2019新人教高中英语必修一Unit5Reading and Thinking教案

1、2019新人教高中英语必修一Unit5Reading and Thinking 教案设计Teaching objectives:Enable students to get familiar with the development history of the Chinese writing system.Apply prediction and scanning strategies for main idea in reading.Identify the main structure of the passage and talk about a topic through the t

2、imeline.Use some important words and phrases to describe the development of Chinese writing system.Teaching key points:Figure out the main structure of the passage and know the development of the Chinese writing system and increase their cultural confidence.Understand the narrative characteristics o

3、f “time-eventin the illustrative style and judge the writing purpose and intended readers of the passage.Teaching difficult points:Apply different approaches of discourage analysis to deepen the understanding of the text and language usages.Guide students to explore the function and importance of Ch

4、inese character writing system.Explore and understand the relationship between Chinese characters and the Chinese civilization.Teaching procedures:Step I Lead-inPlay the song Chinese Character by Chinese famous singer Yuan Yuan,ask them to sing together and share what they know about Chinese charact

5、ers.Step 团 PredictingAsk the students to look at the title and the picture on Page 62 and predict what the passage will be about.Suggested answer:The title isThe Chinese Writing System”, which is the topic,and connecting thepast and the present is the focus, so the passage is about the development o

6、f Chinese writing system.Step 团 Skimming for main ideasRead the passage quickly and find the topic sentence for each paragraph.The main idea of each paragraphTopicThe Chinese writing systemFocusConnecting the past and the presentThe main idea of each paragraphParagraphlParagraph2ParagraphsParagraph4

7、ParagraphsParagraphsSuggested answers:Paragraph l:The Chinese writing system is one of the main factors why Chinese civilization has survived into modern times.Paragraph 2: Written Chinese was a picture-based language at the beginning.Paragraph 3: The writing system became well-developed and later d

8、eveloped into different forms.Paragraph 4: The writing system began to develop in one direction.Paragraph 5:Written Chinese connects Chinas present with its past,and has become an art form.Paragraph 6:The Chinese language is helping to spread Chinas culture and history to the world.Step IV Scanning

9、for detailsAsk the students to find the words and phrases that describe a time and whathappened to the characters at each of those important times.Activity 1 Read the passage and find out the words showing the timeline,and then finish the timeline.Question: What kind of words can show the developmen

10、t of the Chinese writing system?Draw a timeline to show the narrative order.Suggested answer:modern times(Para.l)at the beginning(Para.2)dates back several thousand years(Para.2)-by the Shang Dynasty(around 16001046 BCE)(Para. 3)-over the years(Para.3)the Qin Dynasty(221-207 BCE)(Para. 3,4)feven tod

11、ay (Para.4)玲in modern times(Para.5)today(Para.6)Activity 2 What happened to the Chinese characters at each of those important times?Fill in the table.TimeModern timesAt the beginningDatesback severalthousand yearsBy the Sharing DynastyOver the yearsTheQinDynasty(221-207BCE)Even todayIn modern timesT

12、odaySuggested answers:The Chinese civilization still continues.Written Chinese was a picture-based language.Longgu appeared.Symbols carved on longgu had become a well-developed writing system.The writing system developed into different forms, as the Chinese people were divided geographically, leadin

13、g to many varieties of dialects and characters.The Chinese writing system began to develop in one unified direction.Chinese people can all still communicate in writing.Chinese people can read the classic works which were written by Chinese in ancient times.The Chinese writing system is still an impo

14、rtant part of Chinese culture.Step团Reading for languages featuresRead the passage again and find the sentences where the restrictive relative clauses are used.Suggested answers:l. There are many reasons why this has been possible.(Restrictive attributive clause)imal bones and shells on which symbols

15、 were carved by ancient Chinese people.(Restrictive attributive clause) it was a time when people were divided geographically.(Restrictive attributive clause)mperor Qinshihuang united the seven major states into one unified country where the Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction.(

16、Restrictive attributive clause)Step 团 DiscussionEncourage students to work in groups,think independently first and then discuss with their partners.How did written Chinese unify Chinese people divided by geography and dialects?How does written Chinese connect Chinese people today with those of the p

17、ast?According to the writer,the Chinese writing system is one factor that has helped the Chinese language and culture survive. What do you think are some of theother factors ?Suggested answers:t allowed Chinese people,no matter where Chinese people live or what dialect they speak to communicate with

18、 each other.People in modern times can read the classic works in ancient times.Except for the writing system of Chinese language, the continuous development of Chinas agriculture, a relatively powerful government,distinguished philosophical schools,and an open mind to embrace different cultures are

19、all possible and important factors. Besides, education is always emphasized in Chinas family traditions.Step 0 Vocabulary about the development of Chinese writing system.Activity 1Read the words below and learn them by heart.Language describing timeWords and phrases in the textUseful expressionsAt t

20、he beginningCivilization/picture-based/symbol/carved.It dates back/can still be seen.The ShangDynastyWell-developed/geographicallyIt was a time when.Over the yearsForm/dialects/varieties.Develop in one direction/.The Qin DynastyMajor/unified.Develop in one direction/.Even todayNo matter where.TodayGlobal affairs/appreciate.An important part of/plays a greater role in.Activity 2 Use the words and phrases above to introduce the development of the Chinese writing system according to time & event”.Suggested answer:Several thousand years agoz