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READING

1. - LOOK AT THE TITLE OF THE TEXT AND GUESS WHAT IT IS ABOUT.


2. - READ THE TEXT AND CHECK YOUR ANSWERS.
What's in a name?
All names mean something. Some last names, for example, tell you about the
history of a family. In Scotland many last names begin with "Mac". This
means "son of", so John MacDonad es John, the son of Donald. In Ireland, "0"
means "of", so O'Brien is the son of Brien. Other last names decribe
occupation or people. Fisher, for example, means fisherman and Armstrong
means a person with strong arms.
First names mean something, too. For example, the English name
"Henry"means "head of the house" in Teutonic. But the name "Henry" is
different in other lenguages. So, Henry is Henri in French, Heinrich in
German, Enrique in Spanish an Enrico in Italian.
TRADUCCIÓN

¿Que hay en un nombre?

Todos los nombres significan algo. Algunos apellidos, por ejemplo, te


cuentan la historia de una familia. En Escocia, muchos apellidos comienzan
con "Mac". Esto significa "hijo de", por lo que John MacDonad es John, el
hijo de Donald. En Irlanda, "0" significa "de", por lo que O'Brien es el hijo de
Brien. Otros apellidos describen ocupación o personas. Fisher, por ejemplo,
significa pescador y Armstrong significa una persona con brazos fuertes.
Los nombres de pila también significan algo. Por ejemplo, el nombre inglés
"Henry" significa "jefe de la casa" en teutónico. Pero el nombre "Henry" es
diferente en otros idiomas. Entonces, Henry es Henri en francés, Heinrich en
alemán, Enrique en español y Enrico en italiano.

3. - READ THE TEXT AGAIN AND COMPLETE THE BLANKS.


A. - "Mac" means "son of" in the Scotland last names.
B. - O'Brien is an Ireland last name.
C. - Some last names tell you about the history of a family . Others
desribe occupation or people.
D. - Enrico is the Italian name for Henry
What's your name?
PRESENTATION
1. - READ
Liv: Hi, how are you?
Scott: I’m fine, thanks. And you?
Liv: Very well, thank you.
Scott: Hey, look! Harold and Wendy are here.
Liv: Who are they?
Scott: They're my new colleagues.

Brian: Excuse me, I'm Brian. I'm your new neighbor.


Bryan: My name is Bryan, too.

Sadie: Good morning, Rob.


Rob: Hello, Sadie. This is John. He is my roommate. John this is Sadie, my best
friend.

Sadie: Nice to meet you.


John: Sorry. What's your name again?
2. - Read again and write the corret names.
a. Bryan "Brian is my new neighbor"
b. Pam My pone number is 020- 4333190
c. Pam "My adredress is 63 Richmond Street".
d. Harold and Wendy "Scott is our new colleague."

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