Unit5 Languages around the world Period 2 Reading and Thinking 课件-【新教材】人教版（2019）高中英语必修第一册

Unit 5 Languages around the World Reading & Thinking Can you recognise these Chinese characters? How do they develop over time? The Chinese writing system? Look at the title and picture below. Predict what the text will be about. THE CHINESE WRITING SYSTEM: CONNECTING THE PAST AND THE PRESENT its importance? its function? its development? its history? P62 1 Read and finish the tasks as quickly as possible. The text mainly talks about __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________. Read the text quickly to get the main idea. the development and importance of the Chinese writing system in connecting the past with the present Task 1 Find the main idea of each paragraph. China is famous for its ancient civilization mainly due to the Chinese writing system. Written Chinese was a picture-based language at the beginning. The Chinese writing system developed into different forms over the years. The Chinese writing system was united