Unit5LanguagesAroundtheWorldReadingandThinking课件-高中英语人教版()

B1U5Languagesaroundtheworld

TheChineseWritingSystemConnectingthePastandthePresentTeachingobjectives1.UnderstandthedevelopmentofChinesewritingsystem.2.Readforspecificinformationandunderstandwordsinthecontext.3.RecognizethevalueofChinesewritingsystemandenhanceyournationalconfidenceandpride.GuessingGame鹿羊象龟Watchthevideo,thenfindtheinformationyouget.simplifiedChinesecharactersCanyourecognizethesymbolsinthepicture?apicture-basedlanguagesome

symboleswerecarvedontheshellsorbonesLookatthepictureandtitleagain,predictwhatthetextismainlyabout?IthinkthetextismainlyaboutthehistoryoftheChinesewritingsystem.

TheChineseWritingSystem:

ConnectingthePastandthePresentSkimmingforstructure1.Whatisthetypeofthetext?Narration（记叙文）B.Argumentation（议论文）C.Exposition（说明文）Anexpositoryessayisfactual,givinginformationonasubject.2.Whatisthetopicsentenceofeachpara?3.Howmanypartscanthetextbedividedinto?Tip1:Topicsentencecanoftenexistinthefirstorlastsentenceinapara.Part1:________Part2:________Part3:________Para.1Paras2-4topicItshistoryanddevelopmentParas5-6ItsimportanceScanScanningislookingatthetextquicklytofindspecificinformation,suchasdatesornumbers.Scanthetexttofindthewordsandexpressionthatdescribetime.Thetextiswrittenintheorderof________.timeScanning(para1)

Chinaiswidelyknownforitsancientcivilisationwhichhascontinuedallthewaythroughintomoderntimes,despitethemanyupsanddownsinitshistory.Therearemanyreasonswhythishasbeenpossible,butoneofthemainfactorshasbeentheChinesewritingsystem.Q1.Whatdoesthecircleword“this”means?Q2.WhatdoestheparagraphwanttotellusaboutChinesewritingsystem?TheChinesewritingsystemisvery

.importanttimetable(para2-4)Writedownwhathappenedateachofthoseimportanttimes.AtthebeginningBytheShangDynastyOvertheyearsIntheQinDynastyTodaywell-developedpicture-baseddifferentformsonedirectionpartofChineseculture马begandevelopeddividedunifiedtimetable(para2-4)Readeachofthoseimportanttimesandfillinthesummaryofeachtime.AtthebeginningSummarySeveralthousandyearsago,someofthe___________werecarvedon_____________________.ancientsymbolsanimalbonesandshellsBytheShangDynastySummaryOvertheyear,thesesymbolshadbecomea____________________________________.well-developedwritingsystemOvertheyearsSummaryThesystemdevelopedinto______________andpeopleweredivided_____________,leadingtodifferent_______________________.differentformsgeographicallydialectsandcharactersIntheQinDynastyTodaySummaryIntheQinaynasty,theChinesewritingsystembeganto___________________becauseEmperorQinshihunag____________________________________________.developinonedirectionunitedthesevenmajorstatesintooneunifiedcountrySymmaryChinesepeoplecanstill______________________nomatterwere______________orwhat________________.communicatinginwritingtheylivedialecttheyspeakthepastthepresentChineseWritingsystemconnectedAssignment（2mins）AtthebeginningBytheShangDynastyOvertheyearsIntheQinDynastyTodaywell-developedpicture-baseddifferentformsonedirectionpartofChineseculture马PleaseintroducethedevelopmentoftheChinesewritingsystemaccordingtowhatyouhavelearnedtoday.Pleasefindtheword“system”inthetextandidentifytheirmeanings?Therearemanyreasonwhyhishasbeenpossible,butoneofthemainfactorshasbeenthewritingsystem.BytheShangDynasty(around1600-1046BCE),thesesymbolshadbecomeawell-developedwritingsystem.Overtheyears,thesystemdevelopedintodifferentforms.EmperorQinshihuangunitedthesevenmajorstatesintooneunifiedcountrywheretheChinesewritingsystembegantodevelopinthedirection.Thewritingsystemwasofimportance...Thehighregardforthewritingsystemcanbeseen...AsystemofsymbolsAsystemdevelopinginonedirectiondifferentformsFunctionPleasefindsomesentencesincludingwordsindicating“thepastandthepresent”Q:Besidesconnectingthepastandthepresent,whatotherfunctionsdoestheChinesewritingsystemhave?Givetheevidence.Function①

Thatwritingsystemwasofgreatimportance

inunitingtheChinesepeopleandculture.(para4)

connectpeoplewithculture②ThehighregardfortheChinesewritingsystemcanbeseeninthedevelopmentofChinesecharacters

asanartform,knownasChinesecalligraphy,whichhasbecomeanimportantpartofChineseculture.(para5)

connectcharacters/languagewithart③AsChinaplaysagreaterroleinglobalaffairs,anincreasingnumberofinternationalstudentsarebeginningtoappreciateChina'scultureandhistorythroughthisamazinglanguage.(para6)

connectChinawiththeworld

Function

thepastandthepresent

peoplewithculture

characters/languagewithart

Chinawiththeworld

The“connecting”functionoftheChinesewritingsystemconnectImportance(para5-6)CanyoufindsomesentencesshowingtheimportanceoftheChinesewritingsystem？①ThatwritingsystemwasofgreatimportanceinunitingtheChinesepeopleandculture.(para4)②WrittenChinesehasalsobecomeanimportantmeansbywhichChina’spresentisconnectedwithChina’spast.(para5)③ThehighregardfortheChinesewritingsystemcanbeseeninthedevelopmentofChinesecharactersasanartform,knownasChinesecalligraphy,whichhasbecomeanimportantpartofChineseculture.(para5)④ThesystemofChinesecharactersisstillanimportantpartoftheChineseculture.Importance(para5-6)Q.WhyistheChinesewritingsystemimortant?TheChinesewritingsystemisoneofthemainfactorsthathasmadethecontinuationofChina’sancientcivilisationpossible.FurtherthinkingDiscussion:Accordingtothewriter,theChinesewritingsystemisonefactorthatha