UNIT 5 LANGUAGES AROUND THE WORLD 开启快乐学习之旅《中国汉字听写大会》是中央广播电视总台、国家语委于 2013 年推出的大型原创文化类电视节目。随着电子技术的飞速发展，在“提笔忘字”现象越发严重的今天，该节目寓意唤醒更多的人对文字基本功的掌握和对汉字文化的学习。Recently many people have paid attention to the correct use of the Chinese characters. Last summer holiday, I often talked with my friends on the Internet. I wrote Chinese on keyboard by using pinyin.When I began to write my homework, my mind suddenly went blank and can't remember the Chinese characters.In my opinion, Chinese characters are one of the most important traditional cultures. The Chinese characters are old but beautiful. In order to protect them，something must be done. We can enjoy the beauty of Chinese characters as well as passing on Chinese traditional culture while writing Chinese characters. We're supposed to learn the Chinese characters more carefully to improve our abilities of handwriting. When we talk with our friends on QQ or WeChat ，we'd better use Chinese characters instead of Internet Slang. On the other hand, it's a good idea to hold a Chinese Character Dictation Contest in class.In a word, it's necessary for us to keep the Chinese characters out of danger. Do it now and make a contribution to passing on our culture!汉字是中华文明中不可缺少的一部分，它承载了中国几千年的历史，是中华民族的智慧结晶。中国的汉字，博大精深，源远流长，是每一个中国人的骄傲。古老的汉字经过了几千年的漫长演变，发展成了我们现在普遍使用的楷体。汉字共分成甲骨文、金文、篆书、隶书、草书、楷书和行书几类。甲骨文：是中国汉字的雏形，其在动物的骨头上被发现，故而得名。金文：是商周青铜器时代铸造在青铜器皿上的铭文。篆书：篆书是大篆、小篆的统称。大篆具有古代象形文字的明显特点。小篆是秦朝时期的通用文字，是大篆的简体。隶书：由篆书发展而来。起源于秦...
