Breakfast Tea

British people are big tea drinkers. It is a tradition in Britain to drink tea for different occasions
and reasons. People have it for breakfast, for when guests visit, and for tea breaks at work.
People even "have a cuppa" when they talk about their personal problems. However, research
from The Tea Group shows that herbal, fruit and other teas have become more popular than
traditional English breakfast tea. Researchers conducted a survey of more than 2,000 tea lovers.
Over half of people said their favourite tea was not the traditional variety. Over a fifth of people
chose green tea as their favourite brew. Just over 20 per cent said Earl Grey was their number
one.

Sales of traditional tea in the U.K. have been declining. Three years ago, a survey found that 54
per cent of Britons preferred English breakfast tea. The new research shows that breakfast tea is
likely to continue to decline in popularity. The researchers found many other things about tea-
drinking habits in the U.K. The biggest reason for drinking tea was to relax. A quarter of Britons
drink up to 10 cups a day. Brits seem to love milky and sugary tea. Around 85 per cent of people
who drink Earl Grey and English breakfast put milk in it. Nearly 45 per cent of people sweeten
their tea with sugar. Amazingly, people with a sweet tooth put three teaspoons of sugar in their
cup.

Warm-ups
1. TEA: Students walk around the class and talk to
other students about tea. Change partners often and
share your findings.
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or
words from the article. What will the article say about
them? What can you say about these words and your
life?
British people / tea / tradition / breakfast /
personal problems / survey / number one /
research / three years ago / popularity / habits /
cups / milk / sugar / sweet tooth
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics
and partners frequently.
3. COFFEE: Students A strongly believe coffee is
better than tea; Students B strongly believe tea is best.
Change partners again and talk about your
conversations.
4. TEAS: What do you know about these different
varieties of tea? What do you want to know? Complete
 this table with your partner(s). Change partners often
and share what you wrote.

5. DRINK: Spend one minute writing down all of the different

words you associate with the word "drink". Share your words
with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the
words into different categories.
6. DRINKS: Rank these with your partner. Put the best drinks at
the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

• English tea
• Coffee
• Milk
• Water
• Orange juice
• Cola
• Green tea
• Red Bull

Vocabulary
Paragraph 1

t a A person who is invited

1 r . to visit someone's home
. a or attend a particular
d social event.
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2 c . the opinions or
. c experience of a group of
a people, based on a series
s of questions.
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3 u . that has been passed
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t the next.
v d A particular event, or the
4 i . time at which it takes
. s place.
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5 o . time with someone.
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7 a . something.
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d i The number of things
9 e . sold.
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1 r . someone does time after
0 e time (and can be difficult
. f to stop).
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h k Make or become sweet
1 a . or sweeter, especially in
1 b taste.
. i
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q l Becoming smaller, fewer,
1 u . or less; decreasing.
2 a
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s m A great liking for sweet-
1 w . tasting food.
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Before reading / listening

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the

headline. Guess if 1-8 below are
true (T) or false (F).
1. British people drink tea when they talk about their problems.
T/F
2. Researchers interviewed over 2,000 people who love tea. T /
F
3. The most popular tea in the UK is green tea. T / F
4. A fifth of people in a survey said Earl Grey was their favourite
tea. T / F
5. Sales of traditional tea have been going down in the UK. T / F
6. Research shows English tea will become more popular from
now. T / F
7. Half of people in the UK drink 10 cups of tea a day. T / F
8. Some people in the UK have three tablespoons of sugar in their
tea. T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the

following synonyms from the article.
9. tradition
10. visit
11. popular
12. conducted
13. variety
14. declining
15. likely
16. reason
17. seem
18. around
a. probable
b. carried out
c. explanation
d. stop by
e. roughly
 f. kind
g. custom
h. falling
i. well liked
j. appear

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes

more than one choice is possible.)
19. British people are big
20. a tradition in Britain to drink tea for
21. tea breaks
22. conducted a survey of more than 2,000 tea
23. people chose green tea as
24. Sales of traditional tea
25. continue to decline
26. Brits seem to love milky
27. people sweeten
28. people with a
k. and sugary tea
l. at work
m. their favourite brew
n. sweet tooth
o. different occasions
p. their tea with sugar
q. tea drinkers
r. in the U.K.
s. lovers
t. in popularity
Gap fill
Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.
problems
survey
number
big
fifth
popular
visit
variety

British people are (1) _____________________ tea drinkers. It is a

tradition in Britain to drink tea for different occasions and
 reasons. People have it for breakfast, for when guests (2)
_____________________, and for tea breaks at work. People even
"have a cuppa" when they talk about their personal (3)
_____________________. However, research from The Tea Group
shows that herbal, fruit and other teas have become more (4)
_____________________ than traditional English breakfast tea.
Researchers conducted a (5) _____________________ of more than
2,000 tea lovers. Over half of people said their favourite tea was
not the traditional (6) _____________________. Over a (7)
_____________________ of people chose green tea as their
favourite brew. Just over 20 per cent said Earl Grey was their (8)
_____________________ one.

