Unit 6 When was it invented ？
Section A 3a-3c
Warming up
Let’s enjoy a video.
What’s the most traditional drink in China?
Tea has a long history.
Tea was first drunk nearly
5, 000 years ago.
boiling drinking water
leaves
It smells pleasant.
It tastes delicious and …
What will you do if you are really thirsty?
You’d like to drink these drinks.
v. 喝；饮 n. 饮料
drinks
milk
juice
tea
water
coffee
What’s the most traditional drink in China?
When?
Who?
How?
tea
Who was tea invented by?
It was invented by the Chinese ruler called
Shen Nong．
How was it invented?
boiling water over an open fire
fell into …and remained…
produced a nice smell
tasted the brown water —tea
It was invented by accident.
have a point
by accident
It is said/believed that
be brought to sp.
take place
even though
without doubt
Language points
有道理
偶然；意外地
人们说/相信
被带到某地
发生；出现
即使
毫无疑问；的确
Reading
skim the passage and match each
paragraph with it’s main idea.
Paragraph 1

Paragraph 2

Paragraph 3
Lu Yu and his book Cha Jing

How tea spread to other countries

How tea was invented by accident

3a
Read the first paragraph and answer
the questions.
When was tea first drunk?
2. How was tea invented?
Nearly 5,000 years ago.
It was invented by accident.
3b
Fill in the blanks with the proper forms according to the first paragraph.
Tea (after water), the most popular drink in the world ___________ (invent) by accident. It is believed that tea _________ (drink) 5,000 years ago. It ______ (say) that a Chinese ruler ______ (call) Shen Nong was the first _________ (discover) tea as a drink. One day Shen Nong __________ (boil) drinking water
was invented
was drunk
is said
called
to discover
was boiling
Post reading
n. 统治者，支配者
v. 煮沸，烧开
over an open fire. Some leaves from a tea plant ____ (fall) into the water and
remained there for some time. It ________
v. 保持不变
(produce) a nice smell so he ______ (taste)
n. 气味
the brown water. It was quite delicious, and so, one of the world’s favorite drinks ____________ (invent).
fell
produced
was invented
tasted
Read the 2nd paragraph and answer
the questions.
3. Who is called “the saint of tea”?

4. What is Cha Jing about?
Lu Yu
How tea plants were grown and used to make tea.
3b
Fill in the blanks with the proper forms according to the second paragraph.
Lu Yu, “the saint of tea”, ____________ (mention) Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing a few thousand years later. The book describes how tea plants ___________ and used to make tea. It also discusses where the finest tea leaves ______________ (produce) and what kinds of water _________ (use).
mentioned
were grown
were produced
were used
Read the 3rd paragraph and answer
the questions.
5. When was tea brought to other countries?
Korea and Japan: 6th and 7th centuries
England: 1660
3b
Fill in the blanks with the proper forms according to the third paragraph.
People believed that tea _____________ (bring) to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. In England, tea _____________ (not appear) until around 1660, but in less than 100 years, it had become the national drink. The tea trade from China to Western countries ______ (take) place in the 19th century.
was brought
didn’t appear
took
This ________ (help) to spread the popularity of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world. Even though many people now know about tea culture, the Chinese ____ (be)
without doubt the ones who best
毫无疑问；的确
__________ (understand) the nature of tea.
helped
are
understand
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in the box.
1.One of the world’s favorite drinks was________
by accident.
2.Tea was first ________ by Shen Nong 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 different
countries.
invent, drink, bring, produce, trade
invented
drunk
produced
brought
traded
3c
How was tea invented?
boiling water over an open fire
fell into …and remained…
produced a nice smell
It was invented by accident.
Task1:
How to make tea?
boiling water
tea leaves
Task2:
Pour into
drink
Pour out
1
2
3
4
5
根据图片提示先排序再用英语描述
Order：
__ __ __ __ __
2
4
1
3
5
二、根据汉语提示完成句子。
1. I found the key __________ (偶然) when I was cleaning the house.
2. The May 4 Movement _________ (发生)
in Beijing in 1919.
3. He’ll succeed ____________ (毫无疑问) this time.
4. ____________ (据说) Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink.
5. Tea _____________ (被带到) Korea and
Japan during 6th and 7th centuries.
took place
by accident
without doubt
It is said that
was brought to
Find out the phrases in 3a
1.an accidental invention 一项古老的发明
2.the most popular drink 最受欢迎的饮料
3.by accident 偶然地 4.It is said that 据说….
5.be the first to do sth. 第一次做某事
6.as a drink 作为一种饮料
7.boil drinking water 烧开水
8.over an open fire 在明火上
9.fall into 掉进 10.for some time 一段时间 11.produce a nice smell 产生好闻的气味
12.a few thousand years later几千年以后
13.the saint of tea 茶圣
14.be used to do sth=be used for doing sth
被用来做…
15.tea plants 茶树
tea leaves 茶叶
tea trade 茶叶交易
tea culture 茶文化
16.It is believed that 人们相信…
17.be brought to… (bring-brought-brought)
18.not...until 直到…才…
19.less than 不到，少于
20.the national drink 全国性的饮料
21.western countries 西方国家
22.take place 发生 23.spread...to... 传播到…
24. the popularity of tea 茶的普及
25.around the world全世界
26.without doubt 毫无疑问
27.the nature of tea 天然的茶
Main sentences
1.Did you know the tea,...was invented by accident?
2.Many people believe that the tea was first drunk about.....
3....and so, one of the world’s favorite drinks was invented.
4.The book describes how tea plants were grown and used to...
5.It also...the finest tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used.
6.It is believed that tea was brought to Korea ...
【解析】by accident=by chance 偶然地（位于句尾）
①_____(根据) an ancient Chinese legend, the
emperor Shen Nong discovered tea when he was
boiling water over an open fire.

