资源描述
Module 3 Unit 2 Project
【学习目标】
A. Get to know the development of Chinese characters.
B. Get informed of the formation of Braille
【知识准备】
Find some information on the Internet about the development of Chinese characters and Braille.
【自主探究】
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Lead-in
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”.
Step 2 The development of Chinese characters
Read the article and summarize the main idea for each part.
Main idea
Part 1(para1) ( )
Part 2 (2) ( )
Part 3(3-4) ( )
Part 4(5) ( )
A.The origin of Chinese characters.
B. Simplified Chinese characters.
C. Brief introduction of Chinese characters.
D. Form and development of Chinese characters.
Answer the questions
Part1
What makes the Chinese language differ from many Western languages?
_____________________________________________________________________________Part 2
Who is said to have invented Chinese writing?
______________________________
Give a short introduction of Cang Jie.
_____________________________________________________________________________What fired his idea of inventing Chinese characters?
____________________________________________________________________
Part 3
How are Chinese characters formed?
1.________________________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________________________
examples:
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)
More characters are given to the students. They are encouraged to use their imagination to explain them.
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
3. combine meaning and pronunciation-pictophonetic characters(形声)
_______________________________________________________________________-
examples:
砖 编 聆 骂
Part 4
When were simplified Chinese characters introduced by the Chinese government?
_______________________________________________________________
Where are simplified Chinese characters used?
_______________________________________________________________
Step 3 The story of Braille
Read the second passage and answer the questions:
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?
_____________________________________________________________________________【巩固提升】
单词填空
1. The famous singer was reported to have drunk so much that he was b________ from driving for two years.
2. The system has been designed to give the user quick and easy a________ to the required information.
3. In the mountain villages, the air is p________ and the crops are free of harmful chemicals.
4. It shocks us that as many as 100 species of fish, some u________ to these waters, may have been affected by the pollution.
5. In western countries, it’s the c________ for women to get married in white.
6. People should learn to play and it’s important to d________ between business and pleasure.
7. Knowledge from books is important but p________ experience is always an advantage.
8. —I have never seen a shier boy like him.
—At first I thought he was shy, but I’ve come to the ________ (结论) that he’s simply unfriendly!
9. —He’s very ________ (温和的) with his kids.
—No wonder they treat him like friends.
10. —They chose me to ________ (代表) them at the meeting.
—Then you should be well prepared for the speech.
11. By shaking her hand secretly, she ________ (暗示) to me that she didn’t want me to say anything.
12. To see clearly what was happening in the shop, he ________ (压) his face against the window.
13. The ________ (斗争) for women’s rights has never come to an end and will continue.
14. Whatever his ________ (缺点) as a husband, he was a good father to his children.
15. —You didn’t tell Tom what had happened. Why?
—I tried to, but he kept ________ (打断) me.
用所给短语的正确形式填空
over time according to differ from in that this way deserve careful thought
turn … into as a whole develop … into make up work on
1. 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!
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.
8. Seeing her brother crying, Jane ________ stories to amuse him.
9. He’s ________ a new project which has to be finished by the end of the year.
10. The report to be sent to the manager ________, because one small mistake will cost us any chance to lose the job in the company.
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