LESSON 1

(2 hours)

Name

LEVEL 1

Task 1. Learn these words and word-combinations paying attention to their pronunciation, find Russian equivalents and use the words in your speech.

family name (surname, last name) first name (Christian name, personal name, prename) second name (middle name, patronymic, matronymic) given names (forenames)

nickname pet name maiden name married name real name false name full name assumed name pen-name (pseu- donym) stage name

…Peter by name …named Peter … whose name is Peter to be known as… to know smb. by name only for short, Pete for short …just call me… under the assumed name to be on first name terms (with smb.)

to give smb.a name to be named after… to call smb. by their … name to call names (She called him a bad name) to take one’s name from to name smb. after… to rename

initials to stand for What do these initials stand for? “C” stands for Clarke. J. F. stand for “ John Fitzgerald”

Level 2

Task 2. Practice reading questions about a person’s name or names using the formal and informal style.

Formal	Informal
Can I have your name, please? May I have your name, please? Would you like to tell me your name, please? Excuse me? Are you ........?	What’s your name? What do they call you? Have you got a name? Is your name....?

Culture Note.

• In the United States, when a woman gets married, she often takes her husband’s last name and loses her own last name. Is this the same in your country? What is the custom?

• In different cultures names can also differ. Compare the names given below. Find similarities and differences.

BELARUS	BRITAIN
First name second name last name Ivan Petrovich Kotov Given name patronymic family name Personal name surname Christian name G I V E N N A M E S	father’s godfather’s First name name name last name Charles John Huffam Dickens Given name middle names surname Personal name family name Christian name G I V E N N A M E S

Task 3. Fill in the spaces with suitable names.

1. Hello. My ............... is.John Morrison. John is my ..............name and Morrison is my ..................... I’ve got a ..................... name too. It’s Clarke. Actually, it’s my father’s name. So my ................... name is John Clarke Morrison.

2. Hello. My .................Jane Morrison. Jane is my ................ name and Morrison is my ................. I’ve got a .......................name too. It’s Clarke. That’s my .........................name. So, my ................name is Jane Clarke Morrison. Now Morrison is my ..................... name, but when I’m married, I’ll take my husband’s ..................... and perhaps I’ll be Mrs Black or Mrs White. Anyway, I’ll have to change for a .................name.

Level 3

Task 3. Read the text, translate it, make sure that you understand all the words.

Name

Everyone has a name. Some people have many names. In most countries people have at least two names, a given name and a family name. The family name is a hereditary name borne by all members of the family. It is also called a surname or last name, because in some countries it comes after the given name. A given, or first name, distinguishes between the members of a family. The given names, and the family name together make up a person’s legal name.