Reading 2 Get ready to read Dunking It refers to dipping a 9)less sweet cookie into tea. The best dunking biscuit is a 10) rich tea biscuit. Watch and discuss Work in groups and compare the tea culture in the UK with that in China.If you're going to live in Britain for a period of time,will you get used to the British tea culture?Why or why not? 新编大学英语(第四版)综合教程Unit5
Reading 2 新编大学英语(第四版) 综合教程 Unit 5 Dunking • It refers to dipping a 9) _____________ cookie into tea. • The best dunking biscuit is a 10) _____________ biscuit. Watch and discuss Work in groups and compare the tea culture in the UK with that in China. If you’re going to live in Britain for a period of time, will you get used to the British tea culture? Why or why not? less sweet rich tea
Reading 2 Get ready to read Sample answer There are four major differences between the tea culture in the UK and that in China: 1.Tea sets.Chinese tea is generally brewed in ceramic products or glassware,while English tea is often brewed in silverware or teapots with colored patterns. 2.Types of tea.Chinese tea can be divided into several types, such as black tea,green tea,white tea,yellow tea,scented tea, Oolong tea,and so on.English tea is mostly black tea. 新编大学英语(第四版)综合教程Unit5
Reading 2 新编大学英语(第四版) 综合教程 Unit 5 Sample answer There are four major differences between the tea culture in the UK and that in China: 1. Tea sets. Chinese tea is generally brewed in ceramic products or glassware, while English tea is often brewed in silverware or teapots with colored patterns. 2. Types of tea. Chinese tea can be divided into several types, such as black tea, green tea, white tea, yellow tea, scented tea, Oolong tea, and so on. English tea is mostly black tea
Reading 2 Get ready to read 3.1 Tea brewing methods.Different types of Chinese tea call for different ways of brewing in order to maximize the flavor of leaves.For example,Oolong tea should be made with water a little bit below boiling while green tea should be made with much cooler water.For British people,the process of tea brewing is quite straightforward.They generally brew tea for roughly two to five minutes depending on personal preference. 4. Drinking habits.Chinese people drink tea without any additional ingredient because they lay more emphasis on the original flavor.In contrast,British people usually drink their tea with milk and /or sugar 新编大学英语(第四版)综合教程Unit5
Reading 2 新编大学英语(第四版) 综合教程 Unit 5 3. Tea brewing methods. Different types of Chinese tea call for different ways of brewing in order to maximize the flavor of leaves. For example, Oolong tea should be made with water a little bit below boiling while green tea should be made with much cooler water. For British people, the process of tea brewing is quite straightforward. They generally brew tea for roughly two to five minutes depending on personal preference. 4. Drinking habits. Chinese people drink tea without any additional ingredient because they lay more emphasis on the original flavor. In contrast, British people usually drink their tea with milk and / or sugar
Reading 2 Get ready to read If I am going to live in Britain for a period of time, I think I will get used to the British tea culture because black tea is my favorite type of tea.The original flavor of black tea is a bit too strong for me so I usually add some milk or honey to the tea.Besides,I don't see any big difference in the way I brew tea from the British way.So I believe I will feel at home in Britain with a good cup of British tea I'm not sure if I will get used to the British tea culture.Since childhood. I have seen my parents drinking green tea every day and gradually I have also developed a strong liking for green tea.I really love the herbal flavor of a cup of freshly-brewed green tea.I tried black tea for several times and it tasted just OK.And I would never consider adding milk or sugar to black tea since this will surely spoil its original flavor.H 2 合 新编大学英语(第四版)综合教程Unit5
Reading 2 新编大学英语(第四版) 综合教程 Unit 5 If I am going to live in Britain for a period of time, • I think I will get used to the British tea culture because black tea is my favorite type of tea. The original flavor of black tea is a bit too strong for me so I usually add some milk or honey to the tea. Besides, I don’t see any big difference in the way I brew tea from the British way. So I believe I will feel at home in Britain with a good cup of British tea. • I’m not sure if I will get used to the British tea culture. Since childhood, I have seen my parents drinking green tea every day and gradually I have also developed a strong liking for green tea. I really love the herbal flavor of a cup of freshly-brewed green tea. I tried black tea for several times and it tasted just OK. And I would never consider adding milk or sugar to black tea since this will surely spoil its original flavor.幻灯片 2
Reading 2 Get ready to read More information about the video George Orwell: Orwe George Orwell (1903-1950)was a novelist, Anima essayist,and critic best known for his novels arm Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four.He wrote an essay entitled "A Nice Cup of Tea" for London's Evening Standard newspaper in 1984 1946.In the essay,he described his 11 golden rules of making tea,including,for example, “one should use Indian or Ceylonese tea”and "one should take the teapot to the kettle and not the other way about." 198四 新编大学英语(第四版)综合教程Unit5
Reading 2 More information about the video • George Orwell: George Orwell (1903–1950) was a novelist, essayist, and critic best known for his novels Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four. He wrote an essay entitled “A Nice Cup of Tea” for London’s Evening Standard newspaper in 1946. In the essay, he described his 11 golden rules of making tea, including, for example, “one should use Indian or Ceylonese tea” and “one should take the teapot to the kettle and not the other way about.” 新编大学英语(第四版) 综合教程 Unit 5