新人教版高中英语必修第一册新人教版高中英语必修第一册：The Chinese Writing System- Connecting the Past and the Present

TheChineseWritingSystem:ConnectingthePastandthePresentUnit5LanguagesaroundtheworldAttheendofthisclass,youwillbeableto;1.readaboutthedevelopmentofChinesecharacters;2.readforspecificinformationandunderstandingwordsinthecontext;3.Analyzethecomplexsentences.雨火山水picture-basedsymbolssimplifiedChinesecharactersCanyourecognizethefollowingsymbols?Lead-inHowdotheChinesecharactersdevelopovertime?Lookatthetitleandpictureandpredictwhatthetextismainlyabout.THECHINESEWRITINGSYSTEM:CONNECTINGTHEPASTANDTHEPRESENTIthinkthetextismainlyaboutthehistoryoftheChinesewritingsystem.Pre-reading

Readforstructure1.Underlinethetopicsentencesandfindoutthestructureofthewholepassage.IntroductionBodyConclusionTopicItshistoryanddevelopmentItsimportancePart1:________Para.1Part2:_________Paras.2-4Part3:_________Paras.5-6While-reading2.Readthetextquicklytofindthemainideaofeachparagraph.A.Thewritingsystembegantodevelopinonedirection.B.Thewritingsystembecamewell-developed,andlaterdevelopedintodifferentforms.C.TheChinesewritingsystemisoneofthereasonswhyChinesecivilizationhassurvivedintomoderntimes.D.WrittenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguageatthebeginning.E.TheChineselanguageishelpingtospreadChina’scultureandhistorytotheworld.F.WrittenChineseconnectsChina’spresentwithitspast,andhasbecomeanartform.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5Para.6Payattentiontothefirstsentence

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theparagraphwillhelpyousummarizethemainidea.3.Readthepassageandchoosethebestanswer.(1)Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．ThedevelopmentofChinesewritingsystem.B．TheeffectofChinesewritingsystem.C．TheimportantroleofChinesewritingsystem.D．ThedevelopmentandeffectofChinesewritingsystem.(2)Whatisthetypeofthetext?A．Narration(记叙文)．B．ExpositoryWriting(说明文)．C．ArgumentativeEssay(议论文)．D．PracticalWriting(应用文)．√√4.Scanthetexttofindthewordsandphrasesthatdescribeatime.ScanScanningislookingatthetextquicklytofindspecificinformation,suchasdatesornumbers.Thepassageisorganizedintheorderof_____.timeChinaiswidelyknownforits___________________,whichhascontinuedinto_____________,despitethemany_____________initshistory.Thereare_____________whythishasbeenpossible,butoneofthemainfactorshasbeen_________________________.ancientcivilisation(1)Fillintheblanks.moderntimesupsanddownsmanyreasonstheChinesewritingsystemCareful-reading1.ReadPara.1carefullyanddothefollowingexercises.(2)WhatisthefunctionofPara.1?Para.1istheleadparagraphwhichintroducesthetopicofthetext—ChinesewritingsystemisoneofthereasonswhyChinesecivilisationhassurvivedintomoderntimes.2.ReadParas.2-4carefullyanddothefollowingexercises.(1)FindoutwhathappenedateachofthoseimportanttimestoshowhowwrittenChinesedeveloped.Atthebeginning：______________________________Datebackseveralthousandyears：_________________________________BytheShangDynasty：_____________________________________Overtheyears：_______________________________IntheQinDynasty：_________________________________Eventoday：_______________________Beganasapicture-basedlanguageTheuseoflonggu—animalbonesandshellsBecameawell-developedwritingsystemDevelopedintodifferentformsBegantodevelopinonedirectionUsedincommunication(2)WhydidtheChinesewritingsystemdevelopintodifferentformsovertheyears?Becauseitwasatimewhenpeopleweredividedgeographically，leadingtomanyvarietiesofdialectsandcharacters.(3)HowdidwrittenChineseunifyChinesepeopledividedbygeographyanddialects?Chinesepeoplefromdifferentplacesareallowedtocommunicatewitheachother.(4)WhydidtheChinesewritingsystembegintodevelopinonedirection?A．Becausepeoplewantedtoliveinpeace.B．BecauseEmperorQinshihuangunitedthesevenmajorstatesintooneunifiedcountry.C．Becausepeoplewerewillingtocommunicateinthelanguage.D．Becausepeopleweredividedgeographically.√(1)Whatexpressionsabout“important”arementionedinthetext?ThatwritingsystemwasofgreatimportanceinunitingtheChinesepeopleandculture.(Para.4)WrittenChinesehasalsobecomeanimportantmeansbywhichChina’spresentisconnectedwithitspast.(Para.5)ThehighregardfortheChinesewritingsystem...,whichhasbecomeanimportantpartofChineseculture.(Para.5)Today，theChinesewritingsystemisstillanimportantpartofChineseculture.AsChinaplaysagreaterroleinglobalaffairs...(Para.6)3.ReadParas.4-6carefullyanddothefollowingexercises.

