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Do the following statements agree with the information given in the text?
In boxes 1-5 on your answer sheet, write:

TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this

QUESTION ANSWER
The tea is originally from matcha which is powdered green tea True
The guest should bring a gift for the host
The serving of tea usually comes with serious chatting
There are four things to prepare Japanese tea
The Japanese tea ceremony is also held in every office in Japan

B. Vocabulary work
1. The Japanese tea ceremony is preparing, serving, and drinking tea in a ritualistic and

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ceremonial way where it is used to promote wellbeing, mindfulness, and harmony. The
word “ritualistic” means?
a. Ceremonial
b. Unofficial
c. Unceremonious
d. Informal

2. “The tea ceremony is very important in Japanese culture because it used to be practiced
only by the elite zen monks and noble warlords for most of history”. What does it refer
to?
a. Culture”
b. Tea ceremony
c. Japanese
d. History
3. The tea ceremony is also a very significant cultural activity that combines silence,
respect, and symbolic purification altogether. The word “that” refer to?
a. Significant culture activity
b. The tea ceremony

c. Symbolic purification
d. Combines
4. “The tea ceremony consists of the preparation of the tearoom, sweets, and the tea
itself. The serving of tea usually comes with casual chatting about seasonal changes”.
What do sweets mean?
a. Sour
b. Sugar
c. Salt

d. Bitter 37