年級：高中一年級學科：英語課題：Languagearoundtheworld主講：郭敬學校：重慶市巴蜀中學校Bytheendoftheclass,youwillbeableto:1.learntopredictthetextbythetitleandpicture.2.learntoskimformainidea.3.learntoscanforspecificinformation,suchasdatumornumbers.Whatdothesesymbolsmean?Whatisthefeatureofthesesymbols?Whowouldusethesesymbols?田火月山Lead-inOracleboneinscriptionsThepassagemaybea/an.....(文體)whichisabout....(話題)by......(寫作方式)to....(寫作目的）Itmaybeanexposition(說明文)whichwritesaboutChinesewritingsystembyshowingthedevelopmentofChinesecharactertoshowitsimportanceinculture.Beforereadingthetext，lookatthetitleandpicturebelow.Pleasepredict:(1)Whatisthegenreofthetext?(2)Whatisthe

focus/topicofthetext?(3)Howwilltheauthordevelopthetext?(4)Whydoestheauthorchoosethetopic?PassageStructureAnalysisIntroduction:thetopicBody:itshistoryanddevelopmentConclusion:itsimportanceReadforthemainideaWhat'sthemainideaofthetext?A．ThewritingsystemofShangDynasty.B．ThebriefhistoryoftheChinesewritingsystemanditsimportance.C．ThedifferencesbetweenoldChineseandmodernChinese.D．ThewideuseofChineseallovertheworld.Tips:

1.Whatisthemainidea?2.Howcanyoufindthemainidea?(1)identifythetopic(2)summarizethepassage

(3)lookatthefirstandlastsentencesofthepassage

(4)lookforrepetitionofideas

Readthepassagequickly,andsumupthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para1:Para2:Para3:Para4:Para5:Para6:OnemainfactoroftheancientChinesecivilisationistheChinesewritingsystem.Atthebeginning,writtenChinesewasapicture－basedlanguage.Chinesewritingsystembecamewell－developedanddevelopedintodifferentforms.ChinesewritingsystemwasofgreatimportanceinunitingtheChinesepeopleandculture.WrittenChineseconnectsChina'spresentwithitspast.Today,theChineselanguageishelpingtoappreciateChina'scultureandhistory.Scanthetexttofindthewordsandphrasesthatdescribeatime.Thenwritedownwhathappenedateachoftheseimportanttimes.ScanforspecificinformationTip:Scanningislookingatthetextquicklytofindspecificinformation,suchasdatesornumbers.AtthebeginningTheShangDynastyTheQinDynastyInmoderntimesToday1.NomatterwhereChinesepeopleliveorwhatdialecttheyspeak,theycanstillcommunicateinwriting.Connectpeopledividedbygeography2.WrittenChinesehasalsobecomeanimportantmeansbywhichChina'spresentisconnectedwithitspast.3.ThehighregardfortheChinesewritingsystemcanbeseeninthedevelopmentofChinesecharactersasanartform,knownasChineseCalligraphy,whichhasbecomeanimportantpartofChineseculture.4.AsChinaplaysagreaterroleinglobalaffairs,anincreasingnumberofinternationalstudentsarebeginningtoappreciateChina'scultureandhistorythroughthisamazingculture.WhatarethefunctionsoftheChinesewritingsystem?ConnectthepastandthepresentConnectthelanguageandtheartConnectChinaandtheworldRetelltheshorthistoryofChinesewritingsystemb