EY Y02 L10 My Name

  1. Do you have a first name and a family name that are easy to remember and/or easy to write? Why?
  2. How many kanji are there in your name? How many strokes are there in each kanji?
  3. What does each kanji mean? Which of these kanji do you like? Why?
  4. What do you know about how your parents chose your name? Do you think their choice has had an impact on your life or personality? Why?
  5. Do you like your name? Why?
  6. Tell us the name of a celebrity, acquaintance or fictional character (Western or Japanese) who you think has a really cool name. Why do you think that name is cool?

Question 1

My family name is easy to remember and write. It is Hay. It is very short and it is the name of the food given to farm animals.

Question 2

My family name is translated into 乾草. I haven't the faintest idea of how many strokes it has.

Question 3

I need to ask students this question.

Question 4

My name is Jonathan Michael. My middle name is from my father's brother and Jonathan was the nurses choice which my mum and dad liked.

Question 5

My name is ok. I am not sure if it suits me though. What do you think?

Question 6

I like a former professional wrestler who then become the governor of Minnesota. His name is Jesse Ventura. It think he has a cool name although I know it is not the name he was given at birth.

Tough Vocabulary

- English - - Japanese -
I haven't the faintest idea わからない
suits me 私と一致します
given at birth 出産時に与えられた

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