Unit6SectionA-2ClassTypeReadingObjectives1.Tolearnandunderstandtheinventionoftea.2.TobetterunderstandtheinformationaboutteaandShenNong.Keystructure1.Didyouknowthatteawasinventedbyaccident?2.ItissaidthatShenNongwasthefirsttodiscoverteaasadrink.3.Teadidn’tappearuntilaround1660,butinlessthan100years.4.TheChinesearewithoutdoubttheoneswhobestunderstandthenatureoftea.DifficultiesHowtolearnandunderstandtheinventionabouttea.Vocabularynearly,ruler,boil,remain,smell,national,trade,doubtTakeplace,withoutdoubt,beinventedbyPeriod1ProcedureLead-inEnjoyaflashtohavefun.Step1Revision.LetSstranslatesomephrases.Step2Freetalk.AskSstotalkaboutthequestion“howmanykindsofdrinksdoyouknow?”Step3Discussion.ShowSssomepicturesaboutthedrinksandtellSsthatteaisthemostpopulardrinkintheworld,andthentodiscussaboutthekindsofteatheyknow.Step4Brainstorm.Introducetheeknowledgeofsomekindsoftea.Step5Freetalk.AskSsaboutsomequestionsaccordingtotheknowledgeinthebrainstorm.Step6Activity3a.AskSstoreadthepassagequicklyandmatcheachparagraphwithitsmain.Step7Activity3b.AskSstoreadthepassageagainandanswersomequestions.Step8Brainstorm.IntroducetoSsaboutsomebrilliantinventionsmadebyaccidents.Step9Freetalk.Thinkofsomethingthatyoudon’tlikedoing.Thenthinkofaninventionthatcouldhelpyou.Step10Pairworks.LetSssupposedtobeabusinessperson,andaskthemtoworkwiththeirpartnersaboutthequestionsbasedonhisorherinventions.E.g.:A:ThisspecialpenwasinventedbyZhengJie.Ithasthreecolorsanditisusedfor…B:…Step11Languagepoints:explainthekeywordsandphrasesinsectionA-2.Step12Moreexercisesaboutthelanguagepoints.
