TheChineseWritingSystem:ConnectingthePastandthePresentUnit5ReadingandThinking（第一課時）Canyourecognizethesesymbols?Lead-in火山水picture-based

symbolssimplifiedChinesecharactersDoyouknowhowChinesecharactersdevelop?/?k?r?kt?(r)/

/be?st//?s?mb(?)l/

Whatcanwelearnformthispicture?Chinesecharactershavegonethroughseveralperiodsofdevelopment.

ReadthetitleandlookatthepictureonP62TheChineseWritingSystem:ConnectingthePastandthePresentTopicFocusPredictionChinesewritingsystem(pastandpresent)?Connection?Development?symbolscarved

onanimalbones

/kɑ?v/

/b??n/JiaguwenDevelopment1.Whatisthetypeofthetext?Narration記敘文Argumentation議論文Exposition說明文Readingforthemainidea2.Whatisthetopicsentenceofeachparagraph?3.Howdoyoudividethetextintothreeparts?Skimthetexttoanswerthefollowingquestions.Anexpositionisreal,givinginformationonasubject.WhycanChineseancientcivilizationpassdown?passdown/surviveTheChinesewritingsystemhelpsChineseancientcivilisationpassdown.Whatdoesitmean?ReadingformainideaofeachparagraphPara.1Para.2Atthebeginning,writtenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguage.Itdatesbackseveralthousandyearstotheuseoflonggu—animalbonesandshellsonwhichsymbolswerecarvedbyancientChinesepeople.Someoftheancientsymbolscanstillbeseenintoday’shanzi.

WrittenChinesewasa____________languageatthebeginning.picture-basedPara.3BytheShangDynasty(around1600-1046BCE),thesesymbolshadbecomeawell-developedwritingsystem.Overtheyears,thesystemdevelopedintodifferentforms,asitwasatimewhenpeopleweredividedgeographically,leadingtomanyvarietiesofdialectsandcharacters.This,however,changedunderEmperorQinshihuangoftheQinDynasty(221-207BCE).Chinesewritingsystembecame_______________,andlaterdeveloped___________________.well-developedintodifferentformsPara.4EmperorQinshihuangunitedthesevenmajorstatesintooneunifiedcountrywheretheChinesewritingsystembegantodevelopinonedirection.ThatwritingsystemwasofgreatimportanceinunitingtheChinesepeopleandculture.Eventoday,nomatterwhereChinesepeopleliveorwhatdialecttheyspeak,theycanallstillcommunicateinwriting.

Chinesewritingsystembegantodevelop_____________________.inonedirectionPara.5WrittenChinesehasalsobecomeanimportantmeansbywhichChina’spresentisconnectedwithitspast.PeopleinmodemtimescanreadtheclassicworkswhichwerewrittenbyChineseinancienttimes.ThehighregardfortheChinesewritingsystemcanbeseeninthedevelopmentofChinesecharactersasanartform,knownasChinesecalligraphy,whichhasbecomeanimportantpartofChineseculture.

way/ways方式Chinesewritingsystemhasservedasa___________betweenChina’spastandpresentandhasbecomean______form.connectionartPara.6Today,theChinesewritingsystemisstillanimportantpartofChineseculture.AsChinaplaysagreaterroleinglobalaffairs,anincreasingnumberofinternationalstudentsarebeginningtoappreciateChina’scultureandhistorythroughthisamazinglanguage.TheChineselangaugeishelpingto________China’scultureandhistorytotheworld.spreadIntroductionDevelopmentImportancePart1:________Para.1Part2:_________Para.2-4Part3:_________Para.5-6Readingforthemainidea3.Howdoyoudividethetextintothreeparts?Scanthetexttofindthewordsandphrasesthatdescribeatime.

thebeginning

theShangDynasty

theQinDynastyTodaythemoderntimesScanningforspecificinformationAtthebeginningSummary:Severalthousandyearsago,

writtenChinese

wasa__________________carvedon___________________________.picture-basedsymbolsWhathappenedtoChinesewritingsystemateachofthoseimportanttimes?animalbonesandshells

AtthebeginningBytheShangDynastySummary:Overtheyears,thesystem

developedinto_____________________becausepeoplelivedindifferentpartsofthecountry,leadingto_____________________________.

manydifferentformsvarietiesdialectsandcharactersSummary:IntheQinDynasty,

theChinesewritingsystem

begantodevelop_________________because

EmperorQinshihuangunited

__________________.AtthebeginningBytheShangDynastyIntheQinDynastyinonedirectionthesevenmajorstatesSummary:Inmoderntimes,thedevelopmentofChinesecharactersas_____________,knownas___________________.AtthebeginningChinesecalligraphyBytheShangDynastyIntheQinDynastyanartformInthemoderntimesTodaySummary:Today,asChinaplaysagreaterrolein___________,Chinesecharactershavebeenmorepopularamonganincreasingnumberof_____________________.AtthebeginningBytheShangDynastyIntheQinDynastyInthemoderntimesglobalaffairsinternationalstudentsBeforetheShangDynastyYearsbetweentheShangDynastyandtheQinDynastyAftertheQinDynastyMatchingGameBeforetheShangDynastyBetweentheShangDynastyandtheQinDynastyAftertheQinDynastyTheyaremorelikepicturesofrealthings.

