1、Reading and Thinking 授课人：邓 敏Unit 5 Languages around the worldReading and thinking Learning objectives：By the end of the class,you will be able to：1.Use some important words and phrases to describe the development of Chinese writing system.2.Apply prediction and scanning strategies in reading.3.Ident
2、ify the main structure of the passage and talk about a topic through timeline.4.Arouse the passion(热情热情)for written Chinese and build up the confidence in Chinese culture.One language sets you in a corridor for life.Two languages open every door along the way.Frank Smith 口口水水人人 田田月月 山山Lead in1.Can y
3、ou recognize the following symbols?What characters are they?马鱼鹿牛picture-based simplified Chinese Guessing gamePicture-based symbols Jiaguwen/oracles pictographic characters象形文字Video timeChinese charactersWhile-reading _At the beginningThe ShangDynastyThe Qin DynastyIn modern timesTodayThe Chinese Wr
4、iting System:connecting the past and the presentPredict what will be talked about in this passage.Make predictionsLook at the titles and pictures and think about the content before reading.Topic Focus This text may be about the Chinese writing systemand its history from ancient times to the present
5、day.At the beginningBy the Shang DynastyOver the yearsIn the Qin DynastyWritten Chinese is a _language.Symbols became a _writing system.Many_of dialects and characters.Chinese writing system began to develop_.Chinese calligraphy isan important part of _.TodayTask 1:Scan the text to find out what hap
6、pened to the Chinese writing system at those important times.picture-based well-developed varieties in one direction Chinese culture PastModernThe development of the Chinese writing system Skim to find the main idea of the text.Main idea:The text talks about the development of Chinese writing system
7、 and its important role in Chinese history.Activity 2Para 1:The Chinese writing system is one of the _ why Chinese civilisation has survived into modern times.Para 2:Written Chinese was a _ language at the beginning.Para 3:The writing system became _,and later developed into different forms.Para 4:T
8、he writing system began to develop _ after China became a unified country.Para 5:Written Chinese _ Chinas present with its past,and has become an _.Para 6:The Chinese language is helping international students to _ Chinas culture and history.Activity 3ScanScanning is looking at the text quickly to f
9、ind specific information,such as dates or numbers.At thebeginningBy the Shang DynastyOver the yearsIn the Qin DynastyEven todaypastpresent A picture-basedsymbols Event:Time:A well-developed writing systemdifferent forms develop in one directioncommunicate divided geographicallyThinking Do you think
10、Chinese writing system important for China?Find supporting sentences from the text.Importanceuniting the Chinese people and cultureof great importanceimportant meansChinas present is connected with its pastimportant part of Chinese culturehigh regard for the Chinese writing systemcalligraphyimportant part of Chinese cultureappreciate Chinas culture and history through Chinese summaryDiscussion Do you think the author hold a positive or negative attitude towards the Chinese writing system?Home-work Summary .Write down a summary of the development of chinese writing system.HomeworkThank you!
