Unit5LanguagesAroundtheWorldReadingandThinking課件-高中英語人教版

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1:Can

you

guess

what

they

mean?picture-basedsymbols

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callthiswritingart

form?Chinesecalligraphy(書法)

/k?'lIgr?fI/3.Doyouknow

howChinese

characters

develop?帶

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CHINESE

WRITING

SYSTEM:CONNECTING

THE

PAST

AND

THE

PRESENTTopictheChinesewriting

system-Focus-history/development

-

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--Predictimoderntimes,despitethe

many

ups

and

downs

in

its

history.There

are

many

reasons

why

this

Ihasbeenpossible,butone

ofthemainfactorshas

been

theChinesewritingsystem.Atthebeginning,writtenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguage.It

dates

backseveralthousandiyears

to

the

use

oflonggu—animalbonesiandshells

onwhichsymbols

were

carvedIby

ancient

Chinese

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can

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seen

in

today'sihanziIBy

the

Shang

Dynasty

(around

1600-1046

BC),these

symbols

had

become

aiwell-developed

writingsystem.Overtheiyears,the

system

developed

into

different|

forms,asit

was

a

time

whenpeople!

weredividedgeographically,leadingtoimanyvarieties

ofdialectsand

characters.IThis,however,changedunder

EmperorIQinshihuang

of

the

Qin

Dynasty(221-207|BC).Emperor

Qinshihuang

united

the

sevenmajorstatesinto

one

unified

country

where

theChinese

Iwritingsystembegan

to

develop

in

one

direction.That

writingsystemwas

ofgreat

importance

inuniting

the

Chinesepeopleand

culture.Even

today,no

matter

where

Chinesepeoplelive

or

what

idialect

they

speak,they

can

all

still

communicate

in

writing.WrittenChinesehasalso

become

an

importantmeansbywhich

China's

present

is

connected

withitspast.People

inmodern

times

can

read

the

classic

works

which

were

writen

by

Chinese

|

inancient

times.The

highregardforthe

Chinese

writingsystemcanbeseen

inthedevelopment

iof

Chinese

characters

as

an

art

form,known

as

Chinese

calligraphy,which

has

become

an

iimportant

part

of

Chineseculture.!Today,the

Chinese

writingsystem

isstillan

important

part

of

Chineseculture.As

China

plays

ia

greater

role

in

global

affairs,an

increasing

number

of

international

students

are

beginning

toiappreciateChina's

culture

and

historythroughthisamazinglanguage.Thedevelopment/historyof

theChinesewriting

systemThe

importance

of

theChinesewriting

systemTheintroductiontothetopicRead

quickly

and

divide

the

passage

into

three

parts.Reading馬旦不

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趙

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道China

is

widely

known

for

its

ancient

civilisation

which

has

continued

all

the

way

through

into人

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子

止秦統(tǒng)一后的文字Chinaiswidelyknownforitsancient

civilisationwhich

has

continued

all

the

way

through

into

modern

times,despitethemany

ups

and

downs

in

its

history.There

are

many

reasons

whythis

has

been

possible,but

one

of

the

main

factors

has

been

theSummary:TheChinesewritingsystemisoneof

the

mainfactors

whyChina'sancientcivilizationhassurvivedinto

modern

times.Read

para.1andsummarizethemain

ideaofthewhole

passage.Chinese

Writing

System.Part

1What'sthewritingstyleof

thetext?A.Narration(記敘文)B.Argumentation(議論文)Exposition(說明文)D.Description(描寫文)To

tell

a

storyTo

convince

sb.of

one's

viewSTo

explain

sth.To

describe

sb./sth.AnalyzeTHECHINESE

WRITING

SYSTEM:

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is

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known

for

its

ancient

clvillsationwhichhascontinuedall

the

way

through

intomodem

times,despite

the

many

ups

and

downs

in

is

history.There

are

many

reasonis

why

this

hasbeen

possible,butoneof

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system.At

the

heginning.written

Chinese

was

apicture-based

language.It

dates

back

several

thousandycarsto

the

use

oflonggM—animal

benesand

shells

on

whichsymbols

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Chinesepeople.Some

oftheancient

symbols

can

still

be

scen

in

today'shanzi.馬

年By

the

Shang

Dynasty

(around

1600-1046

BC),these

symbols

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become

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writing

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theyears,the

systemdeveloped

intodifferentforms,as

it

was

a

time

when

pcopleweredividedgeograpbically,leading

tomanyvarieties

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dialectsandcharacters.This,bowever,changed

