Unit 6
When was it invented?
An Accidental Invention
1.Who was tea invented by ?
2.Where was tea first invented?
3a An Accidental Invention
national[næʃnəl] 国家的,民族的
New words
boil /bɔil/ v. 煮沸;烧开
• They are boiling
water over an
open fire.
在火堆上
smell /smel/ n. 气味
v. 发出气味;闻到
• It smells terrible.
• It produces a
pleasant /nice
smell.
saint/seint/ n. 圣人;圣徒
• We should learn from
the saints.
ruler统治者
It is said that Shen
Nong was a great
ruler in ancient
China.
据说
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元
成
才
路
状
元
成
才
路
状元成才路
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元
成
才
路
状
元
成
才
路
状元成才路
状元成才路
状元成才路
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状元成才路
状元成才路 状元成才路
类似的句型:
It is said that … 据说……
It is reported that… 据报道……
It’s known that… 众所周知……
It is supposed/thought that… 人们认为……
doubt /daut/ n. 疑惑;疑问 v. 怀疑
• She has many
doubts about this.
• I doubt whether /if
he will take part
in our club.
Word test!
• 1. The tiger is looked as the______
(统治者)of this forest.
• 2. Alice is without (怀疑) the
best student in our class.
• 3. The dragon is treat as a _______
(民族的)symbol of the Chinese.
• 4. Mother is (煮沸) the milk for
the baby.
• 5. When fish goes bad, it ______
terrible.
ruler
doubt
national
boiling
smells
Reading strategy (阅读策略)
1) read the the title and look at the picture.
Answer : How was tea invented ?
2) the first sentence helps to get the main idea
It was an accidental invention.
It was invented by accident.
Read the passage quickly and 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
Read the passage quickly and 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
Task 1 Group work
Read Para.1 carefully and put the phrases into sentences.
Put them into sentences.
The tea
was first drunk
about five thousand
years ago.
Shen
Nong
was boiling
drinking water
over an open fire
Some tea
leaves
fell
into
the water
The ruler
tasted
the brown water
tea
who
how
where
when
process
Shen Nong
by accident
about 5000 years ago
First, … was boiling drinking water…
Then, some leaves…fell into…and
remained…for…
Next, … produced…
At last, …tasted …
How tea was invented China
Para1 Role-play: How was the tea invented?
Task 2 Read Para. 2 carefully , then
answer the questions below.
1. Who is called “the saint of tea?”
2. What is Cha Jing about?
Lu Yu. He knows tea very well(非常了解).
... mentioned ...
The book describes ...
It also discusses ...
Para2 Interview
LuYu
A:Hi,LuYu!I'm a reporter of xinjiang TV,
I'm glad to interview you.
B:Hello!
A:I know that you have written a new
book, chajin.
B:Yes, I like tea and I best understand(最
了解) the nature of tea(茶的特性) , so ...
A:Can you tell me sh. about chajin ?
B:It's about ...
A:Anything else?
B: It discusses...
A:Thank you! I really want to read your
new book!
Make and write a conversation
between LuYu and a reporter.
Read Paragraph 3 carefully,
China
About 5000 years ago China
Task 3 Read Para. 3 carefully ,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 centuriesaround 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...
1. What are the effects(影响) of the tea trade?
2. Who best understand (最了解)the nature of
tea(茶的特性)around the world?
It helps to spread the popularity of tea and the tea plant
to more places around the world.
The Chinese.
Pairwork
shopping on line (网购)
high-speed rail (高铁)
scan to pay(扫码支付)
shared bike(共享单车)
• There're still some serious problems in our society.
• what should we do to make our country become better and
better?
• we should do everything we can(力所能及的事) to make our
country become better and better,and try our best to study hard
to achieve Our Chineses Dream!
Write a composition about
the invention of tea .