Unit 5 Reading and Thinking 課件-高中英語人教版（2019）必修第一冊

B1U5

Languagesaroundtheworld

TheChineseWritingSystem:

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其靁虺虺腌臢孑孓陟罰臧否針砭時弊

鱗次櫛比一張一翕我們中國的漢字

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我們中國的漢字

一撇一捺都是故事GuessingGameCanyourecognizethesepictures?吃瓜菜鳥吃土單身狗picture-basedsymbolssimplifiedChinesecharacterspastpresenthistorydevelopmentTheChineseWritingSystem:

ConnectingthePastandthePresenttopicfocusReadthetextquicklytofindthemainideaofeachparagraphScanningPara1

Chinaiswidelyknownforitsancient

civilizationwhichhascontinuedallthewaythroughintomoderntimes,despitethemanyupsanddownsinitshistory.Therearemanyreasonswhythishasbeenpossible,butoneofthemainfactorshasbeentheChinesewritingsystem.Para1:TheChinesewritingsystemisoneofthereasonswhyChinesecivilisationhassurvivedintomoderntimes.Para2

Atthebeginning,writtenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguage.Itdatesbackseveralthousandyearstotheuseoflonggu―animalbonesandshellsonwhichsymbolswerecarvedbyancientChinesepeople.Someoftheancientsymbolscanstillbeseenintoday’shanzi.Para2:WrittenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguagecarvedonlongguatthebeginning.Para3

BytheShangDynasty(around1600—1046BCE),thesesymbolshadbecomeawell-developedwritingsystem.Overtheyears,thesystemdevelopedintodifferentforms,asitwasatimewhenpeopleweredividedgeographically,leadingtomanyvarietiesofdialectsandcharacters.This,however,changedunderEmperorQinshihuangoftheQinDynasty(221-207BCE).Para3:Thewritingsystembecamewell-developed,andlaterdevelopedintodifferentforms.Para4

EmperorQinshihuangunitedthesevenmajorstatesintooneunifiedcountrywheretheChinesewritingsystembegantodevelopinonedirection.ThatwritingsystemwasofgreatimportanceinunitingtheChinesepeopleandculture.Eventoday,nomatterwhereChinesepeopleliveorwhatdialecttheyspeak,theycanallstillcommunicateinwriting.Para4:Thewritingsystembegantodevelopinonedirection.Para.5

WrittenChinesehasalsobecomeanimportantmeansbywhichChina'spresentisconnectedwithitspast.PeopleinmoderntimescanreadtheclassicworkswhichwerewrittenbyChineseinancienttimes.ThehighregardfortheChinesewritingsystemcanbeseeninthedevelopmentofChinesecharactersasanartform,knownasChinesecalligraphy,whichhasbecomeanimportantpartofChineseculture.Q:What’sthefunctionofthefirstsentence?Itisatransitionalsentence,connectingtheprecedingandthefollowing.Para5:WrittenChineseconnectsChina’spresentwithitspast,andhasbecomeanartform.Para5—6Para2—4Para.6

Today,theChinesewritingsystemisstillanimportantpartofChineseculture.AsChinaplaysagreaterroleinglobalaffairs,anincreasingnumberofinternationalstudentsarebeginningtoappreciateChina'scultureandhistorythroughthisamazinglanguage.Para6:TheChineselanguageishelpingtospreadChina’scultureandhistorytotheworld.ReadthewholepassagequicklyagainFindthewordsandphrasesthatdescribeatimeTIMEatthebeginningseveralthousandyearsagobytheShangDynastyovertheyearsintheQinDynastyinmoderntimestodayEvent？？？？？FindoutwhatthingsareconnectedbyChinesewritingsystem

CONNECTDeepthinking1.Whatcouldbeauthor’sattitudetowardsChinesewritingsystem?2.Doestheauthorholdthenegativeorpositiveattitude?3.Whydoyouthinkso?Canyoufindsomeexpressionsinthepassagetosupportyouropinion?Structure

Para1Para2Para6Para3Para4Para5topic——whatdevelopment——howfunction——whyDiscussionAccordingtothewriter,theChinesewritingsystemisoneofthefactorsthathelpstheChineselanguage