内容正文:
人教(2019)必修第一册
Unit 5 Languages around the World
Reading and Thinking
Lead in
What is the oldest continuous writing system in the world?
Prediction
Look at the title and picture below. Predict what the text will be about.
topic The Chinese Writing System
focus Connecting the past and the present
details
Reading for main idea
Read the text quickly, circle or underline the key words or phrases or the topic sentences of each paragraph. Pay special attention to transition words like “but”.
Reading for main idea
Reading for main idea
Read for structure
Based on the topic sentence of each paragraph, how many parts can the text be divided into and how?
Para. 1 Introduction
Para. 2-6 Supporting details
Read for details
Scan the text to find the words and phrases that describe a time. Then write down or underline what happened at each of those important times.
The Chinese civilisation still continues.
Longgu appeared.
Read for reflection
Scan the text again to find sentences explaining how the Chinese writing system is related to Chinese culture.
What does the sentence tell us?
What’s the purpose of this sentence?
It tells us the Chinese writing system contributes to the survival of Chinese culture.
To introduce the topic of the text---The Chinese writing system: Connecting the past and the present.
Read for reflection
Scan the text again to find sentences explaining how the Chinese writing system is related to Chinese culture.
What does the sentence tell us?
It shows the importance of the Chinese witing system in the past.
What do the two sentences tell us?
It shows the importance of the Chinese writing system at present.
All the sentences support the title of the text.
Read for reflection
How does the Chinese writing system connect China and the
rest of the world?
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