Unit+5+Languages+Around+the+World+Video+Time 高中英語人教版（2019）必修第一冊

UNIT5LANGUAGESAROUNDTHEWORLD

（VideoTime）年級：高一年級學(xué)科：高中英語（人教版）LEARNINGOBJECTIVESInthisclass,youwill1.obtainkeyinformationaboutChinesecharactersfromthevideo;2.shareyourunderstandingabouttherelationshipbetweenChinesecharactersandChineseculture.REVISION1.WhatistheearliestformofwrittenChinese?2.Howwasjiaguwencreated?3.WhydowesayChina’spresentisconnectedwithitspastbymeansofwrittenChinese?4.WhyistheChineselanguagenotsoeasyforinternationalstudentstolearn?REVISION1.WhatistheearliestformofwrittenChinese?ManyChinesecharacterswehavenowhavetheirorigininjiaguwen.origin:thepointfromwhichsth.startsREVISION2.Howwasjiaguwencreated?AncientChinesepeoplecarvedsimplesymbolsonanimalbonesandshells.carve:tomakeobjects,patterns,etc.bycuttingawaymaterialfromwoodorstoneREVISION3.WhydowesayChina’spresentisconnectedwithitspastbymeansofwrittenChinese?ChinesepeopleinthemoderneracanreadthesameclassicswrittenbyChineseinancienttimes.era:aperiodoftimeclassic:abook,filmorsongwhichiswellknownandconsideredtobeofveryhighqualityREVISION4.WhyistheChineselanguagenotsoeasyforinternationalstudentstolearn?OneofthereasonsisthatitishardtowriteChinesecharacters.Onecharactermightbemadeupofseveralradicals.radical:therootorbaseformofawordBEFOREYOUWATCHBEFOREYOUWATCH1.AncientChinesepeople__________symbolsontoturtleshellsorbonesofanimals.2.Manyoftoday’scharactershavetheir__________intheobservationsofancientChinesepeople.3.About80percentofChinesecharactersaremadeupofsmallerparts,called__________.4.IfyoucanreadChinesecharacters,youcanreadChinese__________fromthousandsofyearsago.5.Chinesecharactershavebeenadaptedintodigitalforminthemodern__________.carvedoriginsradicalsclassicseraBEFOREYOUWATCHAccordingtothesesentences,whatdoyousupposethevideoismainlyabout?Thevideoismainlyabouttheorigin,survivalandfunctionofChinesecharacters.Watchthevideoandseewhetheryouareright.WHILEYOUWATCHWHILEYOUWATCH1.HowmanytalesorlegendsabouttheoriginofChinesecharactersarementionedinthevideo?A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.BWHILEYOUWATCH2.Today,writtenChineseisthe__________systemofwritingintheworld.A.mostcomplicatedB.oldestcontinuouslyusedC.hardestBWHILEYOUWATCH3.Thecharacterjiaprobablyoriginatedfromtheideathat__________.A.animalsshouldliveinfamilyhomesB.agoodfamilyhomehasplentyoffoodC.ancienthomesalwayskeptpigsBWHILEYOUWATCH4.China’sunifiedwritingsystemformsastrongbridgelinking__________.A.ChinawiththerestoftheworldB.Asia,Africa,andEuropeC.thepresentandthepastCWHILEYOUWATCH5.WrittenChinesespreads__________whereveritgoes.A.ChinesecultureB.ChineseclassicsC.talesandlegendsAWHILEYOUWATCHWatchthevideoagainanddiscuss:1.WhathappenedtotheChinesewritingsystemunderEmperorQinshihuang?2.WhatistherelationshipbetweenChinesecharactersandChineseculture?1.WhathappenedtotheChinesewritingsystemunderEmperorQinshihuang?Itfinallydevelopedinamorestablemanner.2.WhatistherelationshipbetweenChinesecharactersandChineseculture?Theyareinseparablylinked.WHILEYOUWATCHAFTERYOUWATCHWorkingroups.Discussthequestions.1.WhydoyouthinkwrittenChinesehassurvivedforsolong?2.WhydoyouthinkanincreasingnumberofinternationalstudentsbecomeinterestedinlearningtheChineselanguage?AFTERYOUWATCH1.WhydoyouthinkwrittenChinesehassurvivedforsolong?BecauseChina'sunifiedwritingsystemformsastrongbridgelinkingtheChinesepeopleandcultureofthepresentwiththoseofthepast.China'scultureandsocietyhavecontinuedtodevelop,sowrittenChineseliveson,spredingChineseculturewhereveritgoes.AFTERYOUWATCH2.WhydoyouthinkanincreasingnumberofinternationalstudentsbecomeinterestedinlearningtheChineselanguage?AsChinatakesitsplacein