Unit5

LANGUAGESAROUNDTHEWORLDBrandyReadingandThinkingToreadaboutthedevelopmentofChinesecharacters.Toreadforspecificinformationandunderstandwordsinthecontext.Canyourecognizethefollowingsymbols?竹bamboo象elephant孝pietyGuessLeadin口水日

田月

山馬魚鹿牛人大子止picture-based

symbolssimplifiedChinesecharactersDiscussChinesecalligraphy

/k?'l?gr?f?/Calligraphyn.

書法；書法藝術Sealscript篆書隸書Officialscript草書Cursivescript行書Runningscript楷書Standardscriptevenstrokesandbeautyofpictograph(筆畫均勻，有象形文字之美)short,wide,symmetrical(對稱);stretchrightandleft(短，扁，對稱，左右分展)linkstrokesintoshortform(連筆畫);moreflexible,random,livelyanddynamic(更靈活隨意，活潑及動感)clearandstrong,uprightandfoursquare(清晰有力，方正嚴整)combinethemeritsofcursivescriptandstandardscript,clearandlively(兼具草書和楷書優(yōu)點，清晰又活潑)DoyouknowhowChinesecharacters

develop?ThetextmaybeabouttheChinesewritingsystemanditshistoryfromancienttimestothepresentday.PredictwhatthetextwillbeaboutLookatthetitleandpicturebelowPre-reading

(P62)PredictionFindoutthemainideaofeachparagraphPara1A.WrittenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguageatthebeginning.Para2Para3Para4Para5Para6B.TheChinesewritingsystemisoneofthereasonswhyChinesecivilisationhassurvivedintomoderntimes.C.Thewritingsystembecamewell-developed,andlaterdevelopedintodifferentforms.D.WrittenChineseconnectsChina’spresentwithitspast,andhasbecomeanartform.E.Thewritingsystembegantodevelopintoonedirection.F.TheChineselanguageishelpingtospreadChina’scultureandhistorytotheworld.ReadforinformationChinaiswidelyknownforitsancientcivilisationwhichhascontinuedallthewaythroughintomoderntimes,despitethemanyupsanddownsinitshistory.Therearemanyreasonswhythishasbeenpossible,butoneofthemainfactorshasbeentheChinesewriting

system.prep.inspiteofAtthebeginning,writtenChinesewasapicture-based

language.Itdatesbackseveralthousandyearstotheuseoflonggu—animalbones

andshellsonwhichsymbolswerecarved

byancientChinesepeople.Someoftheancientsymbolscanstillbeseenintoday’shanzi.ReadforinformationReadforinformationBytheShangDynasty(around1600-1046BCE),thesesymbolshadbecomeawell-developedwritingsystem.Overtheyears,thesystemdevelopedintodifferentforms,asitwasatimewhenpeopleweredividedgeographically,leadingtomanyvarietiesofdialectsandcharacters.This,however,changedunderEmperorQinshihuangoftheQinDynasty(221-207BCE).ReadforinformationEmperorQinshihuangunitedthesevenmajorstatesintooneunifiedcountrywheretheChinesewritingsystembegantodevelopinonedirection.ThatwritingsystemwasofgreatimportanceinunitingtheChinesepeopleandculture.Eventoday,nomatterwhereChinesepeopleliveorwhatdialecttheyspeak,theycanallstillcommunicateinwriting.WrittenChinesehasalsobecomeanimportantmeansby

whichChina’spresentisconnectedwithitspast.PeopleinmoderntimescanreadtheclassicworkswhichwerewrittenbyChineseinancienttimes.ThehighregardfortheChinesewritingsystemcanbeseeninthedevelopmentofChinesecharactersasanartform,knownasChinesecalligraphy,

whichhasbecomeanimportantpartofChineseculture.ReadforinformationToday,theChinesewritingsystemisstillanimportantpartofChineseculture.AsChinaplaysagreaterroleinglobalaffairs,anincreasingnumberofinternationalstudentsarebeginningtoappreciateChina’scultureandhistorythroughthisamazinglanguage.ReadforinformationPassageStructureAnalysisIntroduction:thetopicBody:itshistoryanddevelopmentConclusion:itsimportanceScanthetexttofindthewordsandphrasesthatdescribeatime.AtthebeginningTheShangDynastyTheQinDynastyInmoderntimesTodayCarefulreadingAtthebeginningSummary:Severalthousandyearsago,

