What’s in a Name? | Isha Marthur | TEDxYouth@WestVancouver

“That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet” 

(Quote from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, ca. 1600) 


What do you think this quote means?



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“That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet” 

(Quote from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, ca. 1600) 


What do you think this quote means?



Slide 1 - Slide

Are you pleased with the name your parents gave you?
YES
NO

Slide 2 - Poll

Do you think names matter?
YES
NO

Slide 3 - Poll

What's in a name? Isha Marthur
Listening Comprehension

Slide 4 - Slide

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Slide 5 - Video


In other cultures, naming of babies is somewhat different.
Read the extract from ‘The Boy who harnessed the wind’ (about Malawi) (in your reader)


Slide 6 - Slide

00:25
What was her original first name?
A
Isha
B
Ishata
C
Ishita
D
Ishato

Slide 7 - Quiz

00:31
How old was Isha when she moved to the USA?
A
one
B
two
C
three
D
four

Slide 8 - Quiz

01:09
Why did the other children make fun of her name?

Slide 9 - Open question

01:54
The name Lily became ...
A
Lilian
B
Lemon
C
Little
D
Lovely

Slide 10 - Quiz

02:26
It is terrifying and embarrassing when the teacher mispronounces her name because ...

Slide 11 - Open question

03:01
Isha's dad used the name Anne because it's easier for the cashier to say.
A
TRUE
B
FALSE

Slide 12 - Quiz

04:19
When applying for a job a white person has ..?.. more chance of being called back than a person of colour.
A
25%
B
40%
C
50%
D
60%

Slide 13 - Quiz