Unit5ReadingandThinking课件-高中英语人教版-1

Unit5Languagesaroundtheworld

ReadingandThinkingExploretheChinesewritingsystemThecharacterswerewrittenontheshellsorbones.Itshistorywasaboutover3000years.象水冰

月

山竹TheChinesewritingsystemConnectingthepastandthepresentPrediction:1,What'sthemainideaofthetext?A.ThewritingsystemoftheShangDynasty.B.ThehistoryoftheChineselanguage.C.ThedifferencesbetweenoldChineseandmodernChinese.D.ThewideuseofChineseallovertheworld.DFAECB1.Scanthetexttofindthewordsorphrasesthatdescribeatime.(frompara2-para4).TheQinDynastyOvertheyearsBytheShangDynastyAtthebeginningEventodayTheQinDynastyOvertheyearsBytheShangDynastyAtthebeginningEventodayInmoderntimesapicture-basedlanguage;longguawell-developedwritingsystemdifferent

formsinoneunifieddirectionDevelopment

ofgreatimportance

animportantmeansanimportantpartoftheChineseculture.

importanceuniteChinesepeopleandcultureconnectChina’spresentanditspast.writingsystembecomeanartform,knownascalligraphy.attractmorepeopletoappreciateChina’scultureandhistory.connectsthepastandthepresent.

connectslanguagewithartconnectspeopleandcultureconnectsChinawiththeworldwrittenChineseconnects......ThinkingDoestheauthorholdapositiveoranegativeattitudetowardtheChinesewritingsystem?highregardforheChinesewritingsystemanimportantpartofChinesecultureappreciateChina’scultureandhistorythisamazinglanguage

1.Whatdoyouthink

isoneofthemainfactorsthathavehelpedtheChineselanguageandculturesurvive?A.Chinesewritingsystem,B.Chinesewisdom.C.Chinesehardwork.D.Chinesespokenlanguage.2.WhatdoforeignersappreciatetheChina'scultureandhistorythrough?A.Classicworks.B.Music.C.TheChineselanguage.D.Apicture-basedlanguage.3,Whichsectionisthispassagelikelytoappearinthenewspaper?A.Health.C.Travel.D.Hobby.4.Thepassageisorganizedinorderof_______.A.importance

B.placeC.time

D.processLanguagepoints经典例句Despitetheheavytraffic,hemanagedtoarriveontime.=Inspiteoftheheavytraffic,hemanagedtoarriveontiime.Although/Thoughthetrafficwasheavy,hemanagedtoarriveontime.尽管交通拥挤，他还是设法准时到达了。despite=inspiteof引导让步状语从句意为“虽然，尽管”，为介词，后加名词，或v-ing短语，不能加从句。although/though

为连词，接从句despite尽管发生了灾难，人们仍然在想办法互相帮助。

,peoplearestilltryingtofindwaystohelpeachother.尽管面临挑战，我们团队依然保持对工作乐观态度。

,ourteamtakeanoptimisticattitudetoourwork.经典例句Theboatfloatedupanddownonthewater.小船在水面上下浮动。Shewaspacingupanddowninfrontofherdesk.她在办公桌前踱来踱去。Myrelationshipwithhimwasupanddown.我和她的关系时好时坏。upsanddowns浮沉；兴衰；荣辱3）时好时坏结构类似短语dayandnight

backandforth

hereandthere

知识链接upanddown

1)上下波动，起伏

2）来回，往复

经典例句Yourgradewillbebasedonthefinalexam.你的成绩将根据期末考试决定Hecutdownthetreecloseatthebase.他在近根处将树砍倒。basev.以……为基础；bebasedon以……为基础n.底部；底座；基地；据点；总部；大本营归纳拓展

basisn.基础，准则

basicadj.基础的，基本的

basicallyadv.基本上symboln.[c]象征；记号；符号a/thesymbolof........的象征Ifrequentlyusetheflowerasasymbolofbelief.我经常用花朵来作为信念的象征。Almostinthewholeword,thedoveisconsideredasthesymbolofpeace.几乎在全世界，鸽子被认为是和平的象征。symbolicadj.象征性的symbolisevt.象征

Overtheyears,thesystemdevelopedintodifferentforms,asitwasatimewhenpeopleweredividedgeographically,leadingtomanyvarietiesofdialectsandcharacters.这么多年以来as引导原因状语关系副词when引导的定语从句现在分词短语作结果状语经典例句There'realargewide/greatvarietyofgoodsintheshops.商店里有各式各样的商品。Hiswritinglacksvariety.他的文体缺乏变化。variety

2.a(wide/great)varietyof/varietiesof各种……thevarietyof......(谓语单数).....的种类

1.n.【c】变体，种类Therearealso________(variety)developedtosuitspecificlocalconditions.varieties归纳拓展

3.variousadj.多种多样的由于各种各样的原因，他决定辞职。4.varyv.相异；改变

*varyfrom......to...从...到...不同Theideasonwhetherpeopleshouldattendtrainingclassesornotvaryfrompersontoperson.

