Transcript Unit 6

Unit 6 When was it invented?
Section A 3a-3c
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发明物
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发明家
改变
提到,提及
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Presentation
Reading 3a An accidental invention
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
that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was
the first to discover tea as a drink.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.
A few thousand years later,Lu Yu,” the saint
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.
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.This helped to spread the
popularity of tea and the tea plant to more
placesaround 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.
Find out key words and phrases.
by accident
fall into
one of +
grow
during
not-----until----national
popularity
even though
drunk
boil
remain
produce
mention
describe
be used to do
appear
less than
trade
take place
around the world
without doubt
Key sentence forms
that 引导的宾语从句
过去进行时 was/were +v-ing
It is said/believed that……
not……until……
Practice
a.Answer the questions.
1. When was tea first drunk?
It was first drunk nearly 5000 years ago.
2. How was tea invented?
It was invented by accident.
3. Who is called ‘’ the saint of tea ‘’?
Lu Yu.
4. What is Cha Jing about?
It describes how tea plants were grown and
used to make tea.
5. When was tea brought to other countries?
During the 6th and 7th centuries.
Practice
b.The main idea of each paragraph.
How tea was invented by accident
Lu yu and his book Cha Jing
How tea was spread to other countries
Summary
 被动语态的基本结构:be+v.pp
一般过去时的被动语态:was/were + v.pp
一般现在时的被动语态:am/is/are + v.pp
含情态动词的被动语态:情态动词
(can/must/should….) + v.pp
Exercises
3c Complete the sentences with the correct
forms of the verbs in the box.
invent drink bring produce
trade
1.One of the world’s favorite drinks was ________ by
accident.
2.Tea was first________ by Shen Nong about 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 differents countries.
拓展提升题
中考链接
1.The mobile phone has influenced people’s
life a lot since it___.
A.invents
C.is invented
B.invented
D.was invented
2.When was tea ______(bring)to Korea?
3.Chinese ________(speak)by the largest
number of people.
4.The dictionary may_________for three
weeks.
A.keep B.be kept C.borrow D.be borrowed
Homework
a.Find out key words.
b.Choose some useful exercises .
Goodbye!
Thank you!