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.

sweeten
likely
relax
declining
tooth
habits
milky
survey

Sales of traditional tea in the U.K. have been (9)

____________________. Three years ago, a (10)
_____________________ found that 54 per cent of Britons
preferred English breakfast tea. The new research shows that
breakfast tea is (11) _____________________ to continue to decline
in popularity. The researchers found many other things about
tea-drinking (12) _____________________ in the U.K. The biggest
reason for drinking tea was to (13) _____________________. A
quarter of Britons drink up to 10 cups a day. Brits seem to love
(14) _____________________ and sugary tea. Around 85 per cent
of people who drink Earl Grey and English breakfast put milk in
it. Nearly 45 per cent of people (15) _____________________ their
tea with sugar. Amazingly, people with a sweet (16)
_____________________ put three teaspoons of sugar in their cup.

Listening — Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1) It is a tradition in Britain to drink tea ______
a. for different occasion
b. for difference occasions
c. for different occasions
d. for different occasionally
2) herbal, fruit and other teas have ______
a. become more populate
b. become more popular
c. become more popularity
d. become more poplar
3) Over half of people said their favourite tea was not ______
a. the traditionally variety
b. the tradition variety
c. the traditional variety
d. the traditions variety
4) Over a fifth of people chose green tea as ______
a. their favourite blew
b. their favourite brew
c. their favourite blue
d. their favourite brow
5) Just over 20 per cent said Earl Grey was ______
a. their number one
b. their numeral one
c. their numb are one
d. their numb bar one

6) Sales of traditional tea in the U.K. ______

a. have been decline in
b. have been declining
c. have been reclining
d. have been recline in
7) research shows that breakfast tea is likely to continue to
______
a. decline on popularity
b. decline in popularity
c. decline at popularity
d. decline of popularity
8) The researchers found many other things about ______
a. tea-drink in habits
b. tea-drinker habits
c. tea-drinking habits
d. tea-dinking habits
9) Nearly 25 per cent of people ______
a. sweeter their tea
b. sweeten their tea
c. sweet in their tea
d. sweeting their tea
10) people with a sweet tooth put three teaspoons of sugar
______
a. in that cup
 b. in their cup
c. in them cup
d. in there cup

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

British people are (1) ____________________. It is a tradition in
Britain to drink tea for different occasions and reasons. People
have it for breakfast, for when guests visit, and (2)
____________________ at work. People even "have a cuppa" when
they talk about their personal problems. However, research from
The Tea Group shows that herbal, (3) ____________________ teas
have become more popular than traditional English breakfast
tea. Researchers conducted (4) ____________________ more than
2,000 tea lovers. Over half of people said their favourite tea was
not (5) ____________________. Over a fifth of people chose green
tea as their favourite brew. Just over 20 per cent said Earl Grey
was (6) ____________________.

Sales of traditional tea in the U.K. (7) ____________________.

Three years ago, a survey found that 54 per cent of Britons
preferred English breakfast tea. The new research shows that
breakfast tea is (8) ____________________ to decline in popularity.
The researchers found many other things about tea-drinking
habits in the U.K. The biggest reason for drinking tea (9)
____________________. A quarter of Britons drink up to 10 cups a
day. Brits seem to love (10) ____________________ tea. Around 85
per cent of people who drink Earl Grey and English breakfast put
(11) ____________________. Nearly 45 per cent of people sweeten
their tea with sugar. Amazingly, people with (12)
____________________ put three teaspoons of sugar in their cup.

Comprehension questions
29. Who does the article say are big tea drinkers?
30. What do British people talk about over a "cuppa"?
31. How many tea lovers were questioned in a survey?
32. What did a fifth of people say was their favourite brew?
33. What percentage of people in a survey preferred Earl Grey tea?
34. When did 54% of Britons prefer English breakfast tea?
35. What is the biggest reason for British people to drink tea?
36. How many cups of tea do 45% of Brits drink each day?
37. What do nearly 45% of Brits sweeten their tea with?
38. Who might put three teaspoons of sugar in their tea?
Multiple choice quiz
1) Who does the article say are big tea drinkers?
a) Americans
b) British people
c) children
d) coffee lovers
2) What do British people talk about over a "cuppa"?
a) work
b) the weather
c) sport
d) their personal problems
3) How many tea lovers were questioned in a survey?
a) just under 2,000
b) exactly 2,000
c) more than 2,000
d) roughly 2,000
4) What did a fifth of people say was their favourite brew?
a) green tea
b) milk tea
c) chai
d) coffee
5) What percentage of people in a survey preferred Earl Grey
tea?
a) 10%
b) 20%
c) 50%
d) 40%

