Unit5LanguagesAroundtheWorldReadingandThinking课件高中英语人教版3

Unit5

LANGUAGESAROUNDTHEWORLDBrandyReadingandThinkingToreadaboutthedevelopmentofChinesecharacters.Toreadforspecificinformationandunderstandwordsinthecontext.Canyourecognizethefollowingsymbols?竹bamboo象elephant孝pietyGuessLeadin口水日

田月

山马鱼鹿牛人大子止picture-based

symbolssimplifiedChinesecharactersDiscussChinesecalligraphy

/kə'lɪgrəfɪ/Calligraphyn.

书法；书法艺术Sealscript篆书隶书Officialscript草书Cursivescript行书Runningscript楷书Standardscriptevenstrokesandbeautyofpictograph(笔画均匀，有象形文字之美)short,wide,symmetrical(对称);stretchrightandleft(短，扁，对称，左右分展)linkstrokesintoshortform(连笔画);moreflexible,random,livelyanddynamic(更灵活随意，活泼及动感)clearandstrong,uprightandfoursquare(清晰有力，方正严整)combinethemeritsofcursivescriptandstandardscript,clearandlively(兼具草书和楷书优点，清晰又活泼)DoyouknowhowChinesecharacters

develop?ThetextmaybeabouttheChinesewritingsystemanditshistoryfromancienttimestothepresentday.PredictwhatthetextwillbeaboutLookatthetitleandpicturebelowPre-reading

(P62)PredictionFindoutthemainideaofeachparagraphPara1A.WrittenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguageatthebeginning.Para2Para3Para4Para5Para6B.TheChinesewritingsystemisoneofthereasonswhyChinesecivilisationhassurvivedintomoderntimes.C.Thewritingsystembecamewell-developed,andlaterdevelopedintodifferentforms.D.WrittenChineseconnectsChina’spresentwithitspast,andhasbecomeanartform.E.Thewritingsystembegantodevelopintoonedirection.F.TheChineselanguageishelpingtospreadChina’scultureandhistorytotheworld.ReadforinformationChinaiswidelyknownforitsancientcivilisationwhichhascontinuedallthewaythroughintomoderntimes,despitethemanyupsanddownsinitshistory.Therearemanyreasonswhythishasbeenpossible,butoneofthemainfactorshasbeentheChinesewriting

system.prep.inspiteofAtthebeginning,writtenChinesewasapicture-based

language.Itdatesbackseveralthousandyearstotheuseoflonggu—animalbones

andshellsonwhichsymbolswerecarved

byancientChinesepeople.Someoftheancientsymbolscanstillbeseenintoday’shanzi.ReadforinformationReadforinformationBytheShangDynasty(around1600-1046BCE),thesesymbolshadbecomeawell-developedwritingsystem.Overtheyears,thesystemdevelopedintodifferentforms,asitwasatimewhenpeopleweredividedgeographically,leadingtomanyvarietiesofdialectsandcharacters.This,however,changedunderEmperorQinshihuangoftheQinDynasty(221-207BCE).ReadforinformationEmperorQinshihuangunitedthesevenmajorstatesintooneunifiedcountrywheretheChinesewritingsystembegantodevelopinonedirection.ThatwritingsystemwasofgreatimportanceinunitingtheChinesepeopleandculture.Eventoday,nomatterwhereChinesepeopleliveorwhatdialecttheyspeak,theycanallstillcommunicateinwriting.WrittenChinesehasalsobecomeanimportantmeansby

whichChina’spresentisconnectedwithitspast.PeopleinmoderntimescanreadtheclassicworkswhichwerewrittenbyChineseinancienttimes.ThehighregardfortheChinesewritingsystemcanbeseeninthedevelopmentofChinesecharactersasanartform,knownasChinesecalligraphy,

