1、 Unit 5Languages Around the WorldPeriod 2Reading and Thinking人教版（2019） 必修一Lead-inVideoThe Story of Chinese Character _ 白Lead-inDo you know about Chinese writing system?New wordsboneshellNew wordssymbolcarveNew wordsdynastyNew wordscalligraphycharacterNew wordsThe present system of funding for higher

2、 education is unsatisfactory.systematic adj.New wordsDespite his cries, no one came to his assistance.despite ofNew wordsThe course of life never runs smoothly for it is full of ups and downs and twists and turns.Stress is often a factor in the development of long-term sickness.New wordsPlease do re

3、member that success is based on hard work.basic adj.New wordsThe old town dates back to the late seventeenth century.New wordsSusans idea of freedom was to have variety in her life style.a variety ofNew wordsThere is a major problem with parking in London.minor New wordsFor most people, the car is s

4、till their main means of transport.by no meansWe all have high regard for our English teacher.be regarded asNew wordsI would greatly appreciate it if you could give me a hand.appreciation n.Lets play看誰(shuí)答的快又準(zhǔn)！Lets play1.Its emerging from all the _ in life that makes us stronger. 2.The _ worked well. 3

5、._ the bad weather, they still went on climbing the mountain. 4.He used the house as a _ for his printing business. ups and downssystemDespitebaseLets play5.West Hampstead has a _ of good stores and supermarkets. 6.I think that is one of the _ factors in his success. 7.My interest in stamp collectin

6、g dates _ to my school days. 8.Students build up their vocabularies by _ of reading. varietymajorfrom/backmeansTime to talk!Pair workPair workLook at the title and picture. Predict what the text will be about. Read the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph.Reading taskParagraph 1:Para

7、graph 2:The Chinese writing system is one of the reasons why Chinese civilisation has survived into modern times.Written Chinese was a picture-based language at the beginning. Paragraph 3:Paragraph 4:Paragraph 5:Paragraph 6:The writing system became well-developed, and later developed into different

8、 forms.The writing system began to develop in one direction. Written Chinese connects Chinas present with its past, and has become an art form.The Chinese language is helping to spread Chinas culture and history to the world.ScanScanning is looking at the text quickly to find specific information, s

9、uch as dates or numbers.Know what youre looking for. Decide on a few key words or phrasessearch terms, if you will. You will be a flesh-and-blood search engine.Scanning for research and studyLook for only one keyword at a time. If you use multiple keywords, do multiple scans.Let your eyes float rapi

10、dly down the page until you find the word or phrase you want.When your eye catches one of your keywords, read the surrounding material carefully.Scan the text to find the words and phrases that describe a time. Then write down what happened at each of those important times.TimeWhat happenedmodern ti

11、mesat the beginningdates back several thousand yearsThe Chinese civilisation still continues.Written Chinese was a picture-based language.Longgu appeared.TimeWhat happenedby the Shang Dynasty (around 1600 - 1046 BCE)over the yearsthe Qin Dynasty (201-227BCE)Symbols carved on longgu had become a well

12、-developed writing system.The writing system developed into different forms, as the Chinese people were divided geographically, leading to many varieties of dialects and characters.The Chinese writing system began to develop in one unified direction.TimeWhat happenedeven todayin modern timestodayChi

13、nese people can all still communicate in writing.Chinese people can read the classic works which were written by Chinese in ancient times.The Chinese characters are still a vital part of Chinese culture.Time to talk!DiscussionShare your idea!DiscussionRead the text again and discuss the questions.Ho

14、w did written Chinese unify Chinese people divided by geography and dialects?How does written Chinese connect Chinese people today with those of the past?According to the writer, the Chinese writing system is one factor that has helped the Chinese language and culture survive. What do you think are

15、some of the other factors?DiscussionHow did written Chinese unify Chinese people divided by geography and dialects? How does written Chinese connect Chinese people today with those of the past?Share your idea!It allowed Chinese people, no matter where they lived or what dialect they had, to communic

