高中英语必修1教学设计4：Reading and Thinking

Unit 5 Languages Around the WorldReading and Thinking教材分析The topic of this unit is the writing system of Chinese characters. The purpose of this unit is to let readers understand the development history of the writing system of Chinese characters, to think about the relationship between the development of the writing system of Chinese characters and the inheritance of Chinese culture, to realize the charm of Chinese characters, and to explore the future development of Chinese characters.When designing text teaching, we should guide students to pay attention to reading strategies, such as prediction, self-questioning and scanning. At the same time, we should help students sort out the topic language about Chinese character writing system, understand the narrative characteristics of "time-event" in illustrative style, and explore the function and importance of Chinese character writing system. The intrinsic relationship among the title, theme and supporting paragraphs of this paper is very helpful to improve students ‘logical thinking. The exploration of the function and importance of Chinese character writing system can not only help students develop critical thinking ability, but also help students understand the author's writing intention. In addition, the text is also conducive to enhancing students ‘cultural self-confidence and awareness of inheriting Chinese culture.教学目标与核心素养1. Enable students to acquire the basic usage of the new words and expressions concerning thewriting system of Chinese characters and learn to use them flexibly.2. Enable students to have a good understanding of development history of the writing system of Chinese characters.3. Develop students’ sense of coope rative learning and individual thinking capability.4. Develop students’ different learning skills to solve different reading comprehensive problems.教学重难点1. Guide students to pay attention to reading strategies, such as prediction, self-questioning and scanning.2. Help students sort out the topic language about Chinese character writing system, understand the narrative characteristics of "time-event" in illustrative style.3. Lead students to explore the function and importance of Chinese character writing system.教学过程(Warming up)Step 1:Leading-inLook at the picture on page 62 and answer the following questions:Q1: Do you know this Chinese character?Q2: Can you recognize another “马” in the picture? Why?Q3: Where did people write down the symbols?Q4: How did people write down the symbols on animal shells?Step 2: Predicting the content of the passage.Look at the title and the picture, and then predict what the passage will be about.Q1: What will be talked about?Q2: What may be the author’s inten tion of writing the passage?Step 3:Read to deal with questions concerning the Chinese writing system.1.What’s the main idea of the passage?_____________________________________________________________2. What is the main idea of the following paragraphs?Para 1: The Chinese writing system is one ofthe__________why Chinese civilizationhas survived into modern times.Para 2: Written Chinese was a_________________language at the beginning.Para 3：The writing system became_____________________.Para 4: The writing system became_______________________________.Para 5：Written Chinese connects China's__________________with its __________.Para 6:The Chinese language is helpingto_______________China's culture and history.Step 4: Lead students to focus on the development of the Chinese writing system. First, ask students to scan the passage to find the words and phrases that describe a time and what happened to the characters at those important times with the help of the following clues.clue1: What kind of words can show the development of the Chinese writing system clearly?(Words indicating time: several thousand years ago, by the Shang Dynasty, over the years, in the Qin Dynasty, today)clue2: What happened to the Chinese characters at those important times? Finish the timeline.Step 5: Ask students to read again and discuss the following questions.1.Why is the Chinese writing system so important?2.How did written Chinese unify Chinese people divided by geography and dialects?3.How does written Chinese connect Chinese people today with those of the past?4.According to the writer, the Chinese writing system is one factor that has helped theChinese language and culture survive. What do you think are some of the other factors?Step 6: HomeworkThe Festival of Chinese Characters of our school is coming. Please introduce the development of the Chinese writing system according to “time & event”.Reference：Several thousand years ago, Chinese characters began as picture-based symbols carved on longgu. By the Shang Dynasty, the symbols had become a well-developed system. Over the years, the system developed into different forms. This, however, changed in the Qin Dynasty when the Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction because Emperor Qinshihuang united seven major states. Even today, not only can Chinese people communicate well by means of it but also many foreign friends come to China to appreciate China’s culture and history through this amazing language.。