ReadingandThinkingUnit5LanguagesaroundtheWorldWarming-up

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山Canyourecognizethesesymbols?Whatcharactersarethey?Pre-readingLookatthetitleandpicturebelow.Predictwhatthetextwillbeabout.ExploretheChinesewritingsystem.Thistext

maybeabouttheChinesewritingsystemanditshistoryfromancienttimestothepresentday.Pre-readingWatchthevideoandknowabouttheevolutionofChinesecharacters.While-reading

Readthetextquickly.While-readingTrytofindthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para1:TheChinesewritingsystemisoneofthereasonswhyChinesecivilisationhassurvivedintomoderntimes.Para2:

WrittenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguageatthebeginning.

Para3:

Thewritingsystembecamewell-developed,andlaterdevelopedintodifferentforms.Para4:

Thewritingsystembegantodevelopinonedirection.Para5:WrittenChineseconnectsChina'spresentwithitspast,andhasbecomeanartform.Para6:

TheChineselanguageishelpingtospreadChina’scultureandhistorytotheworld.While-readingScanthetexttofindthewordsandphrasesthatdescribeatime.Scanning

Scanningislookingatthetextquicklytofindspecificinformation,suchasdatesornumbers.While-readingTimeWhathappenedtheQinDynasty(201-227BCE)TheChinesewritingsystembegantodevelopinoneunifieddirection.eventodayChinesepeoplecanallstillcommunicateinwriting.inmoderntimesChinesepeoplecanreadtheclassicworkswhichwerewrittenbyChineseinancienttimes.todayTheChinesecharactersarestillavitalpartofChineseculture.While-reading7000yearsagotheShangDynastytheQinDynastyinmoderntimesnowApicture-basedlanguageAwell-developedwritingsystemAunitedwritingsystemChinesecalligraphyAgloballanguageTheChineseWritingSystemThedevelopmentofChinesecharacters

While-readingReadthetextagainanddiscussthequestions.ItallowedChinesepeople,nomatterwheretheylivedorwhatdialecttheyhad,tocommunicatewitheachother.Chinesepeopletodaycanreadandunderstandclassicworksfromancienttimes.1HowdidwrittenChineseunifyChinesepeopledividedbygeographyanddialects?2HowdoeswrittenChineseconnectChinesepeopletodaywiththoseofthepast?While-readingExceptforthewritingsystemofChineselanguage,thecontinuousdevelopmentofChina’sagriculture,arelativelypowerfulgovernment,distinguishedphilosophicalschoolsdeveloped,andanopenmindtoembracedifferentculturesareallpossibleandimportantfactors.Besides,educationisalwaysemphasisedinChina’sfamilytraditions.3Accordingtothewriter,theChinesewritingsystemisonefactorthathashelpedtheChineselanguageandculturesurvive.Whatdoyouthinkaresomeoftheotherfactors?Post-readingCompletethepassagewiththecorrectwordsandphrasebelow.ChinesecalligraphyhasdevelopedalongwithChina’s___________.Itisdifficulttosaywhenexactlycalligraphystarted.Chinesewritingwasfirstdoneby_________symbolsontobonesandshells,butasitdevelopedintoawriting__________,italsodevelopedasaformofartdonewithabrush.ItisbelievedthatChinesecalligraphy___________toatleasttheHanDynasty(202BCE-220CE).Soonafterthat,theideadevelopedthatcalligraphywasnotonlyabeautifulartformbutalsoa_______ofshowingthecharacterofthe“manbehindthebrush”.Today,anyonefromsmallchildrentooldpeoplecanenjoypractisingthe__________artofChinesecalligraphy.systemcarvingmeansdatesbackclassiccivilisationcivilisationcarvingsystemdatesbackmeansclassicPost-readingGuessthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordsinthesentences.Thenlookinthetextforthewordstheyarerelatedto.1ManyChinesecharacterssymbolisetheirmeanings,unlikeEnglishwordswhicharespeltoutaccordingtohowtheysound.2ThebasicformsoftheEnglishwritingsystemareknownasletters.3Aunifiedwritingsystemisconsideredtobeanimportantpartofcivilisedsociety.4LearningChinesecalligraphywillincreaseyourappreciationofChineseculture.symbolbasedcivilisationappreciateAssignmentWriteapassageaboutthehistoryofthedevelopmentoftheChinesewritingsystem.Notes

Chinaiswidelyknownforitsancientcivilisationwhichhascontinuedallthewaythroughmoderntimes,despite

themanyupsanddownsinitshistory.句意：中國因為她古老的文明而聞名于世，盡管在歷史上經(jīng)歷了許多朝代與興衰，但是她古老的文明一直延續(xù)至今。Notesdespite

usedtoshowthatsthhappenedoristrue

althoughsthelsemighthavehappened

topreventit.

即使，盡管例1：Hervoicewasshakingdespiteallhereffortstocontrolit.

盡管她竭盡全力控制自己，聲音仍然在顫抖。Notesinspiteof

語氣強于despite，可與despite換用，口語或書面語中均可使用。despite

多用于詩歌或正式的文體中，屬于書面用詞，指不受某事或某種原因的阻礙，語氣輕于inspiteof。NotesAtthebeginning,writtenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguage.句意：起初，書面文字是一種象形文字。Notesbase

v.ifonethingisbasedonanother,itusesitorisdevelopedfromit;containingsomethingasanimportantpartorfeature

以……為據(jù)點，以……為基礎bebasedon

以……為基礎例1：Decisionsaboutyourchildrenshouldbebasedonthepracticalitiesofeverydaylife.

有關孩子們的決定，應該從日常生活的實際情況出發(fā)。

Notes

選擇適當?shù)慕樵~填空。

Themovieisbased

areal-lifeincident.

這部電影是根據(jù)真實事件改編的。