Unit 5 Languages Around the World Reading and Thinking 课件&教学设计 -2023-2024学年人教版高中英语必修第一册

Period 1 Listening and Speaking B1 U5 Languages around the world Learning objectives: 1.Have a better understanding of the development of Chinese characters and its importance. 2.Introduce the development of Chinese characters in English. 3.Improve the ability of skimming, scanning, analyzing discourse and thinking logically. 4.Strengthen national confidence and pride. 1. Where are the characters from? Ancient Egypt Ancient India 象形文字 印章文字 Guessing games 2 鹿 雨 马 宫 渔 射 酒 picture-based symbols simplified Chinese characters 2. What are these characters? 1. Prediction Look at the title and picture below and predict what the text will be about. topic focus the Chinese writing system connecting the past and the present Reading activities Why can the Chinese writing system connect the past and the present? What is the text about? Importance? Development? History/Origin? c. One main factor of the ancient Chinese civilisation is the Chinese writing system. a. At the beginning, written Chinese was a picture-based language. b.Written Chinese connects China's present with its past. Para.1 Para.4 Para.3 Para.2 Para.5 d. Chinese writing system became well-developed and developed into different forms. e. Chinese writing system was of great importance in uniting the Chinese people and culture. Para.6 f. Today, the Chinese language is helping to appreciate China's culture and history. 2.Matching. Read the text and match the main idea of each paragraph. 6 the Chinese Writing System Para 1 Paras 2-4 Paras 5-6 Introduction to the topic Development Importance 3.Structure analysis. Connecting the past and the present Part 1 Part 3 Part 2 What is the structure of the text? 杭州亿启教育科技有限公司 Structure Analysis Introduction: the topic Body: its history and development Conclusion: its importance 4.Scanning. Scanning is looking at the text quickly to find specific information, such as dates or numbers. Scan the text to find the words and phrases that describe a time,