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Book1 Unit 5
Languages Around the World
Reading and Thinking
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successful major-country diplomacy
fast-growing economy
manufacturing ranking first in the world
——an influential and powerful country
rich culture
fast-growing tourism
more students studying abroad
more international exchange...
Why is learning Chinese popular among foreigners?
Homework
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Chinese is pictographic characters.
That means it comes from the real world object.
Can you recognize these symbols?
Guessing game
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Making predictions
jiaguwen
ancient Chinese characters
symbols carved on longgu
Topic
Focus
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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.
why?
The Chinese writing system is one of the main reasons why Chinese ancient civilisation continued into modern times.
The Chinese writing system has a great influence on Chinese civilisation.
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main idea
is one of the reasons why Chinese civilisation has survived into modern times
was a picture-based language.
was a well-developed writing system; developed into different forms
began to develop in one direction.
was important in connecting China's present with its past.
was an important part of Chinese culture
The Chinese writing system
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key words
has a great influence on Chinese civilisation
was a picture-based language.
was a well-developed writing system; developed into different forms
began to develop in one direction.
was important in connecting China's present with its past.
was an important part of Chinese culture
The Chinese writing system
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Main idea of the passage
The____________and ___________ of the Chinese writing system.
development
importance
expository writing
In what order is the passage written?
In time order
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Scanning——development
Scanning is looking at the text quickly t