并有助于他/她 所到之处结交新朋友。

22. 13. to turn down 拒绝，驳回 e.g. Her application had been turned down repeatedly, but she never gave up, which moved the boss so deeply as to afford her the chance at last. 尽管申请屡次遭到拒绝，但她从不放弃。 这那位老板深为感动，最终还是把机会给了她。

23. 14. to press for 紧急请求，要求 e.g. On hearing the signal of pressing for help, the headquarters immediately sent a large number of policemen to the spot of the accident to set about rescue work. 一接到紧急求救信号，总部立刻派遣大量警察到事发地点，开始救援工作。 15. to be ill at ease 不自在，困窘 e.g. Attending such a formal and magnificent party for the first time, she felt somewhat ill at ease. 初次参加如此庄重而又盛大的晚会，她感到有点不自在。

24. 16. free from… 免受······影响的 e.g. Troubles are always inevitable in your life, but how to keep your mind free from them depends on what attitudes you hold towards them. 生活中的烦恼不可避免，然而，如何使自己的心情不为所困要取决于你对此持什么样的态度。 17. to be guilty of… 对······有罪责 e.g. Who are to blame for a sharp increase in the teenage crime? Families? Schools? In fact, the whole society is guilty of this trend. 面对剧增的青少年犯罪，该怪谁？家庭？学校？事实上，整个社会对此都有罪责。

25. 18. to project ... on sb. 把······加在某人身上 e.g. For lack of knowledge about their children, some parents tend to project their wishful ideas on the children, thus widening the generation gap. 由于缺乏对孩子的了解，一些家长常常把自己的一厢情愿加在孩子身上，从而加大了代沟。 19. to stick with… / to be stuck with… 坚持······ /无 法摆脱······ e.g. There is nothing fearful about failure. As long as you stick with your efforts, you are bound to succeed. 失败并不可怕。只要坚持不懈，就一定能够成功。

26. Text Analysis What is the text mainly about?(1) The passage reveals the relationship between one’s personality and one’s name. Names can greatly affect people’s life. On the one hand, good names give people more self-confidence, establish favorable images and promote social status.

27. Text Analysis What is the text mainly about? (2) On the other hand, names result in prejudices against people both in their daily contacts with others and in classroom activities. So if your name doesn’t suit you, you should change it as soon as possible.

28. Text Analysis How is the text organized? (1) The passage contains three parts: The first part introduces the topic—importance of names; the second explains positive and negative effects of names on life; and the third concludes the necessity of changing names. The passage is a typical example of exposition developed by narration.

29. Text Analysis How is the text organized? (2) By citing a typical example of a woman’s experience concerning her names, the author directs the reader’s interest to the topic. Then based on the analysis of the effects of names on life in the second part, the author naturally arrives at his conclusion in the third part.

30. Text Analysis The importance of one’s names in life (Para.1-3) Positive and negative effects of one’s names (Paras. 4-7) The necessity of changing one’s names (Para. 8)

31. Text Analysis Part I(Para.1-3)The importance of one’s names in life. • By citing the story of a woman’s experience with her names, the author naturally introduces the topic — the importance of names in life: A good choice of names surely helps one succeed if only by adding a bit of self-confidence to one’s talents.

32. Text Analysis • PartII (Paras. 4-7)Positive and negative effects of one’s names. Based on the narration of several anecdotes (轶事)concerning names, the author exemplifies the positive and negative effects caused by names as social symbols in daily communication: ranging from making friends to evaluating academic performance.

33. Text Analysis Part III (Para. 8)The necessity of changing one’s names Following the logical line, the author finally brings the article to a conclusion with the suggestion -- if you don’t feel like your name, you may get a better substitute for it -- thus corresponding to the situation at the beginning of the text.

34. Assignment: (1): To Review the Language Points (2): Preview “Section B of Unit 6”, including reading skills, the passage and the related exercises. (3):To do the relevant exercises in section A