Tea Ceremonny позакласний захід з англ. мови

Tea Ceremonny

Aims: expand students' vision of tea as a health drink, an integral part of the culture of nutrition; to tell them about the healing properties of tea, the secrets of brewing, to establish a healthy lifestyle; to analyze the role and significance of the tea ceremony in the lives of British, Japanese, and Chinese people; to raise the desire for a healthy lifestyle;
to develop cognitive interests of students, creativity, communicative skills.

Equipment: multimedia, dishes for tea, proverbs and sayings about tea.

Procedure

1. Teacher: Good morning, students! Today our event will be devoted to a fragrant and enjoyable theme. During this hour of communication you will learn about the beneficial properties of tea, about when, where and in what conditions have become the first time to use tea, get acquainted with the recipes of brewing tea, review the presentation, and, of course, we will drink tea!

2. Teacher: I propose to each group make an "associative cloud" in which the key word will be "Tea"

The main part

1. Listen to the text and answer the questions.

The Origin of Tea Culture

      One of the earliest legends about the origin of tea in China dates back to the year

2737 B.C. Emperor Shen Nung discovered that water that had been boiled before

drinking would prevent illnesses. One day, when his pot of boiling water was set outside

to cool off, the wind blew leaves from the wild camellia tree into the water. Supposedly,

this was the first brew of tea!

      The tea plant (camellia sinensis) is a tree with leathery leaves that sprout from short branches off the stem. These trees can grow up to 15 feet, but they are cut down to the size of a bush to encourage the growth of young leaves from which the tea is made.

      There are three classifications of tea, which are determined by the method of processing the leaves: “green,” “oolong” and “black” tea. Green tea is unfermented which means that the leaves have not been left out to dry in the air; its leaves are steamed in a pan for 30 minutes. Oolong tea is semi-fermented, which means that the tea leaves are left to dry in the shade for 5 hours; afterwards, they are roasted over a fire for 10 minutes, rolled and twisted; then the leaves are re-fired in a bamboo basket for 3 to 12 hours before packing. Fully fermented is only black tea; the leaves are allowed to dry for up to 24 hours, then rolled, sifted and spread out again for a couple of hours; afterwards, they are fired.

      Drinking tea, hot and cold, brings various health benefits with it. Tea contains many vitamins and even some minerals, such as fluoride. Furthermore, it is a stimulant, because it contains caffeine which stimulates clear thinking and mental alertness. Regular tea drinking promotes digestion, dissolves fats, neutralizes poisons inside your digestive system, and lowers fevers. Some experts say that after cooling off it can also be used to clean sores and wash out the eyes and mouth.

      The largest tea maker in the world is India. It produces about half a million tons per year. Then China, Sri Lanka, Japan. The use of tea over the past 100 years has increased more than 30 times. Interestingly, the first places among tea consumers are not those who produce it, but Britain, Ireland, Libya, and Australia. These countries use about half of the world's tea.
Among the European countries tea was brought to Portugal, firstly, in 1517, but it locks strongest in England, when in 1664 the merchants gave King Charles II two pounds of tea.
     From the court and the nobility, the fashion for tea spread. At first he did not know what to do. One time from the tea leaves was prepared ... salad. Today it is made only by Tibetan people. England began to use more tea than China. They drink tea with milk unusual for us strength everywhere: on the streets, in cafes, restaurants, hotels, educational institutions, meetings.

Work sheet

1) What is the botanical name for the tea plant?

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2) Name three different types of tea, and what are their differences.

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3) List the health benefits of drinking tea.

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4) How did tea come to the Europe?

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5) What country was the largest tea-maker in the world?

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6) Do you drink tea? Why or why not?

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2. And now I propose to watch the presentation about tea ceremony in China and Japan prepared by two groups of students.

3. OK,  now let's watch the next presentation about English tea ceremony.

• How do like such ceremonies ?
• Which one you like best?
• What is the difference between them?

4. Watching videos.

Today, to make a cup of tea it's very simple and to bake some biscuit…you can just buy it. But was it so simple in the Victorian age? 

Conclusion

Teacher: We came to the most enjoyable moment of our meeting – tea ceremony, but our tea will be with wisdom. Pay attention to the tea labels, there you have proverbs and sayings of famous people, let everyone say how he understood his saying. Take your pleasure!!!