By Annabelle Park

What is Tea? 1Which countries produce tea?

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History of tea. 3How tea is produced. 4-5Different types of tea 6-7Afternoon tea 8Quiz 9-10Answers 11Glossary 12

Tea is basically the dried leaves from the camellia sinensis bush.There is a type of tea called a “Herb infusion” however it is not really a tea .It`s a drink with hot water and dried leaves or flowers from other plants and herbs.

Tea is a national drink for the English people. Even if tea was not came from England it is still their national drink.

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2737 B.C. The second emperor of China, Shen-Nung discovers tea.

479 Turkish traders get tea from the border of Mongolia.

593 Japanese priests went to study in china and brought tea to Japan.

1610 Some Dutch and Portuguese traders brought back green tea from Japan to Dutch and Portuguese.

1662 Then, after when a Portuguese princess married King Charles II she brought a big chest filled with tea! After that tea is a very common drink in Britain.

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1.Grow some tea plants, wait until it`s three to five years old and about three to four feet high, that is the time when the tea leaves are ready to get harvested.

2.For the high quality leaves ,pick the bud also the top of leaves. For the low quality, don`t throw it away, pick the top two leaves , a leaf below and also parts of the twigs.

3.Spread the leaves on shelves called withering racks. Leave them to dry.

4.Next put the leaves into the rolling machines so it`s juice comes out.

5.Put them into the fermenting room, wait until it turns into a brownish-blackish color.

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6.Dry the leaves (again) in the oven.

7.Then pack them in tea bags so when you drink it there would be no leaves getting into your mouth.

8.Finally deliver it to the shops.

Oolong TeasOolong teas are semi-fermented teas , it`s between the green tea and black tea . It is mainly from China or Taiwan. White TeasWhite tea is the rarest tea in the whole wide world ! It can only be picked for a few weeks of any year.

Red TeasRed tea is mainly from South Africa. 'Red Tea' is not the real name for this tea, it`s real name is ‘Rooibos tea’. It`s a very popular drink. It`s flavor is very mild, it`s not that strong.Green TeasGreen teas are sweet and contains lot of vitamins. Obviously they are very healthy.

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Jasmine teaJasmine tea is like the cousin of a green tea, it is related (if you know what I mean…)It has no caffenine so it is perfectly fine for kids to drink it.Also it`s not that strong! Blended tea

Lavender Tea(Parents will like this.)Lavender tea doesn`t only taste good, it also make you calm down with no,not even a single bit of stress!This tea is also perfectly fine for children. Blended teaBlooming teasBlooming teas are teas made out of flowers,if you bought one, the little seed you get is the flower.Put it in hot water. Wait for it to bloom when it all blooms your tea is ready! Blooming teaEarl Grey teaEarl grey tea is one of the English tea, it is also one of the most popular . This tea is very strong. Blended teaEnglish BreakfastThis tea is mainly a black tea blend,it is also strong and is also a is a popular tea.It really wakes you up!

p.7 There`s hundreds more you can name!!

Afternoon tea is normally on 4 o`clock P. M. However these days Afternoon tea is not common because now adults go to work. But still you can have Afternoon teas in many tea areas at England.

Remember! This is not a drink , this is a small meal after lunch. It alsocomes out with scones, cakes, pies or sandwiches.

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1.Which tea is healthy for you?

2.Which year is when Japanese people found tea?

3.Is Afternoon tea a drink or meal?

4.Is a Herb infusion a tea?

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5.What time is the time when we have Afternoon tea?

6.Is there more or less people that drink tea rather than make it?

7.Does England make tea?

8.Is the Afternoon tea before or after lunch?

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1.Green tea

2.593

3.A small meal.

4.No

5.4 o`clock

6.More

7.No

8.after

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Infusion: Adding one thing into another so it becomes stronger.

Priests : A member of a church.

Semi-fermented : Half of a chemical changes taking place so alcohol is produced.