Unit 5 Languages around the World Reading and Thinking 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

Unit 5 Languages around the world Reading and Thinking One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way. — Frank Smith Lead-in Can you recognize these symbols? What characters are they? 口 日 水 力 田 火 月 山 Look at the title and picture below. Predict what the text will be about. THE CHINESE WRITING SYSTEM: CONNECTING THE PAST AND THE PRESENT Activity 1 Reading tip1:Predicting The Chinese writing system Topic Connecting the past and the present Main idea: the passage is mainly about the of the writing system. Focus history 3.Skimming for main idea of each paragraph. A. The Chinese writing system is one of the factors why Chinese civilization has continued all the way through into modern times. Para 2 Para 3 Para 1 Para 5 Para 6 Para 4 D. Written Chinese was a pictured-based language at the beginning. B. The Chinese language is helping to spread China’s culture and history to the world. E. The writing system became well-developed, and later developed into different forms. C. Written Chinese connects China’s present with its past, and has become an art form. F. The writing system began to develop in one direction. Topic Sentence Topic sentence usually appears in the first and last sentence of the paragraph. Activity2 Read for structure Underline the topic sentences and find out the structure of the whole passage. introduction body conclusion Topic Its history and development Its importance Part 1 :________ Para. 1 Part 2 :_________ Para. 2-4 Part 3 :_________ Para. 5-6 Activity3 Scan for specific information (History and Development) Scan the text to find the words and phrases that describe a time and write down what happened at each of those important times. . Reading tip: Scanning Scanning is looking at the text quickly to find specific information, such as dates or number. The text is organized in ______ order. time The Chinese writing system At the beginning the Shang Dynasty the Qin Dynasty 1. It was a ____________ language. 2. It dates back several thousand years to the use of ______. 3. _______ were carved on _______________________. 1. The symbols had become ____________. 2. Over the years, the system developed into _____________ as people were divided ____________ then, leading to many varieties of ___________________. 1.Qinshihuang ______ 7 states into one, so it began to develop ______________. 2. It was of great important in uniting ________________________. Today 1. It connects _____________ with _______. 2. It's an important part of ______________. 3. An increasing number of international students are beginning to appreciate _______________________ through it. picture-based longgu Symbols animal bones and shells well-developed different forms geographically united in one direction Chinese people and culture dialects and characters China's present its past Chinese culture China’s culture and history one of the main factors that affect China's ancient civilisation Para.4： Written Chinese was of great importance to unite the Chinese people and culture. Para.5： 1. Written Chinese has also become an important means to connect the China’s present with its past. 2. Chinese calligraphy as an art form, has become an important part of Chinese culture. Para.6： Written Chinese is an important part of Chinese culture. More international students appreciate China’s culture and history through Chinese. Task5: Read Para 4-6 to find some sentences that show the importance of the Chinese writing system. 9 Para.4： Written Chinese was of great importance to unite the Chinese people and culture. Para.5： 1. Written Chinese has also become an important means to connect the China’s present with its past. Para.6： Written Chinese is an important part of Chinese culture. More international students appreciate China’s culture and history through Chinese. No matter where Chinese people live or what dialect they speak, they can still communicate in writing. They are no longer divided by geography or dialects. People in modern times can read and understand classic works from ancient times. The Chinese language is helping to spread China’s culture and history to the world. 10 History and development Importance Introduction well-developed different forms in one direction picture-based To introduce the topic: ___________________. the Chinese writing system connect people and culture connect language and art connect China and the world connect the past and the present Activity 6 Summary An important part of Chinese culture 11 人民教育电子音像出版社 普通高中教科书 英语 第一册 2019-08-09 183389.67 $$