16、ate with each other.Chinese people today can read and understand classic works from ancient times.Discussion3. According to the writer, the Chinese writing system is one factor that has helped the Chinese language and culture survive. What do you think are some of the other factors?Share your idea!E

17、xcept for the writing system of Chinese language, the continuous development of Chinas agriculture, a relatively powerful government, distinguished philosophical schools developed, and an open mind to embrace different cultures are all possible and important factors. Besides, education is always emp

18、hasised in Chinas family traditions.After readingChinese calligraphy has developed along with Chinas _. It is difficult to say when exactly calligraphy started. Chinese writing was first done by _ symbols onto bones and shells, but as it developed into a writing _, it also developed as a form of art

19、 done with a brush.civilisationComplete the passage with the correct words and phrase below.carvingsystemsystemcarvingmeansdates backclassiccivilisationAfter readingIt is believed that Chinese calligraphy _ to at least the Han Dynasty (202 BCE-220 CE). Soon after that, the idea developed that callig

20、raphy was not only a beautiful art form but also a _ of showing the character of the man behind the brush. Today, anyone from small children to old people can enjoy practicing the _ art of Chinese calligraphy.dates backmeansclassicsystemcarvingmeansdates backclassiccivilisationMany Chinese character

21、s symbolise their meanings, unlike English words which are spelt out according to how they sound.The basic forms of the English writing system are known as letters. symbolGuess the meaning of the underlined words in the sentences. Then look in the text for the words they are related to.based3. A uni

22、fied writing system is considered to be an important part of civilised society.4. Learning Chinese calligraphy will increase your appreciation of Chinese culture.civilisationappreciateReading ExtensionVideoEvolution of Chinese CharacterDifficult SentencesEven today, no matter where Chinese people li

23、ve or what dialect they speak, they can all still communicate in writing.Language pointsno matter (what/how/where/when/whether)是一個(gè)引導(dǎo)讓步狀語(yǔ)從句的連詞結(jié)構(gòu)，意為“無(wú)論(什么、怎樣、哪里、何時(shí)、是否等）”，可置于句首、句中和句尾。As China plays a greater role in global affairs, an increasing number of international students are beginning to appreci

24、ate China s culture and history through this amazing language.Language pointsa number of意為“很多；好些”，這時(shí)number還可被large、small、good、growing等形容詞修飾。increasing在句中修飾number，表示“不斷增加；持續(xù)增多”。What is the difference between “the number of” and “a number of”?Language pointsA number of是大量、很多的意思，等于a lot of一類，后接可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)或代

25、詞，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用復(fù)數(shù)形式；The number of意思是的數(shù)字/數(shù)目，介詞of同其后名詞構(gòu)成介詞短語(yǔ)，修飾the number，當(dāng)它作主語(yǔ)時(shí)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)。Lets playNo matter _ fast the rabbit ran, it could not escape the big grey wolf.Any person, no matter _ they are, must go through an identity check.Ill leave anyway, no matter _ you say.A good number of my classmates _(ag

26、ree) with me.howwhowhatagree1. base vt. 以為據(jù)點(diǎn)；以為基礎(chǔ)n. 底部；根據(jù)basisbasicbaseon/uponbe based on/uponbe based inn. 基礎(chǔ)adj. 基本的；基礎(chǔ)的把建立在基礎(chǔ)之上以為基礎(chǔ)；依據(jù)以為基地；以為總部1. be based on/upon_2. base.on/upon._3. 這部電視劇是以一個(gè)真實(shí)的故事為基礎(chǔ)的._4. 他把希望寄托在好消息上._以為基礎(chǔ)把建立在基礎(chǔ)上 The TV play is based on/upon a true story. He based his hopes on/u

27、pon the good news.I like this songIts _an old folk tuneA. baseB. base onC. basedD. based onD_ upon a true story, the film was very successful in our countryA. BasedB. To baseC. BasingD. Being basedA2. date back to 追溯到out of dateup to date (with)過(guò)時(shí)的趕上(的）潮流；與保持同步；最新的My interest in stamp-collecting _ m

