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f 0) LISTENING Everyone calls me Bill. © Listen to the conversations. Complete the information about each person. First name Last name Where from? What do they study? 4. William 2. Ortiz 3. Min-soo @ READING A Lookat the names in the erticle. Ave any of the names popular in your country? What similar names can you think of? IS YOUR NAME Some people have names that are There is also a trenc for very unusual and unique. Think names that are things or about the actress Emily Blunt, for pieces (ike Egypt). Flower example. Her daughters’ names names are decoming more are Hazel (an eye color) and Violet popular: Poppy, Daisy, and (@flower). Alicia Keys has ason Lotus, for example. Space named Egypt. How cool isthat? _namesare coo), too. More ‘Are these names trendy? The and more babies have answer is... . maybe. names like Orion (a star), Many names seem to be trendy ‘Luna (the moon), or Mars for a while, just like clothes. in the {a planet). Untied States, some grandmothers POPULAR NAMES FOR BOYS & GIRLS and great-grandmothers have names ike Micred and Dorothy. For 80 you guess who helped make these names popular? grenafathe's ard grat-grandfathers it's old names like Eugene or Larry. These names usually cone trom one Jenteny, Greek and Latin, but they're not very Leonardo Angelina popular now. Liem Audey Parents sometimes choose names because they tke an actor ora —y fanouspason Tas ow vos 4! Usually stat. For example, David and Victoria Beckham have a son named Brooklyn and a daughter named Harper. Now, Brookyn isa popular boy's name ang Hasper i a popular gif’s name. In the United Kingdom, baby boys often get the name George because of Prince Georae, Prince Wiliam and Kate Middleton's first chit B Read the article. Then check (¥) the sentences that are true. [11 1. Baby names like Mildred and Larry aren't so trendy now. 1) 2. Many babies are named after clothes. (D3. Alicia Keys has a son named Hazel. [1] 4. There is a famous prince named George. EEL & Serna cite sivas are the sats axiowrer ace I 6. Babies never have names that are the same as planets or stars. WORD POWER Jobs A Complete the word map with jobs from the list. ¥ accountant ¥ cashier chet dancer flight attendant musician pilot receptionist ‘OFFICE WORK FOOD SERVICE accountant. cashier v v TRAVEL INDUSTRY ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS server singer tour guide web designer flight attendant. dancer CONVERSATION I'm on my feet all day. © A Listen and practice. Amy What do you do, Derek? esp work parttime asa server. ep Oh; really? What restaurant do youworkat? CED 1 work at Stella's Cafe downtown Amy That's cool, How do yor It’s OK. I'm on my feetaall day, s0 I'm always tired, What do you do? 3 Amy I'ma dancer. 5 ep ep CED LA citer! How exciting! ep om Yeah, it's great! | work with incredible peopl EBD J thet sounds really nice. Butisit difficult? little. im on my feet all a day, too, but | love it i s © B Listen to the rest of the conversation. Who does Amy travel with? Who does she meet in other cities?

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