北师大(三起)三上Unit 2 Friends.pptVIP

English Listening and Speaking Unit 2 My Friends Why are names important? People’s names carry major significance for their own identities and as identifiers in social interactions. Names bear immense symbolic, psychological, and social significance. When we meet someone new, one of the first things we want to know is that persons name, and by its means we reach immediate conclusions, sometimes not reliable, about his or her personality, gender, or ethnic origin (Kaplan, 1997). Names vs. Nicknames: what’s the difference? The literature commonly distinguishes names from nicknames. Names- formal, usually given by parents Nicknames- informal, can be changed, can be chosen by the person him/her self. For that reason, nicknames are thought to reflect a person’s identity better than the formal name. Words that describe physical characteristics Age: in his early/mid-/late thirties, in his teens, elderly Body (height/weight/build) athletic, strong, obese, heavy, fat, over-weighted, plump, lean, slender, bony, thin, skinny, feeble, weak, dwarfish Complexion: fair, yellow, dark, rosy, tanned, pale Hair: thick, blond, dyed, shoulder long, short-haired, straight, curled, wavy, untidy, messy, bald Face: round, oval, long, chubby, doll-faced, square, scar, freckle Mouth: wide, big, thin-lipped, smiling, sexy Nose: hooked, flat, snub, enormous, square, pointed Beard: moustache, whiskers, clean shaven, beardless Eyes: dark, blue, green, brown, bright, cross-eyed, near/far-sighted, round (narrow, small) eyes Words that describe personality characteristics talkative, sociable, outgoing, easy-going handsome, attractive, charming, serious, hard-working, reliable old-fashioned, reserved, conventional, aggressive, ambitious, amicable, sensitive, caring, considerate, patient generous, greedy, mean, selfish good/bad/quick-tempered narrow/noble/shallow-minded confident, optimistic, active Oral Practice Describe a classmate and let the rest of the class identify the