Itlooksmorelikeacharacterthanapicture-basedsymbol.Atthattime,Chinesecharacterswerewell-developed.DuringtheQinDynasty,ChineseCharacterswereunified,meaningwecaneasilyrecognizeitnow.Whichdynastydoyouthinkisthemostimportantone?Why?(1)Whatexpressionsabout“important”arementionedinthetext?(2)Whatdoeseach“importance”referto?ChinaandtheworldConnectlanguageandartConnectpastandtodayConnectpeopleandcultureConnectthepastandthepresentConnectthelanguageandartConnectChinaandtheworldConnectpeopleandculturecultureSummary1243_______culture_______culture_______culture_______culturerecordunifyenrichspreadHowdoyoufeelwhenyouseeChinesecharactersintheEuropeanspacestation?AsaChineseteenager,whatwillyoudotospreadChineseculture?FurtherThinkingpracticeChinesecalligraphydiligentlyimrpoveourChineseandEnglishlearnsometraditionalartswheninterestedholdapositiveattitudetoChinesecultureintroduceChineseculturetoforeignersifpossible...buildupculturalconfidenceChinesecalligraphyhasdevelopedalongwithChina's______.Itisdifficulttosaywhenexactly

calligraphy

started.Chinesewritingwasfirstdoneby

symbols

ontobonesandshells,butasit

developedintoawriting

,italsodevelopedasaformofartdonewitha

brush.ItisbelievedthatChinesecalligraphy

to

atleasttheHanDynasty(202BCE-220CE).Soonafter

that,theideadevelopedthatcalligraphywasnotonlya

beautifulartformbutalsoa_____

ofshowingthe

characterofthe

"manbehindthebrush".

Today,anyone

fromsmallchildrentooldpeoplecanenjoypractisingthe

artofChinesecalligraphy.system

carving

means

datesback

classic

civilisation

civilisationcarvingsystemdatesbackmeansclassicAnalyzethekeypointsofthetextTHECHINESEWRITINGSYSTEM:CONNECTINGTHEPASTANDTHEPRESENTChinaiswidelyknownforitsancientcivilisationwhichhascontinuedallthewaythroughintomoderntimes,despitethemanyupsanddownsinitshistory.Therearemanyreasonswhythishasbeenpossible,butoneofthemainfactorshasbeentheChinesewritingsystem.

beknownfor因……而著名which引導(dǎo)限制性定語從句，是關(guān)系代詞，指代前面的civilisation，在句中作主語介詞，“不管，不顧；盡管”why引導(dǎo)限制性定語從句，是關(guān)系副詞，修飾前面的reasons轉(zhuǎn)折連詞沉浮；興衰Para.1Atthebeginning,writtenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguage.Itdatesbackseveralthousandyearstotheuseoflonggu—animalbonesandshellsonwhichsymbolswerecarvedbyancientChinesepeople.Someoftheancientsymbolscanstillbeseenintoday’shanzi.

“介詞+關(guān)系代詞”引導(dǎo)的定語從句，修飾前面的animalbonesandshells追溯Para.2Para.3BytheShangDynasty(around1600-1046BCE),thesesymbolshadbecomeawell-developedwritingsystem.Overtheyears,thesystemdevelopedintodifferentforms,asitwasatimewhenpeopleweredividedgeographically,leadingtomanyvarietiesofdialectsandcharacters.This,however,changedunderEmperorQinshihuangoftheQinDynasty(221-207BCE).as引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句，意思是“因?yàn)椤眎twasatimewhen…那是一段……的時期，when引導(dǎo)定語從句現(xiàn)在分詞短語作結(jié)果狀語，表示自然而然的結(jié)果=avarietyof各種各樣的Para.4EmperorQinshihuangunitedthesevenmajorstatesintooneunifiedcountrywheretheChinesewritingsystembegantodevelopinonedirection.ThatwritingsystemwasofgreatimportanceinunitingtheChinesepeopleandculture.Eventoday,nomatterwhereChinesepeopleliveorwhatdialecttheyspeak,theycanallstillcommunicateinwriting.

