Language课件9.pptVIP

skimming 1.When did Chinese writing begin? 2.How was Chinese writing invented? 3.When did the Chinese government introduce simplified Chinese characters? * * 马 The development of Chinese characters Do the Chinese characters remain the same for thousands of years? NO! Chinese characters are always changing! 1.When did Chinese writing begin? Thousands of years ago. 2. How was Chinese writing invented? Cang Jie saw the footprints of birds and animals in the snow and got the idea that he could use different shapes to represent different objects. 3. When did the Chinese government introduce simplified Chinese characters? In the 1950s. 仓颉, 汉字的创始人,是古代神话传说中黄帝的史官.据说刻在兽骨和龟甲上的文字也是由他发明的.他被尊为 “造字圣人”. Cang Jie, who is believed to have invented Chinese characters, used to work as a history official under the Yellow Emperor in ancient China. It is said that the inscriptions(碑文) on bones and tortoise shells were also invented by him. He has been taken as a legendary figure in Chinese history and culture. Para.1 Para.2 Para.3-4 Para.5 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 The origin of Chinese characters. Simplified Chinese characters. C. Brief introduction to Chinese  characters. D. Form and development of Chinese  characters. Para.1 Para.2 Para.3-4 Para.5 Main idea C A D B How can blind people read? The blind can read by touching letters in raised dots ,which is called Braille. Why do we call this reading system Braille? Because it was created by Louis Braille. So it was named after him. Louis Braille was born in 1809 in France. When he was young, he had an accident and became blind. Then he invented this special language for the blind. How much do you know about Louis Braille? *