Unit 7: All About Names

• Lesson 1: You Can Find All Sorts of Names
• Lesson 2: Names and Meanings
• Lesson 3: Names and Literature
• Lesson 4: Presentation
• Lesson 5: Review
• Lesson 6: Conversation (Test)

By the end of this Unit, you will be able to:

• Discuss names and naming traditions in different cultures.
• Express opinions about unique and unusual names.
• Use vocabulary related to naming conventions, legal restrictions, and cultural norms.
• Formulate and support arguments about naming customs in your own culture.
• Identify and use vocabulary related to naming traditions and famous brand names.
• Discuss the significance of names and their cultural meanings.
• Describe your reading habits and preferences.
• Discuss how literature is taught in schools (different educational approaches to teaching literature).
• Identify key literary periods (e.g., Romanticism, Realism, Modernism) and express a preference.
• Recognize and discuss well-known literary works titled after a personal name.
• Summarize the topic and theme of a literary work.
• Identify and describe main characters in literary works, including their traits and motivations.
• Compare personal reading habits with those of others.

To achieve these outcomes, you will learn/review the following grammar structures:

• Conditional sentences – to discuss hypothetical naming choices.
• Possessive adjectives and pronouns – to describe family names and relations.
• Possessive -reflexive pronoun svoj.
• Plural forms of nouns
  • ime / imena
  • prezime / prezimena
  • pleme / plemena
  • vrijeme / vremena.
• Definite vs. Indefinite Adjectives.
• Masculine descriptive adjectives that end in -o.
• Impersonal sentences.

Vocabulary covered in this Unit relates to:

• Names and naming traditions.
• Family relations.
• Naming customs and legal aspects.
• Products and brand names.
• Literary periods and movements.
• Character traits and personality descriptions.
• Themes and motifs in literature.
• Literary works titled by personal names.