See how much you know about the real names of famous people.
Read an article written by a journalist about other people with the same name as him.
Study words and phrases associated with naming. Study words like notice, realise, be aware of, etc.
Study verbs that follow the pattern "they named him Andrew". Study the use of ellipsis (leaving out words from sentences).
Listen to people talking about meeting someone with the same name as them.
Review what you have studied so far.
Post messages about popular names in your country. (This is an optional activity designed to give you extra writing practice.)
Write about things and places in your country named after people.
Practise the language of formal and informal introductions.
Practise sentence stress and linking words in spoken English.
Search for information about your name. (This is an optional activity designed to give you extra reading and writing practice.)
Write the story of your name or the name of a famous company.
Talk to your tutor about the unit and the topic you wrote about in Tutorial 2.
Review the work in the unit.
Send us your feedback on this unit.
Test what you have studied in this unit.
Practise the language you study in this unit, and improve your reading, listening and speaking skills.
short
short for (adj)
abbreviated or shortened form (of a name)
beware
beware (v)
a warning that means to look out for danger, be careful (only used in the imperative, infinitive)
bigwig
bigwig (n)
an informal word for an important person
correspondent
correspondent (n)
a person who works for a newspaper or news service and reports news from a specific area or field, such as a diplomatic correspondent or a foreign correspondent
eagle
eagle-eyed (adj)
with very sharp vision, like an eagle
feature
feature (n)
a special, long, detailed article in a newspaper or magazine
journalist
journalist (n)
a writer who works for a newspaper, magazine or news programme
name
name after (v)
to give someone or something the name of another person or thing
naughty
naughty (adj)
behaving badly or disobediently, in a childish way
notice
notice (v)
to see or become aware of something
pseudonym
pseudonym (n)
a name that someone uses (usually professionally) instead of her or his real name
realise
realise (v)
to become aware of a fact or come to understand something
Reuters
Reuters (n)
a large news agency based in London
so
so-called (adj)
used to indicate that something is generally referred to by the name you are about to use