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3. Section A 3a-3c Unit6 When was it invented ? Qingtang Middle School by Mr. Zhou.

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

5. What’s the most traditional drink in China? Tea has a long history. Tea was first drunk nearly 5, 000 years ago. boiling drinking water leaves It smells pleasant. It tastes delicious and …

6. Who was tea invented by? It was invented by the Chinese ruler called Shen Nong ． Shen Nong

7. How was it invented? boiling water over an open fire fell into …and remained… produced a nice smell tasted the brown water —tea It was invented by accident.

8. have a point by accident it is said/believed that be brought to sp. take place even though without doubt Language points 有道理 偶然；意外地 人们说 / 相信 被带到某地 发生；出现 即使 毫无疑问；的确

9. 3a Read the passage quickly and match each paragraph with its main idea. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Lu Yu and his book Cha Jing How tea spread to other countries How tea was invented by accident 偶然；意外地

10. An Accidental Invention Did you know that tea, the most popular drink in the word (after water), was invented by accident? Many people believe that tea was first drunk about 5,000 years ago. It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink. One day Shen Nong was boiling 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 small so he tasted the brown water. It was quite delicious, and so, one of the word’s favorite drinks was invented.

11. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms according to the first paragraph. Tea (after water), the most popular drink in the world ___________ (invent) by accident. It is believed that tea _________ (drink) 5,000 years ago. It ______ (say) that a Chinese ruler ______ (call) Shen Nong was the first _________ (discover) tea as a drink. One day Shen Nong __________ (boil) drinking water was invented was drunk is said called to discover was boiling n. 统治者，支配者 v. 煮沸，烧开

12. over an open fire. Some leaves from a tea plant ____ (fall) into the water and remained there for some time. It ________ v. 保持不变 (produce) a nice smell so he ______ (taste) n. 气味 the brown water. It was quite delicious, and so, one of the world’s favorite drinks ____________ (invent). fell produced was invented tasted

13. An Accidental Invention A few thousand years later, Lu Yu, “the saint of tea”, mentioned Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing. 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.

14. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms according to the second paragraph. Lu Yu, “the saint of tea”, ____________ (mention) Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing a few thousand years later. The book describes how tea plants ___________ and used to make tea. It also discusses where the finest tea leaves ______________ (produce) and what kinds of water _________ (use). mentioned were grown were produced were used

15. An Accidental Invention It is believed that tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. In England, tea didn’t appear until around 1660, but in less than 100 years, it had become the national drink. The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century. This helped to spread the popularity of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world. Even though many people now know about tea culture, the Chinese are without doubt the ones who best understand the nature of tea.

16. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms according to the third paragraph. People believed that tea _____________ (bring) to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. In England, tea _____________ (not appear) until around 1660, but in less than 100 years, it had become the national drink. The tea trade from China to Western countries ______ (take) place in the 19th century. was brought didn’t appear took

17. This ________ (help) to spread the popularity of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world. Even though many people now know about tea culture, the Chinese ____ (be) without doubt the ones who best 毫无疑问；的确 __________ (understand) the nature of tea. helped are understand

18. Read the passage again and answer the questions. 1. When was tea first drunk? ___________________________________ 2. How was tea invented? ___________________________________ It was first drunk about 5,000 years ago. 3b Some leaves from a tea plant fell into the boiling water. It produced a nice smell and tasted delicious.

19. 4. What is Cha Jing about? __________________________________ 5. When was tea brought to other countries? __________________________________ __________________________________ It describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea. It was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries and to England around 1660. 3. Who is called “the saint of tea”? _________________________________ n. 圣人，圣徒 Lu Yu is called “the saint of tea”.

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

21. 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. traded produced brought invent, drink, bring, produce, trade

22. 一、选词填空。 smell, remain, ruler, boil, national 1. October 1st is ________ Day in China. 2. Humans are the _____ of the earth. 3. When fish goes bad, it ______ terrible. 4. They _________ in that forest for a year. 5. Water _____ at 100 ℃. National rulers smells remained boils

23. 二、根据汉语提示完成句子。 1. I found the key __________ ( 偶然 ) when I was cleaning the house. 2. The May 4 Movement _________ ( 发生 ) in Beijing in 1919. 3. He’ll succeed ____________ ( 毫无疑问 ) this time. 4. ____________ ( 据说 ) Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink. 5. Tea _____________ ( 被带到 ) Korea and Japan during 6th and 7th centuries. took place by accident without doubt It is said that was brought to

24. 1. Recite the new words and Section A 3a. 2. Preview Section A 4a-4c.