Unit 6 Section A Reading课件 -辽宁省锦州市2024-2025学年人教版英语九年级全册

Unit 6 When was it invented? by accident 偶然；意外地 the law of gravity (万有引力定律) Let’s play a guessing game It’s a national drink. It has a long history. It smells good but it tastes a little bitter. It’s good for both health and business. adj.国家的，民族的 v.发出…气味 An Accidental Invention Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 How tea was invented by accident Lu Yu and his book Cha Jing How tea spread to other countries The invention of tea The culture of tea The of tea spread While-reading Skimming Read the passage in silence and summarize (总结) the main idea of each paragraph. ★Pay attention to the topic sentences and the key words.   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 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 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. It was quite delicious, and so, one of the world’s favorite drinks was invented. Para 1 n.统治者 While-reading Scanning Read the first paragraph by yourselves and complete the mind map. Result A Chinese ruler called Shen Nong. When About 5,000 years ago. How By accident. Process First, …was boiling ...over an open fire Next, some leaves… fell into…and remained…for… Then, …produced… At last, …tasted ... Who Pair work Ask and answer *When was tea invented? *Who invented tea? *How was tea invented? Group work Retell the invention of tea. One of the world’s favorite drinks was invented. 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. While-reading Scanning Read the second paragraph together and answer the questions. Who is “the saint of tea”? What is Cha Jing about? Para 2 a few thousand years later Lu Yu “ the saint of tea” describes discusses I’m Lu Yu. I wrote a book named Cha Jing. The book describes… It also discusses… 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. 毫无疑问 发生 While-reading Scanning Read the third paragraph and draw the timeline. Para 3 5000 years ago a few thousand years later during the 6th and 7th centuries around 1660 in less than100 years in the 19th century Lu Yu Cha Jing Korea and Japan England national drink tea trade Shen Nong tea Work in groups. One acts as a tea specialist(茶艺师), the others act as foreign guests. Make conversations between them. Post-reading An example: A: Welcome to China. Welcome to the Tea Museum. I’m very glad to introduce Chinese tea culture to you. B: Could you please tell us who invented tea? C: Could you please tell us how it was invented? D: Can you say something about Lu Yu and his book? 雨伞是我国一项古老的发明，请根据下列内容，给Peter写一封信 向他介绍一下雨伞的发明史。 Who : Lu Ban’s wife When：Spring and Autumn Period(春秋时期) Where: China How: by hand What: silk and wood Use: keep off the rain Spread: to England 1747 Homework ★ The more we learn about tea, the more we love tea culture. ★ Love our culture, love our country. Than K s $$