Unit 6 When was it invented? Period 4 Section A 3a-3c

The 1st period  New words learning;  New words test;  Review ;  Lead-in;  Fast reading.  Understand the text in passages.

boil /b ɔ il/ v. 煮沸；烧开  They boil beef for up to three hours.  牛肉要煮多至三 个小时。

smell /smel/ n. 气味 v. 发出气味；闻到  It smells terrible.  It produce a pleasant smell.

saint/seint/ n. 圣人；圣徒  We should learn from the saints.  Saint Clause often comes on Christmas early morning.

doubt /daut/ n. 疑惑；疑问 v. 怀疑  She has many doubts about this.  I doubt whether \ if he will want to take part in.

New words  by accident 偶然；意外地  nearly /niəli/, /nirli/ adv. 几乎；差不  boil /b ɔ il/ v. 煮沸；烧开  smell /smel/ n. 气味  v. 发出气味；闻到  saint/seint/ n. 圣人；圣徒  take place 发生；出现  doubt /daut/ n. 疑惑；疑问 v. 怀疑  without doubt 毫无疑问；的确

Revision: When were they made ? Who were they made by ? What are they made of ? last year Mrs. Wu ( music teacher)

Revision: When was it made ? Who was it made by ? What is it made of ? yesterday Qiao Yibo

Feelings  If we use our head and can have a try, all of us can be inventors in a normal life.  Believe in that small inventions can change the world greatly.

Learning aims:  1 ：掌握以下重点词组 —by accident, nearly five thousand years ago, it is said that, over an open fire, fall into, remain there for sometime, in this way, it is believed that, take place, without doubt  2 ：通过阅读了解茶的发展历史，并且能用简单的 语言描述出来。  3 ：培养一种科学创新精神，尝试着发挥自己想象 发明一些小制作。

Lead-in

What will you do if you are really thirsty? I’d like to drink these drinks. v 喝 n. 饮料

What’s the most traditional drink in China ?

What kinds of tea do you know? 1. Green tea 2. Black tea 3. Wu long tea 4. Compressed tea （砖茶） 5. Scented tea （花茶）

 What are the effects ( 功效） of tea? 1.Make you more beautiful 2.Keep cancer from you 3.Help you lose weight 4.Make your mind clear ……..

 茶之饮，最早的目的在于：解毒、消 食、清心、益思、少睡眠；后来有陆 羽《茶经》等对其方式精益求精，以 及少数民族的种种 “ 异样 ” 喝法，都不离 其宗；大概宛如诗的雅与风，都值得 有心人细细玩味。至若有为 “ 雅 ” 而茶， 大概是当今茶艺馆繁盛的原因之一， 又或为 “ 道 ” 而茶，比如强调 “ 和敬清寂 ” ， 大家见仁见智吧。

 When is the best time to drink tea in a day ? 夏喝绿，冬喝红，一年四季喝乌龙。 It’s best to drink tea an hour after eating. Different seasons,different tea

Fast Reading  Read the text quickly and answer some questions according to the requests.

Task 1. Read the title and the first sentence. Answer : How was tea invented ? It was invented by accident. It was an accidental invention.\

Tea has a long history. Shen Nong is a Chinese ruler. 统治者，皇帝 Tea was invented by Shen Nong ． Read the passage quickly and answer :. Who invented tea ?\ Who was tea invented by?

Task 2. How long has tea beena kind of drinks ? When was it invented ? What is tea used for? It has 5000 years of history. It was invented nearly 5000 years ago. It is used for drinking.\ It is used as a drink.

3a finish the task Paragraph 1 Lu Yu and his book Cha Jing Paragraph 2 How tea spread to other countries Paragraph 3 How tea was invented by accident Task 3.

Read the 1st passage  Give a title for the fist passage.  Match the information.  Learn about the background.

Who invented tea? Did you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world (after water), was invented by accident? Many people believe that tea was first drunk nearly 5,000 years ago. It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong first discovered tea as a drink. One day Shen Nong was boiling drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a tea plant fell into the water and remained there for some time. It produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown water anyway. It was quite delicious. In this way, one of the world’s favorite drinks was invented.

