Unit6AnAccidentalInventionSectionA3a-3cAnAccidentalInventionDidyouknowthattea,themostpopulardrinkintheworld(afterwater),wasinventedbyaccident?Manypeoplebelievethatteawasfirstdrunkabout5,000yearsago.ItissaidthataChineserulercalledShenNongwasthefirsttodiscoverteaasadrink.OnedayShenNongwasboilingdrinkingwateroveranopenfire.Someleavesfromateaplantfellintothewaterandremainedthereforsome.Itproducedanicesmellsohetastedthebrownwater.Itwasquitedelicious,andso,oneoftheworld’sfavoritedrinkswasinvented.Afewthousandyearslater,LuYu,“thesaintoftea”,mentionedShenNonginhisbookChaJing.Thebookdescribeshowteaplantsweregrownandusedtomaketea.Italsodiscusseswherethefinesttealeaveswereproducedandwhatkindsofwaterwereused.ItisbelievedthatteawasbroughttoKoreaanJapanduringthe6thand7thcenturies.InEngland,teadidn’tappearuntilaround1660,butinlessthan100years,ithadbecomethenationaldrink.TheteatradefromChinatoWesterncountriestookplaceinthe19thcentury.Thishelpedtospreadthepopularityofteaandtheteaplanttomoreplacesaroundtheworld.Eventhoughmanypeoplenowknowaboutteaculture,theChinesearewithoutdoubttheoneswhobestunderstandthenatureoftea.AnAccidentalInventionPara.2_________________________Para.3________________________Para.1_______________________Readitquicklyandgetthemainideaofeachparagraph:LuYuandHowteaspreadHowteawashisbookChaJingtoothercountriesinventedbyaccidentThefirstsentencesandthelastsentencesAnAccidentalInventionDidyouknowthattea,themostpopulardrinkintheworld(afterwater),wasinventedbyaccident?Manypeoplebelievethatteawasfirstdrunkabout5,000yearsago.ItissaidthataChineserulercalledShenNongwasthefirsttodiscoverteaasadrink.OnedayShenNongwasboilingdrinkingwateroveranopenfire.Someleavesfromateaplantfellintothewaterandremainedthereforsome.Itproducedanicesmellsohetastedthebrownwater.Itwasquitedelicious,andso,oneoftheworld’sfavoritedrinkswasinvented.Afewthousandyearslater,LuYu,“thesaintoftea”,mentionedShenNonginhisbookChaJing.Thebookdescribeshowteaplantsweregrownandusedtomaketea.Italsodiscusseswherethefinesttealeaveswereproducedandwhatkindsofwaterwereused.ItisbelievedthatteawasbroughttoKoreaandJapanduringthe6thand7thcenturies.InEngland,teadidn’tappearuntilaround1660,butinlessthan100years,ithadbecomethenationaldrink.TheteatradefromChinatoWesterncountriestookplaceinthe19thcentury.Thishelpedtospreadthepopularityofteaandtheteaplanttomoreplacesaroundtheworld.Eventhoughmanypeoplenowknowaboutteaculture,theChinesearewithoutdoubttheoneswhobestunderstandthenatureoftea.LuYuandhisbookChaJingHowteaspreadtoothercountriesHowteawasinventedbyaccidentHowteawasinventedbyaccidentPara1Teawasinvented.Who?When?How?aChineserulerShenNongAbout5000yearsagoHe___________drinkingwater.Someleaves________intothewater.Theleaves________thereforsometime.He________thebrownwater.wasboilingfellremainedtastedItsmelled_________.Ittasted__________.nicedeliciousCareful-readingManypeoplebelievethat…Itissaidthat…truehistoryatalePara2LuYuandhisbookChaJingLuYu(733—804)HelivedinTangDynasty.Heiscalled“thesaintoftea”.ChaJingAnAccidentalInventionDidyouknowthattea,themostpopulardrinkintheworld(afterwater),wasinventedbyaccident?Manypeoplebelievethatteawasfirstdrunkabout5,000yearsago.ItissaidthataChineserulercalledShenNongwasthefirsttodiscoverteaasadrink.…Itproducedanicesmellsohetastedthebrownwater.Itwasquitedelicious,andso,oneoftheworld’sfavoritedrinkswasinvented.ItisbelievedthatteawasbroughttoKoreaandJapanduringthe6thand7thcenturies.InEngland,teadidn’tappearuntilaround1660.Westerncountriestookplaceinthe19thcentury.Thishelpedtospreadthepopularityofteaandtheteaplanttomoreplacesaroundtheworld.…peoplenowknowaboutteaculture,theChinesearewithoutdoubttheoneswhobestunderstandthenatureoftea.Afewthousandyearslater,LuYu,“thesaintoftea”,mentionedShenNonginhisbookChaJing.Thebookdescribeshowteaplantsweregrownandusedtomaketea.Italsodiscusseswherethefinesttealeaveswereproducedandwhatkindsofwaterwereused.Afewthousandyearslater,LuYu,“thesaintoftea”,mentionedShenNonginhisbookChaJing.Thebookdescribeshowteaplantsweregrownandusedtomaketea.Italsodiscusseswherethefinesttealeaveswereproducedandwhatkindsofwaterwereused.•ShenNong•how…weregrownhow…wereusedto…•where…wereproducedwhat…wereusedwhowhatdescribediscussChajingmentionaround1600appearednationaldrink<100yearsInthe19thcenturytookplaceTradePara3HowteaspreadtoothercountriesWhatcountriesarementioned?Para3HowteaspreadtoothercountriesKoreaandJapanEnglandChinaWesterncountriesthe6thand7thcenturiesaround1660inthe19thcenturyinlessthan100yearsHasbecameTeafromwasbroughttoappearedteatradetookplace5000yearsagoafewthousandyearslaterthe6thand7thcenturiesaround1660inlessthan100yearsthe19thcenturyHowteawasinventedLuYu&ChaJingKoreaandJapanEnglandnationaldrinkteatradeWesterncountriesS1S2S3RetellSixstudentsagroup,oneisthehostorhostess(主持人),theothersareguests(嘉宾)fromChina.ThehostorhostessisinterviewingguestsaboutsomethingaboutChinesetea.Thehostorhostesscanasktheguestsfollowingquestions:1.Whenwasteafirstdrunk?2.Howwasteainvented?3.Whoiscalled“thesaintoftea”?4.WhatisChaJingabout?5.Whenwastea