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

讲师：新建三中Cathy Unit 5 Languages around the world Reading and Thinking ---connecting the past and the present 一 二 三 四 Learning Objectives Obtain new words and expressions of related the topic. Have a good understanding of the development of Chinese writing and explore the function and importance of it. Arouse students’ passion for Chinese and build up their confidence in Chinese culture. Our friends from New York are going to visit us. They are very interested in Chinese culture. Dear Sir or Madam, I’m Mary, a leading teacher of the exchange students programme from New York. Our students are very interested in Chinese Culture, especially the Chinese writing system and Chinese characters. I’m writing to ask for an exchange visit to acquire some knowledge of the Chinese writing system. During the visit, we would like to exchange our views and talk with your students. We’re looking forward to your reply. Yours faithfully, Mary What do you think can represent Chinese culture? Chinese Calligraphy Official script Seal script Running script Standard script Cursive script Inscription on bones Can you recognize the following symbols? What characters are they? 雨 水 山 人 单击此处添加文字标题 7 马 鱼 鹿 牛 人 大 子 止 picture-based symbols simplified Chinese characters Discuss Do you know how Chinese character develop? 8 Look at the title and picture and predict what the text is mainly about. This text may be about the ____________________ and its _______ from ancient times to the present day. THE CHINESE WRITING SYSTEM: CONNECTING THE PAST AND THE PRESENT Chinese writing system history 单击此处添加文字标题 文本 While-reading Read the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph. 单击此处添加文字标题 Step 3. While-reading(Skimming) Match the topic sentence of each paragraph. B. The Chinese writing system is one of the reasons why Chinese civilization has continued. C. Written Chinese was a picture-based language. E. Written Chinese became well-developed, and then developed into different fo