M3U2 Project

1、馬The development of Chinese charactersU2 Projectby Chen JingWhatre they?Chinese characters.貞(會(huì)意)今(會(huì)意)疾(會(huì)意)夕(象形)雨(象形)其(象形)Can you make out any of these Chinese characters?王曦之蘭亭序行書(shū)楷書(shū)Formal ScriptRunning ScriptDo the Chinese characters remain the same for thousands of years?NO!Chinese characters are al

2、ways changing!QuestionHow did Chinese characters develop?Read the text and discuss the structure of the text with your partner. Think about how we can divide the whole text into three parts and summarize the main idea for each part. Para.1Para.2-4Para.5Part 1Part 2Part 3Brief introduction ofChinese

3、characters. The origins of Chinese characters and form and development of Chinese characters.Simplified Chinese characters.Part 1Part 2Part 3Para.1Part 1 What makes the Chinese language differ from many Western languages?Part 2Para 2 Line 6-10The inventors nameHis finding(發(fā)現(xiàn))His ideaCang JieThe trac

4、ks of animals in the snow are different.Using different shapes to represent different objects.倉(cāng)頡也稱蒼頡，是傳說(shuō)為黃帝的史官，漢字的創(chuàng)造者。傳說(shuō)中倉(cāng)頡生有“雙瞳四目”。目有重瞳者，中國(guó)史書(shū)上記載只有三個(gè)人，虞舜、倉(cāng)頡、項(xiàng)羽。虞舜是禪讓的圣人，孝順的圣人，而倉(cāng)頡是文圣人，項(xiàng)羽則是武圣人。 Para. 2-4Part 2How are Chinese characters formed?drawings of physical objects pictographs(象形)木燕禾泉舟車網(wǎng)魚(yú)Part 2H

5、ow are Chinese characters formed?drawings of physical objects pictographs(象形)combining two or more characters together(會(huì)意)Para.2-4Ideographs 會(huì)意字 A man leans against a tree, which means that he is resting.采尖家旦Examples:How are Chinese characters formed?drawings of physical objects pictographs (象形)comb

6、ining two or more characters together associative characters (會(huì)意) combining meaning and pronunciation pictophonetic characters (形聲)Pictophonetic形聲字帽、洋、姥、駛、材、枝、鋼、侶、銅、洲磚 編 聆 罵 Examples:Part 3Para.51.When were simplified Chinese characters introduced by the Chinese government?2.Where are simplified Chi

7、nese characters used?In the 1950s.In Chinas mainland.The story of BrailleWhere can we see Braille in our daily life?bus stopelevator underground street menu Name of the characters for the blindInventor Original（本身的）methodDisadvantages（不利之處）What gave him inspiration（靈感）Disadvantages Description（描述）of

8、 his inventionAdvantages Read the passage and fill in the blanks.Name of the characters for the blindInventor Original（本身的）methodDisadvantages（不利之處）BrailleLouis BrailleUsing paper pressed against metal wire to form letters.Too heavyWhat gave him inspiration（靈感）Disadvantages Description（描述）of his inv

9、entionAdvantages A soldier showed a system using paper with small, raised dots that could be felt with the fingers.Too difficult to be of practical use.A system with patterns of six raised dots representing each letter.Easily recognized with fingers and written with a special typewriter.Discussion1. Can you give some examples of Chinese words and phrases that come from other languages?2. Do you think that it is possible for Chinese to become the most popular international language some day? Why or why not?3. Aside from Baille, can you thin