Unit 6

Unit 6 When was it invented?

Section A 2 3a~3c

Revision Check the homework. 1. When was the car invented? 2. They are used for changing the style of the shoes. 3. Think about how often it’s used in our daily lives. 4. The pioneers of different inventions were listed there. 5. It mentioned that the zipper was invented by Judson in 1893.

Let some students role-play the conversation in 2d. Hey Roy, the subject for my school project is “Small inventions that changed the world.” Can you help me think of an invention? My pleasure! Let me think… hmm… I know! The zipper!

The zipper? Is it really such a great invention? Think about how often it’s used in our daily lives. You can see zippers on dresses, trousers, shoes, bags… almost everywhere!

Well, you do seem to have a point… Of course! I thought about it because I saw a website last week. The pioneers of different inventions were listed there. For example, it mentioned that the zipper was invented by Whitcomb Judson in 1893. But at that time, it wasn’t used widely.

Really? So when did it become popular? Around 1917.

Warming up Let’s enjoy a video.

Answer the questions according to the video. 1. What is the video about? It’s about the tea culture in China. 2. Who is the writer of Cha Jing? Lu Yu.

Reading 3a Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Lu Yu and his book Cha Jing Read the passage quickly and match each paragraph with its main idea. 3a 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 偶然；意外地

Read the passage again and answer the questions. 3b 1. When was tea first drunk? ___________________________________ It was first drunk about 5,000 years ago. 2. How was tea invented? ___________________________________ It was invented by accident. 3. Who is called “the saint of tea”? ___________________________________ n. 圣人，圣徒 Lu Yu.

4. 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. 5. When was tea brought to other countries? ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. It was brought to England at around 1660.

Post reading 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 v. 煮沸，烧开 n. 统治者，支配者

remained there for some time. It ________ 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 tasted was invented

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

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

without doubt the ones who best 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

3c invent, drink, bring, produce, trade Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in the box. 3c invent, drink, bring, produce, trade 1. One of the world’s favorite drinks was _________ by accident. 2. Tea was first ________ by Shen Nong 5,000 years ago. invented drunk

invent, drink, bring, produce, trade 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. produced brought traded

Language points 1. by accident 偶然；意外地 e.g. The little girl knocked the glass by accident. 小女孩不小心碰落了玻璃杯。

2. ruler n. 统治者；支配者 rule (统治) + (e)r → ruler 统治者 e.g. The new nation needed a modern-minded ruler. 这个新兴国家需要一位现代头脑的统治者。 3. boil v. 煮沸；烧开 e.g. Boil the potato for 20 minutes. 把土豆煮20分钟。

4. remain v. 保持不变；剩余 ① 作连系动词，后跟名词、形容词、不定 式、分词等做表语。指保持某种状态。 e.g. Peter become a manager, but Mike remained a worker. 彼得成为经理，可迈克仍是工人。 ② 作不及物动词，意为“剩余”。 e.g. Only a few leaves remained on the tree. 树上仅剩下几片叶子。

5. smell n. 气味 e.g. The apples give off a sweet smell. 苹果发出非常甜的味道。 v. 发出气味；闻到 e.g. I can smell some nice noodle soup. 我能闻到香喷喷的面汤味。

6. national adj. 国家的; 民族的 nation (国家) + al → national e.g. The group of dancers wore national dress. 那群跳舞演员穿着民族服装。 7. without doubt 毫无疑问；的确 e.g. Li Na, without doubt, is the best tennis player in China. 毫无疑问，李娜是中国最优秀的网球运动员。

② 辨析：happen则常指偶然发生的事情 8. take place 发生；出现 ① 是不及物动词，不能用于被动语态； 常指事先安排或事发有因的事情。 e.g. Her sister’s marriage took place at 8:00 today. 她姐姐的婚礼今天八点举行。 ② 辨析：happen则常指偶然发生的事情 e.g. I happened to see Peter on my way to the museum. 在去博物馆的路上我碰巧遇到皮特。

9. It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink. 据说有一位叫作神农 的中国统治者最早发现了茶可以饮用。 It is said that…是个常见句式，表示“据 说……”, that后面接完整的句子。 e.g. It is said that thirteen is an unlucky number in many Western countries. 据说在许多西方国家13是个不吉利的数字。

本单元还有一个类似的句式: It is believed that…，意思是“人们认为……”, 其后同样接完整的句子。 e.g. It is believed that tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. 人们认为，茶在六至七世纪传到了 朝鲜和日本。

10.《茶经》是我国唐代一部有关茶叶 及品茶的专著，作者陆羽。该书共 分三卷十节，全面叙述了茶叶生产 的历史，源流，生产技术以及饮茶 技艺和茶道原理，享有 “茶叶百科 全书”之美誉。

Exercises 一、选词填空。 smell, remain, ruler, boil, national 1. October 1st is ________ Day in China. 2. Humans are the _____ of the earth. 3. When fish goes bad, it ______ terrible. 4. They _________ in that forest for a year. 5. Water _____ at 100℃. National rulers smells remained boils

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. by accident took place without doubt It is said that was brought to

1. Read the passage after school. 2. Make sentences with these words: by accident, it is believed that, take place, without doubt, be used for, fall into