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

B1U5: Languages around the world Reading and Thinking The Chinese writing system---connecting the past and the present Learning objectives: By the end of this class, you will be able to: 1. Understand the development Chinese writing system by drawing a time line. 2. Learn about the importance of Chinese writing system by analyzing its functions. 3. Arouse confidence about Chinese culture through group discussion after reading. Step 1 Lead in （3’） Students should guess which styles of script(字体). Oracle bones script（甲骨文） Regular script（楷书） Running script（行书） Cursive script（草书） Clerical script（隶书） Seal script（篆书） Step 2 While reading(25’) First reading: focusing on the structure and the main idea of each paragraph.(6’) Main idea of each paragraph: ( ) Para. 1 A. The writing system became well-developed and developed into different forms. ( ) Para.2 B. The writing system became unified. ( )Para.3 C. The Chinese language is helping to spread China's culture and history. ( ) Para.4 D. Written Chinese connects China's present and its past. ( ) Para.5 E. The Chinese writing system is one of the main factors why Chinese civilization has continued into modern times. ( ) Para.6 F. Written Chinese was a picture-based language at the beginning. Second reading: focusing on the time(8’) Draw a time line on your own and then find out the changes at each of times. Third reading:(6’) Please read from paragraph 4 to paragraph 6. And find out what the written Chinese connect. past people Written Chinese language China Post reading:(10’) Watch a video that talks about the foreigners’ opinions of Chinese. Then think about this question: How to make Chinese characters more popular and spread this culture all over the world? Every group must give at least 3 suggestions. Review and Homework: completing a speech(2’) Suppose you have a chance to