Lesson 2: Tea
Prior Knowledge
Prior Knowledge
Students should have letter recognition skills. This unit has been designed so that students with a little prior knowledge can develop their reading skills.
Learning Intentions
Learning Intentions
In this lesson you will:
read a piece of text about a familiar Irish product and
complete a cloze exercise based on the reading text.
Task 1: Read
Task 1: Read
Barry’s tea is made in Cork.
Barry’s tea is made in Cork.
James Barry started the company in 1901.
James Barry started the company in 1901.
Until 1960 the tea was sold from a shop in Cork City.
Until 1960 the tea was sold from a shop in Cork City.
Now every supermarket in Ireland sells Barry’s tea.
Now every supermarket in Ireland sells Barry’s tea.
You can buy Barry’s tea in over 60 countries in the world.
You can buy Barry’s tea in over 60 countries in the world.
Most of the tea is from Africa. Tea from Africa works well with Irish water.
Most of the tea is from Africa. Tea from Africa works well with Irish water.
Did you know?
Did you know?
38% of the cups of tea drunk in Ireland are made from Barry’s tea.
38% of the cups of tea drunk in Ireland are made from Barry’s tea.
Task 2: Fill in the blanks
Task 2: Fill in the blanks