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Unit5 Languages around the world
Reading and Thinking (p62)
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Teaching objectives
By the end of the class, you will be able to:
apply prediction and scanning strategies for main ideas in reading.
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identify the main structure of the passage and talk about a topic through time line.
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get familiar with the development history of the Chinese characters writing system.
use some important words and phrases to describe the development of Chinese writing system
1.Can you recognize the following symbols?
马
鱼
鹿
牛
人
大
子
止
picture-based symbols
simplified Chinese characters
Lead in
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2.What do we call this writing art form?
Chinese calligraphy
/kə'lɪgrəfɪ/
3.Do you know how Chinese characters develop?
Lead in
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While-reading
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The Chinese Writing System:
connecting the past and the present
Activity 1 Predict what will talk about in this passage.
Make predictions
Look at the titles and pictures and think about the content before reading.
Topic
Focus
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Divide the text into TWO parts and find the main idea of each part.
Part1(Para.1)
Part3(Para.2-6)
Topic
Development &
Importance
What’s the writing style?
A.Narration(叙述文) B.Description(描述文) C.Exposition (说明文)
The Chinese Writing System
Activity 2 Skimming for main ideas.
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①China is widely known for its ancient civilisation which has
continued all the way through into modern times, despite the many ups and downs in its history. There are many reasons why this has been possible, but one of the main factors has been the Chinese writing system.
Part1 (Para. 1 ) Topic
ancient civilisation
passed down/survived
Why can Chinese ancient civilisation pass down?
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The Qin Dynasty
Over the years
By the Shang Dynasty
At the beginning
Activity 3 Scanning for details
1.Scan the text to find the words or phrases that describe a time. (from para2-para6)
Even today
2.What happened at each of the important times?
In modern times
Today
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At the beginning, written Chinese w