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Unit6 When was it invented ?
Section A 3a-3c
Revision
What have we learnt about tea?
We know that …
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Who invented tea?
When was tea invented?
How was tea invented?
Lead-in
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2
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What else do you want to know about tea?
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Let's watch a video to know more about tea culture.
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Look at the title and the picture, try to guess the meaning of the title.Then predict the main idea of the passage.
An Accidental Invention
=by accident
The tea was invented by accident.
This passage is mainly about______.
A. How to make tea B. How to drink tea
C. The history of tea D. Tea art
C
Prediction
Before-reading
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
Tips: Read the whole passage quickly and silently(默读) .The key words (关键词) and sentences can help you .
Fast-reading
spread and development
history
book
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when
who
how
It was first drunk about _____________
A Chinese ruler called __________
By __________
Read Para. 1 and finish the mind map.
5000 years ago
One of the world’s favorite _________ was invented.
Result
drinks
Shen Nong
accident
Careful reading
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invented medicine and taught people
Shen Nong: a Chinese ruler
the inventor of agriculture(农业)
taught people how to farm
Someone who makes rules.
Someone who rules the country.
made many farming tools
tried hundreds of herbs(草药) himself
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How was tea invented by accident?
A Chinese ruler 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.
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Tell your partner how tea was invented by accident?
First, ... was boiling... over... fire.
Second, ... fell into... and... remained...
Then, ... produced...so he tasted …. It was so…
So, one of the ... was …
Read para1 and underline.
An Accidental Invention
1 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 a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink.
ruler n.统治者;支配者
by accident 偶然;意外地
It is said that ... 据说
the first to do sth. 第一个做某事的人
Careful reading
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.
boil v.煮沸;烧开
remain v.保持不变;剩余
drinking water 饮用水
over an open fire 在篝火上
Paragraph 2
Lu Yu
the sage of tea
Cha Jing
were grown
make tea
were used
were produced
growth
ways
places
Read para.2 and fill in the chart.
Careful reading
kind
The name of book
The writer
His position (地位)
The book is about
The book describes how tea plants
__________ and used to _________. It also discusses where the finest tea leaves ______________ and what kinds of water __________.
Read para2 carefully and underline.
2 A few thousand years later, Lu Yu, “the sage 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 discussed where the finest tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used.
sage n. 圣人;圣徒
describe v. 描写,形容
Careful reading
Read paragraph 3 and find out the names of the countries and when tea spread to these countries .
Korea
Japan
England
China
around 1660
6th & 7th
Canada
the USA
Australia
19th century
Careful reading
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Finish the chart with the world map about Paragraph 3.
Korea
Japan
England
national
popular
the 6th
7th
1660
19th
Paragraph 3
The spreading
of
tea During________
and __________ Tea was brought to _____ and _______.
Around ______ Tea appeared in ________ and soon became the _______ drink in less than 100 years.
In the _____ century Tea became ________ in many parts of the world as the result of the tea trade from China to Western countries.
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What was the tea trade useful for?
Who best understand the nature of tea?
What do you think of Shen Nong and Lu Yu?
Let's discuss!
It helped to spread the popularity of the tea and the tea plant to more places around the world.
The Chinese are without doubt the ones who best understand the nature of tea.
Creative, hard-working, brave,careful, clever...
the spirit of Chinese people
Actually, in China, we have had the Silk Road and the Sea Silk Road since Xi Han Dynasty. They not only sent silk to Europe but also tea, herbs (草药) and spices(香料).
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Read para3 carefully and underline.
3 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.
national adj. 国家的;全国的;民族的
take place 发生;出现
less than 少于
Careful reading
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.
doubt n.疑惑;疑问
without doubt 毫无疑问;的确
even though 尽管
spread v.传播; 散布
popularity n. 受欢迎; 普及; 流行
1 偶然的发明
2 意外
3 第一个做某事
4 饮用水
5 在篝火上
6 掉进
7 茶圣
8 发生
9 茶的普及
10 把...传播到...
11 毫无疑问
1 an accidental invention
2 by accident
3 the first to do
4 drinking water
5 over the open fire
6 fall into =drop into
7 the sage of tea
8 take place
9 the popularity of tea
10 spread... to...
11 without doubt
Phrases summary
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in the box.
3c
invent drink bring produce trade
1. One of the world's favorite drinks was _________ by accident.
2. Tea was first __________ by Shen Nong 5,000 years ago.
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
invented
drunk
was first drunk
Shen Nong
invented
by accident
Cha Jing was wrote by Lu Yu
was brought to Korea and Japan
appeared in England
had become popular
tea trade from China to Western countries
one of the world's favorite drinks
The process of tea
Summary
About 5,000
years ago
A few thousand
years later
6th and 7th
centuries
around
1660
Now
in less than
100 years
later
Retell the story of tea with your own words.
Tea was invented by__________
About_______years ago, __________ discovered tea.
The color of tea is_______, and it tasted________.
The saint of tea is__________
Cha Jing
is about
How__________were grown and how to_________
Where______________ were produced and
what kinds of________were used.
Tea was brought_________________during 6th and 7th.
