高中英语_The Development of Chinese Characters教学课件设计.ppt

The Development of Chinese Characters The Development of  Chinese Characters Look at the title and guess what could be mentioned in the passage. 1. The invention of Chinese characters. 2. Ways of drawing objects. 3. Methods of making Chinese characters. 4. Simplified Chinese characters. Reading tips: When you take a guess, you should focus on the key words in the title. Pre-reading A. Three methods were used to make Chinese characters. B. The Chinese government introduced simplified Chinese characters. C. The Chinese language differs from western languages. D. Chinese characters were invented by Cang Jie. Para.1 Para.2 Paras.3-5 Para.6 General idea of each part Fast reading Where does the Chinese language differ from western languages? The Chinese language differs from many western languages in that, instead of an alphabet, it uses characters which stand for ideas, objects or deeds. Para.1 汉语与西方语言不同，区别在于它不使用字母，而是用汉字表示思想、物体和行为。 Careful reading How were Chinese characters invented? A man named Cang Jie was hunting when he saw the tracks of animals in the snow and had the idea that he could use different shapes to represent different objects. Para.2 Cang Jie In the Period of Huangdi, Cang Jie was believed to have four eyes so that he could see all sorts of things. Three methods of making Chinese characters Paras.3-5 Method 1 Drawings of _______ Method 2 To combine characters to express ______ Method 3 To have one part of a character indicate the ________ and the other suggest the _____________. objects ideas pronunciation meaning （Pictographs 象形字） （Ideographs 会意字） （Pictophonetics 形声字） g) What method is used? 房 担 What method is used? 囚 明 What method is used? What kind of Chinese characters are we using now? Simplified Chinese characters. Why did the Chinese government introduce simplified Chinese characters? Para.6 Open talk Look at the title and guess what could be mentioned in