Project Designing a booklet The development of Chinese characters

马 The development of Chinese characters Show the students a picture of a running horse. Simplify the image using lines. And explain how it became the origin of the character “马”. Introduce the topic “The development of Chinese characters”. 【设计说明】作为文本阅读的导入，主要实现：挑动学生的学习兴趣，激发学生的学习热情，自然而然地引至主题。

Skimming Skim the text and discuss the structure of the text with your partner. Think about how many parts we can divide the whole text into. Skim the text and discuss the structure of the text between partners. Think about how many parts we can divide the whole text into. 【设计说明】通过快速阅读掌握文本的结构划分，对于文本实现整体性的粗线条把握。

Part 1 Para.1 Part 2 Para.2 Part 3 Para.3-4 Part 4 Para.5

Listening Listen to the text and summarize the main idea for each part. Listen to the text and summarize the main idea for each part. 【设计说明】在文本划分基础上概括每部分的总体大意。

Main idea C D A B Para.1 Para.3-4 Para.2 Para.5 The origin of Chinese characters. Simplified Chinese characters. C. Brief introduction of Chinese characters. D. Form and development of Chinese characters. Para.1 C Para.3-4 D Para.2 A Para.5 B

What makes the Chinese language differ from many Western languages? Part 1 Para.1 What makes the Chinese language differ from many Western languages? What makes the Chinese language differ from many Western languages? The Chinese language differs from many Western languages in that it uses characters which stand for ideas, objects or deeds instead of an alphabet. And Chinese words are formed by combining different characters.

Who is said to have invented Chinese writing? Part 2 Para.2 Who is said to have invented Chinese writing? 仓颉也称苍颉，是传说为黄帝的史官，汉字的创造者。传说中仓颉生有“双瞳四目”。目有重瞳者，中国史书上记载只有三个人，虞舜、仓颉、项羽。虞舜是禅让的圣人，孝顺的圣人，而仓颉是文圣人，项羽则是武圣人。 What fired his idea of inventing Chinese characters? Who is said to have invented Chinese writing? Cang Jie. Give a short introduction of Cang Jie. What fired his idea of inventing Chinese characters? Tracks of animals in the snow.

Part 3 Para.3-4 How are Chinese characters formed? drawings of physical objects － pictographs(象形) How are Chinese characters formed? 1. line drawings of physical objects － pictographs(象形)

鱼 燕 泉 木 网 舟 禾 车 Show students a picture of examples of development of pictographs. More pictographs are given for students to match with their simplified characters.

Part 3 Para.3-4 How are Chinese characters formed? drawings of physical objects － pictographs(象形) combine two or more characters together(会意)

Examples: 家 采 尖 旦 老师给出例子 家（有房有猪）采（手采摘草本植物）尖（上小下大）旦(地平线上的太阳)

Explain the following characters and give more examples. 囚 伐 仙 众 男 休 明 鸣 孬 森 让学生运用想象力解释汉字 囚——人困于门中，伐—— 人持刀戈，仙——山中人，众——多人，男——田里的劳力，休——人倚木而息，明——日与月，鸣——鸟口之声，孬——不好，森——众木，炎——多火，本——木之根，末——木之梢，歪——不正 炎 本末 歪......

Part 3 Para.3-4 How are Chinese characters formed? drawings of physical objects － pictographs(象形) combine two or more characters together(会意) combine meaning and pronunciation － pictophonetic characters(形声)

Examples: 砖 编 聆 骂 Have a discussion with your partner and try to find some more examples of pictophonetic characters. The teacher gives examples: 砖 编 聆 骂 Ask the students to have a discussion with the partner and try to find some more examples of pictophonetic characters.

Part 4 Para.5 When were simplified Chinese characters introduced by the Chinese government? In the 1950s. Where are simplified Chinese characters used? 阅读第四部分，回答相关问题。 In China’s mainland.

The story of Braille Who is Braille? What happened to him when he was three years old? How did he create his system? What do you think of Braille and his system?

Useful expressions: differ from in that over time as a whole develop … into turn … into this way in the 1950s Pick out some useful expressions in the text for students’ reference 充分利用文本中的相关信息，在文字才组织上给予学生必要的帮助。 18

over time according to differ from in that this way turn … into as a whole develop … into differs from 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! over time According to

turned into this way as a whole in that 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

Cooperate with your group members and finish your booklet. group work Cooperate with your group members and finish your booklet. Cooperate with your group members and finish your booklet. 【设计说明】以小组的组织形式完成图册的制作。 21

My booklet Character: Method: the Internet Conclusion: People in against a tree; with a mountain 仙 xian (hermit or immortal), a person secluded in a mountain. Character: Method: the Internet Conclusion: People in ancient china combined two or more elements together when they wanted to express their ideas. Findings: It shows a person in a profile, standing upright with arms hanging down. In another interpretation a person is marching with two legs. The character, often in a slender form, appears in many composite characters: with a tree 休 xiu (rest), a person resting My booklet

Ask each group to present their work. 【设计说明】展示集体智慧的结晶，提供彼此交流学习的平台。 23

Homework Find more information on the Internet about the development of Chinese characters. 通过网络阅读，提高学生搜寻、定位、整合信息的能力，为下一课时的图册制作实现素材的积累。