(共15张PPT)
Unit3 The world online
Oracle bone inscriptions
Lead in
泪
雨
心
酒
鹿
孕
鸟
老
Para. 1: Introduction
Para. 2: _____of Chinese
characters
Para. 4:
Para. 5:
Para. 6: Conclusion
Para. 3: ____________of forming Chinese characters
_________ of Chinese characters
__________of Chinese characters
Origin
Different ways
Evolution
Influence
Fast reading
(2) According to legend, who invented the first Chinese characters How did he invent them
Read Paragraphs 1-2 and answer the following questions.
Careful reading
Cang Jie. He saw animal tracks in the ground, and began drawing pictures of objects in nature.
(1) What is the significance of discovery of oracle bone inscriptions
People began to realize the significance of oracle bone inscriptions and the mystery surrounding the origin of Chinese characters has started to be revealed.
Read Paragraph 3 and fill in the following table.
Examples Ways of forming Chinese characters
shan(山)
shang(上)
xia(下) ming(明)
hu(湖)
Combining meaning and pronunciation
Adding symbols to an existing pictographic character to indicate things
Putting together different characters to indicate a new meaning
A drawing of something
Careful reading
Listen and fill in the following table.
The evolution of Chinese characters Time Chinese characters Significance
Maybe about 5,000 years ago The first characters The earliest Chinese characters were the
fruits of our ancestors’ careful observation and striking imagination.
The Shang Dynasty The earliest form of Chinese characters ever found to this day
The Qin Dynasty _____________________________of the Qin Dynasty
The official writing system
The oracle bone inscriptions
Xiaozhuan
Careful reading
The evolution of Chinese characters Time Chinese characters Significance
The Han Dynasty Lishu A mainstream style of writing in the Han Dynasty; The process of the evolution from
Xiaozhuan to Lishu______________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
The Tang Dynasty It eventually progressed into what we now consider to be the standard script.
A far-reaching change which promoted
__________________________________
In the 1950s
marked a revolutionary transformation from ancient characters into modern characters.
Kaishu
The simplified and standardized Chinese characters
mass literacy
Careful reading
(1)What do you think of Chinese characters
(2)What do you think of our ancestors
Careful reading
Read paragraph5 and fill in the table.
Areas Influence of Chinese characters Conclusion
China
Asia Stories of our ancestors have been passed down in a form that remains accessible to us today and the glorious history of our country has been preserved.
Chinese characters have greatly influenced the writing systems in many Asian countries such as Japan and Vietnam, forming the “Chinese character cultural sphere”.
Educated people in these countries carefully studied Chinese literary and philosophical texts.
Chinese characters hold the key to promoting the transmission of Chinese culture.
Discuss in your group and answer the following questions.
1. What is the problem
2. How can we solve the problem
Post reading
With the smart phones and computers used every day, Chinese so-called character amnesia is very serious.
(1) We should spare more time to practise handwriting.
(2) ...watch some TV programmes about Chinese characters.
(3)...read more books .
(4)...change input system based on Pinyin into handwriting(手写输入法).
(5)...
Choose one Chinese character you like best and write it down.
Explain it in English.(why you like it & what it means).
Post reading
‘X’ is made up of / is formed with the characters for ... and ... .
Thus, the character means ‘...’.
‘X’ has two parts. One part indicates... , and the other suggests the pronunciation‘...’. Therefore, ‘X’ means ‘...’.
假定你是李华,你的英国朋友Tom正在学习中国汉字,发邮件向你询问汉字文化,请你回复邮件,内容包括:
1.仓颉造字的故事;
2.汉字的类型与例子;
3.你最喜欢的汉字及原因。
注意:
1.词数80字左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Homework
Thank you!