人教版新教材高中英语第一册-Unit-5--The-Chinese-Writing-System--

Module1Unit5LanguagesaroundtheworldReading:TheChineseWritingSystem:ConnectingthePastandthePresentPeriod2英语·必修第一册Activity1:IntroducingthedevelopmentPleaseintroducethedevelopmentoftheChinesewritingsystemaccordingtothefollowingpicture.theChinesewritingsystemTimeeventQ1:Whatarethekeywordsofthesecondpartofthetitle?Q2:Couldyoufindsomesentencesincludingwordsindicating“thepastandthepresent”?Activity2:Focusingonthefunction①Chinaiswidelyknownforitsancientcivilisationwhichhascontinuedallthewaythroughintomoderntimes,...butoneofthemainfactorshasbeentheChinesewritingsystem.(Paragraph1)②Itdatesbackseveralthousandyearstotheuseoflonggu―animalbonesandshellsonwhichsymbolswerecarvedbyancientChinesepeople.Someoftheancientsymbolscanstillbeseenintoday’shanzi.(Paragraph2)③Eventoday,nomatterwherepeopleliveorwhatdialecttheyspeak,theycanstillcommunicateinwriting.(Paragraph4)④WrittenChinesehasalsobecomeanimportantmeansbywhichChina’spresentisconnectedwithitspast.PeopleinmoderntimescanreadtheclassicworkswhichwerewrittenbyChineseinancienttimes.(Paragraph5)⑤Today,theChinesewritingsystemisstillanimportantpartofChineseculture.(Paragraph6)connectQ3:Besidesconnectingthepastandthepresent,whatotherfunctionsdoestheChinesewritingsystemhave?Givetheevidence.①ThatwritingsystemwasofgreatimportanceinunitingtheChinesepeopleandculture.connectpeoplewithculture②ThehighregardfortheChinesewritingsystemcanbeseeninthedevelopmentofChinesecharactersasanartform,knownasChinesecalligraphy,whichhasbecomeanimportantpartofChinesecultureconnectcharacters/languagewithart③AsChinaplaysagreaterroleinglobalaffairs,anincreasingnumberofinternationalstudentsarebeginningtoappreciateChina'scultureandhistorythroughthisamazinglanguage.connectChinawiththeworldconnectthepastandthepresentconnectpeoplewithcultureconnectcharacters/languagewithartconnectChinawiththeworldThe“connecting”functionoftheChinesewritingsystemQ1:Whydoestheauthoremphasizethe“connecting”functionoftheChinesewritingsystem?Q2:CanyoufindsomesentencesshowingtheimportanceoftheChinesewritingsystemdirectly?functionimportance①ThatwritingsystemwasofgreatimportanceinunitingtheChinesepeopleandculture.②WrittenChinesehasalsobecomeanimportantmeansbywhichChina’spresentisconnectedwithChina’spast.③ThehighregardfortheChinesewritingsystemcanbeseeninthedevelopmentofChinesecharactersasanartform,knownasChinesecalligraphy,whichhasbecomeanimportantpartofChineseculture.④ThesystemofChinesecharactersisstillanimportantpartoftheChineseculture.intentionTheChinesewritingsystemisoneofthemainfactorsthathasmadethecontinuationofChina’sancientcivilisationpossible.TheChinesewritingsystemisoneofthemainfactorsthathasmadethecontinuationofChina’sancientcivilisationpossible.functiondevelopmentimportanceWhatHowWhytopicPara.1Paras.2-6MakeaspeechontheopeningceremonyoftheFestivalofChineseCharactersinyourschooltocallonstudentstomaketheChinesewritingsystemknowntomorepeople.Yourspeechshouldinclude:①atopic;②thedevelopment,functionandimportanceoftheChinesewritingsystem;③aconclusion.Good-bye&goodluck!