内容正文:
Explore the Chinese writing system
Unit 5 Languages around the World
Reading and Thinking (1)
学习目标
1. 通过运用寻读等阅读策略,获取梳理有关汉字书写系统的关键信息及代词指代信息等,提升阅读技能;
2. 在阅读过程中就汉字的历史发展及其对中华文化传承的积极作用形成概念建构,并在此基础上表达个人看法,讲述中国(汉字)故事,发展语言表达能力;
3. 通过阅读、思考与交流等活动形式,探索和理解汉字与中华文明传承的关系,加强对中国文化的自豪感和认同感,增强文化自信。
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Warming-up & Pre-reading
(1) What have you known about Chinese?
(2) How about Chinese Characters?
have a long history;
date back thousands of years;
a form of art;
calligraphy;
…
The Chinese Writing System:
connecting the past and the present
1. What does the title mean?
2. Look at the title and the picture below. What can you expect to know from this text?
Warming-up & Predicting
1st reading
Para. 1: ___________________________________________
Para. 2: ___________________________________________
Para. 3: ___________________________________________
Para. 4: ___________________________________________
Para. 5: ___________________________________________
Para. 6: ___________________________________________
Chinese writing system is one main factor.
Written Chinese was a picture-based language.
Written Chinese became a well-developed system.
Chinese writing system developed in one direction.
Chinese writing system is an important means.
Chinese writing system is a part of culture.
Read the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph.
Learn & Collect
Chinese Writing System
A main factor
A picture-based
language
A well-developed
writing system
A system developing
in one direction
A means to
connect
A part of
culture
2nd Reading
1. Scan the text to find the words and phrases that describe a time.
2. Write down what happened at each of those important times.
Time Clue Situation Key points
several thousand years ago a picture-based language carved symbols on animal bones and shells
by the Shang Dynasty a well-developed writing system developed into different forms (varieties of dialects and characters)
since the Qin Dynasty unified the writing system developed in one di