28、y school daysA. dated fromB. dates back toC. has dated toD. has dated back toB_these coins are of different shapes, sizes and colors, they all date back to a long, long time ago.ASinceBUnlessCOnceDWhileD考查連詞：A. Since自從，既然B. Unless除非C. Once一旦D. While當(dāng)時(shí)候，雖然句意是：雖然這些硬幣形狀顏色大小不同，但它們都可追溯到很遠(yuǎn)很遠(yuǎn)以前。選D。The old

29、building dates back to 1296 AD. It is _.A. very worth visitingB. well worth visitingC. well worth to visitD. very worth to visitB3. variety n. （植物、語(yǔ)言等的）變體；異體；多樣化a variety ofvariety store多種的雜貨鋪We need a life full of change and _.A. varyB. variousC. variedD. varietyDWe can do it in a great _ of ways.A

30、. differentB. varietyC. differenceD. manyBin a great variety of waysin many ways4. major adj. 主要的；重要的；大的n. 主修課程；主修學(xué)生vi. 主修；專門研究majoritymajor inin the majoritythe majority ofn. 多數(shù)；大多數(shù)主修占大多數(shù)的大多數(shù)“the majority of+復(fù)數(shù)名詞”用作主語(yǔ)時(shí),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞常用復(fù)數(shù);“the majority of+不可數(shù)名詞”用作主語(yǔ)時(shí),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用單數(shù);“a majority of+復(fù)數(shù)名詞”用作主語(yǔ)時(shí),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞通常用復(fù)

31、數(shù)。 Why did you major _ Literature? I should have listened to my mother. She wants me to major in Business.A. onB. inC. withD. atBOur classmates who prefer to hold a party for him are _ the majority.A. atB. inC. onD. toB5. means n. 方式；方法；途徑means是單復(fù)數(shù)同形的名詞,其謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞的數(shù)要根據(jù)means前的修飾語(yǔ)來(lái)決定。by this meansby all me

32、ansby no meansby means of用這種方法當(dāng)然可以；沒(méi)問(wèn)題決不；一點(diǎn)也不（放句首時(shí)，句子用部分倒裝語(yǔ)序）用的方法Only with this _ can you solve the problem.A. wayB. meansC. approachD. methodD“用這種方法”有多種搭配：with this method, in this way, by this means.I tried every _ to make him give up smoking.AmeanBwaysCmeaningDmeansD6. regard n. 尊重；關(guān)注vt. 把視為；看待ha

33、ve regard forregard sb aspay/show regardwith/in regard tosend ones regards尊敬把看作尊重關(guān)于問(wèn)候1. regard表示“關(guān)心”“關(guān)懷”等,是不可數(shù)名詞;表示“尊重”“贊賞”,也是不可數(shù)名詞,但有時(shí)可與不定冠詞連用。2. regard表示“問(wèn)候”,要用復(fù)數(shù)形式。Please give him my (best)regards.請(qǐng)代我向他問(wèn)好。Now, people regard drinking tea _ a culture more than a habit.AasBbyCofDwithAWhen you write

34、to him, please _ him.A. give my loves toB. give my regard toC. remember me toD. give my wishes forCremember sb. to sb.“代某人向另一人問(wèn)好”。句意“當(dāng)你給他寫信時(shí)，請(qǐng)代我向他問(wèn)好。”7. appreciate vt. 欣賞；重視；感激；領(lǐng)會(huì)vi. 增值(1) appreciate表示“感激;贊賞”時(shí),通常為及物動(dòng)詞,其后可接名(代)詞、動(dòng)詞-ing形式、名詞性從句等做賓語(yǔ),但不能接不定式。(2) 當(dāng)appreciate后接賓語(yǔ)從句時(shí),一般先加it,再接賓語(yǔ)從句。類似的詞還有hate, dislike, love, like, depend/rely on等。If we learn to appreciate _ is new and different, we will be well-prepared for _ the future may have in store.Athat; whateverBwhat; whateverCthat; whicheverDwhich ; thatI appreciate _ the opportunity to work in your company two years ago.AgivingBto giveCb