Unit 6
As His Name Is,So Is He!
Group work:
Is there any relationship
between the name and
the character?
What does the title of
the text mean? How do
you explain it?
To get some ideas about
the background
information of the text
The Bible,
Temple University,
Names:
Debbie,
Lynne(f) or
Lynn(m):
Webster(m):
Joe(m):
Adrian(m),
Susan(f):
Harry(m):
Nigel(m):
Bertha(f):
Pope Mel:
Julian(m):
Rory(m):
Diane(f):
Barbara(f):
Carol(f or m):
Cindy(f)
Guess the meaning of the
italicized term in each sentence.
Naturally,as a beginner I?m
not a very good driver yet.
He?s naturally interesting;
he doesn?t even have to try.
He lost his reserve in talking.
Tom is well qualified for the
job.
The government should be
playing a more prominent
role in improving public
traffic,
His nose is too prominent.
Elmer(m):
Hubert(m):
Michael(m):
Linda(f):
Delia has been refined,You
can?t imagine she is now an
elegant lady,
No one in their acquaintance
would wear such a dress.
I have some acquaintance
with the language,
The study says that British
advertisements stereotype
women,
The characters in the book
are just stereotypes,
The university awarded
grants to poor students.,
The judge awarded a large
sum of money to those hurt
in the explosion,
Don?t despair; things will get
better soon,
He was filled with despair by
his failure,
This boy is the despair of his
teacher,
Because there is no label on the
luggage,we don?t know to
whom it belongs,
If you spend any time in prison
you?re labeled a criminal for
the rest of your life.
Match the synonyms and
antonyms in column B with
those in column A.
A) elegant approval substitute
specific associate talent latter
attractive confess objectively
B) replace deny graceful former
connect genius subjectively
charming disapproval general
Homework
Learn the new words and expressions of
the text by heart.
The students are to be divided into several
groups,Each group will be responsible for
one part of it,Then in the class time,
students may ask questions about some
words or sentences in a certain part,and
then the group,which is responsible for it,
will answer the questions.
Language Points
–As his name is,so is he,
–As is the teacher,so is the pupil,
–As the desert is like a sea,so is the
camel like a ship,
–As you treat me,so I shall treat
you.
–As our speech,so we are.
Just as some people are born
artists,so some are born
sportsman,
As lungs are to the animal,so
are leaves to the plant,
As a man sows,so he shall reap,
As two is to three,so is four to
six,
As a man lives,so he dies.
Make a difference,
The sea air has made a
difference to her health,
It won?t make much difference
whether you go today or
tomorrow,
It?s made such a difference to
my work,having my own room
to work in.
I just don?t feel like a
Debbie,
1) I don?t feel like
taking a holiday now,
2) Do you feel like a cup
of coffee?
…impulsively substituted
her middle name…(para,2)
middle name,
Middle name can also be
used figuratively.
e.g,Generosity is her
middle name.
…but it surely helped if only by
adding a bit of self-confidence to
her talents,(para,3)
Meaning,
1) This is a pleasant if noisy
child,
2) It is a nice house,if a little
expensive.
Throughout history,names
have not merely identified
people but also described
them,(Para,3)
for better or worse (para,3),
e.g,He promised to take her
for better or for worse.
Names become attached to specific
images,as anyone who?s been called
“a plain Jane” or,just an average
Joe” can show,(Para,4)
The latter name…say,an art critic,
(para,4) say,
1) Would you take an offer of,say,
5,000 dollars for your car?
2) Can you come to dinner? Say,
7:30?
One woman I know turned down a
blind date with a man named Harry
because,he sounded dull”,(para 5)
turn down:
Why was I turned down for the job?
Is it because I?m a woman?
Blind date,
Ann has arranged for me to go on a
blind date this Saturday with a man
that she knows through work.
Several evenings later…pressing for
an introduction to a very impressive
man; they had been exchanging
glances all evening,(para,5)
press for,
I don?t know whether to accept this
new job,and the firm is pressing me
for a decision,
Exchange glances:
… we?re all guilty of name
stereotyping to some extent,
( para,6)
Often,we project name-based
stereotypes on people… (para 6)
project on /onto/ upon,
It is not reasonable that they
project their dreams onto us.
