新目标九年级英语unit9SectionBPeriod2

Unit9Whenwasitinvented?Periodfive

Whoinventedtea?What’sthemosttraditionalbeverageinChina?

greenteablacktea红茶milktea饮料Teahasalonghistory.There’san

ancientlegendabouttea.古代传说

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.饮料根据;按照adj.

古代的;古老的n.传说;传奇故事v.

煮沸;烧开bushfallintoremainproducepleasantn.灌木落入;陷入v.保持;剩余;残余v.生产;制造;产生adj.舒适的;令人愉快的用这种方法anancientChineselegend一个古老的中国传说drinkingwater饮用水Wordsandexpressions:Explanation1.Although

teawasn’tbroughttothewesternworlduntil1610,thisbeveragewasdiscoveredoverthreethousandyearsbeforethat.

虽然茶直到1610年才传入西方世界,但这种饮料在三千多年前就被发现了。(1)although

作连词,意为“虽然,尽管”,引导让步状语从句,我们不能根据汉语习惯,在后面使用连词but,不过它可以与yet,still连用;若主从句的主语相同,且从句谓语含有动词be,可将从句主语和动词be省略。

Although(itwas)snowing,itwasnotverycold.

虽然在下雪,但是天气不是很冷。

Thereisairaroundus,although

wecan’tseeit.

尽管我们看不见,但我们周围全是空气。

(2)not…until

意为“直到……才”

until引导一个时间状语从句。

Hedidnotgotobed

until

hisfathercamehome.

直到他爸爸回家时他才睡觉。2.AccordingtoanancientChineselegend,theemperorShenNongdiscoveredteawhenhewasboilingdrinkingwateroveranopenair.

根据中国古代的一个传说,神农帝在户外的火上烧饮用水时发现了茶叶。Accordingto

是个短语介词,意为“根据……;依照……”后接代词,名词或由疑问词以及whether引出的名词性从句。

Accordingtotheradio,itwillraintomorrow.

根据收音机说,明天有雨。

Accordingtowhatyousaidjustnow,hewasrightthen.

根据你刚才说的,那么他就对了。3.Someleavesfromanearbybushfellintothewaterandremained

thereforsometime.

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