Unit 5 Languages Around the World Reading and Thinking 课件-2023-2024学年高一上学期英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

Reading and Thinking Unit 5 Languages around the World To read about the development of Chinese characters To read for specific information and understanding words in the context Chinese calligraphy What are the four treasures of Chinese calligraphy in study room? Lead in brush ink paper ink-slab Guessing game Lead in rat鼠 ox牛 tiger虎 rabbit兔 dragon龙 snake蛇 horse马 goat羊 monkey猴 rooster鸡 dog狗 pig猪 Jiaguwen (oracle bone inscriptions) 12 Symbolic Animals (十二生肖） How many types of calligraphy do you know? even strokes and beauty of pictograph (笔画均匀，有象形文字之美) Seal script 篆书 Official script 隶书 short, wide, symmetrical (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 Look at the title and picture below. Predict what the text will be about. THE CHINESE WRITING SYSTEM: CONNECTING THE PAST AND THE PRESENT The text may be about the Chinese writing system and its history from ancient times to the present day. While-reading Circle the words and phrases that describe a time. At the beginning——several thousand years ago By the Shang Dynasty Qin Dynasty In modern times——Today How is the text developed? A. By following time order B. By giving examples C. By comparison (作比较) D. By contrast（做对比） It was based on . It was written on . What’s the feature（特点） of the written Chinese in different periods? At the beginning——several thousand years ago picture What was it for at that time? animal bones and shells What’s the feature（特点） of the written Chinese in different periods? By the Shang Dynasty It had become a writing system. It developed into forms. well-developed Why did it become different? different What’s the fea