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

B1U5 Reading and Thinking The Chinese Writing System Learning Aims To comprehend the passage and grasp the key language points; To learn how to analyze articles in your reading; To try to think about our language and culture. Pre-reading 鼠Rat 牛Ox 虎Tiger 兔Rabbit 龙Dragon 蛇Snake 马Horse 羊Sheep 猴Monkey 鸡Rooster 狗Dog 猪Pig Prepare for a game What will be talked about? Chinese writing system and its development/history. Pre-reading : Predict the content While-reading Activity 1 Scan the text to find the words and phrases that describe a time. P63 Scanning is looking at the text quickly to find specific information, such as dates or numbers. Reading for style What is the style of the text? Narration(记叙文) Exposition(说明文) Argumentation(议论文) 2.The passage is organized in the order of ________________. time/development 1 connect the past and / with the present 1 be widely known for 1 ancient civilisation 1 ups and downs 2 at the beginning 2 a picture-based language 2 date back to 3 a well-developed writing system 3 many varieties of dialects 因……广泛著名 古代文明 浮沉；兴衰；荣辱 起初；首先 以图片为基础的语言；象形语言 追溯到 一种发达的书写体系 Language Points: Important phrases (P62 ~ P63) 连接过去与现在 种类繁多的方言 4 unite ... into ... 4 in one direction 4 be of great importance 5 an important means 5 the high regard for 5 Chinese characters 5 Chinese calligraphy 6 global affairs 6 an increasing number of 将……合并 / 统一成…… 朝着一个方向 非常重要 一种重要的工具 对……的高度关注 汉字 中国书法 越来越多的…… 全球事务 6 appreciate China’s culture 6 specific information 欣赏中国文化 具体信息 Language Points: Important phrases (P62 ~ P63) Activity 2: Focusing on the development At the beginning, written Chinese was _____________________. It dates back several thousand years to the use of longgu----animal __________________ on which symbols were carved by ancient Chinese people. a picture-based language bones and shells By the Shang Dynasty (around 1600-1046 BCE), these symbols had become _____________________________________.