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When was it invented? Unit 6

An Accidental Invention

accidental by accident nearly ruler boil remain smell adj. 意外的；偶然的 偶然；意外 adv. 几乎；差不多 n. 统治者；支配者 v. 煮沸；烧开 v. 保持不变；剩余 n. 气味 v. 发出 …… 气味；闻到 Words and Expressions

saint national trade take place doubt without doubt n. 圣人；圣徒 adj. 国家的；民族的 n. 贸易；交易 v. 做买卖；从事贸易 发生；出现 n. 疑问；疑惑 v. 怀疑 毫无疑问；的确 Words and Expressions

How many kinds of tea does the video say? What are they? Chinese Tea Lead-in 1

Do you know the tea tradition in China? Lead-in 2

objectives To read and understand the material about tea To grasp the main idea of each paragraph of the passage To extract specific information from the reading passage

An Accidental Invention 1.What does it mean? 2.Can you think of an invention that was invented by accident?

Who invented tea? A Chinese ruler called Shen Nong. ruler: a person who rules or governs 统治 者 Task 1

Read the passage quickly and match each paragraph with its main idea. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 2 Lu Yu and his book Cha Jing How tea was invented by accident How tea spread to other countries 3a Task 2

(1) What is the article about? A. What tea is.B. Where tea comes from. C. How tea was invented. D. How a cup of tea is made. (2) Tea wasn’t invented by accident, was it? A. Yes, it wasn’t. B. Yes, it did. C. No, it wasn’t. D. Yes, it was. (3) When did tea appear in England? A. Around B. Around C. Around D. Around (4) Where was tea invented? A. In China. B. In Singapore. C. In England. D. We don’t know. Read the passage carefully and choose the right answers. Task 3

Task 4 Who: __________ What: _________ Where (country): ________ How: Shen Nong was _________ drinking water when some leaves _______ ________ the water and ________ there for some time. It __________ a pleasant smell. Shen Nong ________ the brown water and it tasted delicious. Result: One of the world’s favorite _________ was invented. Shen Nong tea China boiling fell into remained produced tasted drinks Read Para. 1 and complete the chart.

1. When was tea first drunk? 2. How was tea invented? It was first drunk about 5,000 years ago. Some leaves from a tea plant fell into the boiling water. It produced a nice smell and tasted delicious. This is how tea was invented. 3. Who is called “the saint of tea”? 4. What is Cha Jing about? Lu Yu is called “the saint of tea”. It describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea. 5. When was tea brought to other countries? It is believed that tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6 th and 7 th centuries. And in England, tea appeared around b Task 5 Read the passage again and answer the questions.

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in the box. 1. One of the world’s favorite drinks was _________ by accident. invented 2. Tea was first ________ by Shen Nong about 5,000 years ago. drunk invent drink bring produce trade 3c Task 6

Invent drink bring produce trade 3. A nice smell was _________ when the tea leaves dropped into the hot water. produced 4. Tea was ________ to Korea and Japan during the 6 th and 7 th centuries. brought 5. Tea is now _______ between many different countries. traded 3c

Language points Did you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world, was invented by accident? 一个名词或其它形式，跟在另一个名词或代词 后并对其进行解释、说明或限定，这个名词或 其它形式就是同位语。 Mr. Smith, our new teacher, is very kind to us. 我们的新老师史密斯先生对我们很好。 ↗ 同位语 你知道世界上最受欢迎的饮品 —— 茶，是无 意中发明出来的吗？

It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink. The first to do sth. 第一个做 …… 的人 It is said that… 据说 ……(that 后接完整的句子 ) 【相似句型】 It is believe that… 据说 It is claimed that… 据称 It is expected that… 据估计 It is presumed that… 据估计 据说有一位叫神农的中国统治者最早发现了 茶可以饮用。

One day Shen Nong was boiling drinking water over an open fire. an open fire 明火；篝火 over 指悬在... 上方（与物体无直接接触） on 指在... 上面（与物体平面有直接接触） A lamp hung over the table. On top of the cupboards are straw baskets. 有一天，神农正在火上煮水喝。

remain 剩下；剩余；遗留 连系动词 某人或某事物仍保持某种状态 It remained a secret. 不及物动词 Little of the original architecture remains. 名词 剩余物，多用复数 The archeologists found some remains of the Song Dynasty.

Language points The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19 th century. take place 发生；出现 Great changes have taken place in our hometown during the past ten years. Great changes have taken place in our hometown during the past ten years. Great changes have taken place in our hometown during the past ten years. Great changes have taken place in our hometown during the past ten years. Great changes have taken place in our hometown during the past ten years. happen 作 “ 发生、碰巧 ” 解，一般用于偶 然或突发性事件， happen 作 “ 发生、碰巧 ” 解，一般用于偶 然或突发性事件， 注： happen 作 “ 发生、碰巧 ” 解，一般用于偶 然或突发性事件。 happen 与 take place 通常 都没有被动语态。 从中国到西方国家的茶叶贸易出现在 19 世纪。

Fill in the blanks. This helped _________ (spread) the popularity of tea plant to more places around the world. Even though many people now know about tea culture, the Chinese are ______________the ones who best understand the nature of tea. to spread 注 : 另附 word 文档。 点击此处链接 without doubt

translation Tea wasn’t brought to the Western world until This machine is used for boiling drinking water. I haven’t seen my grandmother for some time. I miss her very much ． 1. 直到 1610 年茶才被带到西方世界。 2. 这个机器是用来烧开水的。 3. 我已好久没见我奶奶，我十分想念她。

本课时重点回顾 1. It is said/believe that… 2. not …until… 3. passive voice (One of the world’s favorite drinks was invented.)

Now 2 mins to test your spelling. English-Chinese ruler saint boil 偶然 剩余 气味 国家的 贸易 发生 毫无疑问 几乎 When finished, exchange your papers to see who does the best. Chinese-English

1. Learn the new words by heart. 2. Review the passage we have learnt today. Homework