Unit 5 Languages Around the World Video Time 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

UNIT5 LANGUAGES AROUND THE WORLD （Video Time） 年 级：高一年级 学 科：高中英语（人教版） LEARNING OBJECTIVES In this class, you will 1. obtain key information about Chinese characters from the video; 2. share your understanding about the relationship between Chinese characters and Chinese culture. REVISION 1. What is the earliest form of written Chinese? 2. How was jiaguwen created? 3. Why do we say China’s present is connected with its past by means of written Chinese? 4. Why is the Chinese language not so easy for international students to learn? REVISION 1. What is the earliest form of written Chinese? Many Chinese characters we have now have their origin in jiaguwen. origin: the point from which sth. starts REVISION 2. How was jiaguwen created? Ancient Chinese people carved simple symbols on animal bones and shells. carve: to make objects, patterns, etc. by cutting away material from wood or stone REVISION 3. Why do we say China’s present is connected with its past by means of written Chinese? Chinese people in the modern era can read the same classics written by Chinese in ancient times. era:a period of time classic: a book, film or song which is well known and considered to be of very high quality REVISION 4. Why is the Chinese language not so easy for international students to learn? One of the reasons is that it is hard to write Chinese characters. One character might be made up of several radicals. radical: the root or base form of a word BEFORE YOU WATCH BEFORE YOU WATCH 1. Ancient Chinese people __________ symbols onto turtle shells or bones of animals. 2. Many of today’s characters have their __________ in the observations of ancient Chinese people. 3. About 80 percent of Chinese characters are made up of smaller parts, called __________. 4. If you can read Chinese characters, you can read Chinese __________ from thousands of years ago. 5. Chinese characters have been adapted into digital form in the modern __________. carved origins radic