1、ReadingLook at the screen please. Do you know what they are about? Yes, something about Chinese characters. Do you know about the development of Chinese character? 1. Please read the article about the development of Chinese characters, and answer the following questions:来源:学_科_网When did Chinese writ
2、ing begin? (Thousands of years ago.)Who first invented Chinese writing? (Cang Jie.)How was Chinese writing invented? (Cang Jie saw the footprints of birds and animals in the snow and got the idea that he could use different shapes or pictures to represent different objects.)When did the Chinese gove
3、rnment introduce simplified Chinese character? (In the 1950s.)2. Try to find the main idea of each paragraph and find the connections between them.Paragraph 1 Brief introduction of Chinese charactersParagraph 2 The origins of Chinese charactersParagraphs 3-6 Form and development of Chinese character
4、sParagraphs 7-8 Pronunciation of Chinese characters and simplified Chinese characters3. Lets have a discussion about how Chinese characters were formed.4. Finish Parts D1 and D2 on page 101 in the Workbook, please.Answers:Part D1 (page 101)1 dialect 2 confusion 3 as a whole 4 pronunciation 5 areas6
5、It 7 that 8 difficult 9 creating 10 whyPart D2 (page 101)1 As a whole, Nanjings climate is very hot during the summer.2 Life consists of laughter and tears.来源:学。科。网 Z。X。X。K3 It is said that drinking eight glasses of water a day is good for your skin.来源:金太阳新课标资源网4 The USA made the rose their national
6、 flower in 1985. It symbolizes beauty and love.5 After experiencing some bad times in my life, I found it really important to have some good friends.来源: http:/ The trip to Beijing took me seven days, including two nights on the train.7 The sign at the entrance indicates that there are bears in the m
7、ountains, so visitors should be careful.8 An earthquake may result in the spread of deadly diseases.Now its time to do some group work. Lets work in groups of four. Discuss and choose what characters we would like to research. Then you will decide the pages of the booklet and plan the layout with th
8、e help of the table on page 39, and divide the work each group member will do.PreparingIn the step of preparing, you are to look for as much information as you can from different sources. Then you can meet, discuss and choose the information each group member has collected. PresentingAt length, you
9、have got to present booklets to the whole class. And you are to answer questions the other groups have about your booklet.Please do writing on page 105 in workbook as your homework. The exercise will help you practice the use of some words, phrases and patterns in this unit.Answer 来源:学.科.网Part B (pa
10、ge 105)Nowadays English is one of the most widely used languages in the world and is one of the working languages of the UN. It is spoken as a native language in the UK, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and other countries. It is spoken as an official language or second language in coun
11、tries such as India and Nigeria. In these countries, English is the language of the government, newspapers, and radio and TV stations.As a foreign language, it is learnt in almost all non-English speaking countries. In China, for example, it is not just students who learn English, but also many adults. It is said that over 90 per cent of internet web pages and over 80 per cent of the worlds mail are in English.Although there are some differences between the English spoken in different countries, people from these countries usually have no problems communicating with each other.