under

EmperorQinshihuang

of

the

Qin

Dynasty(221-207BC).Emperor

Qinshihuang

united

the

seven

major

states

into

one

unified

country

where

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Chinesewtitingsystem

began

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inooe

direcbion.That

writingsysten

wasof

greatimportance

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today,nomatterwhere

Chinese

people

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orwhat

dialecttheyspcak,they

can

all

still

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iawricingWritten

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has

also

heconean

irmportant

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present

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past.Poople

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modern

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can

read

the

clasie

works

which

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written

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Chineseinanscienttimses.Tle

high

regardfortheChinesewriting

system

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be

seen

in

the

developnent

of

Chinesc

characters

asanartform,knownasChinese

calligrapby,which

has

become

animoportan.partof

Chincseculture.Today,the

Chinese

writing

system

is

still

an

important

part

of

Chinese

culture.As

China

playsa

greater

role

in

global

affairs,an

increasing

number

of

intermational

stidents

are

beginning

toappreciate

China'scultureand

history

through

thisamazinglanguage.Look

at

the

title

and

picture.Predict

what

the

text

is

about.The

text

may

be

about

theChinesewriting

system

anditshistoryfromancient

times

to

thepresent

day.馬縣不

些

生

象

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大

吳食臂Para

1TheChinesewritingsystemisoneof

thereasonswhy

Chinese

civilizationhascontinuedallthewaythroughintomoderntimes.Para2WrittenChinesewasapictured-basedlanguageatthebeginnihg.Para

3The

writingsystembecamewell-developed,and

later

developed

into

different

forms.Para

4Thewritingsystembegantodevelopinonedirection.Para5Written

Chinese

connects

China's

present

with

its

past,and

has

become

an

art

form.Para6The

Chinese

language

is

helping

to

spread

China's

cultureandhistory

to

the

world.EmperorQinshihuangunitedthe

sevenmajor

statesinto

one

unified

country

where

the

Chinese

writingsystembegantodevelopinonedirection.Thatwriting

systemwas

of

great

importance

in

unitingthe

Chinesepeople

and

culture.Eventoday,nomatterwhereChinesepeopleliveorwhat

dialectthey

speak,they

can

all

still

communicatein

writing.Written

Chinese

has

also

become

an

important

means

by

which

China's

present

is

connected

with

its

past.People

in

modern

timescanreadthe

classicworkswhichwerewrittenbyChinese

in

ancient

times.The

high

regardfortheChinesewritingsystemcanbeseen

in

the

development

ofChinese

charactersasanart

form,known

as

Chinese

calligraphy

,whichhasbecomean

importantpart

ofChinese

culture.Today,the

Chinese

writing

system

is

still

an

important

part

ofChinese

culture.As

China

plays

a

greaterrole

in

globalaffairs,an

increasing

number

ofinternational

students

are

beginning

to

appreciateChina's

culture

and

history

through

this

amazing

language.馬魚鹿牛人

大

子

止馬縣禾去生生多象燕齊趙魏韓

楚秦秦統(tǒng)一后的文字Scan

the

text

to

find

the

wordsandphrasesthatdescribe

atime.andshellsonwhichsymbolswerecarved

by

ancient

Chinese

people.Some

of

theancient

symbols

can

still

be

seen

in

today'shanzi.By

the

Shang

Dynastv

(around1600-

1046

BCE),these

symbols

had

become

awell-developedwriting

system.Overthe

years,the

system

developed

into

different

forms,as

it

was

a

time

when

people

were

divided

geographically,leading

to

many

varieties

of

dialectsandcharacters.

This,however,changedunderEmperor

Qinshihuang

of

the

Qin

Dynasty(221-207BCE).The

passage

isorganized

inthe

order

of

timeChinaiswidelyknownforits

ancientcivilisation

whichhas

continued

all

the

way

through

into

modern

times,despitethemanyupsanddownsinitshistory.Therearemanyreasonswhythis

has

been

possible,butoneof

themainfactorshas

beenthe

Chinesewriting

system.Atthebeginning.written

Chinesewas

apicture-based

language.It

dates

backseveralthousand

yearstotheuseof

longgu—animal

bonesFindoutthe

keywords!02

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civilisationwhich

has

continued

all

the

way

through

into

modern

times,despitethemany

ups

and

downs

in

its

history.There

are

many

reasons

whythis

has

been

possible,but

one

of

the

main

factors

has

been

theSummary:TheChinesewritingsystemisoneof

the

mainfactors

whyChina'sancientcivilizationhassurvivedinto

modern

times.Read

para.1andsummarizethemain

ideaofthewhole

passage.Chinese

Writing

System.Part

1Part

2Bythe

Shang

DynastyFindouttheexpressionsdescribinga

time.秦

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楚

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趙

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andtogeographical

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of

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the

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the

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the

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andculture,and

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development

ofChinese

writing

systemAt

thebeginninga

picture-basedlanguage.Chinese

writing

is

an

importantBythe

ShangDynasty

a

well-developedwritingsystem.part

of

Chinese

cultureDynastytodayyearsCareful

reading>Part

2

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for

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divided

by

geographyanddialects?(Para.4)It

allowed

Chinese

people,no

matter

where

they

lived

or

whatdialectthey

had,tocommunicatewitheachother.1.TheChinesewriting

systemconnectsChinesewho

lived

indifferent

placesorspeakdifferentdialect.Carefulreading>Pa