新人教版九年级课件 Unit 6 Section A 3a-4c.pptVIP

Unit 6 When was it invented ? Section A Grammar Focus-4c Fill in the blanks with the proper forms according to the passage on page 43. Tea (after water), the most popular drink in the world ___________ (invent) by accident. It is believed that tea _________ (drink) 5,000 years ago. It ______ (say) that a Chinese ruler ______ (call) Shen Nong was the first _________ (discover) tea as a drink. One day Shen Nong __________ (boil) drinking water was invented was drunk is said called to discover was boiling over an open fire. Some leaves from a tea plant ____ (fall) into the water and remained there for some time. It ________ (produce) a nice smell so he ______ (taste) the brown water. It was quite delicious, and so, one of the world’s favorite drinks ____________ (invent). fell produced was invented tasted Lu Yu, “the saint of tea”, ____________ (mention) Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing a few thousand years later. The book describes how tea plants ___________ and used to make tea. It also discusses where the finest tea leaves ______________ (produce) and what kinds of water _________ (use). mentioned were grown were produced were used People believed that tea _____________ (bring) to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. In England, tea _____________ (not appear) until around 1660, but in less than 100 years, it had become the national drink. The tea trade from China to Western countries ______ (take) place in the 19th century. was brought didn’t appear took This ________ (help) to spread the popularity of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world. Even though many people now know about tea culture, the Chinese ____ (be) without doubt the ones who best __________ (understand) the nature of tea. helped are understand 根据课本内容，完成下列句子。 1. 拉链是什么时候被发明的？ ______ _____ the zipper ________? 2. 它于1893年被发明。 It ______ _________ in 1893. was invented When was invented 3. 它是由谁发明的？ ______ _____ it