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Afternoon tea

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Definition  

What is afternoon tea? 

History 

English and their tea 

Popular types of tea 

Milk 

High tea 

Cream tea 

Tea expressions 

Quiz

Definition 

1.  A drink made by pouring hot water onto dried and cut leaves and sometimes flowers, especially the leaves of the tea plant. 
2. A small meal eaten in the late afternoon, usually including cake and a cup of tea 
3. Alcoholic drink. 
4. The shrub, Camellia sinensis, extensively cultivated in China, Japan, India, etc., and having fragrant white flowers.  
5. The beverage so prepared, served hot or iced. 
6. Any kind of leaves, flowers, etc., so used, or any plant yielding them. 
7. Any of various infusions prepared from the leaves, flowers, etc., of other plants, and used as beverages or medicines. 
8. Beef bouillon. 
9. 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. 
10. An afternoon reception at which tea is served. 
11. Urine 
12. Slang: marijuana. 

What is afternoon tea?

• 4 o'clock
• Low tea
• Sandwiches

The history of afternoon tea

• 7th Duchess of Bedford
• Anna Russell
  

The English and their tea

• 2 kilograms a year
• History
• 1610
• 1657
• £22 per kilogram = £2.000
• 1659 - Queen
  

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

Milk

• 17th and 18th century

High tea

• Lower and middle classes
• 6 o'clock
• Workers
  

Cream tea

Expressions 

• Not for all the tea in China
• My cup of tea
• Tea and sympathy
• A storm in a teacup
• Spill the tea
  

Quizzz

What is afternoon tea also called?

1. Cream tea
2. High tea
3. Low tea
4. Late tea

Who introduced afternoon tea in England?

1. Anna Russell
2. The 5th Duchess of Bedford
3. The 7th Duchess of Bedford
4. Anna Afternoon

How much tea consumes an average UK citizen each year?

1. one kilogram
2. four kilograms
3. three kilograms
4. two kilograms

What is the most popular tea in England?

1. Earl grey
2. English blend
3. Ginger tea
4. English breakfast

Why put British people milk in their tea?

1. Otherwise the cups would crack
2. Otherwise they found it to hot to drink
3. British people love milk
4. Otherwise the tea is too bitter

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