1、Unit 5 Reading and thinking Warming up:Can you guess what they mean? 日 月 火 象形文字 鱼（甲骨文） 鸟（小篆） Before reading Look at the title and picture below. Predict what the text is about. This text is mainly about the development and importance of Chinese characters Reading Task 1 Read the text quickly and mat
2、ch the main of each Para. ( )Para.1 AWritten Chinese connects Chinas present with its past. ( )Para.2 BChinese writing system became welldeveloped and developed into different forms. ( )Para.3 CToday, the Chinese language is helping to appreciate Chinas culture and history. ( )Para.4 DAt the beginni
3、ng, written Chinese was a picture based language. ( )Para.5 E.One main factor of the ancient Chinese civilisation is the Chinese writing system. ( )Para.6 F.Chinese writing system was of great importance in uniting the Chinese people and culture. C D A E B F Task 2 Scan the text to find the words an
4、d phrases that describe a time and write down what happened. Time What happened modern times the Chniese civilisation still continues at the beginning dates back several thousand years written Chnese was a picture-based language Longgu appeared by the Shang Dynasty Symbos carved . became a . writing
5、 system over the years writing system developed into different forms the Qin Dynasty the . began to develop in one unified direction even today people can all still communicate in writing in modern times people can read the classic works . today the Chinese characters are still an important part of
6、Chinese culture. Para.1 . one of the main factors has been the Chinese writing system. Para.4 That writing system was of great importance in uniting the Chinese people and culture. Para.5 Written Chinese has also become an important means by which Chinas present is connected with its past. Para.6 Th
7、e Chinese writing system is still an important part of Chinese culture. Task 3 Scan the text again to find the sentences explaining how the Chinese writing system is related to Chinses culture. Task 4 Read the text again and discuss the questions in groups. 1. How did the written Chinese unify Chine
8、se people divided by geography and dialects? It allowed Chinese pople, no matter where they lived or what dialect they had, to communicate with each other. 2. How does written Chinese connect Chinese people today with those of the past? Chinese people today anc read and understand classic works from
9、 ancient times 1.Retell the passage according to the chart below. Time What happened modern times the Chniese civilisation still continues at the beginning dates back several thousand years written Chnese was a picture-based language Longgu appeared by the Shang Dynasty Symbos carved . became a . wr
10、iting system over the years writing system developed into different forms the Qin Dynasty the . began to develop in one unified direction even today people can all still communicate in writing in modern times people can read the classic works . today the Chinese characters are still an important part of Chinese culture. After reading 2. Finish exercise 5 on page 63 text book. civilisation carving system dates back means classic Please read the passage again and write a summary of it in about 60 words.