…you aren?t stuck with the
label,(para,8)
Be stuck with,
1) We were stuck with relatives
who came to stay unexpectedly.
2) Will you help me with this
mathematical problem? I?m
stuck with it.
Key structures:
Independent element,such as a
word,phrase or clause that?s
independent of the other parts
of the sentence in terms of
grammar,They are often set off
by commas or dashes:
Identify the independent
elements in Text A
The ing-participle clause with or
without a conjunction.
In the ing-participle clause the
subject and the auxiliary can be
omitted when the subject is the
same as the one in the main
clause,or when it is not specific.
When buying a new car,it is
best to seek expert advice.
When you are describing two
actions done by the same
person at about the same time,
you can use an?ing? clause in
front of the main clause.
Walking down the street,they
spotted the same man again.
You can also put the?ing?
clause after the main clause,
if it is clear who the subject is.
He looked at me,suddenly
realizing that he was talking
to a stranger.
If you want to indicate that
someone did one thing
immediately after another,you
can mention the first thing they
did in an?ing? clause in front of
the main clause.
Leaping out of bed,he dressed
so quickly that he put his boots
on the wrong feet.
In writing,you can use a clause
containing a subject and an?ing?
form when you want to mention a
fact or situation that is relevant to
the fact stated in the main clause,
or is the reason for it,
Bats are surprisingly long-lived
creatures,some having a life
expectancy of around twenty years.
Simulated writing:
(see exercises 7,8)
As his name is,so is he.
Naturally,the name change didn’t
cause Debbie / Lynne’s
professional achievement --- but it
surely helped if only by adding a
bit of self-confidence to her talents,
Throughout history,names
have not merely identified
people but also described them.
Names become attached to
specific images,as anyone
who’s been called,a plain Jane”
or,just an average Joe” can
show.
Write a story about your name,
Who gives your name? What
story does it involve? Do you like
it or not? Why or why not? If not,
what name do you prefer? Why?
Do you think names are very
important to people? In what
ways can name have an effect on
people?s life?
As His Name Is,So Is He!
Group work:
Is there any relationship
between the name and
the character?
What does the title of
the text mean? How do
you explain it?
To get some ideas about
the background
information of the text
The Bible,
Temple University,
Names:
Debbie,
Lynne(f) or
Lynn(m):
Webster(m):
Joe(m):
Adrian(m),
Susan(f):
Harry(m):
Nigel(m):
Bertha(f):
Pope Mel:
Julian(m):
Rory(m):
Diane(f):
Barbara(f):
Carol(f or m):
Cindy(f)
Guess the meaning of the
italicized term in each sentence.
Naturally,as a beginner I?m
not a very good driver yet.
He?s naturally interesting;
he doesn?t even have to try.
He lost his reserve in talking.
Tom is well qualified for the
job.
The government should be
playing a more prominent
role in improving public
traffic,
His nose is too prominent.
Elmer(m):
Hubert(m):
Michael(m):
Linda(f):
Delia has been refined,You
can?t imagine she is now an
elegant lady,
No one in their acquaintance
would wear such a dress.
I have some acquaintance
with the language,
The study says that British
advertisements stereotype
women,
The characters in the book
are just stereotypes,
The university awarded
grants to poor students.,
The judge awarded a large
sum of money to those hurt
in the explosion,
Don?t despair; things will get
better soon,
He was filled with despair by
his failure,
This boy is the despair of his
teacher,
Because there is no label on the
luggage,we don?t know to
whom it belongs,
If you spend any time in prison
you?re labeled a criminal for
the rest of your life.
Match the synonyms and
antonyms in column B with
those in column A.
A) elegant approval substitute
specific associate talent latter
attractive confess objectively
B) replace deny graceful former
connect genius subjectively
charming disapproval general
Homework
Learn the new words and expressions of
the text by heart.
The students are to be divided into several
groups,Each group will be responsible for
one part of it,Then in the class time,
students may ask questions about some
words or sentences in a certain part,and
then the group,which is responsible for it,
will answer the questions.