人们应不应该参加补习班，每个人都有不同的观点。颜色从黄到红各不相同。Becauseofvariousreasons,hedecidedtoquit.Thecolorsvaryfromyellowtored..归纳拓展major

adj.大的majorityn.多数minoradj.较少的minorityn.少数majoradj.主要的，重大的n.[C]主修课程；专业课vi.主修搭配：majorinEnglish

ThatwritingsystemwasofgreatimportanceinunitingtheChinesepeopleandculture.该书写体系对中国人民和中国文化的统一具有非凡的意义。value,use,importance,help,significance,benefit-beofvalue-valuable-beofuse-useful你会发现这张地图对你周游上海很有用。

Youwillfinditis__________foryoutotravelaroundShanghai.这种新药物的发现对心脏病患者来说非常重要。

Thediscoveryofthenewdrugis_____________________topeoplewhosufferfromhearttrouble.ofuseofgreatimportancenomatter+疑问词

引导让步状语从句不管/无论......相当于疑问词+-evernomatterwho=whoevernomatterwhere=wherevernomatterwhen=whenevernomatterhow=however无论如何nomatterwhich=whichever无论哪一个不管你决定做什么，都必须努力去做。（effort）无论谁违反法律，他都将受到惩罚。（violate/break）归纳拓展meansn.方式，方法（单复数同行）重点短语:bymeansof借助………手段bynomeans决不;一点也不byallmeans没问题;当然行bythismeans=inthisway=withthismethod通过这种方式(1)meanv.meantodo打算做meandoing意味着(2)meaningn.意思;意义meaningfuladj.重要的(3)adj.吝啬的，小气的;刻薄。bemeantosb.对某人刻薄Ihadmeanttogiveyouthisbook,

butIforgot.我本来打算给你这本书的，可是我忘了。Successmeansworkinghard.成功意味着要付出努力。Whatdoyoumeanbysayingthat?你那样说是什么意思。Don’

tbesomeantoyourlittlebrother!别对你弟弟那么刻薄!Shemajored____mathandphysicsatuniversity.starsapparentlydonotfollowthis______(base)principleofsportsmanship.Librarieswilloftenholdreading-groupsession会议targeted______(variety)agegroups.However,a_______(vary)oftypesisincludedhere.Themajority_______themtakeanonlinelanguagetestbeforestartingtheirprogramme.Ididn’tmean______(eat)anythingbuttheice-creamlooksogoodthatIcouldn’thelptryingit.Sofar,everypossiblemeans_____(try)tosolvetheproblem.IfeelthatIhavebeengivenasecondlifetodevotetosomethingthatis______(mean)andimportant.inbasicvariousvarietyoftoeattryingmeaningful经典例句Pleasegivemyregardstoyourparents.请代我向你父母问好。Weregardlaborasamatterofhonor.我们认为劳动是光荣的事。regard1）n.（c）尊重；关注

~for对....尊重2）v.看做regard…as/tobe

把..看做..、认为归纳拓展regardlessof不管不顾Eventothisday,Lincoln_____________(被认为是)oneofthemostinspiringfiguresintheworld.isregardedascharacter■n

[C][常用单数]性格：Shehasacheerfulbutquietcharacter.

[U]特色；特性

features：Thewholecharacteroftheschoolhaschangedsincehebecamethepresident.

[U]（好的）品性；道德品质

strongpersonalqualities：Sportscanbegoodforcharacterbuilding.

[C]人物；角色：cartooncharacters

[C]符号；文字character根据句意写出画线部分的汉语释义。1.Mymomisawomanofgreatcharacterwhoputseveryone’sneedsbeforeherown. ___________2.Anunhappychildhoodmayhavesomenegativeeffectsonaperson’scharacter.（2011湖北改）

___________3.Atthel