The document discusses cultural assimilation and how names can offer a path to assimilation. It provides definitions of assimilation and integration, and notes assimilation involves adopting the cultural traditions of another group while integration allows one to maintain their own culture. The document also contains sample conversations about how names can generate impressions and influence success, as well as vocabulary definitions.
3. Pre-listening activity
“Names Offer Path to Cultural Assimilation”
After reading “Mericans” by Sandra Cisneros,
what do you think of the title of the video?
Can you predict what it is about?
4. Listening Comprehension + Speaking
• Listen to the video and answer the questions
in your photocopy
• After watching the video, can you define
“assimilation”?
• How is it different from integration?
• Which is better in your opinion?
6. Phrases with NAME
• I was named after / to my great-grandmother.
She was also called Linda.
• I’m from a famous family and it’s not easy to
live on/up to my name.
• I worked hard for 20 years and did / made a
name for myself in film.
• He used to be a household / celebrity name
but he’s not famous anymore.
7. Phrases with NAME
• I was named after / to my great-grandmother.
She was also called Linda.
• I’m from a famous family and it’s not easy to
live on/up to my name.
• I worked hard for 20 years and did / made a
name for myself in film.
• He used to be a household / celebrity name
but he’s not famous anymore.
8. • I threw / put my name forward for class
president.
• Even though she was innocent, it took her years
to clear / clean her name.
• She addressed all her employees by / for name.
• He was a king in / through name only. He had no
power.
• My surname is Jones; my middle name is
Wheatley; and my given / main name is Stephen.
• My maiden / born name is Smith but my married
name is Edelstein.
9. • I threw / put my name forward for class
president.
• Even though she was innocent, it took her years
to clear / clean her name.
• She addressed all her employees by / for name.
• He was a king in / through name only. He had no
power.
• My surname is Jones; my middle name is
Wheatley; and my given / main name is Stephen.
• My maiden / born name is Smith but my married
name is Edelstein.
10. READ THE ARTICLE AND TALK ABOUT
THE FOLLOWING
• Do you agree with Mehrabian that “Names
generate impressions”?
• Do you agree with Sagtran that “Celebrity
culture and ethnic diversity have made people
much more eager to look for a wide range of
names of their own”?
• Why do you think certain names are
associated with success?
11. VOCABULARY
Find out what the following expressions mean:
1, going in for (1)
2, increasingly outlandish (2)
3, reach the top of the tree (5)
4, career-wise (5)
5, cut and dried (6)
6, call-backs (6)
7, for the likes of (7)
12. VOCABULARY
Find out what the following expressions mean:
1, going in for (1) CHOOSING
2, increasingly outlandish (2) BECOMING STRANGELY
MORE UNUSUAL
3, reach the top of the tree (5) REACH A TOP POSITION
4, career-wise (5) REFERRING TO YOUR CAREER
5, cut and dried (6) SETTLED, DECIDED WITH LITTLE
DEBATE
6, call-backs (6) CALLS AFTER READING YOUR CV
7, for the likes of (7) FOR PEOPLE OR THINGS SUCH AS
