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A2 Level • 20 Mins Unit: Tea around the world

☕️ Tea around the world

Learn 10 key words for making, tasting, and serving tea with visitors around the world.

📌 How to use this lesson

👩‍🏫 For Teachers

Run this 20-minute lesson in small steps. First check the table, then do the 16 items and check answers together.

🎒 For Learners

Read the word table carefully first. Next, answer all 16 practice questions and record your voice in Shadowing.

📚 Word table

Study the 10 target vocabulary words divided into 3 theme groups.

🫖 Theme 1: Making tea

Word	Meaning	Common Collocations	Example Sentence	Memory Tip
teabag 🔊	small paper bag with tea leaves inside	hot teabag, use a teabag	Put the teabag in the hot cup.	tea + bag = a bag filled with tea.
teaspoon 🔊	small spoon for tea or sugar	one teaspoon of sugar, clean teaspoon	Add one teaspoon of sugar to your tea.	tea + spoon = a small spoon for your cup.
brew 🔊	make hot tea with hot water	brew tea, brew for 3 minutes	Please brew the tea for three minutes.	Brew rhymes with new: make a new cup.
strainer 🔊	tool to catch small tea leaves	metal strainer, use a strainer	Pour the tea through a strainer.	A strainer stops the leaves, not the tea.

🌿 Theme 2: The tea itself

Word	Meaning	Common Collocations	Example Sentence	Memory Tip
powder 🔊	fine dry tea dust	green tea powder, fine powder	Mix the green tea powder with hot water.	Powder is soft like flour.
jasmine 🔊	white flower with a sweet smell	jasmine tea, fresh jasmine	I love the smell of fresh jasmine tea.	Jas-mine = my favorite white flower.
scent 🔊	nice sweet smell	sweet scent, flower scent	The tea has a very sweet scent.	Scent smells nice like a rose.

🤝 Theme 3: With visitors

Word	Meaning	Common Collocations	Example Sentence	Memory Tip
sip 🔊	drink slowly in small amounts	sip hot tea, sip slowly	She likes to sip her hot tea slowly.	Sip with your small Lips.
thank 🔊	say you are happy for help or a gift	thank the hostess, thank your friend	Remember to thank your friends for tea.	Thank = think happy thoughts.
hostess 🔊	woman who serves tea to guests	kind hostess, warm hostess	The hostess gave us warm green tea.	Hostess hosts nice guests at home.

✏️ Practice

Complete all 16 items step-by-step from easy to hard.

Part A

Collocation Matrix

Match the words that naturally go together in English.

1. Choose the word that goes with "brew":

____ tea ____ scent ____ hostess ____ powder

2. Choose the word that goes with "the ... of fresh flowers":

____ tea ____ scent ____ hostess ____ powder

3. Choose the word that goes with "kind":

____ tea ____ scent ____ hostess ____ powder

4. Choose the word that goes with "green tea":

____ tea ____ scent ____ hostess ____ powder

Part B

Gap-Fill with Word Bank

Fill in the blank using the correct word from the bank.

Word Bank: jasmine sip teabag teaspoon

5. Put the ____ in hot water.

6. Add one ____ of sugar.

7. I love this fresh ____ tea.

8. Take a small ____ of hot tea.

Part C

Choose the word

Select the option that best fits the sentence meaning.

9. Pour the tea through a ____ to catch leaves.

____ a. hostess ____ b. strainer ____ c. scent

10. Please ____ the tea for three minutes now.

____ a. thank ____ b. teabag ____ c. brew

11. Mix the green tea ____ with warm water.

____ a. powder ____ b. teaspoon ____ c. jasmine

12. Remember to ____ the lady for the nice drink.

____ a. strainer ____ b. thank ____ c. hostess

Part D

Sentence building

Put the words in the correct order to form a full sentence.

Example: He passed her a warm cup.

13. Words:

warm She slowly the tea sips

____ (Type sentence here...)

14. Words:

teaspoon sugar Add of one

____ (Type sentence here...)

15. Words:

every The guest welcomes hostess

____ (Type sentence here...)

16. Words:

her Please tea thank for

____ (Type sentence here...)

🎙️ Shadowing

Listen to the audio, repeat aloud, and record your speech for pronunciation feedback.

Group 1: Collocations (4 items)

Item 1

use a teabag 🔊

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Item 2

sweet jasmine scent 🔊

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Item 3

brew fresh tea 🔊

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Item 4

a kind hostess 🔊

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Group 2: Everyday Sentences (6 items)

Item 5

Put the teabag in your cup. 🔊

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Item 6

Add one teaspoon of sugar now. 🔊

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Item 7

She sips the hot tea slowly. 🔊

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Item 8

We thank the hostess for the tea. 🔊

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Item 9

This green tea powder smells nice. 🔊

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Item 10

Pour hot tea through the strainer. 🔊

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Group 3: Key Target Words (2 items)

Item 11 (Hard Word)

teaspoon 🔊

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Item 12 (Hard Word)

jasmine 🔊

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Vocabulary: Tea Around the World

☕️ Tea around the world

📌 How to use this lesson

📚 Word table

✏️ Practice

Collocation Matrix

Gap-Fill with Word Bank

Choose the word

Sentence building

🎙️ Shadowing

Group 1: Collocations (4 items)

Group 2: Everyday Sentences (6 items)

Group 3: Key Target Words (2 items)

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