6) When did 54% of Britons prefer English breakfast tea?

a) three years ago
b) four years ago
c) five years ago
d) six years ago
7) What is the biggest reason for British people to drink tea?
a) to socialize
b) to stop being thirsty
c) to relax
d) to stay healthy
8) How many cups of tea do 45% of Brits drink each day?
a) up to 10
b) six
c) 12
d) two or three
9) What do nearly 45% of Brits sweeten their tea with?
 a) honey
b) artificial sweetener
c) syrup
d) sugar
10) Who might put three teaspoons of sugar in their tea?
a) old people
b) children
c) people with a sweet tooth
d) people who exercise

Role play
Role A – Tea
You think tea is the best drink. Tell the others three reasons why.
Tell them what is wrong with their drinks. Also, tell the others
which is the worst of these (and why): milk, water or cola.

Role B – Milk
You think milk is the best drink. Tell the others three reasons why.
Tell them what is wrong with their drinks. Also, tell the others
which is the worst of these (and why): tea, water or cola.

Role C – Water
You think water is the best drink. Tell the others three reasons
why. Tell them what is wrong with their drinks. Also, tell the others
which is the worst of these (and why): milk, tea or cola.

Role D – Cola
You think cola is the best drink. Tell the others three reasons why.
Tell them what is wrong with their drinks. Also, tell the others
which is the worst of these (and why): milk, water or tea.

After reading / listening

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find
collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the
words...

'English'

• ________________
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and 'tea'.

• ________________
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• ________________

• Share your findings with your partners.

• Make questions using the words you found.

• Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write

down some questions you would like to ask the class about the
text.

•Share your questions with other classmates / groups. •Ask

your partner / group your questions.

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this

exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the
activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In

groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their
meanings.

5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your

partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:

• big
• work
• talk
• fruit
• half
• chose
• sales
 • 54
• continue
• biggest
• 10
• sweet
Student survey
Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this
in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own
paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write
down their answers.

(Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable

example of this activity.)

Discussion - Breakfast Tea

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

39. What did you think when you read the headline?
40. What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'tea'?
41. What do you think of tea?
42. Are you a big tea drinker?
43. What do you prefer to drink for breakfast?
44. What drink do you serve your guests?
45. What's the best kind of tea?
46. What do you think of green tea?
47. Which is better, tea or coffee?
48. What are the health benefits of tea?

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

49. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?

50. What do you think of when you hear the word 'British'?
51. What do you think about what you read?
52. How important is tea in your life?
53. Is hot or iced tea best?
54. Is it OK to put milk and sugar in tea?
55. What's the best way to make a cup of tea?
56. How many cups of tea or coffee do you drink a day?
57. How much of a sweet tooth do you have?
58. What questions would you like to ask the researchers?
Discussion — Write your own questions
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
 (a) ________________

(b) ________________

(c) ________________

(d) ________________

(e) ________________

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

(f) ________________

(g) ________________

(h) ________________

(i) ________________

(j) ________________

Language — Cloze (Gap-fill)

British people are big tea (1) ____. It is a tradition in Britain to
drink tea for different occasions and reasons. People have it for
breakfast, for when (2) ____ visit, and for tea (3) ____ at work.
People even "have a cuppa" when they talk about their personal
problems. However, research from The Tea Group shows that
herbal, fruit and other teas have become more (4) ____ than
traditional English breakfast tea. Researchers conducted a
survey of more than 2,000 tea lovers. Over half (5) ____ people
said their favourite tea was not the traditional variety. Over a
fifth of people chose green tea as their favourite (6) ____. Just
over 20 per cent said Earl Grey was their number one.

(7) ____ of traditional tea in the U.K. have been declining. Three
years ago, a survey found that 54 per cent of Britons preferred
English breakfast tea. The new research shows that breakfast
tea is (8) ____ to continue to decline in popularity. The
researchers found many other things about tea-drinking (9) ____
in the U.K. The biggest reason for drinking tea was to relax. A
quarter of Britons drink up (10) ____ 10 cups a day. Brits seem to
love milky and (11) ____ tea. Around 85 per cent of people who
drink Earl Grey and English breakfast put milk in it. Nearly 45 per
cent of people sweeten their tea with sugar. Amazingly, people
with a sweet (12) ____ put three teaspoons of sugar in their cup.
 Which of these words go in the above text?

