湖南省长沙市长郡中学高中英语课件：Unit2Language——project1（译林牛津版必修三）.pptVIP

Who introduced blind people to reading? What did the soldier do for students when he visited the school? Louis Braille. Who introduced blind people to reading? What did the soldier do for students when he visited the school? Louis Braille. Who introduced blind people to reading? What did the soldier do for students when he visited the school? Louis Braille. He showed the students a system for passing messages at night during times of battle. 3. At Braille’s time, what were the books forblind people like? Were they convenient for use? 3. At Braille’s time, what were the books forblind people like? Were they convenient for use? Books for blink people used paper pressedagainst metal wire to form letters. They were too heavy and not convenient for use at all. 4. What contributions did Louis Braille make for blind people? 4. What contributions did Louis Braille make for blind people? His system allows blind people to read and write. It enables them to discover the world around them though they cannot see. Useful expressions introduce ... to ... as a result of ... take the idea of practical use 1. In those days, books for blind people used paper pressed against metal wire to form letters. (L1-2) 2. The soldiers would drag their fingers over the raised dots to read the message. (L15) 3. While the students found the soldiers idea interesting, the system was too difficult to be of practical use. (L16-17) Sentences Homework 课课练 What are they? What are they? Chinese characters pictograph pictograph pictograph 囚 伐 仙 众 男 休 明 鸣 孬 森 炎 歪 Explain the following characters and give more examples. Read the text and learn how Chinese characters developed. How old is the Chinese writing? Read the article on p. 38 and answer questions. 2. Who invented Chinese characters? 3. How was Chinese writing invented? 4. When did the Chinese government introduce simplified characters? Read the article on p.38 and answer questions. Read the article on p.38 and answ