《Languages Around The World》Reading for Writing 图文

Unit 5 Languages Around the World—Reading and ThinkingTeacher’s words: To have another language is to possess a second soul.Learning Objectives:1. To know about the development of Chinese writing system.2. To explore the importance of the Chinese writing system.3. To learn the reading strategies, such as prediction,skimming and scanning.4. To arouse your passion for Chinese and build up your confidence in Chinese culture.Read and remember:1.The Chinese writing system 中国书写体系2. connect...and/with..联系3. ancient civilisation 古代文明4. ups and downs 兴衰、荣辱5.written Chinese/ Chinese characters 汉字6. picturebased 基于图形的7. unite into 统一、成为8.Chinese calligraphy 中国书法9. geographically 地理上地10. unified 统一的11. of great importance 重要性12. the classic works 经典著作13. play a role in在...中发挥作用14. an increasing number of 越来越多的15._____________即使，尽管16.___________雕刻17._____________追溯到18.___________朝代19._____________符号，象征20.___________变体，多样化21._____________因素22.__________方言PrereadingTask 1: LeadinginTask 2: Prediction1. Look at the title and the picture to predict what type this text is?A.Exposition说明文B. Narration记叙文C. News report 新闻报道D. Argumentation议论文2. What is the text about?The text is mainly about _________ and __________of the Chinese writing system.WhilereadingTask 3: Read for the main idea of each paragraph.A.Written Chinese connects China's present with its past, and has bee an art form.B. One main factor of the ancient Chinese civilisation is the Chinese writing system.C. Written Chinese was a picturebased language at the beginning.D. The Chinese language is helping to spread China's culture and history to the world.E. The writing system became welldeveloped, and developed into different forms.F. The writing system began to develop in one direction.1. _____2. _____3. _____4. _____5. _____6. ______ Task 4: Read for the structure. Part1 (Para. ____ ) ___________ Part2 (Para.____ ) ___________Part3 (Para.____ ) ___________Task 5:Read for the development of the Chinese Writing System.Task 6:Read for the importance of the Chinese Writing System.1. Underline sentences that show the importance of the Chinese writing system.2. Find out what the written Chinese connect.TheChinesewriting systemPostreadingWhat can we high school students do to help protect and spread hanzi in the future？For example:1.practice Chinese calligraphy hard;2.hold a positive attitude to Chinese culture;......HomeworkThe Festival of Chinese Characters of our school is ing. Please introduce the development of the Chinese writing system according to “time & event”.。

Unit 5 Languages Around the WorldPeriod 4 Reading for Writing【教材分析】The theme of this period is how to enable students to write a blog about English learning problems. Teachers can ask students to reflect on their learning problems and summarize the problems.The language of three sections of online posts is simple, flexible, and more casual and personalized, which is the typical characteristics of informal style. Each of the students not only raised their own questions, but also answered the questions of the previous netizen.The purpose of the question is to enlighten the students who have the same problem.Teachers are advised to start from talking about students’ difficulties and solutions in English learning, and make the transition to reflect on their actual learning situation of oneself.【教学目标与核心素养】1. Get students to have a good understanding of how to write a blog about English learning problems.2. Enable students to use some writing skills flexibly.3. Develop students’ writing and cooperating abilities.4. Strengthen students’ great interest in writing discourses.【教学重难点】1. How to enable students to have a good understanding of the skills of writing a blog.2. How to motivate students to discuss their learning problems in English actively.【教学过程】Step 1: Lead inBegin the class with the lead-in questions:•Do you have some problems in English learning?•What is your biggest challenge?It is strongly recommended that the teacher should ask students to discuss the topic freely with their partners and brainstorm some ideas concerning the topic. In this way, students can come up with more ideas and avoid being nervous at the beginning of the class.Step 2: Read to discover details concerning each one’s problem and advice from another one.The teacher is expected to ask students to read a blog silently and then request students to discuss the questions below.In this step, what should be highlighted is that the teacher ought to give students enough time to read individually and think independently. There is no need for them to discuss the detailed questions. In this way, students can develop their individual logical thinking ability and promote their skills of finding details.Read some posts from an online forum which is about some learning English problems of Chinese students and finish the tasks.Step 3: Read to sum upRead it again and sum up the problems of the three students, and then write down the advice that was given from others.Step 4: Work in pairs. List your learning problems in English and brainstorm some useful advice.Useful expressions•I don't know how to…... Is a big difficulty for me. I cannot ...•You might try …. It's very important to…•I have no idea how/what .My biggest problem is ....•I (also) have trouble with. My advice is …. This worked for me.•l cannot understand the teachers’ English in class.Step 5 Homework：为提高我校学生的英语口语水平，我们将举办英语演讲比赛(English-speaking contest)，请你根据下面的信息，以学生会(the Students‘ Union)的名义写一份海报，欢迎全校同学参加，届时特邀本校美籍教师史密斯先生颁奖。