Unit9Whenwasitinvented?Periodfive

Whoinventedtea?What’sthemosttraditionalbeverageinChina?

greenteablacktea紅茶milktea飲料Teahasalonghistory.There’san

ancientlegendabouttea.古代傳說

Didyouknowthattea,themostpopulardrinkintheworld(afterwater),wasinventedbyaccident?Althoughteawasn’tbroughttotheWesternworlduntil1610,thisbeveragewasdiscoveredoverthreethousandyearsbeforethat.AccordingtoanancientChineselegend,theemperorShenNongdiscoveredteawhenhewasboilingdrinkingwateroveranopenfire.Someleavesfromanearbybushfellintothewaterandremainedthereforsometime.Theemperornoticedthattheleavesinthewaterproducedapleasantsmell.Laterhedecidedtotastethehotmixture.Itwasquitedelicious.Andinthisway,oneoftheworld’sfavoritedrinkswasinvented.Whoinventedtea?3aWho:What:When:Where:How:Today:Fillinthechartaccordingto3aShenNongteaoverthreethousandyearsagoancientChinabyaccidentoneoftheworld’sfavoritedrinkssomeleavesfellintothewater…..UsetheinformationtomakeconversationsAskandanswerquestions1.

mostpopulardrink

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wasdelicious5.byemperorSNdiscovered2.byaccident

invented3.in1610brought4.over3000yearsagoboilingoveranopenfire

6fellintothewater

7producedpleasantsmelltaste

thehotmixturediscoveredplayflyingdisk3bWritingWriteanarticleusingthenotesinthebox.Who:collegestudentsWhat:newtoy,flyingdiskWhen:1950sWhere:

bakeryBridgeport,ConnecticutHow:studentseatpie,throwpieplatesToday:clubs,magazines,festivalAsampleversion

Frompieplatetoflyingdisk

Theflyingdiskwasinventedbycollegestudents.Itisanewtoy.Flyingdiskisametalpieplate.Inthe1950s,severalcollegestudentsatepiesmadebyabakeryinBridgeport,Connecticut.Theyfounditinterestingtothrowthepieplateswitheachother.Thenitbecameagame.Nowthisgameisverypopulararoundtheworld.Andthereareflyingdiskclubs,magazinesandevenafestival.

tobethegreatinventor!Problem:_____________________________Newinvention:_____________________________Use:_____________________________Price:_____________________________HomeworkThengiveareporttotheclass.byaccidentbeverageaccordingtoancientlegendBoilinthisway偶然;意外n.飲料根據;按照adj.

古代的;古老的n.傳說;傳奇故事v.

煮沸;燒開bushfallintoremainproducepleasantn.灌木落入;陷入v.保持;剩余;殘余v.生產;制造;產生adj.舒適的;令人愉快的用這種方法anancientChineselegend一個古老的中國傳說drinkingwater飲用水Wordsandexpressions:Explanation1.Although

teawasn’tbroughttothewesternworlduntil1610,thisbeveragewasdiscoveredoverthreethousandyearsbeforethat.

雖然茶直到1610年才傳入西方世界,但這種飲料在三千多年前就被發現了。(1)although

作連詞,意為“雖然,盡管”,引導讓步狀語從句,我們不能根據漢語習慣,在后面使用連詞but,不過它可以與yet,still連用;若主從句的主語相同,且從句謂語含有動詞be,可將從句主語和動詞be省略。

Although(itwas)snowing,itwasnotverycold.

雖然在下雪,但是天氣不是很冷。

Thereisairaroundus,although

wecan’tseeit.

盡管我們看不見,但我們周圍全是空氣。

(2)not…until

意為“直到……才”

until引導一個時間狀語從句。

Hedidnotgotobed

until

hisfathercamehome.

直到他爸爸回家時他才睡覺。2.AccordingtoanancientChineselegend,theemperorShenNongdiscoveredteawhenhewasboilingdrinkingwateroveranopenair.

根據中國古代的一個傳說,神農帝在戶外的火上燒飲用水時發現了茶葉。Accordingto

是個短語介詞,意為“根據……;依照……”后接代詞,名詞或由疑問詞以及whether引出的名詞性從句。

Accordingtotheradio,itwillraintomorrow.

根據收音機說,明天有雨。

Accordingtowhatyousaidjustnow,hewasrightthen.

根據你剛才說的,那么他就對了。3.Someleavesfromanearbybushfellintothewaterandremained

thereforsometime.

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