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Unit 5
Languages Around the World
Period 2
Reading and Thinking
人教版(2019) 必修一
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Lead-in
Video
The Story of Chinese Character _ 白
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Lead-in
Do you know about Chinese writing system?
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bone
shell
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symbol
carve
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dynasty
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calligraphy
character
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The present system of funding for higher education is unsatisfactory.
systematic adj.
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Despite his cries, no one came to his assistance.
despite of
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The course of life never runs smoothly for it is full of ups and downs and twists and turns.
Stress is often a factor in the development of long-term sickness.
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Please do remember that success is based on hard work.
basic adj.
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The old town dates back to the late seventeenth century.
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Susan's idea of freedom was to have variety in her life style.
a variety of
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There is a major problem with parking in London.
minor
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For most people, the car is still their main means of transport.
by no means
We all have high regard for our English teacher.
be regarded as
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I would greatly appreciate it if you could give me a hand.
appreciation n.
Let’s play
Let’s play
1. It's emerging from all the ______________ in life that makes us stronger.
2. The _________ worked well.
3. _________ the bad weather, they still went on climbing the mountain.
4. He used the house as a _______ for his printing business.
ups and downs
system
Despite
base
Let’s play
5. West Hampstead has a ________ of good stores and supermarkets.
6. I think that is one of the _______ factors in his success.
7. My interest in stamp collecting dates __________ to my school days.
8. Students build up their vocabularies by ________ of reading.
variety
major
from/back
means
Pair work
Pair work
Look at the title and picture.
Predict what the text will be about.
Read the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph.
Reading task
The Chinese writing system is one of the