Language Points
–As his name is,so is he,
–As is the teacher,so is the pupil,
–As the desert is like a sea,so is the
camel like a ship,
–As you treat me,so I shall treat
you.
–As our speech,so we are.
Just as some people are born
artists,so some are born
sportsman,
As lungs are to the animal,so
are leaves to the plant,
As a man sows,so he shall reap,
As two is to three,so is four to
six,
As a man lives,so he dies.
Make a difference,
The sea air has made a
difference to her health,
It won?t make much difference
whether you go today or
tomorrow,
It?s made such a difference to
my work,having my own room
to work in.
I just don?t feel like a
Debbie,
1) I don?t feel like
taking a holiday now,
2) Do you feel like a cup
of coffee?
…impulsively substituted
her middle name…(para,2)
middle name,
Middle name can also be
used figuratively.
e.g,Generosity is her
middle name.
…but it surely helped if only by
adding a bit of self-confidence to
her talents,(para,3)
Meaning,
1) This is a pleasant if noisy
child,
2) It is a nice house,if a little
expensive.
Throughout history,names
have not merely identified
people but also described
them,(Para,3)
for better or worse (para,3),
e.g,He promised to take her
for better or for worse.
Names become attached to specific
images,as anyone who?s been called
“a plain Jane” or,just an average
Joe” can show,(Para,4)
The latter name…say,an art critic,
(para,4) say,
1) Would you take an offer of,say,
5,000 dollars for your car?
2) Can you come to dinner? Say,
7:30?
One woman I know turned down a
blind date with a man named Harry
because,he sounded dull”,(para 5)
turn down:
Why was I turned down for the job?
Is it because I?m a woman?
Blind date,
Ann has arranged for me to go on a
blind date this Saturday with a man
that she knows through work.
Several evenings later…pressing for
an introduction to a very impressive
man; they had been exchanging
glances all evening,(para,5)
press for,
I don?t know whether to accept this
new job,and the firm is pressing me
for a decision,
Exchange glances:
… we?re all guilty of name
stereotyping to some extent,
( para,6)
Often,we project name-based
stereotypes on people… (para 6)
project on /onto/ upon,
It is not reasonable that they
project their dreams onto us.
…you aren?t stuck with the
label,(para,8)
Be stuck with,
1) We were stuck with relatives
who came to stay unexpectedly.
2) Will you help me with this
mathematical problem? I?m
stuck with it.
Key structures:
Independent element,such as a
word,phrase or clause that?s
independent of the other parts
of the sentence in terms of
grammar,They are often set off
by commas or dashes:
Identify the independent
elements in Text A
The ing-participle clause with or
without a conjunction.
In the ing-participle clause the
subject and the auxiliary can be
omitted when the subject is the
same as the one in the main
clause,or when it is not specific.
When buying a new car,it is
best to seek expert advice.
When you are describing two
actions done by the same
person at about the same time,
you can use an?ing? clause in
front of the main clause.
Walking down the street,they
spotted the same man again.
You can also put the?ing?
clause after the main clause,
if it is clear who the subject is.
He looked at me,suddenly
realizing that he was talking
to a stranger.
If you want to indicate that
someone did one thing
immediately after another,you
can mention the first thing they
did in an?ing? clause in front of
the main clause.
Leaping out of bed,he dressed
so quickly that he put his boots
on the wrong feet.
In writing,you can use a clause
containing a subject and an?ing?
form when you want to mention a
fact or situation that is relevant to
the fact stated in the main clause,
or is the reason for it,
Bats are surprisingly long-lived
creatures,some having a life
expectancy of around twenty years.
Simulated writing:
(see exercises 7,8)
As his name is,so is he.
Naturally,the name change didn’t
cause Debbie / Lynne’s
professional achievement --- but it
surely helped if only by adding a
bit of self-confidence to her talents,
Throughout history,names
have not merely identified
people but also described them.
Names become attached to
specific images,as anyone
who’s been called,a plain Jane”
or,just an average Joe” can
show.
Write a story about your name,
Who gives your name? What
story does it involve? Do you like
it or not? Why or why not? If not,
what name do you prefer? Why?
Do you think names are very
important to people? In what
ways can name have an effect on
people?s life?
