Unit5

LanguagesAroundtheWorldTheChinesewritingsystemLearningObjectives321Identifythethemeandstructureofthetextaswellasthemainideaofeachpart.Understand

thehistory,developmentandtheimportanceoftheChinesewritingsystem.Enhancetheabilitytoanalyzethetextandthinklogically,criticallyandcreatively.RecognizethevalueofChinesewritingsystemandenhancetheirnationalconfidenceandpride.4Leadin:Guessinggame口水日

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山Canyourecognizethefollowingsymbols?Whatcharactersarethey?LeadinTheStoryofChineseCharacter_白DoyouknowhowChinesecharactersdevelop?Pre-reading:Predictwhatwillbetalkedaboutinthispassage.TheChinesewritingsystem:ConnectingthepastandthepresentTopic

Focus

ThetextmaytalkaboutthedevelopmentofChinesewritingsystemPre-reading:Predicthowthetextisorganized.TheChinesewritingsystem:

Thetextisorganizedintimeorder.ConnectingthepastthepresentandWhile-reading:Skimthetextandmatchthemainideaofeachparagraph.WrittenChineseconnectsChina'spresentwithitspast,andhasbecomeanartform.OnemainfactoroftheancientChinesecivilisationistheChinesewritingsystem.Today,theChineselanguageishelpingtospreadChina'scultureandhistory.Chinesewritingsystembecamewell－developedanddevelopedintodifferentforms.Thewritingsystembegantodevelopinonedirection.Atthebeginning,writtenChinesewasapicture－basedlanguage.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5Para.6While-reading:

1.Whatisthestyleofthetext?A.NarrationB.ExpositionC.Argumentation2.Dividethetextinto3partsandsummarizethemainidea.theChinesewritingsystemPart1Part2Part3Para1Para2-4TopicHistoryDevelopmentImportancePara5-6While-reading:Scanningfordetails

1.Scanthetexttofindthewordsorphrasesthatdescribeatime.(frompara2-para6).2.Whathappened

ateachperiod?While-reading:

TheQinDynastyOvertheyearsBytheShangDynastyAtthebeginningEventodayInmoderntimesTodayScanthetexttofindthewordsorphrasesthatdescribeatime.(frompara2-para6).While-reading:

TheQinDynastyOvertheyearsBytheShangDynastyAtthebeginningEventodayInmoderntimesTodayapicture-basedlanguage;longguawell-developedwritingsystemdifferentformsinoneunifieddirectioncommunicateinwritingreadclassicworksavitalpartofChinesecultureWhathappened

ateachperiod?DevelopmentWhile-reading:

WhatdoestheChinesewritingsystemconnectaccordingtothepassage?(frompara4-para6)Connect(P4L2)

Thatwritingsystemwasofgreatimportance

inunitingtheChinesepeopleandculture.(P5L3)

ThehighregardfortheChinesewritingsystemcanbeseeninthedevelopmentofChinesecharactersasanartform,knownasChinesecalligraphy,whichhasbecomeanimportantpartofChineseculture.(P6L1)

AsChinaplaysagreaterroleinglobalaffairs,anincreasingnumberofinternationalstudentsarebeginningtoappreciateChina'scultureandhistorythroughthisamazinglanguage.connectsthepastandthepresent.

connectslanguagewithartconnectspeopleandcultureconnectsChinawiththeworldFunctionWhile-reading:

DoyouthinkChinesewritingsystemimportantforChina?Findsupportingsentencesfromthetext.(frompara4-para6)④ThesystemofChinesecharactersisstillanimportantpartoftheChineseculture.(P6L1)①ThatwritingsystemwasofgreatimportanceinunitingtheChinesepeopleandculture.(P4L2)②WrittenChinesehasalsobecomeanimportantmeansbywhichChina’spresentisconnectedwithChina’spast.(P5L1)③ThehighregardfortheChinesewritingsystemcanbeseeninthedevelopmentofChinesecharactersasanartform,knownasChinesecalligraphy,whichhasbecomeanimportantpartofChineseculture.(P5L3)importancePost-reading:GroupWork

CanyoumakealistoftheChineseculturesymbolsbesidesChinesewriting?Kungfu...dragonPorcelainTraditionalChinesemedicineConficiousReadthetextagainanddiscussthequestions.HowdidwrittenChineseunifyChinesepeopledividedbygeographyanddialects?HowdoeswrittenChineseconnectChinesepeopletodaywiththoseofthepast?Accordingtothewriter,theChinesewritingsystemisonefactorthathashelpedtheChineselanguageandculturesurvive.Whatdoyouthinkaresomeoftheotherfactors?Post-reading

HowdidwrittenChineseunifyChinesepeopledividedbygeographyanddialects?HowdoeswrittenChineseconnectChinesepeopletodaywiththoseofthepast?ItallowedChinesepeople,nomatterwheretheylivedorwhatdialecttheyhad,tocommunicatewitheachother.Chinesepeopletodaycanreadandunderstandclassicworksfromancienttimes.Post-reading

3.Accordingtothewriter,theChinesewritingsystemisonefactorthathashelpedtheChineselanguageandculturesurvive.Whatdoyouthinkaresomeoftheotherfactors?ExceptforthewritingsystemofChineselanguage,thecontinuousdevelopmentofChina'sagriculture,arelativelypowerfulgovernment,distinguishedphilosophicalschoolsdeveloped,andanopenmindtoembracedifferentculturesareallpossibleandimportantfactors.Besides,educationisalwaysemphasisedinChina'sfamilytraditions.Post-reading

ChinesecalligraphyhasdevelopedalongwithChina's__________.Itisdifficulttosaywhenexactlycalligraphystarted.Chinesewritingwasfirstdoneby_________symbolsontobonesandshells,butasitdevelopedintoawriting_______,italsodevelopedasaformofartdone