英语人教版九年级全册Unit6. Section A 3a-3c.doc

Unit6. When was it invented?Section A 3a-3cStep1. lead inT: we learned a lot of inventions last class. Ask: Which invention do you like best?What is it used for?Ss: T: Inventions make our life better and change the world. today well learn another invention. It changed the way of drinking. What is it? look at the picture.(show the picture)Ss: Its tea.T: yes. Do you like drinking tea? I like drinking tea very much because its good for my health. Ss: T: nearly everyone in China likes drinking tea. So, Tea is the national drink in China. 全国性的饮品，国民饮料T: Tea is the most popular drink in the world .How was tea invented? Actually, tea was invented by accident. It is an accidental invention.(read and learn)So, this is the title of the passage we are going to learn in this class. Read it . according to the title, lets predict.This passage is mainly about_.A. How to make tea B. How to drink teaC. The history of tea D. Tea artStep2.Fast-readingRead the passage quickly and match each paragraph with its main idea: Para 1 How tea was invented by accidentPara 2 Lu Yu and his book Cha Jing Para 3 How tea spread to other countriesCareful-readingNow, lets learn about how tea was invented by accident.Read para 1 carefully by yourselves and answer the questions.1. When was tea first drunk?2. Who invented tea? It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong invented tea.A: 尺子 B：统治者=people say that 据说So . shengnong invented tea about 5000 years ago,but how was tea invented? Read para.1 again and find out more details.lets look at the picture. It shows us how tea was invented by accident.He _ drinking water. Some leaves _ into the water.The leaves _ there for some time. It _ a nice smell. He _ the brown water and found it was delicious.In this way, one of the worlds favorite drinks was invented_.Teach: boil, remain = stay So tea is an accidental invention ,right ? and I think the story of sheng nong is interesting. Lets get to know another important person about tea in para2.Who is he? He is called the saint of tea.Para 2Lu Yu and his book Cha Jing Cha Jing mentioned Shen Nong.describes how tea plants were grown.how tea plants were used to make tea.Discusses where the finest tea leaves were produced.what kinds of water were used. T:Tea has a long history in China. Chinese like tea and they also shared tea with others. So Chinese people spread tea to other countries. Read para3 and find out1. what counties are mentioned? 2.When did tea spread to these countries?Tea (China)This helped to spread the popularity of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world. This refers to: tea trade Read para 3 again and find out what “this ”refer to.Even though many people now know about tea culture, the Chinese are without doubt the ones who best understand the nature of tea. In this way, tea spread to other countries. And the same time, tea culture spread to other countries, too. Many people know about tea culture,such as Japanese, but who are the people best understand tea culture and the nature of tea?Ss: Chinese.Even though many people now know about tea culture, the Chinese are without doubt the ones who best understand the nature of tea. Step 3. after reading.1.Fill in the blanks with the correct forms.2.This is the history of tea. Lets retel