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Afternoon tea
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Content
Definition
What is afternoon tea?
History
English and their tea
Popular types of tea
Milk
High tea
Cream tea
Tea expressions
Quiz
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Definition
A drink made by pouring hot water onto dried and cut leaves and sometimes flowers, especially the leaves of the tea plant.
A small meal eaten in the late afternoon, usually including cake and a cup of tea
Alcoholic drink.
The shrub, Camellia sinensis, extensively cultivated in China, Japan, India, etc., and having fragrant white flowers.
The beverage so prepared, served hot or iced.
Any kind of leaves, flowers, etc., so used, or any plant yielding them.
Any of various infusions prepared from the leaves, flowers, etc., of other plants, and used as beverages or medicines.
Beef bouillon.
Any meal, whether a light snack or one consisting of several courses, eaten in the late afternoon or in the evening; any meal other than dinner, eaten after the middle of the afternoon.
An afternoon reception at which tea is served.
Urine
Slang: marijuana.
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What is afternoon tea?
4 o'clock
Low tea
Sandwiches
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The history of afternoon tea
7th Duchess of Bedford
Anna Russell
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The English and their tea
2 kilograms a year
History
1610
1657
£22 per kilogram = £2.000
1659 - Queen
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Popular types of tea
1. White tea
2. Black tea, like Earl Grey
3. Green Tea
4. Lemon Tea
5. Peppermint Tea
6. Ginger Tea
7. English breakfast
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Milk
17th and 18th century
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High tea
Lower and middle classes
6 o'clock
Workers
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Cream tea
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Expressions
Not for all the tea in China
My cup of tea
Tea and sympathy
A storm in a teacup
Spill the tea
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Quizzz
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What is afternoon tea also called?
A
Cream tea
B
High tea
C
Low tea
D
Late tea
Slide 13 - Quiz
Who introduced afternoon tea in England?
A
Anna Russell
B
The 5th Duchess of Bedford
C
The 7th Duchess of Bedford
D
Anna Afternoon
Slide 14 - Quiz
How much tea consumes an average UK citizen each year?