1、Can you make out any of these Chinese characters?贞(会意)今(会意)疾(会意)夕(象形)雨(象形)其(象形)甲骨文金文战国文字小篆Oracle Bone InscriptionsBronze InscriptionsLesser Seal Characters野鹤巢边松最古仙人掌上雨初晴江流有声 断岸千尺小篆Lesser seal characters隶书草书Official Script Cursive Script王曦之兰亭序行书永和九年，岁在癸丑，暮春之初，会于会稽山阴之兰亭，修禊事也。群贤毕至，少长咸集。此地有崇山峻岭，茂林修竹。又有清
2、流激湍，映带左右，引以为流觞曲水.楷书Formal ScriptRunning ScriptDo the Chinese characters remain the same for thousands of years?NO!Chinese characters are always changing!Who first invented Chinese writing?When did the Chinese government introduce simplified Chinese characters?Cang Jie.In the 1950s.Answer the followi
3、ng questions.1.When did Chinese writing begin?2.2.How was Chinese writing invented?Thousands of years ago.Cang Jie saw the tracks of animals in the snow and he got the idea he could use different shapes to stand for different objects.3.How did the character of“mountain”develop over time?Can you give
4、 any other examples?The character for a mountain was at first three mountaintops together.Thisbecame one mountaintop and three lines,and over time turned into the character we used nowadays仓颉,汉字的创始人,是古代神话传说中黄帝的史官。据说刻在兽骨和龟甲上的文字也是由他发明的.他被尊为“造字圣人”。Cang Jie,who is believed to have invented Chinese chara
5、cters,worked as anofficial under the Yellow Emperor in ancient China.It is said that the inscriptions on bones and tortoise shells were also invented by him.He has been taken as a legendary figure in Chinese history and culture.Forms and development of Chinese charactersPictographs象形字Ideographs会意字In
6、dicatives指事字pictophonetic形声字Characters made by combining two or more elements togetherThe form of the characters which are used to indicate directions and numbersCharacters consisting of the semantic(语意的)radical and phonetic(语音的)radicalThe first real Chinese charactersPictographA pictograph is a dep
7、iction(描绘)of a material object.SunMoonMountainSheepBull象形字HumanWomanIdeographs 会意字composed of two or more existing characters.A man leans against a tree,which means that he is resting.土Please move the boxes around to make a character to match the English word.sit man rest good forest木木木人木人人子田力女Indic
8、atives or Self-Explanatory Characters指事字On the topBeneathThe left symbol means a sword.Put a point on the character“sword”,then it refers to the blade.上下Indicatives 指事字Pictophonetic形声字帽、洋、姥、驶、材、枝、钢、侣、铜、洲Development of Chinese charactersWhich do you prefer?漢字擁有悠久的歷史，它是中國文化的象徵，是中國勞動人民智慧的結晶。汉字拥有悠久的历史，它
9、是中国文化的象征，是中国劳动人民智慧的结晶。Chinese simpleChinese complexV s.Nowadays there are so many borrowed words in our language.Please cite some examples and talk about whether it is necessary for us to use such words.The way a written language developed can tell us just as much about a culture as the history of a
10、 spoken language.(p38)一种书面语言的发展方式,能告诉我们关于一种口语的历史,同样也告诉我们文化方面的东西。1.我不喜欢他对待孩子的方式。I dont like the way he treats his child.2.他解决问题的方式很奇特。The way he solved the problems was strange.2009 湖南 Reality is not the way you wish things to be,nor the way they appear to be,_ the way they actually are.A.as B.or C.b
11、ut D.andThe Chinese language differs from many Western languages in that,instead of an alaphabet,it uses characters which stand for ideas,objects or deeds.(p38)句中that 引导一个名词性从句，充当介词in 的宾语。词组stand for 在这里的意为“代表，象征”，此外还有“支持，主张”的意思。如：汉语与很多西方语言不同,区别在于它不使用字母，而是用汉字表示思想、物体和行为。This symbol stands for good fo
12、rtune.这个符号象征着好运。differ from不同于;有区别=be different fromMen are alike in their promises.It is only in their deeds that they differ(from each other).人在许诺时都一样,不同之处在于他们的行动。differ from/with sb.on/about sth.与某人在某事上意见不一致Im sorry to differ from/with you about that question.对不起,关于这个问题我与你的看法不同。相关链接:make a/no/som
13、e/little difference 有一点/没有/有些/几乎没有作用/关系/影响in that 因为;原因是;在于He differed from other people in that he always looked farther ahead in his work.他和别人不同的是他在工作中比别人都看得远些。对我来说,你走或留都没有关系。It doesnt make any difference to me whether you go or stay.1.2009上海 Leaves are found on all kinds of trees,but they differ
14、greatly _ size and shape.A.on B.form C.by D.in2.2009重庆 Human facial expressions differ from those of animals in the degree _ they can be controlled on purpose.A.with which B.to which C.of which D.for whichThough these kinds of characters indicatemeanings,one of their shortcomings is that they do not
15、 show how they should be pronounced.(p38)虽然在这些类型的汉字能够表示意义，但是它们的缺点之一是其字形不具有表音的功能。句首though引导让步状语从句，主句中that引导一个表语从句，该表语从句中show 后接一个由how引导的宾语从句。indicate 1.指出;指示;标示A signpost indicated the right road for us to follow.一个路标给我们指出应走的路。2.暗示I indicated that his help was not welcome.我表示他的帮助不受欢迎。3.表示明白In this ma
16、p,the towns are indicated by a red dot.在这张地图上，城镇是用小红点标的。The story of Braille.1.Who introduced blind people to reading?Louis BrailleAnswer the following questions.2.At Brailles time,what were the books for blind people like?Were that convenient for use?Books for blind people used paper pressed agains
17、t metal wire to form letters.They were too heavy and not convenient for use at all.3.What did the solider do for students when he visited the school?He showed the students a system for passing messages at night during times of battle.4.What contributions did Louis Braille make for blind people?His s
18、ystem allows blind people to read and write.It enables them to discover the world around them though they cannot see.You are going to write a booklet about the way several Chinese characters developed.Please do the group work and follow the instructions on P39 to finish your own booklet.In fact,there are six categories of Chinese characters:pictographs,self-explanatory characters,associative compounds,pictophoneticcharacters,phonetic loan characters,and mutually explanatory characters.
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