Comprehensive task for the 7th form on the text “Tea leaves”

Comprehensive task for the 7^th form on the text “Tea leaves”

Read the text and do the tasks.

Tea leaves

Many years ago tea was unknown in European countries. Many people didn’t even know the word tea. But drinking tea was very popular in the East. Once, a young sailor came from India. He was the only son of an old woman and every time he returned from a faraway country he brought his mother a present. Of course he tried to bring her something unusual that she could show to her friends. That time he brought her a box of tea. The old woman didn’t know anything about tea. But she liked the smell and invited all her friends to come and try it. When her guests arrived, she invited them to the dinner table. The old woman treated them to cakes and fruit and tea leaves.

When the sailor entered the room and saw a big plate filled with tea leaves, he understood everything. He smiled when he saw his mother’s friends eating tea leaves with butter and salt. They pretended they liked it. But it was clear they didn’t enjoy eating tea leaves.

“Where is the tea, mother?” the sailor asked. His mother pointed to the plate in the middle of the table. “No, these are only the leaves of the tea,” the sailor said. “Where is the water?” “The water?” his mother asked. “I have thrown the water away, of course.”

Task 1. Put sentences in the right order.

1. The old woman didn’t know anything about tea.
2. But it was clear they didn’t enjoy eating tea leaves.
3. Many people didn’t even know the word tea.
4. “I have thrown the water away, of course.”
5. Of course he tried to bring her something unusual that she could show to her friends.
6. The old woman treated them to cakes and fruit and tea leaves.

Task 2. Match the words.

1. Many years ago                                      a) привезти щось незвичайне
2. Did not even know                                  b) був єдиним сином
3. Popular in the East                                   c) велика тарілка з чайним листям
4. A young sailor                                          d) вдавали, що їм подобається
5. Was the only son                                      e) вилила воду
6. To bring her something unusual               f) популярно на сході
7. Invited all her friends                                g) запросила всіх своїх друзів
8. A big plate filled with tea leaves               h) молодий моряк
9. Pretended they like it                                  i) багато років тому
10. Have thrown the water away                      j) навіть не знали

Task 3. Choose the correct word.

1. Many years ago … was unknown in Europe.

1. bread                      b) meat                   c) tea

2. A young sailor came back from …

1. France                      b)  India                 c) China

3. Every time a son returned from a faraway country he brought his mother a …

1. dress                         b) present                 c) book

4. The old woman gave her friends fruit, cakes and …

1.  tea leaves             b) tea                        c) biscuits

5. Mother’s friends were eating tea leaves with … and salt.

1. syrup                         b) sugar                      c) butter

6. The guests did not … eating tea leaves.

1. cook                        b) enjoy                       c) dislike

Task 4. Find the truthful and false sentences.

1. People knew everything about tea many years ago.
2. Drinking tea was very popular in the Eastern countries.
3. A young sailor brought his mother a box of tea.
4. The mother liked the smell of the tea.
5. The guests drank tea and liked it very much.
6. The mother has thrown the water away and ate the tea leaves with butter and salt.

Task 5. Answer the questions.

1. Where was tea unknown many years ago?
2. Where was drinking tea very popular?
3. Who came back from India?
4. How many sons did the mother have?
5. What did the son bring his mother every time he returned from faraway country?
6. Were his presents ordinary or unusual?
7. Did the old woman know anything about tea?
8. Who came for dinner to the mother?
9. What did the people eat for dinner?
10. What did mother do with the tea water?