② Yesterday I met my old friend ____accident.
A. by B. in C. at D. for
③ .The police found the lost car_____
A. with mistake B. by accident
C. by mistake D. in accident
4. Dale used to ___ to office in his car,
but he is used to ___ the bus now.
A. going ; taking B. going; take C. go; taking
2. It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong
first discovered tea as a drink. 据说中国一位叫作
神农的统治者是第一个发现茶可以作为一种饮
料的人。
It is said that... 据说......; 有人说......
【拓展】
“It is +动词过去分词+ that 从句......” 句型归纳：
1)It is believed that ...人们认为......
2)It is known that... 众所周知...
3)It is reported that ... 据报道......
4)It is supposed that ...据估计......
It is said that people can live to be 120 years old.
3.called=named 叫做 a boy called Tom“
一个名叫作汤姆的男孩”
【拓展】call the police 报警
(1) call sb.
=telephone sb.
=phone sb.
=give sb. a call
=ring sb. up 给某人打电话
(2)call on sb. 拜访某人
The boy (name) Tom is Mr. Smith’ s son.
4.Some leaves from a tea plant fell into the water and remained there for some time.
茶树的一些叶子掉进了水里，并在那儿停留了一会儿。
【解析1】fall into 落入
The leaf fell into the river.
fall down 跌倒
She fell down from her bike.
fall behind 落后
fall in love with sb. 爱上某人
fall asleep 入睡
It’s not easy for Linda to ____ last night,
because she was too excited.
A. go to bed B. fall asleep C. fall into D. fall over
5. It produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown water anyway.
它产生了一种香味，因此他就尝了尝这褐色的水。
【解析】smell (1) n. 气味 a terrible smell
【记】small (小的) → smell
(2) v → smelt →smelt +adj.闻起来 smell terrible
4.— How do you like the fish I cooked for you?
—I haven’t had it yet. However, it ____ good.
A. smells B. tastes C. sounds D. feels
5. Mum, what are you cooking? It ___ so sweet.
A. tastes B. feels C. sounds D. smells
6. The bread smells ____ and it sells ____.
A. well; good B. good; good
C. good; well D. well; well
7. Mom is cooking dinner. It ____so nice.
Task3:
Language points
偶然；意外地
据说
被带到某地
直到……才
发生；出现
即使
毫无疑问；的确
by accident
It is said that
be brought to sp.
not…until
take place
even though
without doubt
用所给动词的正确形式填空：
1. The bike __________(fix) up by Xiaoming yesterday.
2. Shields ________ (use) for protecting people’s body in the past.
3.Last year, a picture _________(put) up on the blackboard.
4. She said French______________ (speak) in France.
5. Teenagers _______________(allow) to choose their own clothes two years ago.
was fixed
were used
was put
was spoken
were allowed
Practice
Homework:
Learn to make tea for your
parents on weekend.