1、ToreadaboutthedevelopmentofChinesecharacters.Toreadforspecificinformationandunderstandingwordsinthecontext.DoyoulikeChinesecalligraphy?Whatdoyouknowaboutit?Howmanytypesofcalligraphydoyouknow?calligraphyn.书法;书法;书法艺术书法艺术Sealscript篆书篆书隶书隶书Officialscript草书草书Cursivescript行书行书Runningscript楷书楷书Standardscri
2、ptevenstrokesandbeautyofpictograph(笔画均匀,笔画均匀,有象形文字之美有象形文字之美)Sealscript篆书篆书Officialscript隶隶书书 short,wide,symmetrical(对对称称);stretchrightandleft(短,短,扁,对称,左右分展扁,对称,左右分展)Cursivescript草书草书linkstrokesintoshortform(连笔画连笔画);moreflexible,random,livelyanddynamic(更灵活随意,活泼及动感更灵活随意,活泼及动感)Standardscript楷书楷书clearan
3、dstrong,uprightandfoursquare(清晰有力,清晰有力,方正严整方正严整)Runningscript行书行书combinethemeritsofcursivescriptandstandardscript,clearandlively(兼具草书和楷书优点,清晰又活泼兼具草书和楷书优点,清晰又活泼)TodayIdliketotalkabouttheimportantChineseartofwritingcalligraphy.TheChinesewrittenlanguagebegantodevelopmorethan_yearsago.Iteventuallydevelo
4、pedintofivebasicscripttypes.Allofthemarestillinusetoday.The_writinglookedlikedetailed_.Theyrepresentedentireideasandwerecutontorocksand_.Thewrittenlanguagethentookthemorestandardizedformofthe“sealscript”.ItisalsocalledZhuanshuinChinese.3000earliestpicturesbonesItwasusuallyusedinthe_sealsofimportantp
5、eople.BythelateHanDynasty,anewstandardformknowasLishu,orthe“officialscript”,wasbeingusedbygovernmentclerks.Flexiblebrushescameintoregularuse.Andmoreartisticeffectswere_forthefirsttime.Two“handwritten”writingforms-the“runningscript”orXingshu and the“cursivescript”orCaoshu,alsodevelopedaroundthistime.
6、Inthe“cursivescript”,individualcharacterswerewritteninshortform.personalpossibleAndtwoormorecharacterscouldbelinkedtogetherinasingle_ofthebrush.Asthe“officialscript”becamemoreandmoreartistic,the“standardscript”orKaishu was_.Inthiselegantformofwriting,themovementofthebrushis_andstrong.So,itresultedin
7、themostbalancedoneofallcalligraphy_.movementbornclearstylesHow do the Chinese characters develop?Look at the title and picture below.Predict what the text will be about.THECHINESEWRITINGSYSTEM:CONNECTINGTHEPASTANDTHEPRESENTThetextmaybeabouttheChinesewritingsystemanditshistoryfromancienttimestothepre
8、sentday.Thepictureshowsjiaguwen.SomesymbolswerecarvedonlonggubyancientChinesepeople.MaybetheyaretheearliestChinesecharacters.THECHINESEWRITINGSYSTEM:CONNECTINGTHEPASTANDTHEPRESENTTherearetwopartsinthistitle.Actuallythefirstpart“theChinesewritingsystem”isthetopic,whilethesecondpart“connectingthepasta
9、ndthepresent”isafocusofthistext.TopicTheChinesewritingsystemFocusconnectingthepastandthepresentDetailtheChinesewritingsysteminthepasthowtheChinesewritingsystemmakesthisconnectionRead the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph.Paragraph1:TheChinesewritingsystemisoneofthereasonswhyChines
10、ecivilizationhassurvivedintomoderntimes.Paragraph2:WrittenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguageatthebeginning.Paragraph3:Thewritingsystembecamewell-developed,andlaterdevelopedintodifferentforms.Paragraph4:Thewritingsystembegantodevelopinonedirection.Paragraph5:WrittenconnectsChinaspresentwithitspast,andh
