Unit 5 Languages Around the World Reading and Thinking课件-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

新人教版高中英语必修一 Unit5 Languages around the world Reading and Thinking 鹿 鱼 马 鸟 Guessing Game Can you recognise the following symbols（符号）? 马 鱼 鹿 牛 simplified （简化了的） Chinese characters It dates back to nearly 3,600 years ago. They were usually carved (雕刻)on animal bones or shells(贝壳). picture-based symbols 基于图像的符号 Lead-in 3 Look at the title and picture and predict what the text is mainly about. THE CHINESE WRITING SYSTEM: CONNECTING THE PAST AND THE PRESENT I think the text is mainly about the history of the Chinese writing system. Connect: v. 连接 用法： connect … with/ and/ to… 把……和……连接起来 Pre-Reading 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 5 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. 杭州亿启教育科技有限公司 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? 杭州亿启教育科技有限公司 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 8 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 C