Match them into sentences. The tea was first drunk nearly five thousand years ago. Shen Nong was boiling drinking water over an open fire Some leaves fell into the water The ruler was brave enough to taste the brown water

Read the 2nd passage and answer:  What is Cha Jing about? It mentioned that Shen Nong discovered tea. The book describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea. It also discusses where the finest tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used.

Ly Yu and Cha Jing  《茶经》，是中国乃至世界 现存最早、最完整、最全面 介绍茶的第一部专著，被誉 为 “ 茶叶百科全书 ” ，由中国 茶道的奠基人陆羽所著。此 书是一部关于茶叶生产的历 史、源流、现状、生产技术 以及饮茶技艺、茶道原理的 综合性论著，是一部划时代 的茶学专著。它是中国古代 专门论述茶叶的一部重要著 作，推动了中国汉族茶文化 的发展。

 the most popular drink  by accident  It is said that  boiling drinking water  over an open fire  fall into the water  Important points:  remained there for some time. In this way, the saint of tea It is believed that not....until.. take place without doubt = no doubt

The 2nd period  Review the new words;  Recite the phrases;  Read the whole text aloud;  Understanding the whole text.

 by accident 偶然；意外地  nearly /niəli/, /nirli/  adv. 几乎；差不多  boil /b ɔ il/ v. 煮沸；烧开  smell /smel/ n. 气味 v. 发出气味；闻到  saint/seint/ n. 圣人；圣徒  take place 发生；出现  doubt /daut/ n. 疑惑；疑问 v. 怀疑  without doubt 毫无疑问；的确

根据汉语提示完成单词。  1. The tiger is looked as the （统治者） of this forest.  2. Most students went to the playground. Only a few ( 剩下 )to clean the classroom.  3. Alice is without ( 怀疑 ) the best student in our class.  4. The dragon is treat as a ( 民族 的 )symbol of the Chinese.  5. Mother is ( 煮沸 ) the milk for the baby. ruler remained doubt national boiling

3b Read the passage again and answer the questions.  1. When was tea first drunk?  2. How was tea invented?  3. Who is called “the saint of tea”? Tea was first drunk nearly 5,000 years ago. It was invented by accident. Lu Yu.

 4. What is Cha Jing about? It mentioned Shen Nong. The book describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea. It also discusses where the finest tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used.

 5. When was tea brought to other countries? Tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. In England, tea didn’t appear until around 1660.

3c Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in the box.  1. One of the world’s favorite drinks was by accident.  2. Tea was first by Shen Nong 5,000 years ago. invented drunk

 3. A nice smell was when the tea leaves dropped into the hot water.  4. Tea was to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries.  5. Tea is now between many different countries. produced brought traded

 Tea is the most popular drink in the world. But to our surprise, it was invented by. It brought to western world 19th century, but it was 5,000 years earlier. An ancient Chinese legend says Shen Nong discovered the tea when he was drinking water in the open air. Fill in the blanks and retell the text. accidentwasn't until discovered boiling

 Some from a nearby tree fell into the water and there for some time. And a smell came from the water then.  He the brown water and it was wonderful. And in this way, tea was invented. leaves remained pleasant tasted

Summaries  An Accidental Invention  by accident 偶然，意外地  It is said that  a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong  一位叫神农的中国统治者  boil drinking water  over the open fire 在火堆上  leaves from a tea plant 

 fall into the water 落入水中  remained there for some time.  In this way,  the saint of tea  It is believed that  take place 发生  without doubt 毫无疑问  the ones who best understand the nature of tea

Language points  1. accident  n. 意外； 偶然事故  John's had an accident, he's been knocked down by a car.  约翰出事了，他被一辆小汽车撞倒了。  An accident happened to the washer.  冼衣机出了故障。

 by accident  偶然；无意中：  I met Jacob by accident in the cinema.  我偶然在电影院遇到了雅各布。  He found his bag by accident.  他意外地找到了自己的包。

短语  traffic accident 交通事故  by accident 偶然 ; 意外地  car accident 车祸 ; 交通事故  accident insurance  意外保险 ; 事故保险  accident prevention  事故预防 ; 安全措施

拓展  accidental  adj.  偶然的，不测的；意外的  accidentally  adv.  偶然地，意外地，非故意地 ;