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WORKING THE LAND
Unit 2
To write a summary of the magazine article
To add proper subheadings to the different sections of the leaflet
To make a comparison between coffee and tea
To strengthen your sense of national pride
As a Chinese old saying goes, “ Firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea are the seven necessities to begin a day.”
1. What do Chinese people usually drink?
2. For what resons do people drink tea?
part of life
get refreshed
prevent certain diseases and maintain health
a way of socializing
pursue mental peace
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Tea:China's gift to the world
Tea: China’s gift to the world
Para. 1: The _____________ of tea.
Para. 2: The _____________ of tea.
Para. 3: The _____________ of tea.
Para. 4: The _____________ of tea.
Para. 5: The _____________ of tea.
popularity
history
culture
spread
power
Scan the passage and fill in the mind map about its outline.
Task 1
Read the article and decide true (T) or false (F).
Task 2
1. Tea is currently the world’s second most popular drink.
2. Shennong came across tea when wet leaves blew into a pot of boiling water.
3. Du Fu worte The Classic of Tea.
4. The Tea Horse Road was born to trade horses for tea.
5. Tea drinking is just about refreshing the mind and body.
T
F
F
Tea drinking is not just about refreshing the mind and body but also about appreciating the harmony between man and nature.
T
F
Lu Yu
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Read Paragraph 4 and compete the notes below.
The spread of tea
Spread of tea by road
During the Tang and Song Dynasties, strong Tibetan horses were needed and tea was really popular among the Tibetan people, so __________________ was born. Porters carrying ______________ loads of tea bricks ______________________ dangerous snow-covered mountain passes in the most terrible weather conditions, to trade Sichuan and Yunnan tea for horses.
Over time, the gift of tea _______________________ Western Asia.
the Tea Horse Road
back-breaking
made their way through
was fu