11. “Tea” if by sea, “cha” if by Land: the history of tea, colonialism, and globalisation! (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><strong>TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE HERE!! https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2020/10/23/11-tea-over-sea-and-cha-over-land-the-history-of-tea-colonialism-and-globalisation/</strong></p> <p><strong>On today’s episode, we will look at the history of word tea. With few exceptions, there are only 2 words for tea around the world. How did this happen? How is it connected to globalisation and colonialism?</strong></p> <p><strong>Contact us!</strong></p> <p><strong>INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)</strong></p> <p><strong>Twitter - @thinkenglishpod</strong></p> <p><strong>Gmail: [email protected]</strong></p> <p><strong>Blog: thinkinginenglish.blog</strong></p> <p><strong>Vocabulary List</strong></p> <p><strong>beverage (n) - a drink of any type.</strong></p> <p><em>Hot beverages include tea, coffee, and hot chocolate</em></p> <p><strong>puzzling (adj) - difficult to explain or understand</strong></p> <p><em>Interstellar is a rather puzzling film</em></p> <p><strong>Colonialism (n) - control by one country over another and its economy, or support for such control</strong></p> <p><em>The impact of colonialism is still felt throughout Africa</em></p> <p><strong>Globalisation (n) - the development of closer economic, cultural, and political relations among all the countries of the world as a result of travel and communication becoming easy</strong></p> <p><em>Optimists say globalisation means more cultural choices for everyone</em></p> <p><strong>Dialect (n) - a form of language that people speak in a particular part of a country, containing some different words and grammar</strong></p> <p><em>The poem is written in a northern dialect</em></p> <p><strong>Coastal (adj) - positioned on, or relating to the coast</strong></p> <p><em>In the UK, coastal towns are very busy in summer</em></p> <p><strong>Approximately (adv) - close to a particular number or time although not exactly that number or time</strong></p> <p><em>The job will take approximately three weeks, and cost approximately £1,000</em></p> <p><strong>COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS</strong></p> <p><strong>Q. What is the name of the ancient trade route between China and the Middle East?</strong></p> <p><strong>A.The Silk Road</strong></p> <p><strong>Q. What country spread the word tea around the world?</strong></p> <p><strong>A.The Netherlands (Dutch people)</strong></p> <p><strong>Q.Where did Portugal trade from in Asia?</strong></p> <p><strong>A. Macao</strong></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support</a>

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