Unit 5 Reading and Thinking 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

Unit 5 Language around the World Explore the Chinese writing system 张亚楠 In this class, you will 1. find out the development of the Chinese writing system and the connection between written Chinese and Chinese culture; 2. learn about reading skill: scanning; 3. build up confidence in Chinese culture. Learning Objectives: Warm up ➊ Do you like Chinese calligraphy? ➋ And how many types of calligraphy do you know? Chinese calligraphy has become an important part of Chinese culture. Regular script 楷书 Official script 隶书 Seal script 篆书 Running script 行书 Cursive script 草书 Pre - reading 口 水 日 力 田 火 月 山 picture-based symbols simplified Chinese characters 基于图像的符号 汉字 What can you see in the picture? Jiaguwen bone shell They are symbols carved on animal bones and shells. Maybe they are the earliest Chinese characters. Predict：What the text will be about? ➊ ➋ ➊ Chinese writing system the past ➋ connection Topic Focus the present There are two parts in this title. the development of Chinese writing system; the connection from the past to the present. While - reading Topic ➊ Chinese writing system Step1 What’s the development of Chinese writing system? China 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. Task 1: Skim to find the main ideas of each paragraph. Tip: 1. Topic is in the first or last sentence each para. 2. Underline key words or topic sentences. 3. Pay attention to conjunction： but Para. 1：The Chinese writing system is one of the reasons why Chinese civilization has survived. 文明；文化 因素 At the beginning, written Chinese was a picture-based language. It dates back several thousand years to the use of longgu——animal bones and shells on which symbols were carved by ancient Chinese people. Some of the ancient s