1、 Unit 5 Languages Around the WorldReading and Thinking课前准备：课本，生词本，双色笔One language sets you in a corridor for life.Two languages open every door along the way.Frank Smith Teaching objectivesBy the end of the class,you will be able to:Apply prediction and scanning strategies for main ideas in reading.
2、010203Identify the main structure of the passage and talk about a topic through time line.04Get familiar with the development history of the Chinese characters writing system.Use some important words and phrases to describe the development of Chinese writing system 1.Can you recognize the following
3、symbolssymbols?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 inThe Chinese Writing System:connecting the past and the presentTask1 Look at the title and picture below.Predict wha
4、t the text is about.Make predictionsLook at the titles and pictures and think about the content before reading.Topic Focus These symbols had become a well-developed writing system.One of the main factors has been the Chinese writing system.At the beginning,written Chinese was a picture-based languag
5、e.Para.1Para.4Para.3Para.2Para.5That writing system was of great importance in uniting the Chinese people and culture.Wtitten Chinese has also become an important means by which Chinas present is connected with its past.Para.6Today,the Chinese writing system is still important part of Chinese cultur
6、e.Task 2.Read and find the topic sentence of each paragraph.总分总Read for the structureCluesthe first cluethe second cluetime orderconnectingThe Qin DynastyOver the yearsBy the Shang DynastyAt the beginningActivity 4 Scanning for details 1.Scan the text to find the words or phrases that describe a tim
7、e.(from para2-para6)Even today2.What happened at each of the important times?In modern timesToday At 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
8、 of the ancient symbols can still be 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
9、dialects and characters.This,however,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 Qinshihuang u
10、nited the seven major states into one 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
11、communicate in writing.2.What happened 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 developmen
12、t of Chinese characters as an art form,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 cultu
13、re and history through this amazing language.2.What happened at each of the important times?An important part of Chinese culture4.Qin Dynasty3.Over the years2.By the Shang Dynasty1.At the beginningActivity 5 Summary 5.Even today7.Today6.In modern timesA picture-based languageA well-developed writing
14、 system A united writing system Chinese calligraphy A globallanguage Read the text again and discuss the questions.1.Why is the Chinese character writing system so important in the history of Chinas development?culture Chinas national unityeconomyCommunication with the worldRead the text again and d
15、iscuss the questions.2.Whats the authors purpose in writing this article?Let us understand the importance of Chinese characters and increase our own cultural confidence.Finally,we should pass on Chinese characters forever.There are many reasons why Chinese ancient civilisation has continued all the
16、way through into modern times _ there are many _.But one of the main _ has been the Chinese writing system.At the beginning,written Chinese was a _language,and can _ several thousand years to the use of longgu,on which symbols were _.By the Shang Dynasty,the symbols had become _.Over the years,the s
17、ystem developed into different forms as people were divided _ then.Luckily,Emperor Qinshihuang united the 7 major states into one unified country where the Chinese writing system develop _.It is of great importance in uniting Chinese people and culture.Today,the written Chinese is still an important
18、 _ by which Chinas present is _with its past.And people now can read _ written by ancient people.And the high _ for the system can be seen in the development of Chinese _ as an art form,which _ Chinese calligraphy.As China _ global affairs,a(an)number of international students are beginning to _ thr
19、ough the amazing language.despiteups and downsfactorspicture-baseddate backincreasingcarvedwell-developedgeographicallyin one direction meansconnectedclassic worksregardcharactersis also known asplays a greater role inappreciate Chinas culture and history Important sentences(P62 P63)1.There are many
20、 reasons why this has been possible,but one of the main factors has been the Chinese writing system.(P62)2.Over the years,the system developed into different forms,as it was a time when people were divided geographically,leading to many dialects.(P62)3.Even today,no matter where Chinese people live
21、or what dialect they speak,they can still communicate in writing.(P62)4.The high regard for the Chinese writing system can be seen in the development of Chinese characters as an art form,known as Chinese calligraphy,which has become an important part.(P62)5.As China plays a greater role in global af
22、fairs,an increasing number of international students are beginning to appreciate Chinas culture and history through this amazing language.(P62)6.China is widely known for its ancient civilisation which has continued all the way through into modern times.(P62)Important sentences(P62 P63)7.It dates ba
23、ck to several thousand years to the use of longgu animal bones and shells on which symbols were carved by ancient Chinese people.(P62)8.Emperor Qinshihuang united the seven major states into one unified country where the Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction.(P62)9.Written Chinese
24、 has also become an important means by which Chinas present is connected with its past.(P62)10.People in modern times can read the classic works which were written by Chinese in ancient times.(P62)11.Many Chinese characters symbolise their meanings,unlike English words which are spelt out according to how they sound.(P63)
