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课件网) Explore The Chinese Writing Systerm U5 Reading and Thinking 雨 picture-based symbols(象形符号) 山 水 火 simplified Chinese characters(简体字) 人 羊 Do you know the meaning Chinese characters We can still read what words which were written even thousands years ago. Look at the title and picture below. Predict what the text will be about. Topic Focus The history/ development 01 please find the main idea of each paragraph The Chinese writing system is one of the factors why Chinese civilization has continued all the way through into modern times. 02 At the beginning, written Chinese was a picture－based language. 03 By the Shang Dynasty, the symbols had become a well-developed writing system and later developed into different forms. 04 The Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction under Emperor Qinshihuang. 05 Written Chinese connects China's present with its past, and has become an art form. 06 Today, the Chinese language is helping to sprade China's culture and history. Topic Sentence Topic sentence usually appears in the first and last sentence of the paragraph. Read and think: What’s the function of this para China is widely known for its ancient civilisation which has continued all the way through into modern times, despitethe 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. Read and think: What’s the function of this para China is widely known for its ancient civilisation which has continued all the way through into modern times, despitethe 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. Lead into the topic How is this part organized The text is organized in _____ order. Main idea of this part: _____ of the Chinese writing system time development At the beginning, written Chinese was a picture-based language. It dates back several thousand years to the use of longgu—animal bones and shells on which symbols were carved by ancient Chinese people. Some of the ancient symbols can still be seen in today’s hanzi. thousands years ago (at the beginning) -- picture-based language carved on animal bones or shells By the Shang Dynasty (around 1600– 1046 BCE), these symbols had become a well-developed writing system. Over the years, the system developed into different forms, as it was a time when people were divided geographically, leading to many varieties of dialects and characters. This, however, changed under Emperor Qinshihuang of the Qin Dynasty (221–207 BCE). Shang Dynasty -- a well-develop system but into different form (divided geographically) Emperor Qinshihuang united the seven major states into one unified country where the Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction. That writing system was of great importance in uniting the Chinese people and ... ...
