高一英语《Language》课件5.ppt

* 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 answer questions. 1. How old is the Chinese writing? Read the article on p.38 and answer questions. 1. How old is the Chinese writing? Thousands of years. Read the article on p.38 and answer questions. 1. How old is the Chinese writing? Thousands of years. 2. Who invented Chinese characters? Read the article on p.38 and answer questions. 1. How old is the Chinese writing? Thousands of years. 2. Who invented Chinese characters? Cang Jie. 3. How was Chinese writing invented? 3. How was Chinese writing invented? Cang Jie saw the footprints of birds and animals in the snow and he got the idea that he could use different shapes or pictures to represent objects. 3. How was Chinese writing invented? Cang Jie saw the footprints of birds and animals in the snow and he got the idea that he could use different shapes or pictures to represent objects. 4. When did the Chinese government introduce simplified characters? 3. How was Chinese writing invented? Cang Jie saw the footprints of birds and animals in the snow and he got the idea that he could use different shapes or pictures to represent objects. 4. When did the Chinese government introduce simplified characters? In the 1950s. How are Chinese characters formed? How are Chinese characters formed? drawings of physical objects － pictographs(象形) How are Chinese characters formed? drawings of physical objects － pictographs(象形) combine two or more characters together(会意)