1、Go for it!人教版新目标英语九年级Unit 6 When was it invented?Section 3a-3c An Accidental InventionReading Step 1 Lead in1)What drink is it?Do you know any other drinks?2)What is your favorite drink?What about your grandfather?milkjuice teapure waterbeer Step 2 Pre-reading What is the passage about?Tea An Accide
2、ntal Invention Tea was invented by accident.happening by accident;not plannedStep 3 While-reading 3.1 Skimming:Read the whole passage and match the items.Para 1 A.Lu Yu and his book Cha Jing Para 2 B.how tea was spread to other countriesPara 3 C.how tea was invented by accidentWhile-reading 3.2 Scan
3、ning:read the paragraph 1 and answer the following questions.1)When was tea first drunk?2)Who was tea invented by?3)How was tea invented?(Mark numbers in the correct order)It produced a nice smell.Some leaves from a tea plant fell into the water.The leaves remained there for some time.1 One day,Shen
4、 Nong was boiling drinking water over an open fire.So,one of the worlds favorite drinks was invented by Shen Nong.Shen Nong tasted the brown water.Many people believe that tea was first drunk 5,000 yeas ago.It is said that a Chinese ruler Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink.23456The p
5、erson rules the country.While-reading 3.3 Sum up four steps of inventing tea.First,Shen Nong over an .Second,some leaves from a tea plant and there for some time.Third,it so he the brown water.Finally,tea was .was boiling drinking water open firefell into the waterremainedproduced a nice smelltasted
6、invented/discovered stay in the same place The quality of sth that people sense through their noses.While-reading 3.4 Scanning:read the paragraph 2 and answer the questions.1)Who is called“the saint of tea”?A few thousand years later,Lu Yu,the saint of tea,mentioned Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing.2)
7、What is Cha Jing about?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.A very good,kind or patient person While-reading 3.5 Sum up the tea cultureLu Yu,the saint of tea Cha Jing describes
8、discusses how tea plants were grown how tea plants were used to make teawhat kinds of water were usedwhere the finest tea leaves were producedPassive voice in simple past tense:was/were+done While-reading 3.6 Scanning:read the paragraph 3 carefully,and finish the chart.time countriesduring 6th and 7
9、th centuryEngland in the 19th centuryThe spreading of tea:1.Tea was brought to Korea and Japan during 6th and 7th century.2.In England,tea didnt appear until around 1660,but in less than 100 years,it had become the national drink.3.The tea trade from China to western counties took place in the 19th
10、century.Korea and Japan around 1660 in less than 100 yearswestern countriesThe activity of exchanging of goods between people or countriesSth begins with a good plan.This helped spread the popularity of tea and tea plant to more places around the world.shared by a whole countryStep 4 Post-reading Su
11、m up the whole passage and retell it according to the mind map in groups.the history of tea the invention of tea more information of tea culture the spreading of tea 1.Who:Shen Nong 2.What:Tea3.How:1)was boiling drinking water 2)leaves fell into 3)produced smell,tasted the water 4)tea was invented 1
12、.Lu Yu“the saint of tea”2.Cha Jing3.the content of the book 1.Korea,Japan 6th century 2.England around 1660;in less than 100 years3.western countries 19th century Chinese are without doubt the ones that best understand the nature of tea.A feeling of not believing sth Step 4 Post-reading Sum up the w
13、hole passage by drawing a mind map and retell it according to the mind map in groups.the history of tea the invention of tea more information of tea culture the spreading of tea 1.Who:Shen Nong 2.What:Tea3.How:1)was boiling drinking water 2)leaves fell into 3)produced smell,tasted the water 4)tea wa
14、s invented 1.Lu Yu“the saint of tea”2.Cha Jing3.the content of the book 1.Korea,Japan 6th century 2.England around 1660;in less than 100 years3.western countries 19th century Chinese are without doubt the ones that best understand the nature of tea.A feeling of not believing sth HomeworkComplete the
15、 sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in the box.P 43Tips：passive voice in simple past tense was/were+done invent drink bring produce trade1.One of the favorite drinks was by accident.2.Tea was first by Shen Nong 5000 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.Thank You
