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Unit 6
An Accidental Invention
Section A 3a-3c
What would you like to drink when you are thirsty
Chinese Spring Festival
to
Time
learn
start
Look at the picture and
title, and predict:
1. what is the invention
2. whether was it invented by accident or by planning
Task 1
Scanning
How tea was
invented by accident
Lu Yu and his book Cha Jing
How tea spread to other countries
Read quickly,
match the main idea with each paragraph.
Task 2
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
About 5,000
years ago
start
Careful reading
What is the invention
Who invented it
When was it invented
Where was it invented
How
Tea
Shen Nong (a Chinese ruler)
About 5,000 years ago
In China
Read paragraph 1 and fill in the table.
How was tea invented
One day, Sheng Nong ___________ drinking water over _____________.
Some leaves ________ the water.
The leaves ________ there for some time.
He ________ the brown water.
1
2
3
4
was boiling
an open fire
fell into
remained
tasted
nice smell
Tea was invented by
accident.
delicious
About 5,000
years ago
A few thousand
years later
start
Careful reading
Para2
Q1. What was Lu Yu called
The sage of tea
Q3. What is Cha Jing
about
Q2. What did Lu Yu write
He wrote a book called Cha Jing.
What is Cha Jing about
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 discusses where the finest tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used.
Pay attention to the key verbs(动词)
What is Cha Jing about
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 discusses where the finest tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used.
Something about
Shen Nong
How tea plants were grown and used to make tea
Where the finest tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used
He knows tea very well.
“the sage of tea”.
Careful reading
Para3
When was tea spread to other
countries
19th century
around 1660
6th and 7th centuries
About 5,000
years ago
A few thousand
years later
start
6th and 7th
centuries
6th and 7th centuries
About 5,000
years ago
A few thousand
years later
start
6th and 7th
centuries
around
1660
6th and 7th centuries
around 1660
About 5,000
years ago
A few thousand
years later
start
6th and 7th
centuries
around
1660
19th
century
6th and 7th centuries
around 1660
19th century
It helped to spread the popularity of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world.
What was the tea trade useful for
About 5,000
years ago
A few thousand
years later
start
6th and 7th
centuries
around
1660
19th
century
Now
Why do so many people
like drinking tea
Discussion
Post-reading
Watch a video
Keep you h_______
Help you l____ w_____
Make you feel less s______
The advantages(好处) of drinking tea
ealthy
ose
eight
leepy
Introduce Chinese tea to our foreign friend
The production of tea
The invention of tea
The spread of tea
The advantages of tea
Group work
Introduce Chinese tea to our foreign friend
The production of tea
The invention of tea
The spread of tea
The advantages of tea
Group work
Be a spreader of Xuan culture
Homework
You must do
You can do
Finish the exercise
on Page 43
Write a passage about Xuan culture and prepare to share with classmates.
Retell the history of tea
Thank you