Unit 5 Languages Around the World Reading and Thinking 课件 2023-2024学年高中英语人教版必修第一册 .pptx

Languages Around the WorldReading and Thinking Lead in山水木羊虎Can you recognize these pictures? What do they represent? Lead inOracle bone inscriptions are symbols carved on turtle shells and animal bones during the Yin and Zhou dynasties, mostly containing divination records.Maybe they are the earliest characters. Pre-readingLook at the title and picture below. Predict what the text will be about.TopicFocusthe Chinese writing system in the pasthow the Chinese writing system makes this connection …… While ReadingRead the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph.010203The Chinese writing system is one of the reasons why Chinese civilisation has survived into modern times.Written Chinese was a picture-based language at the beginning.The writing system became well-developed, and later developed into different forms. 04While ReadingRead the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph.0605The writing system began to develop in one direction.Written Chinese connects China’s present with its past, and has become an art form.The Chinese language is helping to spread China’s culture and history to the world. While ReadingScan the text to find the words and phrases that describe a time. Then write down what happened at each of those important times.at the beginning dates back several thousand yearsby the Shang Dynastythe Qin Dynastyin modern times even todayover the years While Readingmodern timesThe Chinese civilisation still continues. While ReadingAt the beginning, written Chinese was a picture-based language. It dates back several thousand years to the use of longgu—animal bones and shells on which symbols were carved by ancient Chinese people. Some of the ancient symbols can still be seen in today’s hanzi.at the beginningWritten Chinese was a picture-based language.dates back several thousand yearsLonggu appeared While Readingby the Shang DynastySymbols carved on Longgu had become a well-developed writing system.over the yearsThe writing system deve