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Unit 6
When was it invented?
Objectives
To learn to understand and use passive voice
To listen and speak about the history of tea, finding out the sentences in passive voice
Learn the new words and expressions and sentences as below:
Tea has a long history.
Tea was first drunk nearly
5, 000 years ago.
boiling drinking water
leaves
It smells pleasant.
It tastes delicious .
What’s the most traditional drink in China?
Who was tea invented by?
It was invented by the Chinese ruler called Shen Nong.
Shen Nong
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.
Watch a video
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3a Read the passage and match every paragraph with the main idea.
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
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Who:
What:
When:
How:
Task 1 Listen and fill in the blanks.
Shen Nong
tea
over three thousand years ago
by accident
(some leaves fell into the water) …..
Task 2 Read the article, answer the following questions.
1. When was the tea brought to the Western country?
2. What was Shen Nong doing?
3. How long did the leaves remain in the water?
4. What did the leaves produce?
5. How was the hot mixture?
In 1610.
He was boiling drinking water.
For some time.
A pleasant smell.
It was quite delicious.
Match the key points and expressions
1,the most popular
2,by accident
3,not …until
4,according to
5,over an open fire
6,fall into
7,hot mixture
A, 落下
B, 根据
C, 意外
D,直到……才
E, 最出名的
F, 热饮
G, 在户外的火上
Who: Shen Nong
What: tea
Where (country): ________
How: Shen Nong was _________ drinking water when some leaves _______ ________ the water and _________ there for some time. It _________ a nice smell. Shen Nong ________ the brown water and it tasted _________.
Result: One of the world’s favorite _________ was invented.
China
boiling
fell into
remained
produced
tasted
drinks
delicious
Read Paragraph 2 and fill in the blanks.
_____is the writer of Cha Jing, he is called “_______________”. The book describes how tea plants ____________ and used to ___________.
It also discusses where the finest tea leaves _________ and what kinds of water________________ .
Lu Yu
the sage of tea
were grown
make tea
were produced
were used
What happened to these numbers?
6th and 7th
1660
19th
Tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries.
In England, tea didn’t appear until around 1660.
The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century.
Reading tip:跳读寻找有用信息,忽略不相关的信息。通常跳读寻找数据、电话号码、新闻标题等等.
n. 贸易;交易 v.做买卖;从事贸易
发生,出现
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
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
其他常见“It is ...that”句式
拓展:
It is
believed-that… “据认为……”
reported-that … “据报道……”
known-that… “众所周知……”
supposed-that… “据推测……”
said-that … “据说” ……
Language Points
take place 表示必然性的“发生”或 指根据计划或安排“举行”的. 无被动语态
happen 表示偶然性的没预料到的 “发生”,无被动语态
take place与happen
辨析:
► The opening of the play will take place tomorrow
night
这部剧将于明晚进行首演。
►The car accident happened last week
这起车祸发生在上周。
一般过去时的被动语态的句式结构
一般过去时的被动语态
肯定句 主语+was/were+及物动词的过去分词( + by…)
否定句 主语+was/were + not+及物动词的过去分词(+ by…)
疑问句 Was/Were+主语+及物动词的过去分词(+by …)?
特殊疑问词+was/were+主语+及物动词的过去分词( + by...)?
2. 一般过去时的被动语态的基本用法
用法 示例
表示过去某一具体时间发生的动作,且句子的主 语是谓语动词动作的承受者 The house was built in 1990.
这所房子建于1990年。
讲述发生在过去的动作,且不知道动作的执行者 He was honored with the name “ Father of Hybrid Rice”.
他被授予“杂交水稻之父”的称号。
宾语提前变主语,人称时态be关键。
过去分词莫改错,原主改宾by后见。
the Active voice and the Passive voice
主动语态和被动语态
Liu Qian does the magic tricks.
S
V.
O.
动作执行者
动作
动作接受者
动作执行者
动作
动作接受者
口诀
by
Liu Qian.
The magic tricks
are done
Ⅰ. 根据语境,从方框中选择恰当的单词填空,注意形式变化。
nation, rule, boil, smell, remain
1. The dish _______ delicious. I can’t wait to eat it.
2. —What's wrong with Anna? She has _________ silent for two hours.
—I'm not sure. Let's go and ask her.
3. The ________ football team arrived in France two days ago.
4. My dad _______ the water and then made tea for us.
5. The book is about some great _______ of ancient China.
smells
remained
national
boiled
rulers
Ⅱ. 根据汉语意思,完成英语句子,每空一词。
1. 毫无疑问,运动对我们有好处。
_______ _______, doing exercises is good for us.
2. 我偶然在电影院遇到了Jacob。
I met Jacob _______ _______ in the cinema.
3. 没有人知道那天晚上发生了什么。
Nobody knew what _______ _______ that night.
4. 当你把这个茶包放入水中时,它会产生一种香味。
When you put this teabag into the water, it will _______ _______ _______ _______.
produce
a nice smell
took place
Without doubt
by accident
1. I didn’t pass the physics exam last month. ________,
how do you study for a physics test?
A. By accident B. By mistake
C. By the way D. By the time
2. There is no ____ that phones play an important role in
the modern life.
A. question B. problem C. answer D. doubt
C
D
Ⅲ. 选择题。
3. — I’m afraid I can’t get there before 9 o’clock.
— That’s OK. There’s __________ .
A. no way B. no wonder C. no doubt D. no hurry
4. Great changes _______ in Tongren in the past five years.
A. have happened B. have taken place
C. have been happened D. have been taken place
D
B
who Lu Ban’s wife
when Spring and Autumn Period
where China
be used for keeping off the rain
be made of wood and silk (丝绸)
brought to England 1747
According to the information write a paragraph about the invention of umbrella.
Homework
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