1、人教版必修第一册Unit 5 Languages Around the World Period 2 Reading and thinking The Chinese Writing System:Connecting the past and the presentPredicting the content of the passageLook at the title and the picture,and then predict what the passage will be about.Q1:What will be talked about?The Chinese writin
2、g system Q2:What may be the authors intention of writing the passage?To introduce the development and importance of Chinese writing system1.Whats the main idea of the passage?The development of the Chinese writing system and its function 2.What is the main idea of the following paragraphsPara 1:The
3、Chinese writing system is one of the_why Chinese civilization has survived into modern times.Para 2:Written Chinese was a_language at the beginning.Para 3：The writing system became_Para 4:The writing system became_Para 5：Written Chinese connects Chinas_with its _Para 6:The Chinese language is helpin
4、g to_Chinas culture and history.picture-basedreasonsin one directionwell-developedpresentpastappreciatewords and phrases that describe time.several thousand years ago,by the Shang Dynasty,over the years,in the Qin Dynasty,todaywhat happened at each of those important times.several thousand years ago
5、 picture basedShang Dynasty well-developedover the years different kindsQin Dynasty unifiedtoday communicate 1.Why is the Chinese writing system so important?2.How did written Chinese unify Chinese people divided by geography and dialects?3.How does written Chinese connect Chinese people today with
6、those of the past?4.According to the writer,the Chinese writing system is one factor that has helped Chinese language and culture survive.What do you think are some of the other factors?1.Why is the Chinese writing system so important?uniting the Chinese people and culture connecting Chinas present
7、with its past The high regard for the Chinese writing system as an art form-calligraphy Let people all round the world appreciate Chinas culture and history through Chinese language3.How does written Chinese connect Chinese people today with those of the past?People in modern times can read the clas
8、sic works which were written by Chinese in ancient times.2.How did written Chinese unify Chinese people divided by geography and dialects?Emperor Qinshihuang united the seven major states into one unified country where the Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction.The writing system w
9、as of great importance in uniting the Chinese people and culture.4.According to the writer,the Chinese writing system is one factor that has helped Chinese language and culture survive.What do you think are some of the other factors?The development of Chinese economy.As China plays a greater role in
10、 global affairs,more international students are beginning to learn and appreciate our culture and history.The Festival of Chinese Characters of our school is coming.Please introduce the development of the Chinese writing system according to“time&event”.The Festival of Chinese Characters of our schoo
11、l is coming.Please introduce the development of the Chinese writing system according to“time&event”.Several thousand years ago,Chinese characters began as picture-based symbols carved on longgu.By the Shang Dynasty,the symbols had become a well-developed system.Over the years,the system developed in
12、to different forms.This,however,changed in the Qin Dynasty when the Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction because Emperor Qinshihuangunited seven major states.Even today,not only can Chinese people communicate well by means of it but also many foreign friends come to China to appreciate Chinas culture and history through this amazing language.人教版必修第一册
