内容正文:
Reading and Thinking
The Chinese Writing System
I love China , but I don’t know Where to start, can you help me?
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Pre-reading
Look at the picture and the title of the passage, can you predict:
What the passage is mainly about?
The history of Chinese characters
The influence of Chinese characters
The difference between Chinese characters and others
While-reading
Skimming: Divide the text into 3 and summarize the main idea.
The introduction of Chinese writing system
The development of Chinese writing system
The importance of Chinese writing system
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While-reading
Scanning: Read para 1 and answer:
Why has China continued all the way through into modern times?
The chinese writing system: connecting the past and the present
China is widely known for its ancient civilisation which has continued all the way through into modern times, despite the many ups and downs in its history. There are many reasons why this has been possible, but one of the main factors has been the Chinese writing system.
古代文明
起起伏伏
Chinese writing system
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While-reading
Scanning: Read para 2 and Finish the mind map:
At the beginning, written Chinese was a picture-based language. It dates back several thousand years to the use of longgu—animal bones and shells on which symbols were carved by ancient Chinese people. Some of the ancient symbols can still be seen in today's hanzi.
several thousand years
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carved on animal bones and shells
ancient Chinese people
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History
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While-reading
Scanning: Read para 3.4 and Finish the mind map:
By the Shang Dynasty (around 1600-1046 BCE), these symbols had become a well-developed writing system. Over the years, the system developed into different forms, as it was a time when people were divided geographically, leading to many varieties of dialects and characters. This, however, changed un