VIP Class Notes (Lily)

Homework

write about “how has electricity helped you in your life?”

Vocabulary

1.emperor= 皇帝 king of China
ex: My favourite emperor is QianLong.

2.notice= 发现 realize
ex: I didn’t notice your new hair!
ex: did you notice the new girl?

3.purchase= buy
ex: he purchased a car for the family.

4. billion= 10亿
ex: there are around 1.4 billion people in China.

5. worldwide= all around the world
ex: more than 2 million people have died worldwide due to coronavirus.

6. wrap= 包起来 (present)
ex: do you want to wrap the cup?
ex: I can wrap a chocolate box.
ex: Our teacher said we must wrap every book.

Reading

Tea was invented about 4700 years ago. A Chinese emperor, Shen Nung, was boiling water under a tree when a few leaves fell into his drink. He noticed a pleasant smell coming from the cup. He tasted it and from that moment on, tea became a drink.

Tea became popular in Europe in 1610. Up until about 200 years ago, tea was actually used for money in some Asian countries. People would buy things with a block of tea or carve off a piece of the block for smaller, less expensive purchases..

The most popular form of tea is the tea bag. It was invented by Thomas Sullivan, a tea and coffee merchant. One day, he decided to send samples of tea wrapped in little silk bags to his customers. Much to this surprise, when the orders arrived for his tea, his customers insisted that the tea be wrapped in these little silk bags. The idea of the tea bag was born. Today more than half the tea in the world is bought this way. Each year, there are over 800 billion cups of tea consumed worldwide.

Writing exercise

How has electricity helped you in your life?

The electricity helped my dad to cook.