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Unit 5 Languages around the World
Reading and Thinking (2)
Explore the Chinese writing system
1. 通过借助文本汉字书写主题语境复现目标词汇,并发现词汇的用法并应用表达;
2. 通过练习巩固词汇使用,并能根据文本主题输出与中国文明延续不断的因素相关的段落。
学习目标
Chinese c_________ has continued all the way through into modern times, d______ many ups and downs in history. One of the f______ for this has been
the Chinese writing system. At the beginning, written Chinese was a picture-b______ language. Symbols were c______ on animal bones and shells. By the Shang Dynasty, these symbols had become a well-developed writing system.
Over the years, the system developed into different forms because there were many v_______ of dialects and characters. However, as Qinshihuang united the seven m______ states into one unified country, the system began to develop in
one direction. Written Chinese has become a m______ to connect China’s present and the past. More international students a________ China’s culture and history through this writing system as China plays a greater role in global a_______.
ivilisation
espite
actors
ased
arved
arieties
ajor
eans
ppreciate
ffairs
Warming-up & Reflecting
Guess the meaning of the underlined words then look in the text
for the words they are related to and translate the sentences.
1. Many Chinese characters symbolise their meanings, unlike English words which are spelt out according to how they sound.
2. The basic forms of the English writing system are known as letters.
3. A unified writing system is considered to be an important part of civilised society.
4. Learning Chinese calligraphy will increase your appreciation of Chinese culture.
symbol
base
civilisation
appreciate
Think & Translate
观察与思考:
despite 是什么词性?用法是什么?
这一句还可以怎么表示?
Think & Learn Vocabulary
1. What’s the feature of Chinese civilisation?
It continues all the way through into modern times despite the many ups and downs.
despite prep. 介词, “尽管,不管”。
◆despite sth= in spite of sth
◆despite doing...
【翻译】我们可以交流,尽管语言不同。
We can communicate with e