龍字的演變Unit5Languagesaroundtheworld

ReadingandThinkingTheChinesewritingsystem:connectingthepastandthepresentBeforetheclass,let’sreviewfollowingwordsAftertheclass,IshouldbeabletoAttheendofthisclass,youwillbeableto;1.readaboutthedevelopmentofChinesecharacters;2.readforspecificinformationandunderstandingwordsinthecontext;3.Analyzethecomplexsentences.4.Strengthenculturalconfidenceandnationalpride.雨火山水picture-basedsymbolssimplifiedChinesecharactersCanyourecognizethefollowingsymbols?Lead-inHowdotheChinesecharactersdevelopovertime?Lookatthetitleandpictureandpredictwhatthetextismainlyabout.THECHINESEWRITINGSYSTEM:CONNECTINGTHEPASTANDTHEPRESENTIthinkthetextismainlyaboutthehistoryoftheChinesewritingsystem.Pre-readingConnect:v.連接用法：connect…with/and/to…把……和……連接起來

Readforstructure1.Underlinethetopicsentencesandfindoutthestructureofthewholepassage.IntroductionBodyConclusionTopicItshistoryanddevelopmentItsimportancePart1:________Para.1Part2:_________Paras.2-4Part3:_________Paras.5-6SkimmingforstructureTheChineselanguageishelpingtospreadChina'scultureandhistory.Thewritingsystemdevelopedinonedirection.TheChinesewritingsystemisoneofmain

reasons

whyChinesecivilisationhascontinuedintomoderntimes.TheChinesewritingsystemconnectsChina'spresentwithitspast.WrittenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguage

atthebeginning.Thesymbolsbecameawell-developedsystem.Para1Para2Para3Para4Para5Para6LeadingparaDevelopmentImportance2.Readthetextquicklytofindthemainideaofeachparagraph.3.Readthepassageandchoosethebestanswer.(1)Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．ThedevelopmentofChinesewritingsystem.B．TheeffectofChinesewritingsystem.C．TheimportantroleofChinesewritingsystem.D．ThedevelopmentandeffectofChinesewritingsystem.(2)Whatisthetypeofthetext?A．Narration(記敘文)．B．ExpositoryWriting(說明文)．C．ArgumentativeEssay(議論文)．D．PracticalWriting(應(yīng)用文)．√√4.Scanthetexttofindthewordsandphrasesthatdescribeatime.ScanScanningislookingatthetextquicklytofindspecificinformation,suchasdatesornumbers.Thepassageisorganizedintheorderof_____.timeCareful-readingAtthebeginningapicture-basedlanguage;symbolscarvedonanimalbonesandshells.ShangDynastyOvertheyearsQinDynastyTodaywell-developedsystemDifferentforms(manyvarietiesofdialectsandcharacters)geographical

divisiondevelopinonedirection(unified)EmperorQinshihuangunitedthecountryCareful-readingPeoplecancommunicateinwritingwherever…andwhateverTask1findfollowingdetailsTask2findfollowingdetails(1)HowdidwrittenChineseunifyChinesepeopledividedbygeographyanddialects?Chinesepeoplefromdifferentplacesareallowedtocommunicatewitheachother.(2)HowdoeswrittenChineseconnectChinesepeopletodaywiththoseofthepast?Chinesepeopletodaycanreadandunderstandclassicworksfromancienttimes(4)WhydidtheChinesewritingsystembegintodevelopinonedirection?A．Becausepeoplewantedtoliveinpeace.B．BecauseEmperorQinshihuangunitedthesevenmajorstatesintooneunifiedcountry.C．Becausepeoplewerewillingtocommunicateinthelanguage.D．Becausepeopleweredividedgeographically.√Post-readingDiscussion1．Accordingtothewriter，theChinesewritingsystemisonefactorthathashelpedtheChineselanguageandculturesurvive.Whatdoyouthinkaresomeoftheotherfactors？(Creativethinking)paperartfoodeducationagriculture

powerfulgovernmentThemainreason1._______China’sancientcivilisationhascontinuedallthewaythroughintomoderntimeshasbeentheChinesewritingsystem.Atthebeginning，writtenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguage，which2.________(date)backseveralthousandyearstolonggu.Symbols3.____________(crave)onanimalbonesandshellsbyancientChinesepeople.Overtheyears，therewas4.________timewhentheChinesepeopleweredividedgeographically,5.________(lead)tomanyvarietiesofdialectsandcharacters.whydateswerecarvedaleadingSummaryEmperorQinshihuangunitedhesevenmajorstatesintooneunifiedcountry,makingtheChinesewritingsystembegintodevelop6.______onedirection.Itwasofgreat7.____________(important)inunitingtheChinesepeopleandculture.Peopleinmoderntimescanreadtheclassic8._______(work)writtenbyChineseinancienttimes.Nowadays，ChinesecalligraphyhasbecomeanimportantpartofChineseculture.AsChinaplaysagreaterrolein9._______(globe)affairs，alargenumberofinternationalstudentsarebeginningtoappreciateChina’scultureandhistorythroughthis10.__________(amaze)language.inimportanceworksglobalamazinglanguagepointsAnalyzethekeypointsofthetextTHECHINESEWRITINGSYSTEM:CONNECTINGTHEPASTANDTHEPRESENTChinaiswidelyknownforitsancientcivilisationwhichhascontinuedallthewaythroughintomoderntimes,despitethemanyupsanddownsinitshistory.Therearemanyreasonswhythishasbeenpossible,butoneofthemainfactorshasbeentheChinesewritingsystem.

