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Unit 5 Languages around the world
Reading and Thinking
Explore the Chinese Writing System
雨
火
山
水
picture-based symbols(象形符号)
simplified Chinese characters(简体字)
Can you recognize the following symbols
How did picture-based symbols develop into simplified Chinese characters
-Theme？
-What aspects may be mentioned in the text
Look at the title and make a prediction
Reading for main idea
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
Para 6
A. The writing system began to develop in one direction.
B. The Chinese writing system is still an important part of Chinese culture.
C. The Chinese writing system is one of the factors why Chinese civilization has survived into modern times.
D. Written Chinese connects China’s present with its past.
E. At the beginning, written Chinese was a picture-based language.
F. The writing system became well-developed and later developed into different forms.
TIPS:
The topic sentence is often the first or the last sentence in each paragraph.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5
Para. 6 Reading for structure
The Chinese writing system is one of the reasons why Chinese civilization has survived into modern times.
Written Chinese was a picture-based language at the beginning.
The writing system became well-developed, and later developed into different forms.
The writing system began to develop in one direction.
Written Chinese connects China’s present with its past,
and has become an art form.
The Chinese writing system is still an important part of Chinese culture.
a brief introduction
the development/ history
the function/ importance/ significance
the
Qin Dynasty
over the years
by the Shang Dynasty
at the beginning
Reading for details (Para2-4)
today
1. How many periods of time are mentioned What are they
2.What happened during different periods of time
picture-based language
became
well-
developed
communicate
in writing
developed in one
direction
developed
into different
forms
the Chinese Writing System
Activity 2 Reading for details (Para4-6)
What expressions about “important” are mentioned in the text
That writing system was of great importance in uniting the Chinese people and culture.
Written Chinese has also become an important means by which China’s present is connected with China’s past.
The high regard for the Chinese writing system can be seen in the development of Chinese characters as an art form, known as Chinese calligraphy, which has become an important part of Chinese culture.
The system of Chinese characters is still an important part of the Chinese culture.
connection
connect ______ and ______
connect ______ and
_______
connect _______and
________
connect _______ and
_______
What connections are shown in these sentences
That writing system was of great importance in uniting the Chinese people and culture.
Chinese people
culture
Written Chinese has also become an important means by which China’s present is connected with China’s past.
present
past
The high regard for the Chinese writing system can be seen in the development of Chinese characters as an art form, known as Chinese calligraphy, which has become an important part of Chinese culture.
language
art
The system of Chinese characters is still an important part of the Chinese culture. As China plays a greater role in global affairs, an increasing number of international students are beginning to appreciate China’s culture and history through this amazing language.
China
world
What problem are we facing today
Discussion
When you are ready to write Chinese characters, even those frequently used in our daily life, you easily forget how to write the characters.
-Why does this happen
-As a student, what can you do to prevent it
Good Awful
Chinese calligraphy has developed along with China’s __________. It is difficult to say when exactly calligraphy started. Chinese writing was first done by _________ symbols onto bones and shells, but as it developed into a writing ________, it also developed as a form of art done with a brush. It is believed that Chinese calligraphy ____________ to at least the Han Dynasty (202 BCE-220 CE). Soon after that, the idea developed that calligraphy was not only a beautiful art form but also a _________ of showing the character of the “man behind the brush”. Today, anyone from small children to old people can enjoy practicing the __________ art of Chinese calligraphy.
system carving means
dates back classic civilisation
civilisation
carving
system
dates back
means
classic
A people without the knowledge of
their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.
---Marcus Garvey
Thank you!

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