(共28张PPT)
Unit 6
When was it invented
(3a-3c)
1. To learn the following phrases：
by accident, nearly five thousand years ago, it is said that, over an open fire, fall into, it is believed that, take place, without doubt
2. To improve reading skills.
3. To understand how tea was invented and spread to other countries, then retell the passage.
Learning Objectives
Let’s play a guessing game!
It has a long history about 5000 years.
It’s a little bitter.
It was invented by Shen Nong by accident.
It was invented in China.
It can help us keep awake,
improve the eyesight,
lose weight and it can also
keep us away from cancer.
It’s brown and tastes
delicious.
It’s a kind of drink.
1. What's the meaning of black tea
A. 绿茶 B. 红茶 C. 黑茶
How much do you know about tea
2. Longjing tea belongs to (属于) _______.
A. black tea B. dark tea C. green tea
3. Who wrote the book Cha Jing
A. Lu Han B. Lu Yu
《茶经》是我国唐代一部有关茶叶及品茶的专著，作者陆羽。该书共分三卷十节，全面叙述了茶叶生产的历史，源流，生产技术以及饮茶技艺和茶道原理，享有“茶叶百科全书”之美誉。
Let’s learn more about tea.
Predicting
This passage is mainly (主要) about ______.
A. how to make tea B. how to drink tea
C. the history of tea D. tea art
C
An Accidental Invention
Before-reading
阅读技巧 :
Guess from the picture and title before you read.
3a
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
What’s the type of the passage
Narration (记叙文)
B. Exposition (说明文)
C. Argumentation (议论文)
Skimming
阅读技巧:获取段落主旨时，注意各段中的首尾句。
While-reading
偶然；意外地
Who: __________
What: _________
Where (country): ________
How: Shen Nong was _________ drinking water when some leaves _______ ________ the water and ________ there for some time. It __________ a pleasant smell. Shen Nong ________ the brown water and it tasted delicious.
Result: One of the world’s favorite _________ was invented.
Shen Nong
tea
China
boiling
fell into
remained
produced
tasted
drinks
Reading skill : When we read a story passage, we must find the specific information about “when”, “where”, “who”, “what” and “how”.
Read Para. 1 carefully and complete the chart.
One of the world’s favorite drinks was invented.
A Chinese ruler Shen Nong
was boiling (煮) the drinking water
Some leaves from a tea plant fell into the water and remained (留在) there for some time.
over an open fire在篝火上
It produced (产生) a nice smell so he tasted the brown water.
It was quite delicious, and so, one of the world’s favorite drinks was invented.
Retell: How was the tea invented by accident
A. how tea plants were grown and used
B. why tea was good for people’s health
C. where the finest leaves were produced
D. what kinds of water were used
Who is called “the saint of tea”
2. Cha Jing is about the following EXCEPT ______.
Read Para. 2 and finish the tasks.
Lu Yu.
B
Make a bookmark (书签) for Cha Jing.
Writer: _____________
_______________
Describe: ____________ ________________________________________
Discuss: _____________
____________________
________________________________________
Lu Yu
“the saint of tea”
how tea
plants were grown
and used to make tea
where the finest tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used.
Reading skill: According to the key words, you can find the specific information quickly.
Read Paragraph 3 carefully,
China
About 5000 years ago
China
Read Paragraph 3 and finish the names of the countries and when tea
spread to these countries. Then draw the routine (路线).
England
the USA
Canada
Australia
during the 6th and 7th centuries
around 1660
in the 19th century
China
Korea
Japan
How tea spread to other countries
Tea was brought to ...
... did not appear until ...
The tea trade ...
Summary
No inventions, no life!
Tea
the origin
popularity
development
history
where
（In China）
who
when
how
※ How tea spread to other countries
※ How tea was invented by accident
※ Lu Yu and his Cha Jing
Without creativity, there would be no progress.没有创造力，就没有进步。
Traditional art and culture are the fortune (财富)
of our country.
They should be known by people all over the world.
As a Chinese, we should be proud of them.
Love, spread and develop our traditional culture!
traditional art and culture
What is it
Post-reading
Draw a mind map to introduce a kind of Chinese traditional culture.
Group work
Why
Where is it made
…
1. by accident 偶然；意外地
Language points
The little girl knocked the glass by accident.
He hurt his arm by accident when he was playing basketball.
accidental adj. 偶然的，意外的
accidentally adv. 无意地
2. It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink.
It’s said/reported/known/believed/supposed that + 句子
句中的It作形式主语，真正的主语是that引导的从句。
eg: It is reported that many people in Africa are suffering from the pain of hunger and disease.
It is said that thirteen is an unlucky number in many Western countries.
3. boil vi/vt. 煮沸；烧开
Water usually boils at 100℃. 水通常在100摄氏度时沸腾。
boiled water 开水(形容水被烧开过的状态)
boiling water 沸水(形容水正在沸腾的状态)
We drink boiled water instead of boiling water.
我们喝烧开了的水，而不是正在沸腾的水。
4. Some leaves from a tea plant fell into the water and remained there for some time.
(l) fall into意为“落人;掉入”。
He was drunk and fell into the water.
他喝醉了，跌落到水中。
fall asleep 入睡 fall down 倒下；落下
fall in love with 与……相爱
fall over 被……绰倒 fall off 跌落；从……掉下来
(2)remain 此处用作不及物动词，“停留;逗留”。
eg: How long will you remain here
你要在此地停留多久？
remain 作连系动词，表示“仍然是（处于某种状态）；保持不变”，相当于keep。其后可接形容词、名词、分词或介词短语作表语。
eg: Peter became a manager, but Mike remained a worker.
remain作不及物动词，意为“剩余”
e.g. Only a few leaves remained on the tree.
smell n. 气味;嗅觉
eg: Elephants have poor eyesight, but very good hearing and smell.
smell 作系动词，“有……气味，发出……气味”，后接形容词作表语。
The cheese cake smells so good that I can’t wait to eat it.
smell 作及物动词，“闻到，嗅到(气味)（smelt/smelled）
I smelt something burning.我闻到什么东西烧焦了。
5. It produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown water.
trade n. 意为“贸易；交易”
eg: Yancheng, an energetic city, has set up trade relations with lots of countries and areas.
trade v. 意为“做买卖；从事贸易”。trader n. 商人
trade (in sth.) with sb. 与某人交易(某物)
They had years of experience of trading with the West.
6. The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century.
take place: 据安排或计划发生，含有事先预料或计划的意思。不及物动词，不能用于被动语态。
happen: 指具体客观事件的发生，有偶然性，未能预见。
eg: The 2022 Winter Olympics will take place in Beijing.
take the place of sb. = take sb.’s place代替某人
take the place of sth.代替某物
eg: Our teacher is ill. Miss Li will take the place of him to give us the lesson.
= Our teacher is ill. Miss Li will take his place to give us the lesson.
without doubt /there is no doubt that ... 毫无疑问
doubt n. 意为“疑问；疑惑”
eg: Without doubt, she is one of the best teachers in the school.
v. 怀疑
I doubt whether/if the new one will be any better.
I don’t doubt that he will come tomorrow. 我肯定他明天会来。
7. The Chinese are without doubt the ones who best understand the nature of tea.
Key words and phrases：
Reading skill:
Sentences:
remain, smell, doubt, national, trade, take place, by accident
掌握快速阅读和精读两种不同的阅读技巧及各种做题方法。
Summary
1. Did you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world (after water), was invented by accident
2. It’s said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink.
Homework
Write a passage to introduce Chinese culture to the world according to your mind maps.