writtenChinese

beganas______________________carvedon_______________________________________________.picture-basedsymbolsanimalbonesandshellswhicharecalledlongguReadeachofthoseimportanttimescarefullyandanswerthequestions.Thenfillinthesummaryofeachimportanttime.AtthebeginningBytheShangDynastyWhathappenedtothesymbolsbytheShangDynasty?Ithadbecomeawell-developedwritingsystem.Summary:Bythe

ShangDynasty,

thesymbols

hadbecome______________________________________.

awell-developedwritingsystemReadeachofthoseimportanttimescarefullyandanswerthequestions.Thenfillinthesummaryofeachimportanttime.AtthebeginningBytheShangDynastyOvertheyearsHowdidthesystemdevelopovertheyears?Whydiditdevelop?Itdevelopedintodifferentforms.Becausepeoplethenweredividedgeographically,whichresultsinthedifferentdialectsandcharacters.Summary:Overtheyears,thesystem

developedinto_________________becausepeoplelivedindifferentpartsofthecountry,leadingto_____________________________.

manydifferentformsdifferentdialectsandcharactersReadeachofthoseimportanttimescarefullyandanswerthequestions.Thenfillinthesummaryofeachimportanttime.AtthebeginningBytheShangDynastyOvertheyearsIntheQinDynasty1.WhatdidEmperorQinshihuangdo?HeunitedthesevenmajorstatesintooneunifiedcountrywheretheChinesewritingsystemwastobeunified.Summary:IntheQinDynasty,

theChinesewritingsystem

begantodevelop________________

because

EmperorQinshihuang

_____________________________.inonedirectionunitedthesevenmajorstatesReadeachofthoseimportanttimescarefullyandanswerthequestions.Thenfillinthesummaryofeachimportanttime.AtthebeginningBytheShangDynastyOvertheyearsIntheQinDynastyInthemoderntimesSummary:ItbecomesanimportantpartofChineseculture,whicis___________.calligraphyReadeachofthoseimportanttimescarefullyandanswerthequestions.Thenfillinthesummaryofeachimportanttime.AtthebeginningBytheShangDynastyOvertheyearsIntheQinDynastyInthemoderntimesTodaySummary:Today,asChinaplaysagreaterrolein___________.globalaffairsReadeachofthoseimportanttimescarefullyandanswerthequestions.Thenfillinthesummaryofeachimportanttime.Theyhavebeenmorepopularamonginternationalstudents.ThedevelopmentofChinesecharacters

Amongthesomanycountriesandcultures,weshouldcherish(珍惜)ourowncultures,becausethey’reourrootsandbeliefs.Weshouldkeepourrootsinourheartsandsoulandmakeourcivilizationbetterknown.SummaryLanguagePoints1connectthepastand/withthepresent2bewidelyknownfor3ancientcivilisation4upsanddowns5atthebeginning6apicture-basedlanguage7datebackto8awell-developedwritingsystem9manyvarietiesofdialects因……而聞名古代文明浮沉；興衰；榮辱起初；首先以圖片為基礎的語言；象形語言追溯到一種發(fā)達的書寫體系Importantphrases(P62~P63)連接過去與現(xiàn)在種類繁多的方言10unite...into...11inonedirection12beofgreatimportance13animportantmeans14thehighregardfor15Chinesecharacters16Chinesecalligraphy17globalaffairs18anincreasingnumberof將……合并/統(tǒng)一成……朝著一個方向非常重要一種重要的工具對……的高度關注漢字中國書法Importantphrases(P62~P63)越來越多的……全球事務19appreciateChina’sculture20specificinformation21carvesymbolsontobonesandshells22abeautifulartform23berelatedto24beknownas25increaseyourappreciationofChineseculture欣賞中國文化具體信息把符號刻在骨頭和貝殼上