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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 Chinese Calligraphy Official script Seal script Running script Standard script Cursive script Inscription on bones 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 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 Can you recognize the following symbols What characters are they 雨 水 山 人 马 鱼 鹿 牛 人 大 子 止 picture-based symbols simplified Chinese characters Discuss Do you know how Chinese character develop Look at the title and picture and predict what the text is mainly about. This text may be about the _____ and its _____ from ancient times to the present day. THE CHINESE WRITING SYSTEM: CONNECTING THE PAST AND THE PRESENT Chinese writing system history 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 Among those times, which one palyed the most important role Why At the begining By the Shang Dynasty Between the Shang dynasty and the Qin dynasty Qin Dynasty Today picture-based well-developed different forms develop in one direction communicate With one unified writing system, Chinese people can communicate with each other then develop the culture together. Activity 1: Predict the content What order is the passage arranged in ... ...