where引導(dǎo)定語從句，是關(guān)系副詞，修飾表地點(diǎn)的country，在句中作狀語朝著一個方向beof(great)+抽象名詞=be+形容詞“nomatter+疑問詞”引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句，相當(dāng)于“疑問詞+-ever”意為“無論……”Para.5WrittenChinesehasalsobecomeanimportantmeansbywhichChina’spresentisconnectedwithitspast.PeopleinmodemtimescanreadtheclassicworkswhichwerewrittenbyChineseinancienttimes.ThehighregardfortheChinesewritingsystemcanbeseeninthedevelopmentofChinesecharactersasanartform,knownasChinesecalligraphy,whichhasbecomeanimportantpartofChineseculture.

“介詞+關(guān)系代詞which”引導(dǎo)的定語從句，修飾前面的meansbeconnectedwith和……相連接which引導(dǎo)定語從句，修飾前面的works，在句中作主語主語謂語“作為……而出名”，過去分詞作后置定語,(be)+adj.+節(jié)which引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句，修飾ChinesecalligraphyPara.6Today,theChinesewritingsystemisstillanimportantpartofChineseculture.AsChinaplaysagreaterroleinglobalaffairs,anincreasingnumberofinternationalstudentsarebeginningtoappreciateChina’scultureandhistorythroughthisamazinglanguage.as引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句，意為“隨著”在……起更大的作用anumberof“許多，大量”作主語，謂語動詞用復(fù)數(shù)介詞短語作方式狀語1.連接過去與現(xiàn)在2.因……而聞名3.浮沉；興衰；榮辱4.其中一個主要的因素5.起初；首先6.以圖片為基礎(chǔ)的語言；象形語言7.追溯8.一種發(fā)達(dá)的書寫體系9.不同的形式10.那是一個···時期11.導(dǎo)致connectthepastandthepresentbe(widely)knownforupsanddownsoneofthemainfactorsatthebeginningapicture-basedlanguagedatebackawell-developedwritingsystemdifferentformsitwasatimewhenleadto12.種類繁多的方言和漢字13.將……合并/統(tǒng)一成……將七個諸侯國統(tǒng)一成一個統(tǒng)一的國家14.朝著一個方向15.非常重要16.一種重要的媒介/方式17.對……的高度關(guān)注18.被稱為中國書法19.在全球事物中扮演著更為重要的角色20.越來越多的21.欣賞中國文化和歷史varietiesofdialectsandcharactersunite...into...unitethesevenmajorstatesintooneunifiedcountryinonedirectionbeofgreatimportanceanimportantmeansofthehighregardforbeknowasChinesecalligraphypalyagreaterroleinglobalaffairsanincreasingnumberappreciateChina’scultureandhistory22.過去常得高分23.在...方面有困難24.僅聽懂幾個單詞25.習(xí)慣母語人士的語速26.重復(fù)我聽到的內(nèi)容27.錄下我得聲音28.把我的發(fā)音與廣播主持人進(jìn)行比較29.我最頭痛的是30.如何用英語得體地表達(dá)31.這取決于...32.消除隔閡、分歧33.牢記在....usedtogethighmarkshavealotoftroublewithcatchonlyafewwordcatchonlyafewwordsgetusedtohowfastnativespeakerstalkrepeatwhatIhearrecordmyvoicecomparemypronunciationwiththeradiohost’smybiggestheadacheishowtobepoliteinEnglishItalldependsonbridgethegapkeep...inmindWhathavewelearntinthisclass?Newexpressionslikesymbol,carve,character...ThereadingtechniqueofscanningThedevelopmentofChinesewritingsystemTheimportanceofChinesewritingsysteminconnectionTheroleweplayinspreadingChinesecultureSummaryHomeworkCompulsoryhomework:WritedownyouropiniononthefuturedevelopmentorinfluenceofHanziinthedigitalandglobalworld.Optionalhomework:Accordingtothewriter,theChinesewritingsystemisonefactorthathashelpedtheChineselanguageandculturesurvive.Whatdoyouthinkaresomeoftheotherfactor?Thankyouverymuch!Polyglots:Whataretheyandwhocanbeone?Unit5ReadingandThinking（第二課時）ZhaoYuanren,aChineseAmeicanlinguist,couldspeak____languagesandmorethan_____dialects.QueenElizabethⅠcouldspeakabout_______langauges.GiuseppeMezzofanti,anItalianbishop(主教）couldbeabletocommunicatein_____________languages7301030to40TheycanbecalledPolyglots.MamaMooncanbecalle