Ved joshiYear 5C

What is tea? Pg.1What is tea from? Pg.2What is the origin of tea? Pg.3Tea growing countries Pg.4Tea drinking countries Pg.5Tea processing Pg.6-7Tea benefits Pg.8-9What climate does tea grow in? Pg.10How to make tea Pg.11Quiz Pg.12Answers to quiz Pg.13Glossary Pg.14References Pg.15

It is a drink made with leaves. Tea comes from a plant called Camellia sinensis.

Fun Fact:

After water , tea is the most popular drink.

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Tea is from China. It is drunken from all over the world. Most of the tea comes from China or India. If they work together they can produce half of the world’s tea.

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It is believed that tea was found about 5000 years ago when a ChineseEmperor called Shang Nong’s boiled some water and some herbal leaves blew in.When Shang Nong drunk found it very energetic and refreshing.

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ArgentinaKorea (South)ThailandTurkeyUSAVietnamMadagascarMalawi Malaysia MaliNepalPeruKenyaEcuador EthiopiaGeorgia/RussiaIndiaIndonesiaIranJapanChinaBrazil Major tea plantationsIndiaChina

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United Arab Emirates MoroccoIrelandMauritania

TurkeyChinaUnited KingdomQatarHong Kong

Bahamas Syria Russia Iran Zimbabwe

Chile JapanBahrainEgyptThailand Mongolia english-online.at

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1.Tea leaves are hand-picked from tea plantations.2.They are put on racks for drying. Dry air removes almost all the moisture.3.The leaves are then rolled to remove extra juice.4.Rolled leaves are then torn. Except for green tea, those are taken to evaporation rooms until they turn bright yellow.5. Drying with hot air stops the evaporation.6. Arranging is done by sieves to separate large, small, broken, and the remainig leaves.

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•Tea can reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke.•It protects your bones.•Tea helps keep you hydrated.•It can protect your teeth from cavities and decays.•Tea contains antioxidants.- which protects your body from ageing

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Tea has less caffeine than coffee.It protects against cancer. It improves your immune system.Tea increases your rate of respiration.Tea helps sooth away stress.It helps your digestive system to improve. uncommonchick.com

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•The tea plant needs a hot and wet climate. It grows in temperatures from 10 -30 degrees Celsius.•Tea requires an average yearly rainfall of 2,000 mm. •It is also required to be grown on land between 600-2000 meters above sea level.•Tea plants require open fields that are sheltered by the shade of wide trees.

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1. Boil some water in a kettle.2. Get a mug and pour the water in the mug3. Get a teabag and dip it in hot water for about 3

minutes.4. If you want to add some milk and sugar for more

taste.WARNING the water can be very hot.

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Rules:Don’t search for answers!Try your best Q1. What is the scientific name of tea leaf?

Q2. Where is the birthplace of tea?

Q3.Name 2 major countries that plant tea?

Q4. Who discovered tea?

Q5. What climate does tea grow in?

Q6. Who made this book?

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Q1. Camellia sinensis

Q2. China

Q3. India and China

Q4. Shang Nong

Q5. Hot and wet climate

Q6. Ved Joshi

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Moisture= humidity

Sieves= filter

Require= need

Evaporation= drying

Antioxidants= to stop your body from ageing.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_tea_consumption_per_capitahttp://www.gshaly.com/resources/teacountries.htmhttp://www.ivillage.com/top-10-health-benefits-drinking-tea/4-a-108301http://www.wtea.com/about-tea_growth.aspxhttp://kids.britannica.com/comptons/art-54060/After-tea-leaves-are-picked-they-are-put-on-racks

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