1、It is such a delight to have friends coming from afar! Confucius有朋自遠方來，不亦樂乎。Do not do evil things though they may be insignificant. Do not give up good things though they may be minor matters.勿以善小而不為，勿以惡小而為之。Youcanenjoyagreatsight,Byclimbingtoagreaterheight. 欲窮千里目，更上一層樓。Be man of men while youre ali

2、ve,And soul of souls if youre dead.生當作人杰，死亦為鬼雄。The Chinese characters are the carrier（載體）of our culture.Without them, our culture would stop.Written ChineseChinese characterReading and ThinkingThe Chinese Writing System: connecting the past and the presentThe development of the Chinese writing syste

3、mTimeEventSeveral thousand years agoBy the Shang Dynasty(Over the years)In theQin DynastyTodayActivity 1: Talk about the developmentunite the Chinese people and cultureWritten Chinesewas of great importance an important meansan important part connect Chinas present with its pastappreciate Chinas cul

4、ture and historystill an important partdevelop Chinese characters as an art formFind different forms of words or expressions to show “importance”Activity 2: Read for importance the past and the presentWrittenChinesepeople and culturelanguages and artsChina and the world connectsSummarize the functio

5、ns of written ChineseActivity 3: Read for functionsWhy hasnt China abandoned Hanzi?為什么中國還沒有拋棄漢字呢？Activity 4: Thinking and discussing Do you think we should abandon （拋棄） Hanzi?Do you think the Chinese language will be more and more popular around the world? Why?Discuss in groups and list as many reas

6、ons as possible.Lets take the responsibility to protect, spread and inherit (傳承) our Chinese writing system!ConclusionHomework 1. Read the passage again and try to retell the text.2. If you are interested, find more infomation about the Chinese writing system after class.Thank you for your listening!How does written Chinese unite the Chinese people and culture?Para 4How does written Chinese connect Chinas