Vocabulary 🔤
What is a similar word to 'beverage'?
Drink
Who says "It's just my cup of tea"?
British People
Choose the correct relative pronoun (関係代名詞):
The princess (who / where / when / whose) married King Charles II introduced tea-drinking.
Who
True or False:
1) People in the UK drink 98 million cups of tea every day.
2) The Dutch East India company imported tea to Europe.
1) False
2) True
True or False:
1) The American Revolutionary War started in 1770.
2) Dinner was often served at 9:00pm in the 1840s.
1) False
2) False
Create a sentence using these words:
tax, colonies
Example:
The American colonies became angry at the tax on tea.
When did the First Opium War begin?
1840
Fix the mistake in this sentence:
Britain was import too much tea from China.
Britain was importing too much tea from China.
What famous story is mentioned in the text?
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
What two historical events were caused by tea?
1) The American Revolutionary War.
2) The Opium Wars.
Which words have similar meanings to:
daily basis
fashionable
everyday
stylish / trendy
Who first brought tea to Europe?
Where was tea first imported from?
The Dutch
China
What is the modifying information (S V O C M) in this sentence:
They got on the ships resting in Boston Harbor.
They got on the ships resting in Boston Harbor.
Why do you think tea was expensive in Britain in the 1600s?
It had to be imported by the Dutch all the way from China!
Complete the sentence by filling in the blanks:
In the ______, teatime became a popular ______ _____ for _______.
In the 1880s, teatime became a popular social event for women.
Find three adjectives (形容詞) in part 2
and...
Find three verbs (動詞) in part 3.
expensive, popular, pleasant, social, medicinal, delicate, fashionable
became, had, is, resting, dumped, was, began, imported, make, started, exporting, refused, destroyed, resulted
Who started the tradition of afternoon tea?
What famous event happened in Boston Harbor?
Anna, the seventh Duchess of Bedford
The Boston Tea Party
Fix the two mistakes in this sentence:
Women would has afternoon tea wear beautiful dresses.
Women would have afternoon tea wearing beautiful dresses.
Find a sentence that describes why the way of thinking about tea changed in the 1600s.
The way of thinking about tea changed when a Portuguese Princess, Catherine of Braganza, married king Charles II of England in 1662.
Find a sentence that describes how China reacted to Britain exporting opium.
However, China eventually refused to import it and destroyed about 1400 tons of opium in Canton.
Create a sentence using these words:
to drink, cake, friends
Example:
Anna liked to drink tea and eat cake with her friends.
Why did Britain begin exporting opium to China?
What time was dinner often served in the 1840s?
When do 38% of young adults make their first cup of tea?
To improve the balance of trade.
At 8:00pm
As soon as they get up
Which sentence does not have a relative pronoun (関係代名詞):
A. The tea that came from China was popular.
B. The tea imported from China was expensive.
C. The tea, which was expensive, was delicious.
A - that
B
C - which
Give one reason why people might like to drink tea, and one reason why people might not like to drink tea.
Reasons to like tea: It tastes good, it's calming, it's healthy, it helps people focus, it's hydrating
Reasons to not like tea: It tastes bitter, it takes time to make, it can be expensive, coffee gives you more energy
Why do you think China refused to import opium? Give 2 reasons.
1) Opium caused societal problems.
2) The balance of trade was becoming bad for China.