一直，自始至終which引導(dǎo)限制性定語從句，是關(guān)系代詞，指代前面的civilisation，在句中作主語介詞，“不管，不顧；盡管”why引導(dǎo)限制性定語從句，是關(guān)系副詞，修飾前面的reasons轉(zhuǎn)折連詞沉浮；興衰Para.1beknownfor因……而著名Chinaiswidelyknownforitsancient__________whichhascontinuedallthewaythrough

intomodemtimes,despitethemanyupsanddownsinitshistory.中國(guó)以其古老的文明而聞名，它一直延續(xù)到現(xiàn)代，盡管在歷史上有許多起起伏伏。TheYangtzeisoneofthemotherriversofChinese

____________.長(zhǎng)江是中華文明的母親河之一。

/?s?v?la?z/vt.使文明；使開化；啟發(fā)Knowledgecan__________people.知識(shí)能夠使人有教養(yǎng)。Thewildchildfoundintheforestwasgradually__________在森林里發(fā)現(xiàn)的野孩子逐漸被開化了。civilizecivilizationcivilizedcivilizationn.文明civilizationcivilizecivilized/?s?v?la?zd/adj.

文明的；有教養(yǎng)的7.despite/d??spa?t/prep.

=inspiteof=regardless/despiteof=indespiteofDespitethemanyupsanddownsinitshistory,....

盡管在歷史上有許多起起伏伏,...Despiteallthesedifferences,lifestylechangesmaybeaffectingFrencheatinghabits.盡管有這些差異，生活方式變化可能在影響法國(guó)的飲食習(xí)慣。inspiteof/despite+doing可以轉(zhuǎn)換成though/although引導(dǎo)的從句Healwaysdidwellatschool

doingpart-timejobseverynowandthen.=Healwaysdidwellatschool

hedidpart-timejobseverynowandthen.盡管偶爾做兼職，他在學(xué)校總是學(xué)習(xí)成績(jī)很好。despite/inspiteofalthough/thoughupsanddowns

浮沉；興衰；榮辱Whenlifegetshardandyouwanttogiveup,rememberthatlifeisfullofupsanddowns,andwithoutthedowns,theupswouldmeannothing. 當(dāng)生活很艱難，你想要放棄的時(shí)候，請(qǐng)記住，生活充滿了起起落落，如果沒有低谷，那站在高處也失去了意義。TherelationshipbetweenChinaandAmericahasseenupsanddownsinthepastfiftyyears.在過去的50年里，中美兩國(guó)關(guān)系跌宕起伏。Chinaiswidelyknownforitsancientcivilisationwhichhascontinuedallthewaythroughintomoderntimes,despitethemanyupsanddownsinitshistory.盡管歷史跌宕起伏，中國(guó)以其古老的文明一直延續(xù)到現(xiàn)代而聞名.Atthebeginning,writtenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguage.Itdatesbackseveralthousandyearstotheuseoflonggu—animalbonesandshellsonwhichsymbolswerecarvedbyancientChinesepeople.Someoftheancientsymbolscanstillbeseenintoday’shanzi.

“介詞+關(guān)系代詞”引導(dǎo)的定語從句，修飾前面的animalbonesandshells追溯Para.2Para.3BytheShangDynasty(around1600-1046BCE),thesesymbolshadbecomeawell-developedwritingsystem.Overtheyears,thesystemdevelopedintodifferentforms,asitwasatimewhenpeopleweredividedgeographically,leadingtomanyvarietiesofdialectsandcharacters.This,however,changedunderEmperorQinshihuangoftheQinDynasty(221-207BCE).as引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句，意思是“因?yàn)椤眎twasatimewhen…是一段……的時(shí)期，when引導(dǎo)定語從句現(xiàn)在分詞短語作結(jié)果狀語，表示自然而然的結(jié)果=varietiesof各種各樣的Para.4EmperorQinshihuangunitedthesevenmajorstatesintooneunifiedcountrywheretheChinesewritingsystembegantodevelopinonedirection.ThatwritingsystemwasofgreatimportanceinunitingtheChinesepeopleandculture.Eventoday,nomatterwhereChinesepeopleliveorwhatdialecttheyspeak,theycanallstillcommunicateinwriting.

where引導(dǎo)定語從句，是關(guān)系副詞，修飾表地點(diǎn)的country，在句中作狀語朝著一個(gè)方向beof(great)+抽象名詞=be+形容詞“nomatter+疑問詞”引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句，相當(dāng)于“疑問詞+-ever”意為“無論……”Para.5WrittenChineseh