11、asbecomeanartform.Paragraph6:TheChineselanguageishelpingtospreadChinascultureandhistorytotheworld.Scan the text to find the words and phrases that describe a time.Then write down what happened at each of those important times.TimeWhathappenedmoderntimesatthebeginningdatesbackseveralthousandyearsbyth
12、eShangDynasty(around1600-1046BCE)TheChinesecivilizationstillcontinues.WrittenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguage.Longguappeared.Symbolscarvedonlongguhadbecomeawell-developedwritingsystem.TimeWhathappenedOvertheyearstheQinDynasty(201-227BCE)eventodayinmoderntimesTodayThewritingsystemdevelopedintodiffere
13、ntforms,astheChinesepeopleweredividedgeographically,leadingtomanyvarietiesofdialectsandcharacters.TheChinesewritingsystembegantodevelopinoneunifieddirection.Chinesepeoplecanallstillcommunicateinwriting.ChinesepeoplecanreadtheclassicworkswhichwerewrittenbyChineseinancienttimes.TheChinesecharactersare
14、stillavitalpartofChineseculture.ScanScanningislookingatthetextquicklytofindspecificinformation,suchasdatesornumbers.Scan the text again to find the sentences explaining how the Chinese writing system is related to Chinese culture.oneofthemainfactorshasbeentheChinesewritingsystem.(第一段第一段)Thatwritings
15、ystemwasofgreatimportanceinunitingtheChinesepeopleandculture.(第四段第四段)WrittenChinesehasalsobecomeanimportantmeansbywhichChinaspresentisconnectedwithitspast.(第五段第五段)TheChinesewritingsystemisstillanimportantpartofChineseculture.(第六段第六段)Fill in the blanks in the timeline according to the text.Try to und
16、erstand the development of the Chinese writing system.picture-basedShangcharactersdirectionmeanswritingglobalaffairscalligraphy语篇顺序之时间顺序语篇顺序之时间顺序本文介绍了汉字书写体系的发展史。在此类语本文介绍了汉字书写体系的发展史。在此类语篇中篇中,我们,我们通常会采用时间顺序来介绍事物的发展通常会采用时间顺序来介绍事物的发展历史历史。时间顺序是一。时间顺序是一种常见的语篇顺序,指的是按照客观事物的本来顺序进行叙种常见的语篇顺序,指的是按照客观事物的本来顺序进行叙述
17、,先发生的事先叙述,后发生的事后叙述。述,先发生的事先叙述,后发生的事后叙述。在本文中,在本文中,作者行文整体采用了时间顺序作者行文整体采用了时间顺序。表示时间的词。表示时间的词语语Atthebeginning,BytheShangDynasty,Overtheyears,theQinDynasty,Today构成了一条完整的时间链,使全文脉构成了一条完整的时间链,使全文脉络清晰,自然顺畅。络清晰,自然顺畅。此外此外,作者作者在按照时间顺序说明汉字书写体系的发展在按照时间顺序说明汉字书写体系的发展时时,并并非非一味地罗列,也采用了一味地罗列,也采用了过渡句过渡句,使得行文更为流畅。如第,使得行
18、文更为流畅。如第三段最后一句:三段最后一句:This,however,changedunderEmperorQinshihuangoftheQinDynasty(221-207BCE),该句起着承,该句起着承上启下的作用,句中的上启下的作用,句中的This指代上文的指代上文的thesystemdevelopedintodifferentforms,而,而changed以及以及EmperorQinshihuangoftheQinDynasty自然引出第四段秦朝时汉字书写体系的发自然引出第四段秦朝时汉字书写体系的发展变化。展变化。Paraphrase the following sentences
19、.1.Chinaiswidelyknownforitsancientcivilisationwhichhascontinuedallthewaythroughintomoderntimes,despitethemanyupsanddownsinitshistory.Fromancienttimestillnow,Chinascivilisationhascontinuedandiswell-knownaroundtheworld,despitethegoodtimesandthebadtimesinChinesehistory.2.Overtheyears,thesystemdeveloped
20、intodifferentforms,asitwasatimewhenpeopleweredividedgeographically,leadingtomanyvarietiesofdialectsandcharacters.Aftermanyyears,thesystemexperiencedchangesinformbecauseatthattimepeoplewerelivinginseparateareaswithvariousdialectsandcharacters.1.HowdidwrittenChineseunifyChinesepeopledividedbygeography
