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

THE CHINESE WRITING SYSTEM: CONNECTING THE PAST AND THE PRESENT B1U5 Languages around the world Reading and Thinking 1 At the end of the class, you will be : 1. outlien the structure and sort out the development of Chinese writing system. 2. explore the importance of Chinese writng system in Chinese civilization. 3. voice ideas and enhance the confidence in Chinese culture. Learning Objectives Can you recognize the following characters? 口 水 日 力 田 火 月 山 picture-based symbols 基于图像的符号 Lead-in 本课件所用配图及视频非课件作者所有，仅用于教育目的。 3 The text may be about the _________________________ and its history from _______ to ____________. Chinese writing system the past the present Prediction Read for main idea of each paragraph Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Para. 6 One of the main reasons why Chinese civilization has continued all the way through into modern times has been the Chinese writing system. At the beginning, written Chinese was a picture-based language. By the Shang Dynasty, the written system became well-developed. The written system became unified. Today the Chinese language is helping to spread China’s culture and history. Written Chinese connects China’s present with its past. Reading for structure Read for main idea of each paragraph Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Para. 6 One of the main reasons why Chinese civilization has continued all the way through into modern times has been the Chinese writing system. At the beginning, written Chinese was a picture-based language. By the Shang Dynasty, the written system became well-developed. The written system became unified. Today the Chinese language is helping to spread China’s culture and history. Written Chinese connects China’s present with its past. Reading for structure Topic development importance A. A narrative B. An expository C. An argumentation D. A news report What is the text? Reading for genre How is the tex