Unit5LanguagesAroundtheWorldPeriod2ReadingandThinkingWarming-upEnjoyavideoanddiscussthefollowingquestions.(1)WhywrittenChinesewasqualifiedastheperfectuniversalwrittenlanguage?(2)WhywrittenChinesemightnotbeauniversalwritingsystem?(3)HowdidtheuniversalwritingsystemdevelopinthehistoryofChina?Pre-readingReadingskill:Thetitletellsthetopicofthearticle.Whatdoyouknowaboutthetitleandthesubtitle?thedreamandtheplanThesubtitletellsthefocusofthearticle.Pre-readingActivity1:Readthetitleandfindthetopicandfocusofthepassage.Thenpredictwhatthepassagewillbeabout.TheChinesewritingsystem:connectingthepastandthepresentTopicFocusTheChinesewritingsystemConnectingthepastandthepresentThepassagewillbeabouthowtheChinesewritingsystemconnectthepastandthepresent.Pre-readingAccordingtothetitle,canyouguesshowthetextisorganized?thepastthepresentChinesewritingsystemThetextisorganizedintimeorder.connectWhile-readingAtthebeginning,severalthousandyearsagoBytheShangDynasty,Overtheyears,IntheQinDynasty,Inmoderntimes,Today,Activity2:Scanthetexttofindthewordsandphrasesthatdescribeatime.Atthebeginning,severalthousand_______Russia_______Germany______Spain_________Canada________India__________AtthebeginningBytheShangDynastyOvertheyearsIntheQinDynastyInthemoderntimesTodayWhile-readingAtthebeginning1.WhatdidwrittenChinesebeginas?2.Whendiditbegin?3.Wherewasitwritten?4.Whatwerewrittenandhowweretheywritten?Itbeganasapicture-basedlanguage.Itbeganseveralthousandyearsago.Itwaswrittenonanimalbonesandshellscalledlonggu.Symbolswerewrittenbycarving.Summary:Severalthousandyearsago,writtenChinesebeganas______________________carvedon_______________________________________________.picture-basedsymbolsanimalbonesandshellswhicharecalledlongguReadeachofthoseimportanttimescarefullyandanswerthequestions.Thenfillinthesummaryofeachimportanttime.While-readingAtthebeginningBytheShangDynastyWhathappenedtothesymbolsbytheShangDynasty?Ithadbecomeawell-developedwritingsystem.Summary:BytheShangDynasty,thesymbolshadbecome______________________________________.awell-developedwritingsystemReadeachofthoseimportanttimescarefullyandanswerthequestions.Thenfillinthesummaryofeachimportanttime.While-readingAtthebeginningBytheShangDynastyOvertheyearsHowdidthesystemdevelopovertheyears?Whydiditdevelop?Itdevelopedintodifferentforms.Becausepeoplethenweredividedgeographically,whichresultsinthedifferentdialectsandcharacters.Summary:Overtheyears,thesystemdevelopedinto_________________becausepeoplelivedindifferentpartsofthecountry,leadingto_____________________________.manydifferentformsdifferentdialectsandcharactersReadeachofthoseimportanttimescarefullyandanswerthequestions.Thenfillinthesummaryofeachimportanttime.While-readingAtthebeginningBytheShangDynastyOvertheyearsIntheQinDynasty1.WhatdidEmperorQinshihuangdo?HeunitedthesevenmajorstatesintooneunifiedcountrywheretheChinesetheChinesewritingsystemwastobeunified.2.HowdidwrittenChineseunifyChinesepeopledividedbygeographyanddialects?ItallowedChinesepeople,nomatterwheretheylivedorwhatdialecttheyhad,tocommunicatewitheachother.Summary:IntheQinDynasty,theChinesewritingsystembegantodevelop________________becauseEmperorQinshihuang_____________________________.inonedirectionunitedthesevenmajorstatesReadeachofthoseimportanttimescarefullyandanswerthequestions.Thenfillinthesummaryofeachimportanttime.While-readingAtthebeginningBytheShangDynastyOvertheyearsIntheQinDynasty1.Howwastheancientwritingsystemdevelopedinmoderntimes?Ithasdevelopedintoanartform,knownasChinesecalligraphy.Inthemoderntimes2.HowdoeswrittenChineseconnectChinesepeopletodaywiththoseofthepast?Chinesepeopletodaycanreadandunderstandclassicworksfromancienttimes.Summary:Inmoderntimes,ancientwritingformhasbeenseenas_____________,knownas_____________________.anartformChinesecalligraphyReadeachofthoseimportanttimescarefullyandanswerthequestions.Thenfillinthesummaryofeachimportanttime.While-readingAtthebeginningBytheShangDynastyOvertheyearsIntheQinDynastyInthemoderntimesTodayHowaretheChinesecharacterstoday?Theyhavebeenmorepopularamonginternationalstudents.Summary:Today,asChinaplaysagreaterrolein___________,Chinesecharactershavebeen___________amongthe_____________.globalaffairsmorepopularinternationalstudentsReadeachofthoseimportanttimescarefullyandanswerthequestions.Thenfillinthesummaryofeachimportanttime.Post-reading1.RetelltheshorthistoryofChinesewritingsystembasedonthetimeline.AtthebeginningBytheShangDynastyOvertheyearsIntheQinDynastyInthemoderntimesTodayWhathappened/EventTimePost-readingDiscussion:Accordingtothewriter,theChinesewritingsystemisonefactorthathashelpedtheChineselanguageandculturesurvive.Whatdoyouthinkaresomeoftheotherfactors?AssignmentWriteapassageaboutthehistoryofthedevelopmentoftheChinesewritingsystem.Notes—TheChineseWritingSystem1.Itdatesbackseveralthousandyearstotheuseoflonggu-animalbonesandshellsonwhichsymbolswerecarvedbyancientChinesepeople.在这里,onwhichsymbolswerecarvedbyancientChinesepeople为定语从句,修饰定先行词longgu-animalbonesandshells。此定语从句由介词+关系代词(onwhich)导,onwhich定语从句中充当地点状语,等于where。e.g.