POST INTERMEDIATE READING

Name : Nurul Hamidah Septianingsih

Class : 3C

NPM : 1910631060118

Naming Traditions

1. Different naming traditions used by people around the world

    = 4

2. Different naming tradittions in the United States

    = 6

3. Reason why some people's names are hard to remember

    = 5

4. What happens to a woman's name when she get married 

    = 6

After you read

A. Who do you think the text was written for? Check (✓) the correct answer.

(✖) 1. People who are coming to the United States for the first time.

(✔️) 2. People who are going to a non-English speaking country

(✔️) 3. Americans who are living in a foreign country

(✖️) 4. Americans who are living in the United States

B. Write the correct name.

1. Lee Hyun Ju is from Korea. Her fiance's name is An Ho Jae.

    What is her name now? Ms. or Miss ( Lee )

    What is his name? Mr.( Lee Hyun Ju )

    What will her name be after she marries? Ms. or Mrs. ( An Ho Jae )

2. Tomoko Kato is from Japan. Her fiance's name is Hideo Suzuki

    What is her name now? Ms. or Miss ( Hideo Suzuki )

    What is his name? Mr.( Tomoko Kato )

    What will her name be after she marries? Ms. or Mrs. ( Hideo Suzuki )

3. Guadalupe Gomez is from Mexico. Her fiance's name is Emilio Rodriguez.

    What is her name now? Ms. or Miss ( Emilio Rodriguez )

    What is his name? Mr.( Guadalupe Gomez )

    What will her name be after she marries? Ms. or Mrs. ( Emilio Rodriguez de Gomez )

C. Answer these questions.

1. Who do you call by their first name? My close friends

    Who calls you by your first name? My friends, my parents, and my family 

    Who do you call only by their last name? My teachers and acquaintance

    
2. How would your name be different in the other countries mentioned in the reading?   

    Because every country has a different custom in addressing names. I think in other countries I will   

    still be called ms. Nurul or Ms. Hamidah

   
3.What would you tell a foreign visitor about the naming traditions in your country?

   I will tell foreigners that in Indonesia there are many traditions of naming people according to their regions. Many tribes in Indonesia have different traditions naming people but in Indonesian, foreign may be called by their first or last name.