(a) drinks (b) drinking (c) drinkers (d) drunkards

(a) guests (b) guts (c) gests (d) gusts
(a) breaks (b) rests (c) holidays (d) intervals
(a) popular (b) populate (c) popularity (d) polar
(a) at (b) to (c) on (d) of
(a) clue (b) grew (c) crew (d) brew
(a) Seals (b) Sails (c) Sells (d) Sales
(a) likes (b) liked (c) likelihood (d) likely
(a) habits (b) veils (c) gowns (d) dresses
(a) by (b) to (c) on (d) at
(a) sugars (b) sugary (c) sugar (d) surgery
(a) tooth (b) lip (c) tongue (d) gum

Spelling

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69. A qrutrea of Britons
70. people wnsetee their tea with sugar
Put the text back together
(...) day. Brits seem to love milky and sugary tea. Around 85 per
cent of people who drink
(...) occasions and reasons. People have it for breakfast, for
when guests visit, and for tea
(...) Sales of traditional tea in the U.K. have been declining.
 Three years ago, a survey found
(...) habits in the U.K. The biggest reason for drinking tea was to
relax. A quarter of Britons drink up to 10 cups a
(...) problems. However, research from The Tea Group shows
that herbal, fruit and other teas have become more
(...) breaks at work. People even "have a cuppa" when they talk
about their personal
(...) fifth of people chose green tea as their favourite brew. Just
over 20 per cent said Earl Grey was their number one.
(...) continue to decline in popularity. The researchers found
many other things about tea-drinking
(...) Earl Grey and English breakfast put milk in it. Nearly 45 per
cent of people sweeten
( 1 ) British people are big tea drinkers. It is a tradition in Britain
to drink tea for different
(...) that 54 per cent of Britons preferred English breakfast tea.
The new research shows that breakfast tea is likely to
(...) their tea with sugar. Amazingly, people with a sweet tooth
put three teaspoons of sugar in their cup.
(...) survey of more than 2,000 tea lovers. Over half of people
said their favourite tea was not the traditional variety. Over a
(...) popular than traditional English breakfast tea. Researchers
conducted a

Put the words in the right order

71. Britain drink It's tradition in to a tea .
72. more popular . have other Fruit and teas become
73. A of more 2,000 survey tea than lovers .
74. tea Their was not the favourite traditional variety .
75. chose tea People their as green favourite brew .
76. tea to likely is continue Breakfast to decline .
77. to up Britons 10 drink a cups day .
78. to Brits milky love seem and sugary tea .
79. 45 per of Nearly sweeten people cent their tea .
80. of teaspoons Put sugar three their in cup .

Circle the correct word (20 pairs)

British people are big tea drinks / drinkers. It is a tradition in
Britain to drink tea for different occasion / occasions and reasons.
People have it for breakfast, for when guests visit, and for tea
breaks at / on work. People even "have a cuppa" when they talk
about their personal problem / problems. However, research from
 The Tea Group shows that herbal, fruit and other teas have
become more / much popular than traditional English breakfast
tea. Researchers conducted the / a survey of more than 2,000
tea lovers / loves. Over half on / of people said their favourite tea
was not the traditional variety. Over a fifth / five of people chose
green tea as their favourite brew. Just over 20 per cent said Earl
Grey was their number once / one.

Sales of traditional tea in / at the U.K. have been declining. Three

years ago, a survey found that 54 per cent of Britons preference
/ preferred English breakfast tea. The new research shows that
breakfast tea is likely / likeable to continue to decline in / on
popularity. The researchers found many other / another things
about tea-drinking habits in the U.K. The biggest reason for
drinking tea was / takes to relax. A quarter of Britons drink up to
10 cups a / the day. Brits seem to love milky and sugary tea.
Around 85 per cent of people who drink Earl Grey and English
breakfast put milk on / in it. Nearly 45 per cent of people
sweeten / sweet their tea with sugar. Amazingly, people with a
sweet / sour tooth put three teaspoons of sugar in their cup.

Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics,

and why the correct word is correct. Look up the definition of
new words.

