1、Reading and Thinking:Explore the Chinese writing systemDEFENCElogouAnalyze the main idea of each paragraph and summarize the Analyze the main idea of each paragraph and summarize the structure of the passage.structure of the passage.uLearn the development and history of Chinese writing,strengthening
2、 Learn the development and history of Chinese writing,strengthening national recognition and pride.national recognition and pride.Chinese characters,also known as Hanzi(漢字)are one of the earliest forms of written language in the world,dating back approximately five thousand years.Nearly one-fourth o
3、f the worlds population still use Chinese characters today.As an art form,Chinese calligraphy remains an integral aspect of Chinese culture.汉字，也被称为汉字(漢字)，是世界上最早的书面语言形式之一，可以追溯到大约五千年前。如今，世界上仍有近四分之一的人口在使用汉字。作为一种艺术形式，中国书法是中国文化不可分割的一部分。There are 47,035 Chinese characters in the Kangxi Dictionary(康熙字典),th
4、e standard national dictionary developed during the 18th and 19th centuries,but the precise quantity of Chinese characters is a mystery;numerous,rare variants have accumulated throughout history.Studies from China have shown that 90%of Chinese newspapers and magazines tend to use 3,500 basic charact
5、ers.康熙字典是18、19世纪制定的标准国家词典，全书共47035个汉字，但汉字的确切数量一直是个谜;历史上积累了大量稀有的变种。来自中国的研究表明，90%的中国报纸和杂志倾向于使用3500个基本汉字。Chinese characters have evolved over several thousands of years to include many different styles,or scripts.The main forms are:Oracle Bone Inscriptions(Jia Gu Wen 甲骨文),Bronze Inscriptions,(Jin Wen 金
6、文),Small Seal Characters(Xiao Zhuan 小篆),Official Script(Li Shu 隸書),Regular Script(Kai Shu 楷書),Cursive Writing or Grass Stroke Characters(Cao Shu 草書),and Freehand Cursive(Xing Shu 行書).汉字经过了几千年的演变，包含了许多不同的风格或文字。主要形式有:甲骨文、金文、小篆、隶书、楷书、草書和行書。Watch some pictures of Chinese writing Whats the main idea of t
7、he text?A.The writing system of Shang DynastyB.The history of the Chinese languageC.The differences between old Chinese and modern ChineseD.The wide use of Chinese all over the world Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Para 6 A.Written Chinese was a picture-based language at the beginning.B.The Chine
8、se writing system is one of the reasons why Chinese civilisation has survived into modern times.C.The writing system became well-developed,and later developed into different forms.D.Written Chinese connects Chinas present with its past,and has become an art form.E.The writing system began to develop
9、 into one direction.F.The Chinese language is helping to spread Chinas culture and history to the world.TimeEventmodern timesChinese calligraphy.1.How did written Chinese unify Chinese people divided by geography and dialects?3.According to the writer,the Chinese writing system is one factor that ha
10、s helped Chinese language and culture survive.What do you think are some of the other factors?Answer1.It allowed Chinese people,no matter where they lived or what dialect they had,to communicate with each other.Answer2.Chinese people today can read and understand classic works from ancient times.Ans
11、wer3.Except for the writing system of Chinese language,the continuous development of Chinas agriculture,a relatively powerful government,distinguished philosophical school developed,and an open mind to embrace different cultures are all possible and important factors.Besides,education is always emphasised in Chinas family traditions.Read the passage carefully and find the attributive clauseComplete the exercises in the workbook