(2)Whatdoeseach“importance”referto?ImportanceConnectionofgreatimportance(Para.4)animportantmeans(Para.5)animportantpartofChineseculture(Para.5)playsagreaterrole

in(Para.6)connect____________with______connect_______with_________Chinesepeopleculturethepastthepresentconnect_________with___connect______and________charactersartChinatheworld

(3)HowdoeswrittenChineseconnectChinesepeopletodaywiththoseofthepast?Chinesepeopleinmoderntimescanreadandunderstandtheclassicworksfromancienttimes.

(4)WhyisChineseappreciatedbyinternationalstudents?BecauseChinaplaysagreaterroleinglobalaffairs.1.DoestheauthorholdapositiveornegativeattitudetowardstheChinesewritingsystem?Positive.2.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?TheauthorintendstoraiseourawarenessoftheimportanceofwrittenChineseandtakesprideinChineselanguageandculture.ThinkingPost-readingDiscussion1．Accordingtothewriter，theChinesewritingsystemisonefactorthathashelpedtheChineselanguageandculturesurvive.Whatdoyouthinkaresomeoftheotherfactors？(Creativethinking)paperartfoodeducationagriculture

powerfulgovernment2.WillChinesebecomeinternationallanguageornot?Why?(Criticalthinking)Themainreason1._______China’sancientcivilisationhascontinuedallthewaythroughintomoderntimeshasbeentheChinesewritingsystem.Atthebeginning，writtenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguage，which2.________(date)backseveralthousandyearstolonggu.Symbols3.____________(crave)onanimalbonesandshellsbyancientChinesepeople.Overtheyears，therewas4.________timewhentheChinesepeopleweredividedgeographically,5.________(lead)tomanyvarietiesofdialectsandcharacters.whydateswerecarvedaleadingSummaryEmperorQinshihuangunitedhesevenmajorstatesintooneunifiedcountry,makingtheChinesewritingsystembegintodevelop6.______onedirection.Itwasofgreat7.____________(important)inunitingtheChinesepeopleandculture.Peopleinmoderntimescanreadtheclassic8._______(work)writtenbyChineseinancienttimes.Nowadays，ChinesecalligraphyhasbecomeanimportantpartofChineseculture.AsChinaplaysagreaterrolein9._______(globe)affairs，alargenumberofinternationalstudentsarebeginningtoappreciateChina’scultureandhistorythroughthis10.__________(amaze)language.inimportanceworksglobalamazingAnalyzethekeypointsofthetextTHECHINESEWRITINGSYSTEM:CONNECTINGTHEPASTANDTHEPRESENTChinaiswidelyknownforitsancientcivilisationwhichhascontinuedallthewaythroughintomoderntimes,despitethemanyupsanddownsinitshistory.Therearemanyreasonswhythishasbeenpossible,butoneofthemainfactorshasbeentheChinesewritingsystem.

beknownfor因……而著名which引导限制性定语从句，是关系代词，指代前面的civilisation，在句中作主语介词，“不管，不顾；尽管”why引导限制性定语从句，是关系副词，修饰前面的reasons转折连词沉浮；兴衰Para.1Atthebeginning,writtenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguage.Itdatesbackseveralthousandyearstotheuseoflonggu—animalbonesandshellsonwhichsymbolswerecarvedbyancientChinesepeople.Someoftheancientsymbolscanstillbeseenintoday’shanzi.

“介词+关系代词”引导的定语从句，修饰前面的animalbonesandshells追溯Para.2Para.3BytheShangDynasty(around1600-1046BCE),thesesymbolshadbecomeawell-developedwritingsystem.Overtheyears,thesystemdevelopedintodifferentforms,asitwasatimewhenpeopleweredividedgeographically,leadingtomanyvarietiesofdialectsandcharacters.This,however,changedunderEmperorQinshihuangoftheQinDynasty(221-207BCE).as引导原因状语从句，意思是“因为”itwasatimewhen…是一段……的时期，when引导定语从句现在分词短语作结果状语，表示自然而然的结果=varietiesof各种各样的Para.4EmperorQinshihuangunitedthesevenmajorstatesintooneunifiedcountrywheretheChinesewritingsystembegantodevelopinonedirection.ThatwritingsystemwasofgreatimportanceinunitingtheChinesepeopleandculture.Eventoday,nomatterwhereChinesepeopleliveorwhatdialecttheyspeak,theycanallstillcommunicateinwriting.

where引导定语从句，是关系副词，修饰表地点的country，在句中作状语朝着一个方向beof(great)+抽象名词=be+形容词“nomatter+疑问词”引导让步状语从句，相当于“疑问词+-ever”意为“无论……”Para.5WrittenChinesehasalsobecomeanimportantmeansbywhichChina’spresentisconnectedwithitspast.PeopleinmodemtimescanreadtheclassicworkswhichwerewrittenbyChineseinancienttimes.ThehighregardfortheChinesewritingsystemcanbeseeninthedevelopmentofChinesecharactersasanartform,knownasChinesecalligraphy,whichhasbecomeanimportantpartofChineseculture.

“介词+关系代词which”引导的定语从句，修饰前面的meansbe