1、马The development of Chinese characters Learning aims:1.Learning about the development of Chinese characters.2.Understanding how the blind read by their special characters-BrailleSkim the text.Think about how many parts we can divide the whole text into.Self-guidance(1)SkimmingPara.1Para.2 L10Para.2-
2、4Para.5Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Listen to the text and summarize the main idea for each part.Self-guidance(2)ListeningA.The origin of Chinese characters.B.Simplified Chinese characters.C.Brief introduction of Chinese characters.D.Form and development of Chinese characters.Para.1Para.2L10Para.2-4Para.
3、5Main ideaCADBPara.1Para.2 L10Para.2-4Para.5Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Cooperation and discussionDetailed reading Para.1Part 1nRead the first part and fill in the chart.1between Chinese and western languagesChinese languageWestern languageUses 2 to stand for ideas,object etc.Uses 3 Words are formed by
4、putting together different 4A word is often formed by putting some letters together.charactersalphabetcharactersDifferencesPart 2 Para.2 the _ of Chinese characters.The inventors nameHis finding(发现)The of animals in the snow are differentHis ideaUsing different_ to represent different objects.Cang J
5、ietracksshapesbeginningPara.3-4Part 3How are Chinese characters formed?drawings of physical objects pictographs(象形)木燕禾泉舟车网鱼Part 3How are Chinese characters formed?drawings of physical objects pictographs(象形)combine two or more characters together(会意)Para.3-4采尖家旦Examples:囚 伐仙众 男休 明 鸣孬 森本末炎歪.Explain t
6、he following characters and give more examples.Part 3How are Chinese characters formed?drawings of physical objects pictographs(象形)combine two or more characters together(会意)Para.3-4combine meaning and pronunciation pictophonetic characters(形声)Knowing pictophonetics（形声字）Have one part of a character
7、indicate the and the other suggest the_ .meaningpronunciationHave a discussion with your partner and try to find some more examples of pictophonetic characters.砖 编 聆 骂Examples:Part 4Para.5When were simplified Chinese characters introduced by the Chinese government?Where are simplified Chinese charac
8、ters used?In the 1950s.In Chinas mainland.The story of Braille Know something about the characters for the blindThe story of BrailleWho is Braille?What happened to him when he was three years old?How did he create his system?What do you think of Braille and his system?Where can you see Braille in ou
9、r daily life?bus stopelevatorunderground street menu Name of the characters for the blindInventor Original（本身的）methodDisadvantages（不利之处）What gave him inspiration（灵感）Disadvantages Description（描述）of his inventionAdvantages BrailleBrailleUsing paper pressed against metal wire to form lettersToo heavyA
10、soldier showed a system using paper with small,raised dots that could be felt with the fingersToo difficult to be of practical useA system with patterns of six raised dots representing each letterEasily recognized with fingers and written with a special typewriterSelf-assessment Task 7and Task 8 in the newspaperHomeworkFinish Task 4 and Task 5 in the newspaper.
