(共17张PPT)
The development of Chinese characters
牛津高中英语
Module 3 Unit 2 Project
What characters can you find?
Why do they look different?
Fast Reading
The Story of
Characters Inventing
The Story of Characters Inventing
Who invented it: _________
When invented : ___________ years ago, _____________
What inspired him: when seeing the ______________________, he found ______________________ was different.
How Chinese characters were represented : By using ____________________________________
Cangjie
thousands of
one winter day
tracks of animals in the snow
the appearance of them
different shapes to represent different objects
Detailed Reading
What are those types of Chinese characters?
The first Chinese characters were __________________________
Four Types of Chinese Characters
Some characters were made by
_________________________________
Other characters were developed for ___________ ___________
One part of a character indicated the _______ and the other suggested the __________
drawings of physical objects
combining two or more characters together
directions and numbers
meaning
pronunciation
Drawings of physical objects
water
eye
door
car/carriage
水
目
門/门
门
車/车
Combining two or more characters together
“休” is made up of the characters for ________ and _______.
It suggests that a man is lying against a tree.
Therefore, it means ______.
a man
a tree
rest
Combining two or more characters together
“明” is made up of the characters for _______________.
It suggests that the sun appears when it’s in the ______. And the moon is present _______.
Therefore, With both of them, it means _______.
bright
a sun and a moon
daytime
at night
Directions and numbers
“up” and “down” are ________ of each other. Therefore, they are used for pointing to different ________.
opposites
directions
Meaning and the pronunciation
The top part of “茱” suggests the meaning that it’s a kind of ______ and the other part indicates the pronunciation of ___ as well as the meaning of ___ .
Therefore, “茱” means a kind of __________.
grass
zhu
red
red grass
Can you explain a Chinese character in English
Tips:
It’s made up of the … and …
It suggests that…
The ... part suggests the meaning … and the other part indicates the pronunciation of … Therefore, it means ...
Ideas!
Should we all write in Chinese?
If no, why?
Ideas!
In 1955, China began to use simplified Chinese to replace the traditional ones. Some believed they lost some meanings while others thought them efficient(有效率的).
Ideas!
Should Chinese be simplified?
For
Simplified Chinese can save our time. For example, you don’t need to write so many strokes if you want to write dragon(龍).
…
Against
Traditional Chinese is more loving. Like the word “爱”, you can see a heart clearly in the traditional one.
…
Ideas!
The question of whether English will keep on changing is easy to answer. It is certain that this process will continue, and people will keep inventing new words and new ways of saying things.
——M3U2 Reading
Do you think Chinese will become the most widely used language worldwide in the years to come? Why or why not? Write a composition of no less than 100 words to state your opinion.
Writing Task
Your opinion+convincing evidence+breif conclusion