Unit2LanguageProjectDesigningabookletTeachingAims:TohelpstudentstounderstandthedevelopmentofChinesecharactersandthestoryofBraille.TohelpstudentstolearnusefulwordsandphrasesToapplywhattheyhavelearnttoprepareabookletaboutlanguagesTeachingProcedure:StepOne:Reading1.ShowstudentssomepicturesaboutoldChinesepictographandletthemguesswhattheyare.AskthemtothinkabouthowChinesecharactersdeveloped.2.Askthemtoreadthearticleandanswersomequestions.3.Askthemtoreadagainandgetthemainideaofeachparagraph.4.AskthemtoreadthearticleaboutthestoryofBrailletoknowmoreabouttheBraille,thenaskthemwherecantheyseeBraille.4.Helpthemtolearnsomeusefulphrasesandimportantwords.5.Askthemtofillintheblankstoconsolidatelanguagepoints.StepTwo:makeabookletaboutlanguagesPlanningPreparingProducingPresentingStepThree:languagepoints1.TheChineselanguagediffersfromWesternlanguageinthat,insteadofanalphabet,itusescharacterswhichstandforideas,objectsordeeds.汉语与西方语言不同，区别在于它不使用字母，而是用汉字表示思想、物体和行为。differvi.相异，相区别differfrom和……不同，不同于e.g.ChinadiffersgreatlyfromtheUSAinpoliticsandculture.=ChinaisverydifferentfromtheUSAinpoliticsandculture.中国和美国在政体和文化方面有很大的不同。standfor代表，象征，拥护e.g.UNstandsfortheUnitedNations.UN是联合国的缩写。Johnalwaysstandsforwhatisright.约翰一贯支持正确的事情。2.Thenhehadtheideathathecouldusedifferentshapestorepresentdifferentobjects.于是他想到可以用不同的形状来代表不同物体。representvt.代表，展示e.g.HerepresentedhimselftobetheSonofGod.他自称是救世主。Hisopinionrepresentsthatofthemajority.他代表了大多数人的观点。3.Somecharactershavebeensimplifiedandothershavebeenmademoredifficultovertime.一些汉字被简化了，而另一些则变得更加复杂。simplifyvt.简化e.g.Trytosimplifyyourexplanationforthechildren.试着简化你对孩子们所作的解释。4.However,asawhole,thecharactershavedevelopedfromdrawingsintostandardforms.不过总的来说，汉字从图画发展成了标准形式。asawhole总的来说，总体上e.g.Asawhole,itisveryhotinNanjingduringthesummer.总的说来，南京的夏天相当热。5.Sometimestoexpressideas,somecharactersweremadebycombiningtwoormorecharacterstogether.有时为了表达概念，某些汉字由两个或多个汉字组合而成。combinevt./vi.组合；(使)联合e.g.Thetwocountriescombinedtogetheragainsttheirenemy.这两个国家联合起来对抗他们的敌人。6.Thoughthesekindsofcharactersindicatemeanings,oneoftheirshortcomingsisthattheydonotshowhowtheyshouldbepronounced.虽然这几种类型的汉字能够表意，但是它们的缺点之一是其字形不具有表音的功能。indicatevt.显示，暗示，象征e.g.Thesignattheentranceindicatesthattherearebearsinthemountains,sovisitorsshouldbecareful.入口处的指示牌标明山中有熊，所以游客需要当心。Researchesindicatethatthewideuseofcomputershaschangedthewayoflifeofmanyyoungpeople.研究表明，电脑的广泛使用改变了许多年轻人的生活方式。StepFour:Homework:DopartsB1andB2onPage99DopartsD1andD2onPage101Reviewthewordsandphrasesinthisunit
