Story of tea. Go Back Explain next half of the story views 3:00 Children let’s start with the story of tea. Tea is the fresh aromatic brew with which people like to begin their day. It has a refreshing, astringent flavour. It is actually made by brewing, that is by infusing in boiling water, the leaves and shoots of a plant whose botanical name is Camellia sinensis. The leaves are at first dried, cured and processed before they are packed and sold to us. Camellia sinensis is an evergreen plant that grows in tropical and sub-tropical climates. Tea plants require at least 100-125 cm of rainfall a year and prefer acidic soils. Many of the world’s best tea estates are located on hill slopes at elevations of up to 1500 metres : it is said that the tea plants grow slowly and acquire a richer flavour at this height. When the plants grows properly, only the top 1-2 inches of the plant are picked. These buds and leaves are called flushes. A new flush appears on the plant every seven to ten days during the peak growing season. Actually the tree plant can grow into small tree but to enable easy picking it is allowed to grow to a height at a height of about three feet that is waist high. The teas we buy are usually classified according to their leaf size. For example we have 1) Assam type of tea, characterised by the largest leaves. 2) China type, characterised by the smallest leaves and 3) Cambod type, characterised by leaves of intermediate size. Introduction and Explanation Explain next half of the story Explain next part of story Activity of question answer Explain next part of story Activity of question answer Question and answer Activity of difficult words.