1、Unit5 Languages around the worldReading and Thinking 1.Can you recognize the following symbols?马鱼 鹿 牛人大子止picture-based simplified Chinese Lead in 2.What do we call this writing art form?Chinese calligraphy /klgrf/3.Do you know how Chinese characters develop?Lead inReadingThe Chinese Writing System:c
2、onnecting the past and the presentPredict what will talk about in this passage.Make predictionsLook at the titles and pictures and think about the content before reading.I guess the text may be about the Chinese writing system and its history from ancient times to the present day.I guess the text ma
3、y be about.B.The Chinese writing system is one of the reasons why Chinese civilization has survived into modern times.C.Written Chinese was a picture-based language at the beginning.E.The writing system became well-developed,and gradually developed into different forms.D.The Chinese language is help
4、ing to spread Chinas culture and history to the world.Fast-reading Match the main idea of each paragraph.A.Written Chinese connects Chinas present with its past,and has become an art form.F.The writing system began to develop in one direction.123456 Careful-reading Choose the best answer according t
5、o the text.1.What do you think is one of the main factors that has helped Chinese language and culture survive?A.Chinese writing system B.Chinese wisdomC.Chinese hard work D.Chinese spoken language2.Why did the Chinese writing system begin to develop in one direction?A.People wanted to live in peace
6、.B.emperor Qinshihuang united seven major states into one unified country.C.people were willing to communicate in the language.D.people were divided geographically.3.According to the whole passage,the functions of the Chinese writing system are those except_.A.connecting the past and the present B.c
7、onnecting environment with nature C.connecting characters with art D.connecting China with the world The Qin DynastyOver the yearsBy the Shang DynastyAt the beginning Scanning for details 1.Scan the text to find the words or phrases that describe a time.(from para2-para6)Even todayIn modern timesTod
8、ay 2.What happened at each of the important times?TimeWhat happenedat the beginningwritten Chinese was a language.by the Shang Dynasty(around 1600-1046BCE)Symbols had become a writing system.The writing system developed into different forms.well-developedRead the text carefully and fill in the table
9、.picture-basedover the yearsTimeWhat happenedthe Qin Dynasty(201-227BCE)The Chinese writing system began to develop in one .even todayChinese people can all still in writing.Chinese people can read the classic works were written by Chinese in ancient times.todayThe Chinese characters are still a vit
10、al part of .in modern timesdirectioncommunicateChinese cultureAt the beginning,written Chinese was a picture-based language.It dates back several thousand years to the use of longguanimal bones and shells on which symbols were carved by ancient Chinese people.some of the ancient symbols can still be
11、 seen in todays hanzi.By the Shang Dynasty(around 16001046 BCE),these symbols had become a well-developed writing system.Over the years,the system developed into different forms,as it was a time when people were divided geographically,leading to many varieties of dialects and characters.This,however
12、,changed under Emperor Qinshihuang of the Qin Dynasty(221-207 BCE).picture-based2.What happened at each of the important times?picture-based language;longgua well-developed writing systemmany varieties of dialects and charactersdifferent formsEmperor Qinshihuangunited the seven major states into one
13、 unified country where the Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction.That writing system was of great importance in uniting the Chinese people and culture.Even today,no matter where Chinese people live or what dialect they speak,they can all still communicate in writing.2.What happene
14、d at each of the important times?in one unified directionQin Dynastycommunicate in writingPeople in modern times can read the classic works which were written by Chinese in ancient times.The high regard for the Chinese writing system can be seen in the development of Chinese characters as an art for
15、m,known as Chinese calligraphy.read classic worksToday,the Chinese Writing System is still an important part of Chinese culture.As China plays a greater role in global affairs,an increasing number of international students are beginning to appreciate Chinas culture and history through this amazing l
16、anguage.2.What happened at each of the important times?An important part of Chinese culture Detailed-reading3.Among the different periods,which is the most important?Why?the Qin DynastyOver the yearsBy the Shang DynastyAt the beginningeven todayIn modern timesToday That writing system was of great i
17、mportance in uniting the Chinese people and culture.No matter where Chinese people live and what dialect they speak,they can communicate in writingI think.was of great importance just because.Post-reading Fill in the following blanks.Chinese calligraphy has developed along 1._ Chinas civilisation.It
18、 is difficult 2.(say)when exactly calligraphy started.Chinese writing was first done by 3._(carve)symbols onto bones and shells.Some of the ancient symbols can still 4._(see)in todays hanzi.These symbols had become 5._well-developed writing system by the Shang Dynasty6._the Chinese people were divid
19、ed 7._ (geography),8._(lead)to many 9._(variety)of dialects and characters.In Qin Dynasty,the Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction,10._ was important in uniting the Chinese people and culture.withcarvinggeographically abe seenwhich leading varieties to saywhen 4.Qin Dynasty3.Over the years2.By the Shang Dynasty1.At the beginning Summary 5.Even today7.Today6.In modern timesThank you!
