Will you join us for a cup of tea?                            

     When we come into the tea room then all of us will forget what our class or distinction may be on the outside world. We lay all that aside and we simply use this time and space to share a great moment and appreciate everything and everyone.

                                           (report on an ancient Asian tradition)       

            Ready for a different look on history? Take a peek…

            Surprised?

            Do you know the music behind the clip?

           In your opinion, what might be the connection between the music and the content of the clip?

           Does this remind you of any celebration? Which one? Why?

    

                            Take notes of your answers to this and bring them to the next English lesson!

Tea tip: Use a cinnamon stick to stir your tea
             and try an inspiring exotic flavour!

            

                                                                   

                Thanks for your visit! Come back any time! 

                                     I’ll put the kettle on!                    

                  (tea plantation - Maia)

                               Did you know? 

          

                  Tea time is not a British "invention"! Tea plants are native to Asia. Tea was imported to Europe during the Portuguese expansion of the 16th century. Tea experts travelled from China to the Azores islands and planted tea along with jasmines and mallows to give it aroma and distinction...Catherine of Braganza, the wife of Charles II, took the tea habit to Great Britain around 1660, but until the 19th century tea was not as widely consumed in Britain as it is today.

              Both green and black tea continue to grow in the Azores, in a beautiful place called Maia, on S. Miguel island...

                                                      based on  Wikipedia information (adapted and abridged)

               Get into the tea ceremony spirit and share a great moment over a cup of tea...

              The idea is to find bridges between Azorean / Portuguese and Anglo-saxon social/cultural realities and share them.

              It may be a curiosity, an idea, a text, a story, a song, a video or a laugh, as long as it has to do with the contents you are dealing with in the English class at the time!

                                                                                 Have fun

                                                                                    while you learn!