1、c o n n e c t i n g t h e p a s t a n d t h e p r e s e n t Chinese created them as early as over 3,000 years ago.They are symbols carved on animal bones and shellsOracles(甲骨文)口口日日 水水力力Guessing 田田火火 月月 山山A.The words in ancient timeB.The history about Qinshihuang of the Qin Dynasty C.The development
2、and importance of written Chinese from the past to the present.The text is mainly about _Tip1Dont read the text word by word.Just find the key words.In what order does the author organize the text?PastPresentconnectChinese writing systemTimeAt the beginningBy the Shang Dynasty(around 1600-1046 BCE)O
3、ver the yearsIn the modern timesTodaypastpresentEven todayAt thebeginningBy the Shang DynastyOver the yearsIn the Qin DynastyIn the modern timesTodayWritten Chinese is a_language.Symbols became a _ _ writing system.well-picture-basedThe system developed into_.different Chinese writing system began t
4、o_.develop in one directionPeople read _written by Chinese in ancient time,and regard _as an art form.ChineseChinese writing is an important part of _.Chinese classic worksEven todaydevelopedforms culture calligraphyChinese people can all still _ in writingcommunicatepastpresent Chinese writing expe
5、rienced many _(up)and downs.It was first done by _(carve)symbols onto bones and shells.These symbols had developed into different forms by the Shang Dynasty _ people were divided geographically.But that _(change)since Qinshihuang united the seven states,which was of great _(important)in history.Now
6、Chinas present is still connected with its past _ means of Chinese characters.As China is playing _ important role in the world,a number of foreign students _(be)coming to China _(learn)Chinese culture.Step 3 Post reading Fill in the blanks about the summary of the passage upscarvingwhenhas changedi
7、mportancebyanareto learnChinese character(hanzi)long historydraw global attentionwidely usedappreciate ChineseStep 4 Discussion culturecommunicateamazinginternationalusefulpowerful countrydevelopmentspreadlong history Chinese characters most clearly reflects the spirit of Chinese culture,and plays greater role in global affairs.so as a Chinese,we are supposed to inherit(传承)and carry forward it.Step 5 What do you think of your performance today?Excellent(优优)Good（良）（良）OK (一般一般)1.Read the passage again and find out the restrictive relative clauses.2.Finish exercise 3 on P97.Step 6 Homework
