1、Unit5 Languages Around the WorldR&TGuessing:refer to which Chinese character?Guessing:refer to which Chinese character?雨雨火火山山水水pre-readingpre-readingLook at the title and pictures,Look at the title and pictures,and guess what the text will be about.and guess what the text will be about.The passage m
2、ainly talks about the d_ o f t h e C h i n e s e w r i t i n g s y s t e m a n d i t s f .The Chinese Writing System:connecting the past and the present evelopment/historyunctions/importanceskimmingskimmingSkim and Match the part with its main idea.Part1(Para1)Part2(Para2-4)Part3(Para5-6)Development
3、 of the Chinese writing systemImportance of the Chinese writing systemIntroduction of the Chinese writing systemQ:What is the style of the passage?A.narrative B.exposition C.argumentscanningscanningPart1(Para1):Introductionread the passage and fill in the blank.The Chinese writing system is one of t
4、he _ for Chinas _ and ancient civilization.main reasonscontinuousscanningscanningPart2(Para2-4):find out the timeline of the development of the Chinese writing system and its according features beginning Shang over the years Qin todaypicture-based languagewell-developed writing systemdifferent forms
5、develop in one directioncommunicate in writingExplore the“importance”(para 4-6)also an important meansan important partstill an important partuniting the Chinese culture and peoplepresent is connected with pastChinese characters as an art formcalligraphya way to appreciate Chinese culture and histor
6、ybe of great importancerefer toExplore the“connection”(para 4-6)connectChinese writing systempeople and cultureChina and the worldlanguage and artpast and presentQ1:Is the author positive or negative about the Chinese writing system?Can you find words in the text to prove it?-the 4“important”s-even
7、today,no matter.still.-high regard-appreciate-amazing-.Q2:What might be his purposes of writing?to tell readers the history and importance of the CWS to express his/her opinion on and attitude to the CWS to raise our awareness of written Chinese and cultureto build up our cultural confidence and national pride.
