Unit 5 Reading and Thinking 课件【知识点播+题型强化】高一上学期英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

Unit5LanguagesaroundtheWorldReadingandThinking

Warmingup

Videowatching

1.Canyourecognizethefollowingsymbols?马鱼鹿牛人大子止picture-based

symbolssimplifiedChinesecharactersLeadin2.Whatdowecallthiswritingartform?Chinesecalligraphy

/kə'lɪgrəfɪ/3.DoyouknowhowChinesecharactersdevelop?LeadinWatchanddiscuss.Q:Whatdidyougetfromthevideo？ThechangesoftheChinesecharacterJiaguwen(甲骨文)Jinwen(金文)Theseal(小篆)Theofficial(隶书)Theregular(楷书)evenstrokesandbeautyofpictograph(笔画均匀，有象形文字之美)Sealscript篆书Officialscript隶书

short,wide,symmetrical(对称);stretchrightandleft(短，扁，对称，左右分展)Cursivescript草书linkstrokesintoshortform(连笔画);moreflexible,random,livelyanddynamic(更灵活随意，活泼及动感)

Standardscript楷书clearandstrong,uprightandfoursquare(清晰有力，方正严整)Runningscript行书combinethemeritsofcursivescriptandstandardscript,clearandlively(兼具草书和楷书优点，清晰又活泼)Para2Para3Activity3

Read

passage

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idea

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paragraphPara1Para5Para6Para4TheChinesewritingsystemisoneofthereasonswhyChinesecivilizationhascontinuedallthewaythroughintomoderntimes.WrittenChinesewasapictured-basedlanguageatthebeginning.Thewritingsystembecamewell-developed,andlaterdevelopedintodifferentforms.Para2Para3Activity3

Read

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main

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paragraphPara1Para5Para6Para4WrittenChineseconnectsChina’spresentwithitspast,andhasbecomeanartform.Thewritingsystembegantodevelopinonedirection.TheChineselanguageishelpingtospreadChina’scultureandhistorytotheworld.

Chinaiswidelyknownforitsancientcivilisationwhichhascontinuedallthewaythroughintomoderntimes,despitethemanyupsanddownsinitshistory.Therearemanyreasonswhythishasbeenpossible,butoneofthemainfactorshasbeentheChinesewritingsystem.

Atthebeginning,writtenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguage.Itdatesbackseveralthousandyearstotheuseoflonggu—animalbonesandshellsonwhichsymbolswerecarvedbyancientChinesepeople.Someoftheancientsymbolscanstillbeseenintoday’shanzi.

BytheShangDynasty(around1600-1046BCE),thesesymbolshadbecomeawell-developedwritingsystem.Overtheyears,thesystemdevelopedintodifferentforms,asitwasatimewhenpeopleweredividedgeographicallyleadingtomanyvarietiesofdialectsandcharacters.This,however,changedunderEmperorQinshihuangoftheQinDynasty(221-207BCE).

EmperorQinshihuangunitedthesevenmajorstatesintooneunifiedcountrywheretheChinesewritingsystembegantodevelopinonedirection.ThatwritingsystemwasofgreatimportanceinunitingtheChinesepeopleandculture.Eventoday,nomatterwhereChinesepeopleliveorwhatdialecttheyspeak,theycanallstillcommunicateinwriting.

WrittenChinesehasalsobecomeanimportantmeansbywhichChina’spresentisconnectedwithitspast.PeopleinmodemtimescanreadtheclassicworkswhichwerewrittenbyChineseinancienttimes.ThehighregardfortheChinesewritingsystemcanbeseeninthedevelopmentofChinesecharactersasanartform,knownasChinesecalligraphy,whichhasbecomeanimportantpartofChineseculture.

Today,theChinesewritingsystemisstillanimportantpartofChineseculture.AsChinaplaysagreaterroleinglobalaffairs,anincreasingnumberofinternationalstudentsarebeginningtoappreciateChina’scultureandhistorythroughthisamazinglanguage.TheChinesewritingsystemisoneofthereasonswhyChinesecivilizationhassurvivedintomoderntimes.

WrittenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguageatthebeginning.

Thewritingsystembecamewell-developed,andlaterdevelopedintodifferentforms.

Thewritingsystembegantodevelopinonedirection.

WrittenChineseconnectsChina’spresentwithitspast,andhasbecomeanartform.

TheChineselanguageishelpingtospreadChina’scultureandhistorytotheworld.

Detail1Detail2Detail3Detail4Detail5GeneralThetextisdividedintothreeparts.Activity2:ReadandsummarizeTheChineseWritingSystemIntroduction:topicsentencePart1(Para.)Body:thedevelopmentPart2(Para.)Conclusion:theimportancePart3(Para.)12-45-6Introduction:thetopicBody:thedevelopmentConclusion:theimportancePara1

Para2-4

Para5-6Scanthetexttofindthewordsandphrasesthatdescribeatime.

thebeginningScanningforspecificinformation

theShangDynasty

theQinDynastyTodaythemoderntimesAtthebeginningSummary:Severalthousandyearsago,

writtenChinese

wasa____________________carvedon___________________________.picture-basedsymbolsFillinthebanksofeachimportanttime.longgu-animalbonesandshells

ScanningforspecificinformationAtthebeginningBytheShangDynastyScanningforspecificinformationSummary:Overtheyears,thesystem

developedinto_____________________becausepeoplelivedindifferentpartsofthecountry,leadingto_____________________________.

manydifferentformsvarietiesdialectsandcharactersSummary:IntheQinDynasty,

theChinesewritingsystem

begantodevelop_________________because

EmperorQinshihuangunited

__________________.AtthebeginningBytheShangDynastyIntheQinDynastyinonedirectionthesevenmajorstatesScanningforspecificinformationSummary:Inmoderntimes,thedevelopmentofChinesecharactersas_____________,knownas___________________.AtthebeginningChinesecalligraphyBytheShangDynastyIntheQinDynastyanartformScanningforspecificinformationInthemoderntimesTodaySummary:Today,asChinaplaysagreaterrolein______________,Chinesecharactershavebeenmorepopularamonganincreasingnumberof_____________________.ScanningforspecificinformationAtthebeginningBytheShangDynastyIntheQinDynastyInthemoderntimesglobalaffairsinternationalstudentsReadthetextagainanddiscussthequestions.ItallowedChinesepeople,nomatterwheretheylivedorwhatdialecttheyhad,tocommunicatewitheachother.Chinesepeopletodaycanreadandunderstandclassicworksfromancienttimes.1.HowdidwrittenChineseunifyChinesepeopledividedbygeographyanddialects?2.HowdoeswrittenChineseconnectChinesepeopletodaywiththoseofthepast?ExceptforthewritingsystemofChineselanguage,thecontinuousdevelopmentofChina'sagriculture,arelativelypowerfulgovernment,distinguishedphilosophicalschoolsdeveloped,andanopenmindtoembracedifferentculturesareallpossibleandimportantfactors.Besides,educationisalwaysemphasisedinChina'sfamilytraditions.3.Accordingtothewriter,theChinesewritingsystemisonefactorthathashelpedthe

Chineselanguageandculturesurvive.What

doyouthinkaresomeoftheotherfactors?Completethepassagewiththecorrectwords

andphrasebelow.Chin