ReadingandThinking

P62-63人教必修Book1Unit5LanguagesaroundtheWorld

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山Canyourecognizethesesymbols?Whatcharactersarethey?Lookatthetitleandpicturebelow.Predictwhatthetextwillbeabout.ExploretheChinesewritingsystemPre-readingThistext

maybeabouttheChinesewritingsystemanditshistoryfromancienttimestothepresentday.WatchandknowabouttheevolutionofChinesecharacters.

StructureofthepassageDevelopment(para.2-4)Importance(para.5-6)Introduction(para.1)ChinesewritingsystemAtthebeginingBytheShangDynastyBetweentheShangdynastyandtheQindynastyQinDynastyTodaypicture-basedwell-developeddifferentformsdevelopinonedirectioncommunicateThedevelopmentofChinesewritingsystem(focusonPara.2-4)ThepastThepresentconnectChinesepeopleinmoderntimescanreadandunderstandclassicworksfromancienttimes.Part3(Para.5-6)

ImportanceCarefulreadingCarefulreadinghow

3.Skimmingformainideaofeachparagraph.A.TheChinesewritingsystemisoneofthefactorswhyChinesecivilizationhascontinuedallthewaythroughintomoderntimes.Para2Para3Para1Para5Para6Para4D.WrittenChinesewasapictured-basedlanguageatthebeginning.B.TheChineselanguageishelpingtospreadChina’scultureandhistorytotheworld.E.Thewritingsystembecamewell-developed,andlaterdevelopedintodifferent

forms.C.WrittenChineseconnectsChina’spresentwithitspast,andhasbecomeanartform.F.Thewritingsystembegantodevelopinonedirection.TopicSentenceTopicsentenceusuallyappearsinthefirstandlastsentenceoftheparagraph.Atthebeginning

WrittenChinese

wasa_____________________.picture-basedlanguageWhat

happenedateachofthoseimportanttimes?ReadfordetailsAtthebeginningBytheShangDynastySymbols

becamea____________________writingsystem.

well-developedReadfordetailsExceptforthewritingsystemofChineselanguage,thecontinuousdevelopmentofChina'sagriculture,arelativelypowerfulgovernment,distinguishedphilosophicalschoolsdeveloped,andanopenmindtoembracedifferentculturesareallpossibleandimportantfactors.Besides,educationisalwaysemphasisedinChina'sfamilytraditions.3Accordingtothewriter,theChinesewritingsystemisonefactorthathashelpedtheChineselanguageandculturesurvive.Whatdoyouthinkaresomeoftheotherfactors?

Completethepassagewiththecorrectwordsandphrasebelow.ChinesecalligraphyhasdevelopedalongwithChina's___________.Itisdifficulttosaywhenexactlycalligraphystarted.Chinesewritingwasfirstdoneby_________symbolsontobonesandshells,butasitdevelopedintoawriting__________,italsodevelopedasaformofartdonewithabrush.ItisbelievedthatChinesecalligraphy___________toatleasttheHanDynasty(202BCE-220CE).Soonafterthat,theideadevelopedthatcalligraphywasnotonlyabeautifulartformbutalsoa_______ofshowingthecharacterofthe"manbehindthebrush".Today,anyonefromsmallchildrentooldpeoplecanenjoypractisingthe__________artofChinesecalligraphy.systemcarvingmeansdatesbackclassiccivilisationcivilisationcarvingsystemdatesbackmeansclassicPost-readingActivity4ReadforthinkingAccordingtothewriter,theChinesewritingsystemisonefactorthathashelpedChineselanguageandculturesurvive.Areanyotherfactors?

thecontinuousdevelopmentofChina’sagriculture

arelativelypowerfulgovernmentafocusoneducationanopenmindtoembracedifferentculturesActivity5DiscussionDoyouthinkChineselanguagemightbecomeagloballanguagelikeEnglishinthefuture?

Why?Whenweareconnectingwiththeworld,weshouldkeepourcultureandcharacterconfidentandmakeourcivilizationbetterknown.HistoryanddevelopmentImportanceIntroductionwell-developeddifferentformsinonedirectionpicture-basedTointroducethetopic:___________________.theChinesewritingsystemconnectpeopleandcultureconnectlanguageandartconnectChinaandthe

worldconnectthe

pastandthe

presentActivity6SummaryAnimportantpartofChinesecultureDiscussionWhy

dowestillneedtopracticehandwriting,evencalligraphy?Wordbank1.WrittenChinesewasofgreatimportancetounitetheChinesepeopleandculture.2.WrittenChinesehasalsobecomeanimportantmeansto

connecttheChina’spresentwithitspast.

3.Chinesecalligraphyasanartform,hasbecomeanimportantpartofChineseculture.4.Written