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Unit 6 When was it invented
Section A 3a-3c Reading
Let’s predict.
An Accidental Invention
= by accident/by chance
According to the picture, what is the invention
According to the title, what may be talked about
Who invented it
Where was it invented
How was it invented
When was tea first drunk
Skimming
Match every paragraph with its main idea.
reading skills: first and last sentences; find the key words that are similar to the ones in the choices
a. Lu Yu(陆羽)and his book Cha Jing(茶经).
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
c. How tea was invented by accident.
b. How tea spread to other countries.
Scanning
reading skills: find specific information according to the key words in each paragraph.
What is the most popular drink in the world
When was tea first drunk
Who is Shen Nong
Who is called “the saint of tea” Why
When did tea become popular in England
invented medicine and taught people
Shen Nong: a Chinese ruler
the inventor of agriculture(农业)
made many farming tools
taught people how to farm
tried hundreds of herbs(草药) himself
Someone who makes rules.
Someone who rules the country.
Lu Yu 陆羽(733—804), from Tang Dynasty, is a Chinese tea master and writer.
Cha Jing is the first work on tea planting, making and drinking.
The Introduction of Lu Yu
Para 1 How was tea invented by accident (verbs)
What’s the meaning of “an open fire”
What’s meaning of “remained” How do you know
stayed
Read for details
Para 2 Lu Yu and his book Cha Jing
The book Cha Jing describes…
how tea plants_____________.
how tea plants_____________to make tea.
where the finest leaves________________.
what kinds of water___________________.
were grown
were used
were produced
were used
Where are the tea plants grown
How is tea produced
Which city in China is famous for tea
What kind of water can be used to make tea
What happened to these numbers
6th and 7th
century
1660
19th century
Tea was brought to Korea and Japan.
In England, tea didn’t appear until…
= tea appeared
The tea trade from China to Western countries took place..
Para 3 When was tea spread to other countries
1760
Tea became the national drink in England.
1. This helped to spread the popularity of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world.
Q: What does “this” refer to
What’s the part of speech(词性) of popularity How do you translate this sentence
2. The Chinese are without doubt the ones who best understand the nature of tea.
Q: Can you change “without doubt” into another saying
Compare: the beauty of nature
the nature of tea
Your outgoing nature will surprise others.
Discussion
Why are Chinese without doubt the ones who best understand the nature of tea
was invented
was introduced
was brought to
the longest history
know the most about it
tea art performances
S1: China is famous for tea, right
S2: Yes, both in the past and now.
S1: _______________________
S2: It was first drunk about 5000 years ago.
S1: Do you know ________________________________
S2: It’s said that tea was invented by Shen Nong.
S1:__________________
S2: By accident. Shen Nong was boiling water over an open fire. Some tea leaves fell into the water and remained there.
S1: That sounds interesting. I wonder___________________.
S2: Yes, there is one called Cha Jing, written by Lu Yu.
S1: _____________________________________
S2: It was first brought to other countries during the 6th century.
S1: Although many countries know about tea, it seems that Chinese has the most colorful tea culture.
Pair work
When was it first drunk
who invented it/who it was invented by
How was it invented
if there is a book about tea
When was it first brought to other countries
tea painting
tea poem
tea sets
tea art
tea desserts
tea spirit
康乐甘香和清敬美
As students, how can we help spread our tea culture
Find more information about tea culture and share it with your friends.
Write down the conversation between you and your partner, using the information you’ve learnt in the passage.
Homework