21、anddialects?2.HowdosewrittenChineseconnectChinesepeopletodaywiththoseofthepast?ItallowedChinesepeople,nomatterwheretheylivedorwhatdialecttheyhad,tocommunicatewitheachother.Chinesepeopletodaycanreadandunderstandclassicworksfromancienttimes.Read the text again and discuss the questions.3.Accordingtoth
22、ewriter,theChinesewritingsystemisonefactorthathashelpedtheChineselanguageandculturesurvive.Whatdoyouthinkaresomeoftheotherfactors?ExceptforthewritingsystemofChineselanguage,thecontinuousdevelopmentofChinasagriculture,arelativelypowerfulgovernment,distinguishedphilosophicalschoolsdeveloped,andanopenm
23、indtoembracedifferentculturesareallpossibleandimportantfactors.Besides,educationisalwaysemphasisedinChinasfamilytraditions.ChinesecalligraphyhasdevelopedalongwithChinas_.Itisdifficulttosaywhenexactlycalligraphystarted.Chinesewritingwasfirstdoneby_symbolsontobonesandshells,butasitdevelopedintoawritin
24、g_,italsodevelopedasaformofartdonewithabrush.civilisationcarvingsystemsystemcarvingmeansdatesbackclassiccivilisationComplete the passage with the correct words and phrases below.ItisbelievedthatChinesecalligraphy_toatleasttheHanDynasty(202BCE-220CE).Soonafterthat,theideadevelopedthatcalligraphywasno
25、tonlyabeautifulartformbutalsoa_ofshowingthecharacterofthe“manbehindthebrush”.Today,anyonefromsmallchildrentooldpeoplecanenjoypractisingthe_artofChinesecalligraphy.systemcarvingmeansdatesbackclassiccivilisationdatesbackclassicmeansGuess the meaning of the underlined words in the sentences.Then look i
26、n the text for the words they are related to.1.ManyChinesecharacterssymbolisetheirmeanings,unlikeEnglishwordswhicharespeltoutaccordingtohowtheysound.2.ThebasicformsoftheEnglishwritingsystemareknownasletters.v.象征,代表象征,代表symboln.符号;象征符号;象征adj.基础基础的的,基本的基本的,根本根本的的basedadj.以以(某事某事)为基础的为基础的;以以为重要部分为重要部分(
27、或特征或特征)的的3.Aunifiedwritingsystemisconsideredtobeanimportantpartofcivilisedsociety.4.LearningChinesecalligraphywillincreaseyourappreciationofChineseculture.appreciatevt.欣赏;重视;感激;领会欣赏;重视;感激;领会 vi.增值增值n.欣赏欣赏;赏识赏识;鉴赏鉴赏adj.开化的,文明的开化的,文明的civilisationn.文明社会文明社会;(特定特定时期特定社会或国时期特定社会或国家家的的)文明文明,文化,文化Write a s
28、ummary of the text.Thousandsofyearsago,writtenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguageconsistingofsymbolscarvedonanimalbonesorshellscalledlonggu.DuringtheShangDynastyitdevelopedintodifferentformsaspeopleweredividedgeographically,leadingtodifferentdialectsandcharacters.EmperorQinshihuangoftheQinDynastychange
29、dallthatwhenheunitedthesevenmajorstatesaswellastheirwritingsystemssoChinesecouldbereadbyallChinesepeople.ThehighregardfortheChinesewritingsystemcanbeseentodayinthedevelopmentofChinesecharactersasanartformcalledChinesecalligraphy.AsChinabecomesagreaterglobalplayer,manyinternationalstudentsarebeginnin
30、gtoappreciateChinascultureandhistorythroughitsamazinglanguage.upsanddownsdateback(to)nomatterwhere,who,what,etc.anumberof浮沉;兴衰;荣辱浮沉;兴衰;荣辱追溯到追溯到不论不论;不管;不管很多很多;好些;好些Review the text:WhatsthemainreasonforthesurvivaloftheChinesecivilization?Whatkindoflanguageisjiaguwen?Canyoudescribeit?HowdidtheChinesewritingsystemconnectthepastandthepresent?WhydomanypeoplelearnChinesecalligraphy?
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