Lesson 2. Memory
What you'll learn:
Vocabulary: Improving our memory
Grammar: Infinitive/Gerund
Speaking: Remembering and forgetting
Writing: Punctuation and spelling
Describing a situation
A factual scientific text

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LISTEN AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS! Read Listening Material
Read through the questions. Then listen to the passage and answer the following questions.

1. What is the passage mainly about?
   a) Types and flavors of green tea
   b) Flavor factors of green tea
   c) Black tea versus green tea
   d) Areas to grow green tea
   e) The history of green tea
2. Which is NOT mentioned about green tea according to the passage?
   a) It gets name from its color
   b) It is harvested in early spring
   c) It is grown on high mountains
   d) It is widely used in the Far East
   e) It has been used for over 5,000 years
3. Choose the WRONG statement according to the passage.
   a) Matcha green tea is added to desserts and drinks
   b) Sencha is a popular type of Japanese green tea
   c) Green tea is specific to East Asian mountains
   d) The flavor of black tea is unchangeable
   e) Green tea maintains its color
4. Write minimum 2 factors that affect the flavor of green tea.
5. Write adjectives describing Sencha and Matcha green teas.
6. Complete the statement according to the passage.
   Green tea can be blended with other flavors such as ___________, ____________ and ______________

Green tea gets its name from the green color created when boiling tea leaves. Going back as far as 5,000 years, green tea is commonly drank and widely grown in the Far East. Black tea changes its color and flavor, whereas green tea remains unprocessed and retains its color. Green tea is grown in higher altitudes, more specifically the mountainous regions of East Asia. Some green tea is still picked by hand, and it is thought that handpicked teas are less bitter and give a sweeter taste. Other factors such as the climate and soil can also affect the flavor.

Sencha and Matcha are popular of Japan’s green teas. Sencha produces a clear yellow or green tea with a sweet, grassy flavour. Matcha’s light and sweet flavor is added to desserts and sweet drinks.

Green tea can be found as fresh leaves or in tea bags, frequently blended with other flavors such as lemon, lime or ginger.

1. What is the passage mainly about?
   a) Types and flavors of green tea
   b) Flavor factors of green tea
   c) Black tea versus green tea
   d) Areas to grow green tea
   e) The history of green tea
2. Which is NOT mentioned about green tea according to the passage?
   a) It gets name from its color
   b) It is harvested in early spring
   c) It is grown on high mountains
   d) It is widely used in the Far East
   e) It has been used for over 5,000 years
3. Choose the WRONG statement according to the passage.
   a) Matcha green tea is added to desserts and drinks
   b) Sencha is a popular type of Japanese green tea
   c) Green tea is specific to East Asian mountains
   d) The flavor of black tea is unchangeable
   e) Green tea maintains its color
4. Write minimum 2 factors that affect the flavor of green tea.
   Answer: Picking by hand/ Climate / Soil
5. Write adjectives describing Sencha and Matcha green teas.
   Answer: sweet/ grassy/ light
6. Complete the statement according to the passage.
   Green tea can be blended with other flavors such as ___________, ____________ and ______________
   Answer: lemon/ lime/ ginger