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课件网) Book 1 Unit 5 Language Around the World Reading and thinking CONTENTS 1 2 3 4 Lead in Read Analyze Talk Can you recognize the following symbols 竹 bamboo 象 elephant 孝 piety Guess Lead in 口 水 日 田 月 山 马 鱼 鹿 牛 人 大 子 止 picture-based symbols simplified Chinese characters Discuss Chinese calligraphy /k 'l gr f / Do you know how Chinese characters develop Watch What will be talked about in the passage Chinese writing system and its development/history from the ancient times to the present time . Pre-reading : Predict the content Look at the title and picture below. Predict what the text is about. Activity 1 Read the text quickly and match the main idea of each Para. ( )Para.1 A.Written Chinese connects China's present with its past. ( )Para.2 B.Chinese writing system became well－developed and developed into different forms. ( )Para.3 C.Today, the Chinese language is helping to appreciate China's culture and history. C D A E B F ( )Para.4 D.At the beginning, 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. Activity 2 Read Divide the text into 3 parts and summarize the main idea. the Chinese writing system Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Para 1 Para 2-4 Para 5-6 Introduce the topic Development Importance 2.The passage is organized in the order of _____. time Activity 2 Style Analyze What’s the writing style of the text Narration (记叙文) Argumentation (议论文) Exposition (说明文) Description (描写文) To tell a story To describe sb./sth. To convince sb. of one’s views To explain sth. Activity 1: Predict the content What order is the passage arranged in Time order. At the beginning By the Shang Dynasty Over the years In the Qin Dynasty Even today past present A picture - based symbols Event: Time: A well-developed writing system different forms develop in one direction still used in communication The development of Chinese writing system Find Lead paragraph Para. 1 general idea China is widely known for its ancient civilisation which has continued all the way through into modern times, despite the many ups and downs in its history. There are many reasons why this has been possible, but one of the main factors has been the Chinese writing system. Analyze Picture-based symbols the use of longgu carved by ancient Chinese people ancient symbols still in today’s hanzi Supporting details Para. 2 As a sign for meaning Supporting point 1 Function: Well-developed writing system divided geographically many varieties of dialects and characters Supporting details Para. 3 As a symbol for diversity Supporting point 2 Function: Developed in one direction of great importance in uniting the Chinese people and culture. people from different places can all still communicate in writing Supporting details Pa ... ...
