{"id":8139,"date":"2018-03-31T17:53:27","date_gmt":"2018-03-31T15:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=8139"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:26:33","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:26:33","slug":"whats-in-a-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2018\/03\/whats-in-a-name\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s in a Name?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In many countries, women take their husbands&#8217; last name when they get married. Is this the case in your country?<\/p>\n<p>Click on the link to check if this tradition still holds true to most countries and how people feel about changing their last names:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/learningenglish\/features\/6-minute-english\/ep-180201\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/learningenglish\/features\/6-minute-english\/ep-180201<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Do women take their husband&#8217;s surname when they get married in your country?<br \/>\n2. Would you change your last name or would you expect your partner to change his\/hers?<br \/>\n3. Do you think it&#8217;s fair that children usually take their father&#8217;s family name?<br \/>\n4. Have you ever thought about changing your name?<br \/>\n5. 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