课件60张PPT。Unit 2 Language
Project 教学目标1.To learn the main idea of passage one “ The Development of Chinese Characters”
2. To draw students’ attention to the pleasure of Chinese characters.
3. Let students remember some useful phrases.The development of Chinese characters
According to the video, who can draw some pictures to show the development of a certain word?马The development of Chinese charactersSkim the passage about the development of
Chinese characters to answer the two questions:
1.Who first invented Chinese writing?
2.When did the Chinese government
introduce simplified Chinese characters?
In the 1950s.Step 2: Fast ReadingCang jie.仓颉, 汉字的创始人,是古代黄帝的史官。据说刻在兽骨和龟甲上的文字也是由他发明的。他在中国历史文化中被尊为“造字圣人”。 Cang Jie, who is believed to have invented Chinese characters, used to work as a history official under the Yellow Emperor in ancient China. It is said that the inscriptions on bones and tortoise shells were also invented by him. He has been taken as a legendary figure in Chinese history and culture. (Para 1)Part 2
(Para 2)Part 3
(Paras 3-4 )Part 4
(Para 5) Scan the whole passage to find the main idea of each passage.Brief introduction to Chinese characters.The origins of Chinese characters.Form and development of Chinese characters.Simplified Chinese characters.Part 1Step 3 Careful readingUses 2_________Words are formed by putting together different 3____________. A 4______ character can also make up a word.charactersalphabetcharacterssingleTask 1: Read the 1st passage to tell the differences between Chinese and western languages.A word is often formed by putting some letters together.Uses 1__________ to stand for ideas, object etc.
How did Cang Jie invent chinese writing?
Task 2: Read the second passage to know the beginning of Chinese characters.Task 3: Read the third to fourth passage to know other
types of Chinese characters.Use different shapes or drawingsrepresent different objectscombine two or more characters togetherexpress an ideadirections and
numberscombine one part indicating meaning and the other suggesting pronunciationshow their meaning
and pronunciation use position to express an
ideapictographs木燕禾泉舟车网鱼fountain car tree net boat seedling fish bird Ideographs 会意字 formed by combining two or more existing characters. 土木木木人木人人子 田力 坐男休好森女会意字的练习 Please move the boxes around to make a character to match the English word.
sit man rest good forestIndicatives Characters 指示字 Pictophonetic 形声字 The chinese language _ ____ western languages___, __________, it uses characters which_________________. Chinese writing began _________________. _______an ancient story, a man_____________________________. _______characters were developed from drawings of objects. Sometimes to express ideas, some characters were made__________________________________. Other characters were developed for directions and numbers. Though these kinds of characters____________,
__________________is that they do not show how they should be pronounced. Therefore, a method was developed to have one part of a character ______________and the other_________________.differs fromin thatinstead of an alphabetstand for ideas,objects or deedsthousands of years ago.According tonamed Cang Jie invented Chinese writingNot allby combining two or more characters togetherindicate meaningsOne of their shortcomingsindicate the meaningsuggest the pronunciationThe story of BrailleEnjoy some pictures and then tell the teacher what you can
see in the pictures. Lead-inelevator street menu BrailleBrailleUsing paper pressed against
metal wire to form lettersToo heavyRead the second passage on Page 39 and then fill in the chart below.A soldier showed a system using
paper with small, raised dots that
could be felt with the fingers.Too difficult to be of practical use.A system with patterns of six
raised dots representing each letter.Easily recognized with fingers and
written with a special typewriter.What gave him
inspiration(灵感)Writing a bookletNow you are going to write a booklet either about how a written language developed, or about how some Chinese characters developed.
The questions on Page 39 may give you some help, so discuss the questions with your partners before writing the booklet.Step 4: Post-reading activities1. Retelling the development of Chinese character according to what we’ve learned today.
2. Think over what we can do to help the disabled to show our concerns(关心)and respect.Read the passage and learn more details about Braille.Language points1.The Chinese language differs from Western languages in
that, instead of an alphabet, it uses characters which stand
for ideas, objects or deeds.
汉语与西方语言不同,区别在于它不使用字母,而是用汉字
表示观点、物体或行为。(1) differ from不同于; 有区别=be different from
The taste of Chinese food differs from that of American food.
中国食物的味道不同于美国食物。
Men are alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they differ from each other.
人在允诺时都一样。只有在行动时才有区别。【拓展】
(1)differ from/with sb. on/about sth. 与某人在某事上意见不一致
(2)make a/ no/ some/little difference 有/没有/有些/几乎没有影响
(3)be different from 和……不同(4)tell the difference(s) between…and…
说出……和……的不同
I’m sorry to differ from/ with you about that question.
很抱歉,我与你在那个问题上观点不同。
It doesn’t make any difference to me whether you go or stay.
你是走还是留对我没有影响。(2) stand for 代表;象征;主张;支持
The rose stands for England. 玫瑰花是英格兰的象征。
【拓展】
stand by 袖手旁观;支持;靠近
stand out 明显,醒目;突出
stand up for 支持,维护,保卫
stand up to 勇敢地面对,抵抗;经得起【即学即练】(1) ——Peter, what do the letters CBA_____?
——China Basketball Association.
A. stand up B. stand by
C. stand out D. stand for
(2) (2010·合肥模拟) The young pianist named Lang Lang _____ among the music circle and is well received by the audience.
A. stands out B. makes out
C. picks out D. takes out代表DA出色,杰出弄明白认出拿出2. One winter day while he was hunting, he saw the tracks of animals in the snow and observed that the appearance of each one was different.
一个冬天,当他在打猎的时候,他看见雪中动物的足迹并观察到每种都不同。
这是一个较为复杂的句子。while引导时间状语从句,主句是he saw the tracks of…was different;主句中是并列的谓语部分,即saw the tracks…in the snow和observed that…,而且在observed后面有一个由that引导的宾语从句。3. as a whole
However, as a whole, the characters have developed from drawings into standard forms.
