1、Project Designing a bookletThe development of Chinese charactersUnit 2 课件描述：本课件为Project的辅助教学软件，课件内容为Project第一课时。本课时设计重点在于阅读理解课文文本的基础上，为下一课时的图册文本设计提供信息与蓝本。马The development of Chinese charactersSkimmingSkim the text and discuss the structure of the text with your partner.Think about how many parts we
2、can divide the whole text into.Para.1Para.1Para.2 Para.2 L10L10Para.2-4Para.2-4Para.5Para.5Part 1Part 1Part 2Part 2Part 3Part 3Part 4Part 4Listen to the text and summarize the main idea for each part.ListeningA.The origin of Chinese characters.B.Simplified Chinese characters.C.Brief introduction of
3、Chinese characters.D.Form and development of Chinese characters.Para.1Para.1Para.2Para.2Para.2-4Para.2-4Para.5Para.5Main ideaCADBPara.1Para.1Part 1Part 1What makes the Chinese language differ from many Western languages?Para.2Para.2Part 2Part 2仓颉也称苍颉，是传说为黄帝的史官，汉字的创造者。传说中仓颉生有“双瞳四目”。目有重瞳者，中国史书上记载只有三个人
4、，虞舜、仓颉、项羽。虞舜是禅让的圣人，孝顺的圣人，而仓颉是文圣人，项羽则是武圣人。What fired his idea of inventing Chinese characters?Who is said to have invented Chinese writing?Para.3-4Para.3-4Part 3Part 3How are Chinese characters formed?drawings of physical objects pictographs(象形)木燕禾泉舟车网鱼Part 3Part 3How are Chinese characters formed?dr
5、awings of physical objects pictographs(象形)combine two or more characters together(会意)Para.3-4Para.3-4采尖家旦Examples:囚 伐仙众 男休 明 鸣孬 森本末炎歪.Explain the following characters and give more examples.Part 3Part 3How are Chinese characters formed?drawings of physical objects pictographs(象形)combine two or more
6、characters together(会意)Para.3-4Para.3-4combine meaning and pronunciation pictophonetic characters(形声)Have a discussion with your partner and try to find some more examples of pictophonetic characters.砖 编 聆 骂Examples:Part 4Part 4Para.5Para.5When were simplified Chinese characters introduced by the Ch
7、inese government?Where are simplified Chinese characters used?In the 1950s.In Chinas mainland.The 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?HomeworkFind more information on the Internet about the development of Chinese characters.
