Unit 2 Language Module 3. What’re they? Chinese characters

Unit 2 Language

Module 3

What’re they?Chinese

characters

pictograph

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How did Chinese characters develop?

1.How old is the Chinese writing?

Read the article at p.38And answer questions.

2.Who invented Chinese characters?3.How was Chinese writing invented?

4.When did the Chinese gover-nment simplified characters?

1.How old is the Chinese writing?

2.Who invented Chinese characters?

Thousands of years.

Cang Jie

3.How was Chinese writing invented?

When did the Chinese gover-nment simplified characters?

Cang Jie saw the footprints of birds and animals in the snow and he got the idea he could use different shapes orpictures to represent objects.

In the 1950s.

Read the passage again and divide the passage into several parts, then give the main idea of each part.Para. 1.

Para. 2.

Para.3-6

Para. 7-8

Brief introduction of Chinese characters.The origins of Chinese characters.Form and developmentof Chinese characters.

Pronunciation of Chinese characters and

simplified Chinese characters.

Useful expressions

differ fromin thatover timeas a wholedevelop…intoturn …intothis wayin the 1950s

Fill in the blanks with the phrases from the box below.

over time according to differ fromin that this way turn…into as a whole develop …into1. Old English _______ greatly _____ the

modern English we use today.2. Life on the island has changed __________

because of the growing number of tourists who visit it every year.

3. ______________ the tickets, the train will leave at 8:30. We’d better hurry to get to the station on time!

differs from

According to

over time

4. She said it was the teacher’s praise and encouragement that ______ her ______ a good student.5. Install this spell check software on your computer. You will avoid making spelling mistakes__________.6. Considering your idea ____________, I think it will contribute significantly to the development of the company. However, it may cause some problems as well.7.I was lucky _________ I was able to find what I wanted.

turned into

this way as a whole

in that

Starting the project---How to design a booklet

•Planning

•Preparing

•Producing

•Presenting

Planning • Work in small groups and discuss and choose what characters the group would like to research. • Discuss the layout of the booklet. • Divide the work each group member will do. •Collect the information needed.

PreparingLook for information as many sources as you can find. Tips (organizing information)1.Introduction2.Method3.Findings4.Conclusion

Producing• Everyone writes a section of the booklet. Then put what has been written together. Add photos or illustrations where necessary. • Proofread the draft to correct mistakes if there are any. • New ideas can be added. • Now the booklet is finished.

Presenting

Present the booklet to the whole class by taking turns to talk about each section of their booklet.

Homework

1. Do Parts B1 and B2 on page 93 in workbook.

2.Do Parts D1 and D2 on page 95 in workbook.

3.Review words and phrases in this unit.

Goodbye,

everybody !