2023~2024學(xué)年 Unit 5 Reading and Thinking高中英語(yǔ)課件

Unit5LanguagesaroundtheWorldPeriod2ReadingandThingkingOnelanguagesetsyouinacorridorforlife.Twolanguagesopeneverydooralongtheway.

—FrankSmithInthisclass,youwill1.sortoutthedevelopmentoftheChinesewritingsystem;2.analyzetheroletheChinesewritingsystemplaysinChineseculture.3.Arousestudents’passionforChineseandbuilduptheirconfidenceinChineseculture.LearningobjectivesThetextmaybeabouttheChinesewritingsystemanditshistoryfromancienttimestothepresentday.PredictwhatthetextwillbeaboutTask1:Lookatthetitleandpicturebelow.Prediction新

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授Task2:Readthetextquicklytofindoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para1A.WrittenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguageatthebeginning.Para2Para3Para4Para5Para6B.TheChinesewritingsystemisoneofthereasonswhyChinesecivilisationhassurvivedintomoderntimes.C.Thewritingsystembecamewell-developed,andlaterdevelopedintodifferentforms.D.WrittenChineseconnectsChina’spresentwithitspast,andhasbecomeanartform.E.Thewritingsystembegantodevelopintoonedirection.F.TheChineselanguageishelpingtospreadChina’scultureandhistorytotheworld.Scanthetexttofindthewordsandphrasesthatdescribeatimeandwritedownwhathappenedateachofthoseimportanttimes.Task3:ReadingforthestructureAtthebeginning,writtenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguage.Itdatesbackseveralthousandyearstotheuseoflonggu—animalbonesandshellsonwhichsymbolswerecarvedbyancientChinesepeople.someoftheancientsymbolscanstillbeseenintoday'shanzi.BytheShangDynasty(around1600—1046BCE),thesesymbolshadbecomeawell-developedwritingsystem.Overtheyears,thesystemdevelopedintodifferentforms,asitwasatimewhenpeopleweredividedgeographically,leadingtomanyvarietiesofdialectsandcharacters.This,however,changedunderEmperorQinshihuangoftheQinDynasty(221-207BCE).picture-basedpicture-basedlanguage;longguawell-developedwritingsystemmanyvarietiesofdialectsandcharactersdifferent

formsWhathappenedateachofthoseimportanttimes.EmperorQinshihuangunitedthesevenmajorstatesintooneunifiedcountrywheretheChinesewritingsystembegantodevelopinonedirection.ThatwritingsystemwasofgreatimportanceinunitingtheChinesepeopleandculture.Eventoday,nomatterwhereChinesepeopleliveorwhatdialecttheyspeak,theycanallstillcommunicateinwriting.inoneunifieddirectionQinDynastycommunicateinwritingPeopleinmoderntimescanreadtheclassicworkswhichwerewrittenbyChineseinancienttimes.ThehighregardfortheChinesewritingsystemcanbeseeninthedevelopmentofChinesecharactersasanartform,knownasChinesecalligraphy.readclassicworksToday,theChineseWritingSystemisstillanimportantpartofChineseculture.AsChinaplaysagreaterroleinglobalaffairs,anincreasingnumberofinternationalstudentsarebeginningtoappreciateChina'scultureandhistorythroughthisamazinglanguage.AnimportantpartofChinesecultureAtthebeginningCompletetheoutlinePastWrittenChineseisa_________language.Symbolsbecamea____________writingsystem.Thesystemdevelopedinto___________.

Chinesewritingsystembeganto______________________.picture-basedwell-developeddifferentformsdevelopinonedirectionIntheQinDynastyOvertheyearsBytheShangDynastyChinesepeoplecanallstill__________inwriting.Peopleread___________writtenbyChineseinancienttime,andregard__________________asanartform.Chinesewritingisanimportantpartof________________.communicateclassicwordsChinesecalligraphyChinesecultureEventodayInthemoderntimesTodayPresentCompletetheoutlineTask4:ReadthetaskagainanddiscussthequestionsQ1.HowdidwrittenChineseunifyChinesepeopledividedbygeographyanddialects?Q2.HowdoeswrittenChineseconnectChinesepeopletodaywiththoseofthepast?ItallowedChinesepeople,nomatterwheretheylivedorwhatdialecttheyhad,tocommunicatewitheachother.Chinesepeopletodaycanreadandunderstandclassicworksfromancienttimes.Q3.Accordingtothewriter,theChinesewritingsystemisonefactorthathashelpedChineselanguageandculturesurvive.Whatdoyouthinkaresomeoftheotherfactors?ExceptforthewritingsystemofChineselanguage,thecontinuousdevelopmentofChina’sagriculture,arelativelypowerfulgovernment,distinguishedphilosophicalschooldeveloped,andanopenmindtoembracedifferentculturesareallpossibleandimportantfactors.Besides,educationisalwaysemphasisedinChina’sfamilytraditions.Task5:completethepassagewiththecorrectwordsansphrasebelow.systemcarvingmeansdatesbackclassiccivilisationChinesecalligraphyhasdevelopedalongwithChina’s___________.Itsidifficulttosaywhenexactlycalligraphybstarted.Chinesewritingwasfirstdoneby_____________symbolsontobonesandshells,butasitdevelopedintoawriting_______,italsodevelopedasaformofartdonewithabrush,ItisbelievedthatChinesecalligraphy___________toatleasttheHanDynasty(202BCE--220CE).Soonafterthat,theideadevelopedtha