whichhasbecomeanimportantpartofChineseculture.ReadforinformationToday,theChinesewritingsystemisstillanimportantpartofChineseculture.AsChinaplaysagreaterroleinglobalaffairs,anincreasingnumberofinternationalstudentsarebeginningtoappreciateChina’scultureandhistorythroughthisamazinglanguage.ReadforinformationPassageStructureAnalysisIntroduction:thetopicBody:itshistoryanddevelopmentConclusion:itsimportanceScanthetexttofindthewordsandphrasesthatdescribeatime.AtthebeginningTheShangDynastyTheQinDynastyInmoderntimesTodayCarefulreadingAtthebeginningSummary:Severalthousandyearsago,

writtenChinese

beganas______________________carvedon_______________________________________________.picture-basedsymbolsanimalbonesandshellswhicharecalledlongguReadeachofthoseimportanttimescarefullyandanswerthequestions.Thenfillinthesummaryofeachimportanttime.AtthebeginningBytheShangDynastyWhathappenedtothesymbolsbytheShangDynasty?Ithadbecomeawell-developedwritingsystem.Summary:Bythe

ShangDynasty,

thesymbols

hadbecome______________________________________.

awell-developedwritingsystemReadeachofthoseimportanttimescarefullyandanswerthequestions.Thenfillinthesummaryofeachimportanttime.AtthebeginningBytheShangDynastyOvertheyearsHowdidthesystemdevelopovertheyears?Whydiditdevelop?Itdevelopedintodifferentforms.Becausepeoplethenweredividedgeographically,whichresultsinthedifferentdialectsandcharacters.Summary:Overtheyears,thesystem

developedinto_________________becausepeoplelivedindifferentpartsofthecountry,leadingto_____________________________.

manydifferentformsdifferentdialectsandcharactersReadeachofthoseimportanttimescarefullyandanswerthequestions.Thenfillinthesummaryofeachimportanttime.AtthebeginningBytheShangDynastyOvertheyearsIntheQinDynasty1.WhatdidEmperorQinshihuangdo?HeunitedthesevenmajorstatesintooneunifiedcountrywheretheChinesewritingsystemwastobeunified.Summary:IntheQinDynasty,

theChinesewritingsystem

begantodevelop________________

because

EmperorQinshihuang

_____________________________.inonedirectionunitedthesevenmajorstatesReadeachofthoseimportanttimescarefullyandanswerthequestions.Thenfillinthesummaryofeachimportanttime.AtthebeginningBytheShangDynastyOvertheyearsIntheQinDynastyInthemoderntimesSummary:ItbecomesanimportantpartofChineseculture,whicis___________.calligraphyReadeachofthoseimportanttimescarefullyandanswerthequestions.Thenfillinthesummaryofeachimportanttime.AtthebeginningBytheShangDynastyOvertheyearsIntheQinDynastyInthemoderntimesTodaySummary:Today,asChinaplaysagreaterrolein___________.globalaffairsReadeachofthoseimportanttimescarefullyandanswerthequestions.Thenfillinthesummaryofeachimportanttime.Theyhavebeenmorepopularamonginternationalstudents.ThedevelopmentofChinesecharacters

Amongthesomanycountriesandcultures,weshouldcherish(珍惜)ourowncultures,becausethey’reourrootsandbeliefs.Weshouldkeepourrootsinourheartsandsoulandmakeourcivilizationbetterknown.SummaryLanguagePoints1connectthepastand/withthepresent2bewidelyknownfor3ancientcivilisation4upsanddowns5atthebeginning6apicture-basedlanguage7datebackto8awell-developedwritingsystem9manyvarietiesofdialects因……而闻名古代文明浮沉；兴衰；荣辱起初；首先以图片为基础的语言；象形语言追溯到一种发达的书写体系Importantphrases(P62~P63)连接过去与现在种类繁多的方言10unite...into...11inonedirection12beofgreatimportance13animportantmeans14thehighregardfor15Chinesecharacters16Chinesecalligraphy17globalaffairs18anincreasingnumberof将……合并/统一成……朝着一个方向非常重要一种重要的工具对……的高度关注汉字中国书法Importantphrases(P62~P63)越来越多的……全球事务19appreciateChina’sculture20specificinformation21carvesymbolsontobonesandshells22abeautifulartform23berelatedto24beknownas25increaseyourappreciationofChineseculture欣赏中国文化具体信息把符号刻在骨头和贝壳上