1、Unit 5 Languages Around the World THE CHINESE WRITING SYSTEM: CONNECTING THE PAST AND THE PRESENT Reading and thinking Learning Students will be able to: 1. Acquire new words and expressions related to the topic. 2. Develop their reading strategies, such as prediction, self-questioning and scanning.
2、 3. Have a good understanding of the development of Chinese writing and explore the function and importance of it. 4. Arouse their passion for Chinese and build up their confidence in Chinese culture They are symbols carved on animal shells or bones. Ancient Chinese people created them as early as o
3、ver 3000 years ago. Warming up Can you guess what they mean? 日 月 火 象形文字 鱼（甲骨文） 鸟（小篆） 1 Look at the title and picture below. Predict what the text will be about. Explore the Chinese writing system This text may be about the Chinese writing system and its development from ancient times to the present
4、day. Before Reading Main idea Para1 The Chinese writing system is one of the_ why Chinese civilisation has survived into modern times. Para 2 Written Chinese was a _language at the beginning. Para 3 The writing system became _ and later_. Para 4 The writing system began to _ . Para 5 Written Chinese
5、 connects Chinas _ with its _. Para 6 The Chinese language is helping to _Chinas culture and history. While reading reasons picture-based well-developed developed into different forms develop in one direction presentpast spread If you were given the title and the picture, how will you organise the t
6、ext? PastPresent Time Scan Scanning is looking at the text quickly to find specific information, such as dates or numbers. Please find the words and phrases that describe a time in the passage. At the beginning By the Shang Dynasty (around 1600-1046 BCE) Over the years In the modern times Today Past
7、 present Even today At the beginning By the Shang Dynasty Over the years In the Qin Dynasty In the modern times Today Written Chinese is a _ _language. Symbols became a _ _ writing system. well- picture-based The system developed into _ _. different Chinese writing system began to _ _. develop in on
8、e direction People read _ written by Chinese in ancient time, and regard _ _as an art form. Chinese Chinese writing is an important part of _ _. Chinese classic works Even today developed forms culture calligraphy Chinese people can all still _ in writing communicate Past present Importance Discussi
9、on Impotance of great impotance impotant means impotant part of Chinese culture impotant part of Chinese culture uniting the Chinese people and culture connecting Chinas present with its past high regard for the Chinese witing system-calligraphy appreciate Chinas culture and history through Chinese
10、language Further thinking 1. How did written Chinese unify Chinese people divided by geography and dialects? 2. How does written Chinese connect Chinese people today with those of the past? 3. What functions do Chinese characters perform? 4. Why are many international students studying Chinese? past
11、 people language Chinaworld art culture present written Chineseconnects Does the author hold a positive or negative attitude towards the Chinese writing system? Further thinking 1. an important part of Chinese culture; 2. appreciate Chinas culture and history; 3. through this amazing language. A. Ch
12、inese language might become a global language, _because. B. The Chinese literature might become a complusory _course in other country, because. . Future ？ . Our school will receive exchange students from Britain. Please design a brochure in English to introduce the development and importance of Chinese characters to Britain friends. Homework
