Project Designing a booklet
有个学生名字叫“马騳(dú)
骉(biāo) ”，开学点名了，
班主任不知怎么念，所以每
当上课点名的时候，总爱说
马叉叉到了没。 语文课上
课了，语文老师有点文学素
养，点名道：“万马奔腾到
了没？”接下来是体育课，
体育老师直接改用“一群马
到了没”。历史老师对这个
名字很不感冒，于是点名道
：“马家的五马分尸来了没
有?
The development of
Chinese characters
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.
Part 1
Para.1
Part 2
Para.2
Part 3
Para.2-4
Part 4
Para.5
L10
Listening
Listen to the text and
summarize the main idea
for each part.
Main idea
A. The origin of Chinese characters.
B. Simplified Chinese characters.
C. Brief introduction of Chinese
characters.
D. Form and development of Chinese
characters.
Para.1
C
Para.2-4
D
Para.2
A
Para.5
B
Part 1 Para.1
What makes the Chinese language
differ from many Western languages?
What makes the Chinese language
differ from many Western languages?
Part 2 Para.2
Who is said to have invented Chinese
writing?
仓颉也称苍颉，是传说为黄
What
fired his idea of inventing
帝的史官，汉字的创造者。
传说中仓颉生有“双瞳四
characters?
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。
Chinese
Cang Jie, who is believed
to have invented Chinese
characters, used to work as
a history official under the
仓颉,
汉字的创始
Yellow Emperor in ancient
人,是古代神话传
China. It is said that the
inscriptions on bones and 说中黄帝的史官。
tortoise shells were also
据说刻在兽骨和龟
invented by him. He has
甲上的文字也是由
been taken as the father of
他发明的.他被尊
Chinese characters.
为 “造字圣人”。
Part 3 Para.3-4
How are Chinese characters formed?
drawings of physical objects
－ pictographs(象形)
泉 车木 网 舟 禾 鱼 燕
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
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
Part 4Para.5
When were simplified Chinese characters
introduced by the Chinese government?
In the 1950s.
Where are simplified Chinese characters
used?
In China’s mainland.
Starting the project—How to
design a booklet？
•Planning
•Preparing
•Producing
•Presenting
Planning
• Work in small groups and discuss
and choose what characters the
group would like to research.
• Discuss the layout of the booklet.
• Divide the work each group member
will do.
• Collect the information needed.
Preparing
Look for information as many sources
as you can find.
Tips (organizing information)
1. the characters
1. Introduction
your group would
like to research
2. the
Internet/
2.
Method
books/ TV/ radio…
3. Findings
4. Conclusion
Uesful expressions:
the character for… was at first…
this became…, and over time turned into…
be made by combining … and … together
be made up of the characters for… and …
be formed with…
the left/right/upper/lower part
indicate … and the other suggest…
How are Chinese characters formed?
Conclusion:
People in (ancient) China
combine two or more characters toghther
use drawings of physical objects
have one part of a character indicating the
meaning and the other suggesting the
pronunciation
when they wanted to express their ideas
Producing
• Everyone writes a section of the booklet.
Then put what has been written together.
Add photos or illustrations where
necessary.
• Proofread the draft to correct mistakes
if there are any.
• New ideas can be added.
• Now the booklet is finished.
A possible example:
My booklet
Presenting
Present the booklet
to the whole class by
taking turns to talk
about each section
of their booklet.