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必修一Unit5
THECHINESEWRITINGSYSTEM:CONNECTINGTHEPASTANDTHEPRESENT
Activity1
Discussthefollowingquestionswithyourpartner.
1.WhatdoyouknowabouttheChinesewritingsystem?
2.DoyoulikeChinesecalligraphy?Ifso,whatattractsyoumostaboutChinesecalligraphy?
Activity2
Lookatthepictureonp.62andanswerthefollowingquestions.
1.WheredidancientChinesepeoplewritedownthesymbols?
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2.HowdidancientChinesepeoplewritedownthesymbols?
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3.Canyourecognisethecharactersontheupperleftsideofthepicture?Why?
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Activity3
Matchthemainideawithitscorrespondingparagraph.
Paragraph1A.TheChinesewritingsystemdevelopedintodifferentforms.
Paragraph2B.TheearliestwrittenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguage.
Paragraph3C.AsapartofChineseculture,theChinesewritingsystemishavingmoreand
moreinternationalinfluence.
Paragraph4D.EmperorQinshihuangunitedthesevenmajorstatesandtheChinesewriting
systemdevelopedinonedirection.
Paragraph5E.TheChinesewritingsystemisoneofthemainreasonswhyChinaiswidely
knownforitsancientcivilisation.
Paragraph6F.WrittenChinesehasplayedanimportantroleinconnectingChina’spresentand
itspast,especiallyChinesecalligraphyasanartform.
Paragraphs1-6____________________
Activity4
Choosetherightcontentfromtheboxtocompletethesummaryofthetext.
A.asanartform
B.consistingofsymbols
C.throughitsamazinglanguage
D.aswellastheirwritingsystems
E.leadingtodifferentdialectsandcharacters
Thousandsofyearsago,writtenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguage1.__________carved
onanimalbonesandshellscalledlonggu.DuringtheShangDyna