Unit 5 Languages around the world Reading and Thinking 课件 2023-2024学年高中英语人教版必修第一册

Unit 5 Languages around the world Reading and Thinking Where are the characters from? Can you guess? Ancient India Ancient Egypt 印章文字 象形文字 Step 1. Lead-in Ancient China Ancient Babylon 甲骨文 楔形文字 Where are the characters from? Can you guess? Look at the title and picture below. Predict what the text is about. This text is probably about the development and importance of Chinese characters. Step 2. Pre-Reading Step 3. While-Reading 1.What’s the main idea of the text? The writing system of Shang Dynasty. The history of the Chinese language. The differences between old Chinese and modern Chinese. The wide use of Chinese all over the world. 2.Read the text and match the main of each Para. (　)Para.1 A. Written Chinese connects China's present with its past. (　)Para.2 B. Chinese writing system became well－developed and developed into different forms. (　)Para.3 C．Today, the Chinese language is helping to appreciate China's culture and history. (　)Para.4 D．At the beginning, written Chinese was a picture－based language. (　)Para.5 E. One main factor of the ancient Chinese civilisation is the Chinese writing system. (　)Para.6 F. Chinese writing system was of great importance in uniting the Chinese people and culture. C D A E B F 3. Find out the words and phrases that describe a time and write down what happened. e.g para1 modern times ancient civilisation continued Time What happened modern times the Chniese civilisation still continues at the beginning dates back several thousand years written Chinese was a picture-based language Longgu appeared by the Shang Dynasty Symbols carved ... became a ... writing system over the years writing system developed into different forms the Qin Dynasty the ... began to develop in one unified direction even today people can all still communicate in writing in modern times people can read the classic works ... today the Chinese characters are still an important part of Chinese culture. 小粉P109 1. How