Unit5 Reading for Writing 名师课件-朱建焕、邵晓誉

TheChineseWritingSystem:ConnectingthePastandthePresentAshortfilmthatwasshowninNewYork’sTimesSquareWhatisthetopicofthevideo?Chinesecharacters.Whatwillthetexttalkabout?TheChineseWritingSystem:ConnectingthePastandthePresentThedevelopmentoftheChinesewritingsystem.TheimportanceoftheChinesewritingsystem.topicPart1(Para.1)developmentPart2(Para.2-4)importancePart3(Para.4-6)

Dividethetextinto3partsandfindthemainidea.China’sancientcivilisationandtheChinesewritingsystem.Whatisthewritingstyle?A.Narration（记叙文）B.Argument（议论文）C.Exposition（说明文）C.Exposition（说明文）TheChineseWritingSystem:ConnectingthePastandthePresent123picture-basedjiaguwenwell-developeddifferentformsonedirectionpartofChinesecultureatthebeginningseveralthousandyearsagobytheShangDynastyovertheyearstheQinDynastytodayDevelopmentHowdoestheChinesewritingsystemdevelopfromancienttimestotoday?Para.2-4TimeorderthepastthepresentTheChineseWritingSystem:ConnectingthePastandthePresentPara.1Chinaiswidelyknownforitsancientcivilisationwhichhascontinuedallthewaythroughintomoderntimes,despitethemanyupsanddownsinitshistory.Para.2Itdatesbackseveralthousandyearstotheuseoflonggu—animalbonesandshellsonwhichsymbolswerecarvedbyancientChinesepeople.Someoftheancientsymbolscanstillbeseenintoday’shanzi.Para.4Eventoday,nomatterwhereChinesepeopleliveorwhatdialecttheyspeak,theycanallstillcommunicateinwriting.WhatotherfunctionsdoestheChinesewritingsystemhave?thepresentPara.4ThatwritingsystemwasofgreatimportanceinunitingtheChinesepeopleandculture.

Para.5ThehighregardfortheChinesewritingsystemcanbeseeninthedevelopmentofChinesecharactersasanartform,knownasChinesecalligraphy,whichhasbecomeanimportantpartofChineseculture.Para.6AsChinaplaysagreaterroleinglobalaffairs,anincreasingnumberofinternational

studentsarebeginningtoappreciateChina’scultureandhistorythroughthisamazinglanguage.WhatotherfunctionsdoestheChinesewritingsystemhave?connectPeopleCultureconnectLanguageArtconnectChinaWorldconnectlanguagewithartconnectpeoplewithcultureconnectthepastandthepresentconnectChinawiththeworldWhydoestheauthoremphasizethe“connecting”functionsoftheChinesewritingsystem?importanceImportanceThatwritingsystemwasofgreatimportanceinunitingtheChinesepeopleandculture.ThehighregardfortheChinesewritingsystemcanbeseeninthedevelopmentofChinesecharactersasanartform,knownasChinesecalligraphy,whichhasbecomeanimportantpartofChineseculture.WrittenChinesehasalsobecomeanimportantmeansbywhichChina’spresentisconnectedwithitspast.Today,theChinesewritingsystemisstillanimportantpartofChineseculture.CanyoufindsomesentencesshowingimportanceoftheChinesewritingsystemdirectly?TheChinesewritingsystemisoneofthemainfactorsthathavemadethecontinuationofChina’sancientcivilisationpossible.Whatdoyouthinkaresomeotherfactors?123FoodArtFestivalsWhatdoyouthinkaresomeotherfactors?teawinedumplingBeijingduckHotPot…mooncakesoya-beanmilkarchitectureChinesepaintingBeijingoperachinapaper-cuttingShuembroidery…DragonBoatFestivalMid-AutumnFestivalTombSweepingDayLanternFestival…......thepresentDoyouthinktheChineselanguagemightbecomeagloballanguagelikeEnglishinthefuture?Why?SummaryTheChineseWritingSystem:ConnectingthePastandthePresentWhatHowWhyHomeworkReadthepassagecarefullyandwriteasummaryofitinnomorethan120words.OurschoolwillreceiveexchangestudentsfromBritish.PleasedesignaposterinEnglishtointroducethedevelopmentandimportanceofChinesecharacterstoBritishfriends.thepresentExampleTherearemanyfactorscontributingtothepopularityoftheChinesecivilization,ofwhichtheChinesecalligraphyplaysasignificantrole.Beingapicture-basedlanguage,itwascarvedondifferentmaterialsandithadmanyvariations,thusmakingitnotuniteduntilEmperorQingshihuangtookactionstostopthissituation.Eversincethen,theChinesecalligraphfunctionssuccessfullybymeansofconnectingChinaandtheworld,connectinglanguageandart,connectingpeoplewithcultureandconnectingthepastandthepresent.ItisbeyonddoubtthattheChinesecalligraphywillbecomemoreandmorepopularinthefutureanditwillbeappreciatedbypeoplebothhomeandabroad.ImportanceDevelopment1ItaccountsforthepopularityoftheChinesecivilization.2Itdatesbacktoseveralthousandyearsanditwasn’tuniteduntilEmperorQingshihuang.Fun