Tea appeard in England___________ .
Tea trade took place____________________.
Book
Invention
Spread
accident
5000
Shen Nong
brown
delicious
Lu Yu
tea plants
make tea
the finest tea
water
Korea and Japan
around 1660
in the 19th century
Without creativity, there would be no progress.
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It's time to be the representative of our school to give a report about our tea culture.
I' m really proud and excited to introduce one of our national treassures, tea culture.
Firstly, tea was invented by accident.
(first drink, boil, fall into, remain, produce, taste)
Secondly, there is an important book about tea called Cha Jing.
(write, discribe, grow, use, discuss, where, water. )
Last but not least, I'd like to talk about the popularity of tea.
( 6th and 7th centuries--- Korea and Japan, 1660---England, 19th
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Chances are the best inventors.
The little problem that we meet in our daily lives, maybe inspiration for great inventions.
Observe and think more!
多观察,勤思考!
It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink.据说有一位叫作神农的中国统治者最早发现了茶可以饮用。
It is said that ... “据说”,it是形式主语,真正的主语是that引导的从句。类似句型It is believed that ... “人们认为/ 据信”;It’s reported that ... “据报道”;It's known that…众所周知…
Language points
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) 他们昨晚直到十一点才上床睡觉。
They ___________________________ 11 o’clock last night.
2) 天黑之前Sam不会回来。
Sam _____________________________ it is dark.
3) Tina昨天一直睡到上午九点。
Tina _____________________ yesterday.
slept until 9:00 a.m.
didn’t go to bed until / before
won't come back before / until
… until …
… not … until …
直到… 才…
动作是否能持续?
Some leaves from a tea plant fell into the water and remained there for some time.
作不及物动词, 意为“逗留; 不离去”, 通常和副词或介词连用, 相当于stay; 另外, 它还可意为“剩余; 遗留; 继续存在”;
remain用作连系动词时,意为“保持;仍是”,后接形容词、名词、动词-ing形式或介词短语作表语。
【活学活用】
1) 她整个下午都待在办公室里。 _____________________________
2) 他们进来时,她仍然坐着。 _______________________________.
She remained in her office all afternoon.
She remained sitting when they came in.
some times, some time, sometimes & sometime
在some times中, some意为“一些”, time意为“次数”, 因此some times的意思是“几次”。
在some time中some意为“一些”, time意为“时间”, 因此some time的意思是“一段时间”。
sometimes为副词, 意为“有时; 不时; 间或”, 多用于一般现在时的句子中。
sometime为副词, 意为“在某一时候”, 表示的时间不确定。
1) Mona said she would visit her aunt ____________ next month.
2) The park is a great place. I have been there ____________.
3) Ann usually goes to work by bike, but ____________ by bus.
4) Leila has stayed in the mountains for ____________. She will stay there for another month.
some time
sometime
some times
sometimes
The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century.
take place:发生;出现。常指有计划、有安排地“发生”,是不及物动词短语,不能接宾语,一般也不用作被动结构。
辨析:happen意为“发生”,为不及物动词,不能用于被动语态。指具体客观事件的发生,有偶然性,未能预见。
【活学活用】1) The 18th Jiangsu Provincial Games will ______ in September. Many students want to be volunteers.
A. take place B. take part
C. take action D. take care
2) 会议将在大厅举行。_______________________________.
The meeting will take place in the hall.
… the Chinese are without doubt the ones who best understand the nature of tea.
doubt用作动词,“怀疑; 不相信; 不能肯定”,doubt后面一般接宾语从句,在否定句和疑问句中,接that引导的宾语从句。在肯定句中,一般接whether或if引导的宾语从句。
doubt用作名词,“疑惑; 疑问; 不确定”,常与about/of/as to/on等介词连用。without doubt 毫无疑问;的确
【活学活用】1)她无疑是那家医院最优秀的护士。 _____________________________
2) 你怀疑她会成功吗? _____________________________
3)他不敢肯定她是否会遵守诺言。 _______________________________
Without doubt, she is the best nurse in the hospital.
Do you doubt that she willsucceed?
He doubts if she will keep her word.
1. Last October 1st, our family went to Tian'anmen Square to
watch the rising of the _________ flag.
2. Lucy _________ silent the whole morning. She didn't talk with
anyone.
3. _________ between the two countries has increased.
4. Qinshihuang is one of the greatest _________ in China.
5. Mom is _________water in the kitchen now.
Ⅰ. 根据语境,从方框中选择恰当的单词填空,注意形式变化。
trade, ruler, boil, nation, remain
national
remained
Trade
rulers
boiling
Ⅱ. 根据语境及所给汉语提示,写出所缺内容,每空一词。
1. Potato chips were invented _______ _______(偶然).
2. Great changes have _______ _______(发生) in my hometown
in the past five years.
3. _______ _______(毫无疑问), the mobile phone is a useful
invention.
4. My uncle's new car _________ _________ _________(靠电力
运行).
5. The soup _________ _________ _________ _________
_________(产生一种香味). I want to try it.
runs on electricity
Without doubt
by accident
taken place
区:by mistake
is producing a nice
smell
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