Here is some information on how tea is grown, prepared and drunk. Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct verb forms from the brackets in each case.
Tea is a popular drink all over the world. It (is made/made) from the leaves of
the tea plant, which………….(grow/grows) in very warm countries. The leaves
………….. (are dried/dried) and then are put in boiling water and allowed to stand for
a few minutes. This………….(makes/make) a hot drink having a reddish brown
colour, and a pleasant flavour. Most of the world’s tea…………..(is grown/has
grown) in India, Sri Lanka, Japan and Indonesia.
The tea leaves……………..(is picked/are picked) by hand or cut off with scissors.
The quality of tea…………… (depend/depends) on the soil in which it is grown, the age
of leaves at the time of picking. It also………………..(depend/depends) on how it
………..(made/is made). Tea is not a good drink for children, but it… ….(is/are)
harmless for grown ups if they do not drink too much of it.
Here is the passage with the blanks filled in:
Tea is a popular drink all over the world. It is made from the leaves of the tea plant, which grows in very warm countries. The leaves are dried and then are put in boiling water and allowed to stand for a few minutes. This makes a hot drink having a reddish brown colour, and a pleasant flavour. Most of the world’s tea is grown in India, Sri Lanka, Japan, and Indonesia.
The tea leaves are picked by hand or cut off with scissors. The quality of tea depends on the soil in which it is grown, the age of leaves at the time of picking. It also depends on how it is made. Tea is not a good drink for children, but it is harmless for grown-ups if they do not drink too much of it.