Unit 9

When was it invented ?拓展篇

abacus binoculars

colorpens

pan

stamp

Reading (3a: P72)

Words and expressions:

by accident

beverage

according to

ancient

legend

boil

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

Words and expressions:

bush

fall into

remain

produce

pleasant

in this way

n. 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

这样

Who invented tea?Who invented tea? Did you know that tea, the most popular drink inthe world (after water), was invented by accident?Although tea wasn’t brought to the Western worlduntil 1610, this beverage was discovered overthree thousand years before that. According to an Ancient Chinese legend, the emperor Shen Nong Discovered tea when he was boiling drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a nearby bush fell into the water and remained there for some time. The emperor noticed that the leaves in thewater produced a pleasant smell. Later he decided to taste the hot mixture. It was quite delicious. And in this way, one of the world’s favorite drinks was invented.

Read the article and write answers to the questions.Read the article and write answers to the questions.

1.What is the article about ?It is about the invention of tea.It is about the invention of tea.

It was invented over three thousand It was invented over three thousand years ago.years ago.

It was invented by the Chinese emperor It was invented by the Chinese emperor Shen NongShen Nong..

It was invented by accident.It was invented by accident.

3. Who was it invented by?

4. How was it invented?

2. When was it invented?

Language points in 3a:

1.beverage: drink “ 饮料” 2. over three thousand years: more than

3. in this way: “ 就这样”

4. by accident: 偶然地Yesterday he met an old friend at the bus stop by accident.

by mistake: 错误地，失误地5. according to: “ 根据……，依据……”According to CCTV news, earthquake was happened in Jiang

Xi province recently.

6. decide to do sth : “ 决定做某事”Little Tom decided to say goodbye to computer games.

3b Writing

A sample versionA sample version

From pie plate to flying disk

The flying disk was invented by college

students. Flying disk is a metal pie plate. In the

1950s, several college students ate pies made by

a bakery in Bridgeport, Connecticut. They

found it interesting to throw the pie plates with

each other. Then it became a game. Today,

there are flying disk clubs, magazines and even

a festival.

From pie plate to flying disk

The flying disk was invented by college

students. Flying disk is a metal pie plate. In the

1950s, several college students ate pies made by

a bakery in Bridgeport, Connecticut. They

found it interesting to throw the pie plates with

each other. Then it became a game. Today,

there are flying disk clubs, magazines and even

a festival.

Self Check

Self Check

Fill in each blank with the correct word given.

crispy sweet salty sour1. I don’t like eating chocolate. The taste is too

.

2. Mom added salt but it still wasn’t

enough.

3. I prefer lemons to oranges. I like the

taste.

4. She likes cookies. They are hard,

dry and easily broken.

sweet

salty

sour

crispy

things time inventor

umbrella 4000 years ago Chinese

binoculars 1854 Italians

camera 1827 Joseph Nicephore

bicycle 1880s Englishman

Exercises 1. Fill in the blank with who, when, and what.

1.)_______was the television invented?

3.)______is a television used for?

2. Choose the best answer

2.)_______ invented it?

1.) The tea was invented___

A. By an accident B. by accidents C. by mistake D. by accident

2.) When __the car __?

A. did, invent B. was, invented C. does, invent D. is, invented

3.) Yesterday I ___ ___to a birthday party.

A. am, invite B. am, invited C. was, invite D. was invited 4.) Who __the battery-opperated slippers invented___?

A.was, to B. was, by C. were, by D. were, for

When

Who

What

D

B

D

C