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

Unit 5 Languages Around the World Reading and Thinking 1 Guessing game rat鼠 ox牛 tiger虎 rabbit兔 dragon龙 snake蛇 horse马 goat羊 monkey猴 rooster鸡 dog狗 pig猪 Jiaguwen (oracle bone script) 12 Symbolic Animals (十二生肖） They were usually carved on animal bones or shells. 马 鱼 鹿 牛 人 大 子 止 picture-based symbols(象形符号) simplified Chinese characters(简体字) How did picture-based symbols develop into simplified Chinese characters? What is the earliest-discovered Chinese characters? How many years of history does jiaguwen have? How do the Chinese characters develop over time? What is the earliest-discovered Chinese characters? How many years of history does jiaguwen have? Jiaguwen. It dates back 3400 years. How many types of calligraphy do you know? jiaguwen — bronze inscription （金文） — the seal（小篆）— the official（隶书）— the regular（楷书）— the cursive （草书） — the running （行书）— complex Chinese characters（繁体字）— simplified Chinese characters（简体字） oracle bones script seal script official script bronze inscription regular script cursive script running script Look at the title and picture below. Predict what the text will be about. The text is mainly about the ____________ and __________ of Chinese characters. development importance Past Present In what order did the writer write the passage?________ A. in order of importance B. in order of place C. in order of time D. in order of position Style What’s the writing style of the text? Narration (记叙文) Argumentation (议论文) Exposition (说明文) Description (描写文) To tell a story To describe sb./sth. To convince sb. of one’s views To explain sth. The Chinese writing system is one of the reasons why Chinese civilization has survived into modern times. Written Chinese was a picture-based language at the beginning. The writing system became well-developed, and gradually developed into different forms. The Chinese language is helping to spread China’s culture and history to the world. Written Chinese connects Ch