Unit 5 Languages Around the World Video Time（ppt课件）-2022新人教版（2019）《高中英语》必修第一册.pptx

1、Unit 5 Languages around the worldVideo time1.To use strategies to guess the content of the video.2.To talk about the written Chinese.Have you heard this song?Could you recognize these Chinese characters?The Chinese writing system has evolved（演变成）（演变成）from ancient times.Learning Chinese characters ca

2、n connect us with people from long ago.Written Chinese has also been adapted（改编）（改编）so it can be used by future generations.Chinese Characters What is the earliest form of written Chinese?Who played an important part in the unification of the Chinese writing system?Why do we say Chinas present is co

3、nnected with its past by means of written Chinese?Why are so many international students coming to China to learn Chinese?1.Ancient Chinese people _ symbols onto turtle shells or bones of animals.2.Many of todays characters have their _ in the observations of ancient Chinese people.Complete the sent

4、ences with the world below.carved classics era origins radicalscarvedorigins3.About 80 percent of Chinese characters are made up of smaller parts,called _.4.If you can read Chinese characters,you can read Chinese _ from thousands of years ago.5.Chinese characters have been adapted into digital form

5、in the modern _.carved classics era origins radicalsradicalsclassicseraWatch the video and choose the correct answers.1.How many tales or legends about the origin of Chinese characters are mentioned in the video?A.Three B.Four C.Five2.Today,written Chinese is the _ system of writing in the world.A.m

6、ost complicated B.oldest continuously used C.hardest3.The character jia probably originated from the idea that _.A.animals should live in family homes B.a good family home has plenty of food C.ancient homes always kept pigs4.Chinas unified writing system forms a strong bridge linking _.A.China with

7、the rest of the world B.Asia,Africa,and Europe C.the present and the past5.Written Chinese spreads _ wherever it goes.A.Chinese culture B.Chinese classics C.tales and legendsContent Sentence The origin of Chinese charactersThe survival（幸存）of Chinese characters The function of Chinese characters 1.Ho

8、w many tales or legends about the origin of Chinese characters are mentioned in the video?2.Today,written Chinese is the _ system of writing in the world.3.The character jia probably originated from the idea that _.4.Chinas unified writing system forms a strong bridge linking _.5.Written Chinese spr

9、eads _ wherever it goes.1,324,5Chinese Characters The history of Chinese characters dates back to ancient times,with a history of at least several thousand years.There are many tales and legends about the origin of hanzi,Chinese characters:there is Cangjie,the legendary inventor of Chinese character

10、s;the ancient practice of knot-tying;the eight trigrams;and ancient painting legends,to name a few.It is generally agreed that hanzi began as simple pictures,images that the ancient Chinese people drew,painted,or carved to describe nature or their lives.Other ancient cultures developed picture-based

11、 writing systems as well,such as the hieroglyphs of ancient Egypt or the script of the ancient Mayan civilisation.Hanzi,however,is the only one of these ancient writing systems to survive.Today,Chinese characters are the oldest continuously used system of writing in the world.Researchers generally a

12、gree that the oldest symbols recognisable as Chinese characters are those found on ancient oracle bones.These 3000-year-old symbols,known as jiaguwen,were carved on turtle shells or bones of animals.The jiaguwen can give all of us in the modern era insight into how ancient Chinese saw the world arou

13、nd them and into their great creativity in expressing their observations.Take,for example,the modern character jia,meaning home or family.The jiaguwen character looks like a house with a nice pig inside,originating from the ancient idea that a good family home has plenty of food.Over thousands of ye

14、ars,this hanzi evolved into a variety of different forms but finally developed in a more stable manner after the unification of China under Emperor Qinshihuang.When you first look at Chinese characters,you will most likely feel that they are very complicated.However,if you know just a little about h

15、ow these characters are formed,you will find that they are not nearly as difficult as they seem.About 80%of Chinese characters are composed of smaller parts,known as radicals,which are combined in many different ways to form tens of thousands of hanzi.Fortunately,you need to know only about two or t

16、hree thousand characters for use in daily life!Chinese characters and Chinese culture are inseparably linked.Chinas unified writing system forms a strong bridge linking the Chinese people and culture of the present with those of the past.No matter when or where you live,if you can read Chinese,you c

17、an read ancient Chinese classics.It is truly an amazing thing to be able to hear the thoughts and observations of people from thousands of years ago.As China takes its place international community,the Chinese writing system has spread to other countries.Today,many international students are studyin

18、g Chinese,both the spoken and written language,and are coming to appreciate Chinas fascinating culture.And,as Chinas culture and society have continued to develop,the amazingly versatile Chinese characters(hanzi)have been adapted for use in digital format on computers and other devices.And so written Chinese lives on,spreading Chinese culture wherever it goes.