01.3 The author hooks the reader by asking a question that

Abel

Read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100

Objects.

What could be more domestic, more unremarkable,

more British, than a nice cup of tea? You could of course

put the question the other way round and ask what could

be less British than a cup of tea, given that tea is made

from plants grown in India or China and often sweetened

by sugar from the Caribbean.

O makes the reader think about the link between tea

and Britishness.

O interests the reader in food exports from the

Caribbean.

causes the reader to the think about plants that are

grown to make tea.

O makes the reader wonder about the most common

drinks in India.

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