2013北师大版高2上Unit16“Stories”〔Lesson 2〕课件.pptVIP

My name is Chenhua. The character of my first name “Hua’ has two parts. It has a “Ma” meaning a horse on the left and “Hua” meaning china on the right. The character as a whole means a fast black horse and it’s pronounced “hua” The character of my first name has two parts. The upper part is a sun symbol, while the lower part represents the horizon. In other words, the character indeed stands for “the sun rising on the horizon” Heather is an evergreen plant . 1 He ended up in Manchester. He put up with a lot of hardship and suffering all his life to provide a good future for his family . 2 Although she was delighted to have a new baby girl, she was also discouraged because she missed her home . Other family names with the same origin includes Smithers and Smythe. 3 As well as having meaning from the characters that are used for writing, Chinese names can also have significance according to their sounds. It is a type of wood that is used to hold up the roof in the construction of traditional Chinese houses. 1. I _____________ an interesting name story when I visited my cousin in Henan Province. 2.My cousin ________ next door to a girl called Li Shichun. 3.The “Chun” part of Li Shichun _________spring. That’s when she was born. But that’s not all. She’s also named after a Sui Dynasy engineer,Li Chun. 4.Her father thought he was admirable because he built bridges you can really ___. 5. She was worried that her daughter would have to __________ too much teasing with a man’s name. 6. So they ________ a way to change it. 7. that was lucky because she ________ her grandmother anyway. 8. she changed her studies and ________ becoming an engineer. 9. She became quite famous when she invented a new way of _________ suspension bridges during the building process. Homework Language Power page 54 Exercise 3,4 * Lesson2 Name Stories Warm-up 1.What’s your name? 2.What does it mean? 3.And why did your parents give you the name? Pair work Exercise 3 page 8