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

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

“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?

Are you pleased with the name your parents gave you?

YES

NO

Do you think names matter?

YES

NO

What's in a name? Isha Marthur

Listening Comprehension

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

00:25

What was her original first name?

1. Isha
2. Ishata
3. Ishita
4. Ishato

00:31

How old was Isha when she moved to the USA?

1. one
2. two
3. three
4. four

01:09

Why did the other children make fun of her name?

01:54

The name Lily became ...

1. Lilian
2. Lemon
3. Little
4. Lovely

02:26

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

03:01

Isha's dad used the name Anne because it's easier for the cashier to say.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

04:19

When applying for a job a white person has ..?.. more chance of being called back than a person of colour.

1. 25%
2. 40%
3. 50%
4. 60%