1、Reading Club 1 TeatimeWhat are they doing? What do you know about English food and drinks?Tea culture in BritainCoffee cultureChinese tea culture One thing that Britain and Chinese culture share is a love for fine tea. Today when we think of Western tea culture, we often think of the English and bea
2、utiful china (瓷器瓷器) tea cups. Read the passage and answer the following questions. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the English ate only two main meals each day breakfast and a heavy supper that would last several hours in the evenings. As aresult, people often got hungry during the long waitbetween
3、these two meals. To solve this problem, the Duchess came up with the clever idea of inviting some friends to join her for an afternoon meal between four and five oclock. 1. Why did the Duchess invite friends to come for tea in the afternoon? In order to make this afternoon tea important, fine china
4、cups and plates and silver teapots, knives, forks and spoons were used. Soon, afternoon tea parties became popular social occasions. Today, afternoon tea parties continue to play an important part in the social life of wealthy people in modern Britain. 2. Why was afternoon tea important? 3. What doe
5、s “Will you come for coffee?” mean? It means “would you like to come to my home for a chat?” 4. Apart from drinking coffee, what did people do in the 17th century coffee house? In the 17th century, coffee houses were busy and noisy places where people like merchants and bankers went to do their busi
6、ness as well as to drink coffee. Language Points 1. as a result 结果；结果；因此因此 The weather is dry. As a result, we have to water the vegetable garden. 天气天气干燥，因此，干燥，因此，我我们们不得不给菜地浇水。不得不给菜地浇水。 【拓展拓展】as a result of 由于；由于；因为因为的结果的结果 result from 因因引起引起；起因于；起因于 result in 导致；致使；导致；致使；造成造成的的结果结果【即时练习即时练习】用用resul
7、t构成的短语构成的短语完成句子。完成句子。1. He was late _the snow.2. Stress and tiredness often _a lack of attention.3. He didnt work hard. _, he failed his exam.4. These problems _ past errors.as a result of result inAs a resultresult from 2. come up with 想出（计划、回答）想出（计划、回答） Day after day I kept coming up with solution
8、s, but none of them worked. 一天又一天一天又一天，我不断地想出办法我不断地想出办法，但没有一个起作用。但没有一个起作用。 【拓展拓展】 put up with 容忍容忍；忍受忍受 catch up with 跟上跟上；赶上赶上 keep up with 跟上跟上 _ 厌倦厌倦 _ 以以结束结束 _ 和和合作合作 【典例典例】Driverless cars may end up with a form of public transport rather than vehicles you own. 无人驾驶汽车可能最终无人驾驶汽车可能最终成为成为一种公共一种公共交通
9、工具交通工具，而不是而不是私家车私家车。be fed up withend up withteam up with Jack Mas company teamed up with the organization to raise money for the mother whose daughter suffered from a deadly disease. 马云马云的的公司与该组织合作，为那位公司与该组织合作，为那位女儿患上致命疾病的母亲筹集资金。女儿患上致命疾病的母亲筹集资金。 3. as well as 同同一样一样；也；和；也；和 It is important for you
10、as well as for me.它它对你对你我同样重要。我同样重要。 He grows flowers as well as vegetables. 他他既既种花也种蔬菜。种花也种蔬菜。 注意注意：as well as连接两个名词作主语时连接两个名词作主语时，谓语谓语动词的动词的单复数单复数形式与前面的名词形式与前面的名词的单复数的单复数一致。如：一致。如： Peter as well as his friends likes listening to music. 彼得彼得和和他的朋友都喜欢听音乐。他的朋友都喜欢听音乐。Discussion History, daily life, fa
11、mous teas, offer tea to guests, and beautiful china cups. What do you know about tea in Chinese culture? The Chinese have a saying, “Firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea are the seven necessities to begin a day.” Though tea is the last on the list, we still can see the importance of tea
12、 in the daily life. A simple meal in Chinese is Cu Cha Dan Fan, namely coarse tea and tasteless dinner. Even a simple meal is finished off with tea, so its importance is obvious. For the Chinese, tea drinking and tea tasting are not the same. Tea drinking is for refreshment. Tea tasting has cultural meaning. Tea and tea wares should match surrounding elements such as breeze, bright moon, pines, bamboo, plums and snow. All these show the goal of Chinese culture: the harmonious unity of human beings with nature.
