Unit+5+Languages+around+the+World+Reading+and+Thinking高中英語人教版（2019）必修1

Unit5LanguagesaroundtheWorld

ReadingandThinkingInthisclass,youwill1.LearnaboutthedevelopmentoftheChinesewritingsystemanditsimportance2.Analyzethetextstructure3.RealizetheimportanceofspreadingChinesecultureandbuilduptheconfidenceinChinesecultureLearningobjectivesGuessingGame山水日火Pre-readingCanyourecognizeanother“馬”inthepicture?WheredidpeoplewritedownthesymbolsinancientChina?theearliestChinesecharactersbecarvedonanimalbonesandshellsWhatcanyoupredictfromthetitle?THECHINESEWRITINGSYSTEM:CONNECTINGTHEPASTANDTHEPRESENTdevelopmentimportancePre-readingWhile-readingReadthetextquicklytocheckyourpredictionTHECHINESEWRITINGSYSTEM:CONNECTINGTHEPASTANDTHEPRESENTdevelopmentimportanceWhile-reading

DevelopmentScanthetexttofindthewordsandphrasesaboutthetimeandwhathappenedateachoftheseimportanttimes.While-reading

DevelopmentseveralthousandyearsagobytheShangDynastyovertheyearsintheQinDynastytodayWhathappenedtotheChinesecharactersatthoseimportanttimes?While-reading

DevelopmentseveralthousandyearsagoBytheShangDynastyOvertheyearsIntheQinDynastyTodayPicture-basedsymbolsonlonggu

Awell-developedwritingsystemDifferentforms

Begantodevelop

inonedirectionAnimportantpartofcultureListenandreadthetextagain,payingattentiontothedevelopmentoftheChinesewritingsystem.While-reading

DevelopmentListenandreadthetextagain,payingattentiontothedevelopmentoftheChinesewritingsystem.While-reading

DevelopmentWhile-reading

DevelopmentseveralthousandyearsagobytheShangDynastyovertheyearsintheQinDynastytodayTHECHINESEWRITINGSYSTEM:CONNECTINGTHEPASTANDTHEPRESENTHowdoeswrittenChineseconnectChina’spresentanditspast?Canyoufindsentencesinthetext?While-reading

ImportanceThatwrtingsystemwasofgreatimportanceinunitingtheChinesepeopleandculture.Eventoday,nomatterwhereChinesepeopleliveorwhatdialecttheyspeak,theycanallstillcommunicateinwriting.(Paragraph4)ConnectpeopledividedbygeographyWhile-reading

ImportanceConnectpeopleandculture

(Paragraph5)While-reading

ImportancePeopleinmoderntimescanreadtheclassicworkswhichwerewrittenbyChineseinancienttimes.ThehighregardfortheChinesewritingsystemcanbeseeninthedevelopmentofChinesecharactersasanartform,knownasChinesecalligraphy,whichhasbecomeanimportantpartofChineseculture.Connectcharactersandart

Further-thinkingWiththedevelopmentofnewtechnology,somepeoplethinkthereisnoneedtolearncalligraphy.Doyouagree?Why？alonghistoryabeautifulartformpartofChina'sculture/civilisationawaytorelax/developpatience…

uniqueandirreplaceableWhile-reading

ImportanceAsChinaplaysagreaterroleinglobalaffairs,anincreasingnumberofinternationalstudentsarebeginningtoappreciateChina'scultureandhistorythroughthisamazinglanguage.ConnectChinaandtheworld(Paragraph6)Summary

TopictheChinesewritingsystemdevelopmentimportanceThestructureofanexposition(說明文)ConnectthepastandthepresentConnectpeopledividedbygeographyConnectChinaandtheworldConnectpeopleandcultureConnectcharactersandartChinaiswidelyknownforitsancientcivilisationwhichhascontinuedallthewaythroughintomoderntimes,despitethemanyupsanddowsinitshistory.Therearemanyreasonswhythishasbeenpossible,butonethemainfactorshasbeentheChinesewritingsystem.(Paragraph1)Doyouknowsomeotherfactors?Post-reading

DiscussionⅠTraditionalartsChinesepaintingBeijingoperachina

paper-cuttingTraditionalfoodteaBeijingduckHotPotmooncakeChinesepeople’scontributionsPost-reading

DiscussionⅠAsaChineseteenager,whatwillyoudotohelpspreadChineseculture?Post-reading

DiscussionⅡImproveChineseandEnglishCatchopportunitiestolearntraditionalartsKnowaboutstories/legendsaboutChinesefestivalsIntroduceChineseculturetoforeignersifpossible…Possibleanswer:HOMEWORKReadthetextagainandtrytoretellit.Finishwritingthefollowingspeech.你校將舉行一次主題為“傳承中華文明，傳播中國文化”的英語演講比賽，請你寫一篇演講稿，內容包括：如何傳承（欣賞、學習）；如何傳播（介紹、交流）；注意：詞數80左右；可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。Dearfriends,I’mreallyproudtosharemyopinionsaboutChineseculture.AsChineseteenagers,weshouldattempttoappreciateChinesecultureandhaveagoodknowledgeofit.Surely,it’sbettertolearnsometraditionalarts,likecalligraphy.Nowadays,Chinaplaysanincreasinglyvitalroleinglobalaffairs.Therefore,it’sagoodideatointroduceChineselanguage,arts,foodsandthestoriesbehind