Unit5 Languages around the world Reading and thinking课件 2023-2024学年高一语人教版（2019）必修第一册

Reading and thinking The Chinese Writing System: Connecting the past and the present Predicting the content of the passage Look at the title and the picture, and then predict what the passage will be about. Q1: What will be talked about? The Chinese writing system. Q2: What may be the author’s intention of writing the passage? To introduce the development and importance of Chinese writing system. 1. What’s the main idea of the passage? The development of the Chinese writing system and its function. 2. What is the main idea of the following paragraphs Para 1: The Chinese writing system is one of the_why Chinese civilization has survived into modern times. Para 2: Written Chinese was a_language at the beginning. Para 3:The writing system became_. Para 4: The writing system became_. Para 5:Written Chinese connects China's_with its _. Para 6:The Chinese language is helping to_China's culture and history. Reading for main ideas picture-based reasons in one direction well-developed present past appreciate Reading for timelines Words and phrases that describe time. several thousand years ago, by the Shang Dynasty, over the years, in the Qin Dynasty, today What happened at each of those important times. several thousand years ago picture based Shang Dynasty well-developed over the years different kinds Qin Dynasty unified today communicate Read to solve questions 1.Why is the Chinese writing system so important? Uniting the Chinese people and culture. Connecting China's present with its past. The high regard for the Chinese writing system as an art form-calligraphy. Let people all round the world appreciate China's culture and history through Chinese language. 2. How did written Chinese unify Chinese people divided by geography and dialects? Emperor Qinshihuang united the seven major states into one unified country where the Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction. The writing system was of great importance in uniting the Chinese people and culture. 3. How