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课件网) Unit 5 Languages Around The World Reading and thinking-Explore the Chinese writing system The Chinese Writing System: Connecting the Past and the Present Understand the development of Chinese writing system. Learning objectives Learn about the importance of Chinese writing system. Arouse confidence about Chinese culture after reading. 雨 火 山 水 picture-based symbols(象形符号) simplified Chinese characters(简体字) How did picture-based symbols develop into simplified Chinese characters Activity 1-Guessing Game Activity 2-Predict topic focus Jiaguwen Maybe they are the earliest Chinese characters. Chinese writing system the past and the present Main idea: The passage is mainly about the and_____ of the Chinese writing system. history development Skill 1: prediction（预测） According to the titile and the picture to predict the content before reading. According to the title, can you guess how the text is organized Chinese writing system connect the past the present The text is organized in _____ order. (space/time/logic) time Look at the title and picture below. Predict what the text will be about. THE CHINESE WRITING SYSTEM: CONNECTING THE PAST AND THE PRESENT Activity 1 Reading tip1:Predicting The Chinese writing system Topic Connecting the past and the present Main idea: the passage is mainly about the of the writing system. Focus history 3.Skimming for main idea of each paragraph. A. The Chinese writing system is one of the factors why Chinese civilization has continued all the way through into modern times. Para 2 Para 3 Para 1 Para 5 Para 6 Para 4 D. Written Chinese was a pictured-based language at the beginning. B. The Chinese language is helping to spread China’s culture and history to the world. E. The writing system became well-developed, and later developed into different forms. C. Written Chinese connects China’s present with its past, and has become an art form. F. The writing system began to develop in one direction. Topic Sentence Topic sentence usually appears in the first and last sentence of the paragraph. Activity2 Read for structure Underline the topic sentences and find out the structure of the whole passage. introduction body conclusion Topic Its history and development Its importance Part 1 :_____ Para. 1 Part 2 :_____ Para. 2-4 Part 3 :_____ Para. 5-6 Activity3 Scan for specific information (History and Development) Scan the text to find the words and phrases that describe a time and write down what happened at each of those important times. . Reading tip: Scanning Scanning is looking at the text quickly to find specific information, such as dates or number. The text is organized in _____ order. time The Chinese writing system At the beginning the Shang Dynasty the Qin Dynasty 1. It was a _____ language. 2. It dates back several thousand years to the use of _____. 3. _____ were carved on _____. 1. The symbols had become _____. 2. Over the years, the system d ... ...