不过总的来说,汉字从图画发展成了标准形式。
as a whole 作为整体,总体上
The project will be beneficial to our city and to our country as a whole.
总体来说,这个项目会对我们城市和国家有利。on the whole 大体上,总的看来,相当于in general
On the whole/In general, I think your questionnaire is well designed.
总的说来,我觉得你的问卷设计得不错。【拓展】4. Not all characters were developed from drawings
of objects.
并不是所有的汉字都是由物体的图画发展而来的。
(1) 当not与all, both, everyone, everything, everywhere,
everyday等连用时表示部分否定, 意为“并不都……”? All that glitters is not gold. = Not all that glitters is gold.
闪光的并不都是金子。
? Both of them haven’t read this story. =Only one of
them has read this story. 他们中只有一人读过这个故事。
? This kind of flower can’t be seen everywhere. 这种花不
是随处可见的。(2) neither, none of, nothing, nobody, nowhere, 表示完全否定。
Neither sentence is correct.
两个句子都不正确。
None of the students have read the novel.
没有一个学生读过这本小说。All of us do not agree to the plan. 我们并非都同意这个计划。
None of us agree(s) to the plan. 我们都不同意这个计划。
Everything is not ready. 并非一切就绪。
【拓展】
◆当not与any, anyone, anywhere, anything 连用或出现no, nothing, nobody, nowhere, none时是完全否定,表“全不……”
We fear no difficulty.
= We don’t fear any difficulties.我们不怕任何困难。【即学即练】将下面的句子翻译成汉语
(1) All of us do not agree to the plan.
我们并不是都同意这个计划。
(2) None of us agree(s) to the plan.
我们都不同意这个计划。
(3) Everything is not ready.
并不是一切都准备好了。
(4) Nothing is ready.
一切都没准备好。5. combine v. 组合,(使)联合,(使)结合
Sometimes to express ideas, some characters were made
by combining two or more characters together.
有时候为了表达概念,某些汉字由两个或多个汉字组合而成。
? combine …together 把……结合起来
Let’s combine what we’ve got together.
让我们把我们所得的结合起来。? combine A with B 把A与B结合起来
If we can combine theory with practice, it will be better.
如果我们理论联系实际,会做得更好。
? combination n. 结合, 联合
His character is a combination of strength and kindness.
他的性格是强势和仁慈的结合体。【真题在线】
(2010·福建高考)—— In this day and age, women can have children and jobs as well.
—— I can’t agree more. It’s great to have the two _____.
A. linked B. related C. connected D. combined
【解析】选D。答语句意: 我完全同意。这两者结合起来太好了。link “联系”;relate “使联系”;connect“连接”;combine“使结合,同时做两件不同的事”。6. It is easy to distinguish their meanings by looking at them,
for example, the characters for ‘up’ and ‘down’, which are
opposites of each other.
只要看它们的字形,就很容易区别它们的意思,比如汉字
“上”和“下”, 其字形恰好相反。
(1) It 此处作__________, to distinguish their meanings by
looking at them 是____________。
(2) distinguish vt. 区分,辨别;使具有某种特征真正的主语形式主语? 区别,辨别
It’s hard to distinguish the boy with his twin brother.
很难区别这个男孩和他的双胞胎弟弟。
? 辨清(轮廓), 分清(声音)
Can you distinguish the special box on the desk in the dark?
你能在黑暗中辨清桌上那个特殊盒子吗?? 使有特色
He didn’t get the job, for there wasn’t much to distinguish him from other interviewees.
他没能得到那份工作,因为他和其他面试者们没有多大区别。【拓展】
distinguish sb./sth. from… 区分,区别于
distinguish oneself 表现突出
(3) which are opposites of each other 是_____从句,
修饰并列的先行词“up” and “down”,所以从句的谓语动词用are。定语7. Though these kinds of characters indicate meanings, one of
their shortcomings is that they do not show how they should
be pronounced.
虽然这些类型的汉字能够表示意义, 但是它们的缺点之一
是其字形不具有表音的功能。 indicate v.
? 指出;指示;标出
In this map, the towns are indicated by a red dot.
在这张地图上,乡镇是用红点标注的。
? 暗示
She indicated that his help was not welcome.
她暗示,他的帮忙并不受欢迎。? 表明
Research indicates that eating habits are changing fast.
研究表明,饮食习惯正快速发生变化。8. In those days, books for blind people used paper pressed
against metal wire to form letters.
那时候,供盲人阅读的书籍是用纸压在金属丝上来形成字母。
press ? vt. (被)压,挤,推,施加压力
Press this button to start the engine. 要发动引擎就按这个按钮。
The little boy pressed his nose against the wall. 小男孩把他的鼻子紧贴在墙上。
? n. 报刊;新闻界;出版社
The minister invited the press to a meeting to explain his actions.部长邀请新闻界开会,向他们解释他的行动。9. While the students found the soldier’s idea interesting, the
system was too difficult to be of practical use.
虽然学生们都觉得士兵的想法非常有趣,但这一方法太过复
杂,并不实用。
(1) While the students found the… 是_________从句。此处
while 翻译为_____。让步状语尽管(2) be of use =_______。
(3) practical adj. 切实可行的, 实用的
She lacks practical experience. 她缺乏实践经验。
Be practical —— we can’t afford both a car and a holiday.
现实一点,我们付不起一辆车和度假的钱。usefulStep 5: Homework
1. Complete the project
2. Finish the exercise on workbook.鱼 象 鸡 虎 龟 鹿 鸟 马pictographsimplified characterA friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真交。