新视野大学英语读写教程第二册unitashisnameissoishe讲义.pptxVIP

Lead-in;Any ideas on choosing a name for your future baby? ;What factors do you know western people consider in naming their children? ;What western name will you choose for your future baby? Why? ;Pre-reading Activities;Names ;The Bible ; San Diego ; Georgia State University ; Temple University ;Compound Dictation;Compound Dictation ;Compound Dictation ;Compound Dictation ;Watch Discuss;;What attitudes do people often hold towards names?;For more;Text Study;课文分析 ;;;;;;;;;As His Name Is, So Is He ! ;Para. 2b “That was the smartest thing I ever did,” she says now. “As soon as I stopped calling myself Debbie, I felt more comfortable with myself ... and other people started to take me more seriously.” Two years after her successful job interview, the former waitress is now a successful magazine editor. Friends and associates call her Lynne. ;Para. 3a Naturally, the name change didn’t cause Debbie/Lynne’s professional achievement—but it surely helped if only by adding a bit of self-confidence to her talents. Social scientists say that what you’re called can affect your life. Throughout history, names have not merely identified people but also described them. ;Para. 3b “As his name is, so is he.” says the Bible, and Webster’s Dictionary includes the following definition of name: “a word or words expressing some quality considered characteristic or descriptive of a person or a thing, often expressing approval or disapproval”. Note well “approval or disapproval”. For better or worse, qualities such as friendliness or reserve, plainness or charm may be suggested by your name and conveyed to other people before they even meet you. ;Para. 4a Names become attached to specific images, as anyone who’s been called “a plain Jane” or “just an average Joe” can show. The latter name particularly bothers me since my name is Joe, which some think makes me more qualified to be a baseball player than, say, an art critic. Yet, despite this disadvantage, I did manage