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课件网) M1 U5 Languages Around the World The Chinese Writing System: Connecting the Past and the Present Objectives Unit 5 The Chinese Writing System Enable us to work out the main ideas and details by using skimming and scanning. Enable us to introduce Chinese character by using mind map. Enable us to build the confidence of our Chinese culture. Play a guessing game! 水 日 山 火 Oracle bone inscription 甲骨文 symbols shell Oracle bone inscription甲骨文 Chinese bronze inscription 金文 Lesser seal character 小篆 Official script 隶书 Regular script 楷书 Cursive script 草书 Running script 行书 Backgroud Information Part1:To understand for main idea Tips: focus on the title and the first paragraph. What is the passage mainly about discourse markers（语篇标记语） ——— China is widely known for its ancient civilisation（文明） 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（因素） has been the Chinese writing system. ——— Task 1: Read the text quickly, match the headings with paragraphs. Part 1 (Para 1) Part2 (Para 2-4) Part3 (Para 5-6 ) A: The importance and influence of Chinese writing system. B: Chinese writing system is one of the factors of Chines civilisation. C:The development of Chinese writing system Task2 :To analyze the writing techniques. 1.What is the writing style A. Narration （记叙文） B.Argumentation（议论文） C.expository writing (说明文) √ 2.How does the author organise the essay A. by listing statistics B. by giving examples C.explaining in time order D. explaining in space order √ Part 2: To understand for details Tips: To focus on the key words At the beginning By the Shang dynasty Over the years In Qin dynasty Today Picture-based symbols A_____ writing system different _____ develop in one _____ Still an important part of culture well-developed forms direction Part 3: To have a role-play Tips: To read between the lines Requerements: You design to let other students answer! Suppose you're an examiner(考官) for reading comprehension, please design some questions to examine your candidate(考生).You can imitate(模仿) the following examples. 1.How does written Chinese connect people today with those in the past 2. What are the functions of Chinese writing system 3. Why/Who....... ①Look at the sentences in the next page and summarise the functions of Chinese characters with one word. Part 4: To summarize points Tips: To focus on the key words ①Written Chinese has also become an important means by which China's present is connected with its past. People in modern times can read the classic works which were written by Chinese in ancient times. connect the past with the _____ present ② That writing system was of great importance in uniting the Chinese people and culture. Connect people with_____ ③ The high regard for the Chinese writing ... ...
