Level 4 (choose one – any you like)

Task 6. Imagine you’ve been asked to give a brief talk to a group of foreign students. Tell them about yourself, and explain the differences in names in your and their cultures. Use the following as a prompt:

Hello. My name’s ............... I’m a first year student at this university. I’ve been asked to give a brief talk about it. So, to begin with, I’d like to say a few words about myself.

My first name’s .........As for middle names, I’ve got one . It’s . ..................... Actually it’s my patronymic as it’s my father’s name. In our culture we don’t have many middle names, only one: our father’s name. It’s not customary to have a metronymic unlike other cultures. So .................... means ‘ son of Peter’. And .................means ; daughter of Peter’. ...

Task 7. PROJECT: YOUR NAME

How much do you know about your name? Do a little research and try to answer the following questions:

• Why do you have your name?

• Is there anybody else in your family with the same name?

• What does your name mean?

• Where does your name come from?

• Is there an abbreviation for your name? Does anybody use it?

• Are there any famous people with the same name as you?

• How popular is your name today?