Insert the vowels (a, e, i, o, u)

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Br_t__n t_ dr_nk t__ f_r d_ff_r_nt _cc_s__ns _nd r__s_ns.
P__pl_ h_v_ _t f_r br__kf_st, f_r wh_n g__sts v_s_t, _nd f_r
t__ br__ks _t w_rk. P__pl_ _v_n "h_v_ _ c_pp_" wh_n th_y
t_lk _b__t th__r p_rs_n_l pr_bl_ms. H_w_v_r, r_s__rch fr_m
Th_ T__ Gr__p sh_ws th_t h_rb_l, fr__t _nd _th_r t__s h_v_
b_c_m_ m_r_ p_p_l_r th_n tr_d_t__n_l _ngl_sh br__kf_st t__.
R_s__rch_rs c_nd_ct_d _ s_rv_y _f m_r_ th_n 2,000 t__
l_v_rs. _v_r h_lf _f p__pl_ s__d th__r f_v__r_t_ t__ w_s n_t
th_ tr_d_t__n_l v_r__ty. _v_r _ f_fth _f p__pl_ ch_s_ gr__n
t__ _s th__r f_v__r_t_ br_w. J_st _v_r 20 p_r c_nt s__d __rl
Gr_y w_s th__r n_mb_r _n_.

S_l_s _f tr_d_t__n_l t__ _n th_ _.K. h_v_ b__n d_cl_n_ng.

Thr__ y__rs _g_, _ s_rv_y f__nd th_t 54 p_r c_nt _f Br_t_ns
pr_f_rr_d _ngl_sh br__kf_st t__. Th_ n_w r_s__rch sh_ws th_t
br__kf_st t__ _s l_k_ly t_ c_nt_n__ t_ d_cl_n_ _n p_p_l_r_ty.
Th_ r_s__rch_rs f__nd m_ny _th_r th_ngs _b__t t__-dr_nk_ng
 h_b_ts _n th_ _.K. Th_ b_gg_st r__s_n f_r dr_nk_ng t__ w_s
t_ r_l_x. _ q__rt_r _f Br_t_ns dr_nk _p t_ 10 c_ps _ d_y.
Br_ts s__m t_ l_v_ m_lky _nd s_g_ry t__. _r__nd 85 p_r c_nt
_f p__pl_ wh_ dr_nk __rl Gr_y _nd _ngl_sh br__kf_st p_t
m_lk _n _t. N__rly 45 p_r c_nt _f p__pl_ sw__t_n th__r t__
w_th s_g_r. _m_z_ngly, p__pl_ w_th _ sw__t t__th p_t thr__
t__sp__ns _f s_g_r _n th__r c_p.

Punctuate the text and add capitals

british people are big tea drinkers it is a tradition in britain to
drink tea for different occasions and reasons People have it for
breakfast for when guests visit and for tea breaks at work
people even have a cuppa when they talk about their personal
problems however research from the tea group shows that
herbal fruit and other teas have become more popular than
traditional english breakfast tea researchers conducted a survey
of more than 2000 tea lovers over half of people said their
favourite tea was not the traditional variety over a fifth of
people chose green tea as their favourite brew just over 20 per
cent said earl grey was their number one

sales of traditional tea in the uk have been declining three years

ago a survey found that 54 per cent of britons preferred english
breakfast tea the new research shows that breakfast tea is likely
to continue to decline in popularity the researchers found many
other things about teadrinking habits in the uk the biggest
reason for drinking tea was to relax a quarter of britons drink up
to 10 cups a day brits seem to love milky and sugary tea around
85 per cent of people who drink earl grey and english breakfast
put milk in it nearly 45 per cent of people sweeten their tea with
sugar amazingly people with a sweet tooth put three teaspoons
of sugar in their cup

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

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Free writing
Write about breakfast tea for 10 minutes. Comment on your
partner’s paper.

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Academic writing
Tea is better than coffee. Discuss.

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Homework
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words
from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or
another search engine) to build up more associations /
collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about this
news story. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the
next lesson.
3. TEA: Make a poster about tea. Show your work to your
classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
4. TEA BREAKS: Write a magazine article about all companies
having tea breaks so workers can relax. Include imaginary
interviews with people who are for and against this.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson.
Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your
partner(s).
5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about
the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your
classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your
articles.
6. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on tea. Ask him/her three
questions about it. Give him/her three of your opinions of tea.
Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your
partner(s) will answer your questions.

A Few Additional Activities for Students

Ask your students what they have read, seen or heard about this
news in their own language. Students are likely to / may have
have encountered this news in their L1 and therefore bring a
background knowledge to the classroom.

Get students to role play different characters from this news

story.

Ask students to keep track of this news and revisit it to discuss

in your next class.
Ask students to male predictions of how this news might
develop in the next few days or weeks, and then revisit and
discuss in a future class.

Ask students to write a follow-up story to this news.

Students role play a journalist and someone who witnessed or

was a part of this news. Perhaps they could make a video of the
interview.

Ask students to keep a news journal in English and add this story
to their thoughts.