General English Level 1 GELEV1 Unit 01 Topic 02.doc In English-speaking countries, when we write our name, we put the given name first and the family name last. When Tom says his full name, he says "My name is Tom Bradley Hill". Titles Title means Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms, and Dr. We use Mr for a single, married or divorced man. Tom is Mr Tom Hill. ‘Divorced’ means a man or woman was married but is not married now. We use Miss for a single woman. Tom’s sister is Miss Pamela Hill. We use Mrs for a married or divorced woman. Tom’s mother is Mrs Sarah Hill. We use Ms for a single, married or divorced woman. We use Dr for a doctor. Tom’s other sister is Dr Jenny Hill. Spelling your name Amy says: My Chinese name is Li Yu. Tom says: Can you spell that? Amy says: It’s L – I, new word Y – U. When we can't spell a name, we ask: Can you spell that? or How do you spell that? Amy's Chinese name has two parts. To spell her name, Amy says: “It's L-I, new word Y-U." We can also say: "It's capital L-i, capital Y-u." 21 QUESTLANGUAGE