Unit 5 Reading and Thinking-2023-2024学年高一英语同步课堂实用课件（人教版必修第一册）

Unit5 Reading and thinking Do you like Chinese calligraphy? Watch and Learn Calligraphy n. 书法； 书法艺术 Seal script 篆书 隶书 Official script 草书 Cursive script 行书 Running script 楷书 Standard script How many types of calligraphy do you know? even strokes and beauty of pictograph [ˈpiktəgrɑːf] (笔画均匀，有象形文字之美) Seal script 篆书 Official script 隶书 short, wide, symmetrical [siˈmetrikəl] (对称); stretch right and left (短，扁，对称，左右分展) Cursive script 草书 link strokes into short form (连笔画); more flexible, random, lively and dynamic (更灵活随意，活泼及动感) Standard script 楷书 clear and strong, upright and foursquare (清晰有力，方正严整) Running script 行书 combine the merits of cursive script and standard script, clear and lively (兼具草书和楷书优点，清晰又活泼) Pre-reading 1.What does the title tell us? 2.What does the picture show to us? It tells us one important role of the Chinese writing system ----- connecting the past and the present. The picture shows jiaguwen. Some symbols were carved on longgu by ancient Chinese people. Maybe they are the earliest Chinese characters. Read the text quickly to match the main idea with each paragraph. A. The writing system began to develop in one direction. B. The writing system became well-developed, and later developed into different forms. C. The Chinese writing system is one of the reasons why Chinese civilization has survived into modern times. D. Written Chinese was a picture-based language at the beginning. E. Written Chinese connects China’s present with its past, and has become an art form. F. The Chinese language is helping to spread China’s culture and history to the world. Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Para.6 1.Which period does ancient Chinese civilisation continue into? A. Shang Dynasty B. Qin Dynasty C. Tang Dynasty D. Modern times 2.What can we learn from the third paragraph? A. Shang Dynasty ended in 1600 B. These symbols didn’t develop in Shang Dynasty C. There are many kinds of dialects and c