Unit5LanguagesAroundtheWorldListeningandSpeakingReadingandThinking

LanguageCompetenceStudentscanmastervocabulary,andusethemtosummarizetheChinesewritingsystem'sdevelopmentandsignificance.LearningAbilityBooststudents'efficiencyingettingandanalyzingtextinformation,andindependentlyexplorelanguage-cultureknowledge.CulturalAwarenessStudentswillbetterunderstandthelong-standingChinesecultureintheChinesewritingsystem,andbuildculturalpride.ThinkingQualityStudentsshouldthinkcriticallyabouttheChinesewritingsystem'sroleinconnectingpastandpresent,anditsimpactonnationalunityandculturalinheritance.LearningObjectivesTeachingFocusMasterkeyvocabularyandreadingstrategiestothoroughlyunderstandthedevelopmentandculturalconnotationsoftheChinesewritingsystem.TeachingChallengesItischallengingtouseEnglishaccuratelyandfluentlytoanalyzeanddiscusstheprofoundsignificanceoftheChinesewritingsysteminculturalinheritanceandnationalidentity,andtoexpresstheirowninsights.TeachingFocusandTeachingChallengesPart1Listening1.Doyouknowwherethephotowastaken?2.Whichlanguagesdoyouthinkareofficiallyusedhere?ThephotowastakenataUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblymeeting.English,Chinese,French,Spanish,Arabic,andRussianareofficiallyusedhere.LookanddiscussBeforeyoulisten,matcheachphotowiththecorrectcountryname.Thendiscusswhichlanguagesarespokeninthesecountries.Activity1CanadaGermanyFranceRussiaIndiaSpainListentoaspeechandtickthetwolanguageswiththemostnativespeakers.CircletheofficiallanguagesoftheUnitedNations(UN).Activity2

Listentothespeechagainandanswerthequestions.Activity3

1.Whatisthemaintopicofthisspeech?Learningaforeignlanguage.2.Howmanylanguagesarethereintheworld?Nearly7,000.3.HowmanybillionpeoplespeaktheUN’sofficiallanguagesastheirnativeorsecondlanguage?About2.8billion.4.Whatistheattitudeofthespeakertowardsforeignlanguagelearning?Itisveryusefultolearnoneormoreforeignlanguages.Listentoaspeechagain.Whatdotheitalicizedwordsrefertointhesentences?Activity4

1.Theythinkitmeansbetterjobchancesinthefuture.2.Theyarespokenbyaround2.8billionpeople…They:

studentswhochoosetostudyaUNlanguageIt:studyingaUNlanguageThey:thesixofficiallanguages:Arabic;Chinese;English;French;Russian;Spanish.Part2ReadingLead-in月火山水Guessinggame!Discusswhatcanhappentoacityduringabigearthquake.Thetextmaybeaboutthe_____________________anditshistoryfrom__________to____________.PredicationChinesewritingsystemthepastthepresentSkimforthemainideasofeachparagraph.A.Thewritingsystembecamewell-developed,andlaterdevelopedintodifferentforms.F.TheChineselanguageishelpingtospreadChina'scultureandhistorytotheworld.B.TheChinesewritingsystemisoneofthereasonswhyChinesecivilizationhassurvivedintomoderntimes.C.Thewritingsystembegantodevelopintoonedirection.E.WrittenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguageatthebeginning.D.WrittenChineseconnectsChina'spresentwithitspast,andhasbecomeanartform.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5Para.6Howmanypartscanthispassagebedividedinto?ImportanceDevelopmentTopicFindthewordsandphrasesthatdescribeatime.

What’sthewritingstyleofthetext?Narration B.ArgumentC.ExpositionActivity2Fillinthebanksofeachimportanttime.Severalthousandyearsago,

writtenChinese

wasa_____________________carvedon__________________________picture-basedsymbolslonggu-animalbonesandshellsAtthebeginningActivity2Fillinthebanksofeachimportanttime.Overtheyears,thesystem

developedinto_____________________becausepeoplelivedindifferentpartsofthecountry,leadingto_____________________________.

manydifferentformsvarietiesdialectsandcharactersAtthebeginningBytheShangDynastyActivity2Fillinthebanksofeachimportanttime.BytheShangDynastyAtthebeginningIntheQinDynastyinonedirectionthesevenmajorstatesIntheQinDynasty,

theChinesewritingsystem

begantodevelop______________because

EmperorQinshihuangunited

__________________.Activity2Fillinthebanksofeachimportanttime.Inmoderntimes,thedevelopmentofChinesecharactersas_____________,knownas___________________.ChinesecalligraphyanartformInthemoderntimesBytheShangDynastyAtthebeginningIntheQinDynastyActivity2Fillinthebanksofeachimportanttime.Today,asChinaplaysagreaterrolein______________,Chinesecharactershavebeenmorepopularamonganincreasingnumberof_____________________.globalaffairsinternationalstudentsBytheShangDynastyAtthebeginningIntheQinDynastyInthemoderntimesTodayActivity4Readthetextagainanddiscussthequestions.HowdidwrittenChineseunifyChinesepeopledividedbygeographyanddialects?HowdoeswrittenChineseconnectChinesepeopletodaywiththoseofthepast?ItallowedChinesepeople,nomatterwheretheylivedorwhatdialecttheyhad,tocommunicatewitheachother.Chinesepeopletodaycanreadandunderstandclassicworksfromancienttimes.Activity4Readthetextagainanddiscussthequestions.3.Accordingtothewriter,theChinesewritingsystemisonefactorthathashelpedtheChineselanguageandculturesurvive.Whatdoyouthinkaresomeoftheotherfactors?ExceptforthewritingsystemofChineselanguage,thecontinuousdevelopmentofChina’sagriculture,arelativelypowerfulgovernment,distinguishedphilosophicalschoolsdeveloped,andanopenmindtoembracedifferentculturesareallpossibleandimportantfactors.Besides,educationisalwaysemphasisedinChina’sfamilytraditions.Part3LanguagePointssystemn.體系；制度；系統(tǒng) thesolarsystem

太陽系socialsystem

社會制度；社會系統(tǒng)theeducationsystem

教育制度asystemofeducation

教育體制legalsystem

法律制度；法制體系練習：Thesocial______hasaprofoundimpactonpeople'slives.systembasevt.以……為據(jù)點；以……為基礎(chǔ)

n.底部；根據(jù)baseon

基于；以……為根據(jù)bebasedin

位于；以……為基地basis n.基礎(chǔ)onaregularbasis

定期地；經(jīng)常地onanequalbasis

在平等的基礎(chǔ)上練習：Wemeetonaregular______todiscusstheprogressoftheproject.basisvarietyn.（植物、語言等的）變體；異體；多樣化agreatvarietyof

各種各樣的；大量的productvariety

產(chǎn)品種類various adj.各種各樣的variousindustries

各個行業(yè)forvariousreasons

由于各種原因練習：Themuseumhasagreat_______ofartworks.varietyBytheShangDynasty(around1600-1046BCE),thesesymbolshadbecomeawell-developedwritingsystem.“by+時間點”意為“到……時為止”，在句中作時間狀語，句子的謂語動詞常用完成時態(tài)。by后接的如果是過去的時間，謂語動詞用過去完成時;如果接的是現(xiàn)在的時間，謂語動詞用現(xiàn)在完成時;如果后接將來的時間，謂語動詞用將來完成時。練習：BynextMonday,you______