Nicknames

Sometimes a nickname became a surname. Names deriving from animals are almost certainlynicknames (Fox, Sparrow, Catt)

Other examples of nicknames derive from personal or moral qualities, for example Good, Goodchild, Allgood, Toogood and Goodenough.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory/get_started/surnames_01.shtml#two

Vocabulary to the text

1. source – источник

2. physical attributes – физический признак

3. trade – занятие, профессия, ремесло (syn: job, occupation, work, profession)

4. the Norman Conquest – (historical) Нормандское завоевание (завоевание Англии норманнами в 1066)

5. community – община, местное население

6. to identify – опознавать, устанавливать

7. to derive – происходить

8. feature – черта

II. Ответьте на следующие вопросы:

1. How many surnames are there in England?

2. Why did surnames appear?

3. Who introduced surnames into England?

4. What is the oldest and most common source of surnames?

5. What other source of surnames do you know?

6. Are sources of surnames the same in Russia and in England?

7. Do you know when surnames appeared in Russia? Try to find some information!

8. Do you know the history of your surname? Do you know any famous people with the same surname?

Speaking practice

I. Подготовьте сообщение или презентацию об одной из королевских семей (например, о королевских семьях Великобритании, Норвегии, Испании, Дании, Швеции и т.д.).

II. Расскажите о том, как родители выбирали ваше имя:

a) your parents named you after a relative;

b) they named you after a place;

c) they chose an unusual name;

d) they named you after a famous person;

e) your name is religious;

f) your parents simply liked the name.

III. Найдите следующие сведения о вашем имени:

1) Each name has its meaning and a lot of people share the opinion that the name influences the person’s character. Do you agree? What is the meaning and origin of your name? What other forms does you name have? What forms and pronunciation does you name have in other languages?

2) Do you know some famous people with the same name as yours? Do you like your name?

Test

1. My mother plays _____ very well.

a) a

b) an

c) the

2. These trousers _________ far too big for you.

a) are

b) is

c) was

3. They like ________, and we like them.

a) we

b) our

c) us

4. Whose bag is this? – It’s _________.

a) my

b) mine

c) me

5. Helen usually ________ to the cinema once a week.

a) go

b) goes

c) gos

6. Lisa is my mother’s sister. She is my ________.

a) uncle

b) aunt

c) niece

7. Bill is my uncle’s son. He is my _________.

a) nephew

b) niece

c) cousin

8. Tom is my sister’s husband. He is ________.

a) brother-in-law

b) cousin

c) uncle

9. Jane is married to John. She is her ________.

a) fiancé

b) wife

c) sister-in-law

10. Mary is aunt. She is my father’s ________.

a) sister

b) niece

c) mother

Дополнительная литература и Интернет-ресурсы

1. Мухортов Д.С. My Everyday English: Учебное пособие по английскому языку повседневного общения. – М.: Книжный дом «ЛИБРОКОМ», 2009. – 240 с.

2. McCarthy M., O'Dell F. English Vocabulary in Use. Elementary. – Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. - 168 p.

3. McCarthy M., O'Dell F. English Vocabulary in Use. Upper Intermediate & Advanced. — Cambridge University Press, 2007. — 309 p.

4. Redman S. English Vocabulary in Use. Pre-intermediate – Intermediate. – Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1997. - 266 p.

5. Murphy R. English grammar in use. A self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students of English. Cambridge University Press. – 350 p.

6. Murphy R. Essential grammar in use. A self-study reference and practice book for elementary students of English. Cambridge University Press. – 300 p.

7. https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=v92p3zSsR08

8. https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=qz2eUa79dAk

9. https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=K3GMiFc-gLs& feature=related