Reading: What Should I Call You?
Before You Read
 

Discussion

  • What kind of people do you address by first names in the United States?
  • What kinds of people do you address by a title (Mr., Mrs., etc.) and the last name?
  • How are teachers addressed in your country?
 
  Preview the reading and answer some questions.

Title Match (Hot Potatoes)
Preview (Hot Potatoes)
Read
  Read "What Should I Call You?" Click on words you don't know to get the meaning. Read (Interactive Exercise Makers, Web Editor, Digitized Sound File MP3)
  Answer the questions and mail the answers to your teacher. You can read the story again if you want. Questions (Quiz Center)
  Vocabulary Practice

Vocabulary Practice 1 (Quia)
Vocabulary Practice 2 (Hot Potatoes)
After You Read
 

Discussion and Writing Practice

  • What people are most respected in your country? Example: old people, young people, women, men educated people, working people, etc.
  • What jobs are most respected? Examples: teachers, doctors, businessmen, lawyers, artists, computer programmers, factory workers, etc.
  • How many names do you have?
  • In your culture, does your family name come first of does your family name come last?
  • In your culture, does your name include your parents’ names?
  • In your culture, when people get married, do their names change?

Go to "Discussion" and write about your name.

Discussion (Linked to a web discussion board on QuickTopic website - click the orange "Post a New Message" button to contribute to the discussion)
  Grammar Practice

Past Tense Verbs (Clues) (Hot Potatoes)
Past Tense Verbs (No Clues) (Hot Potatoes)
Past Tense Verbs Crossword (Hot Potatoes)