在上一单元我用了一个“the connections between …and …”的活动，课堂效果很好（学生很乐于参与），操作方法本文有具体描述，此方法适合任何一课的词汇学习与扩展。 

Unit 6 As His Name Is, So Is He
文/邓桂东 

Pre-class activity
Complete “Preview Work Sheet”(see the attachment).

Classroom rundown
I. Warming up
1. watch a movie clip from You’ve Got Mail(Joe与Cathleen超市相遇那一段)
Script:
…
Joe: Hi, Rose. That is a great name, Rose. This is Kathleen. I’m Joe.
Henry: And I’m Henry.
Joe: Henry, how are you? Happy holidays. This is a credit card machine. Happy Thanksgiving. It’s your turn to say Happy Thanksgiving back.
Rose: Happy Thanksgiving back.
Joe: Knock-knock.
Rose: Who’s there?
Joe: Orange.
Rose: Orange who?
Joe: Orange, you’re going to give us a break by zipping this credit card through the credit card machine? Come on you can do it. Zip zip. There you go. Rose, ah, that is a great name. So you’re fine.
Kathleen: Fine.
Joe: Happy Thanksgiving. Henry, Happy Thanksgiving.
2. Questions
1) We can see a dramatic change on the sales-girl’s face: business face——friendly and smiling face. What makes this change?
(open answer. But direct the students to the importance of one’s name in social communication.)
2) What do you think of these names：吴乾仰，银剑，杨伟，侯漾？
（open）
3) what does your name mean, and what does it say about you?
(open. Encourage the students to talk about what their names carry: hopes, wishes, roles, expectations… )
3. Do you know their original names: 汪涵、成龙、梅艳芳、刘德华? Why do their change their name? (汪建刚 陈港生 何加南 刘福荣)
A name conveys a special character and specific meaning of his life. A name can add self-confidence to their talents..
Transitional remark: Would Oprah have become a famous talk show host if her name had been Mabel? Would MJ be the King of Pop if his name had been Bob? Your names are the cornerstone of your personality. From creative spellings to family tributes, your names say a lot about you, and they help you become who you are, help you build your self-confidence and they also help others from impression on you. So if the name you are given at birth does not suit you, you should change it as soon as possible because names can affect your life greatly. But remember: Rose still smell well if it is not called rose. 玫瑰不叫玫瑰，依然芳香如故！

II. Text Understanding
Retell the stories related to the following names:
1. Debbie
2. Joe
3. Harry
4. Julian and Rory
5. Elmer and Hubert; Michael and David
(有些故事很短，大家可以适当展开发挥。)
Sample.
Julian is a 4-year-old nursery school boy. He is a bit active. However the name Julian gives the teacher such an impression that he is quiet and inactive. So she gets him to sit quietly and read a book. And this annoys Julian. He can not help joining the ball game. While Rory…

Summary: The text is about the description of the ways names can make a difference. A name with positive sense is good for a person and can encourage one to have new friends and successful career. But sometimes people make the mistake of name stereotyping and have prejudices against or in favor of certain names. The writer suggests if your name doesn’t suit you, you can change your name.

III. Words and expressions
Activity: What are the connections between …and …
(在第7单元我做过这个活动，效果很好，本单元继续使用，配对单词尽量不相近，目的是鼓励学生放飞想象，大胆表达。Students are allowed to have ridiculous idea.)
Procedure:
1. Make cards on which show connecting pairs are presented. (or show them on PPT)
2. hand out a card to each group and ask them to think of all the connections they can make in 5 minutes.
3. Ask the students to share their ideas with the whole class.
The group who has the most connections or the most original ideas will be awarded points.
Connecting pairs:
1. elegant & application;
2. talents & definition
3. carpenter & a prominent critic
4. acquaintances & determination
5. approval & qualify
6. confess & reserve
7. substitute & qualify
8. attractive & thoughtful
…
A sample
A pen and an egg
A connection between this pair, for example, could be that the pen belongs to a man who likes eggs for breakfast; or that a boy used the pen to break the egg or the pen caused its owner to fail headlong into a market stall of eggs, or the pen can be used to draw pictures in the egg.

IV. Sentence Building——As…, so…
Different people have different life wisdom about “As…, so…”. Encourage the students to have their say. Follow the steps below:
1) Model sentence: As his name is, so is he.
2) The teacher assigns different roles to different groups and ask them to transform the line according to their understanding of the assigned roles.     

V. After-class Task——
    “Name not only identifies but also describes” .  
      Collect 100 English names (first name) from English movies, books or popular celebrities. Do a research on these names and make a list of the top 10 English names in order of popularities. And then find out the meanings or implications of these 10 names.

Other Reference
邓桂东总主编 《新视野大学英语》读写教程电子教案
外语教学与研究出版社，北京外语音像出版社2008.12
第6单元教学设计：马宇