Britain a tea drinking nation
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Why Are Brits So Obsessed with Tea? - Anglophenia Ep 30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BigKlKrY0B4

1 Match the pictures with the words from the box:

2 Answer the questions:

Have you ever died your hair?

Do you get hungry just a few hours after you’ve had a hot meal?

What do you eat to satisfy that sinking feeling?

What do you know about the British?

What time do the British have their tea in the afternoon?

Are there the same habits in Brazil?

What hot beverage do you prefer drinking?

Are you fond of coffee?

3 The video we are going to watch is about a very popular British habit – drinking tea. Watch the first part (0 - 0:50) and guess the meaning of the words based on the context.

1. “Now one of the first things you’ll be asked by most brits is…

1. Do you want a cup of tea?”
2. Would you like a copper?”
3. Do you fancy a cup of tea?”
4. Would you like a cup of tea?”

2. “Yes, we are rather fond of a proper brew, which is what we call a nice cup of tea.”

In the sentence above, rather can be replaced by:

1. A little
2. Very
3. Less

3. “And it’s our go-to solution for almost any scenario.”

1. What do you think is a go-to solution?
2. Do you like gossiping with your friends?
3. What do you do when someone tries to tell you some gossip?
4. Have you ever needed to hire someone to work in your house?
5. Did you offer them a cup of coffee?
6. What makes you feel better when you’ve had a hard day?

4. “It’s hardly surprising that the UK race through a whooping 165 million cups of tea every day.”

What does whooping mean?

1. Surprising
2. Amazing
3. Unbelievable

5. At the end of the first part, Kate makes a joke: “Seriously, that is a lot of cup lifting. But it’s how we stay in such great shape.” Do you understand it? Can you explain why it is funny?

4 Watch the next part (0:50 – 1:25) and fill in the gaps. Then, number the historical facts in the correct sequence.

But how have we become _________________________ tea drinking nations per capita in the world? Here are _________________ interesting moments in History that helped make tea a quintessentially British _________________________.

(   ) The surrounding countries got hooked on coffee and Britain became a tea drinking nation.

(   ) The British East India Company dominated the tea imported to Britain in the mid-1600s.

(   ) Britain had been excluded from the coffee exporting Mediterranean because of the war.

5 (1:25 – 3:05 ) Write T for true and F for false.

1. The British love for tea dates back to 1650’s.
2. The British had been excluded from the tea exporting in the Med during the war with France and Spain.
3. Due to the high tea prices, there was a rise in fake teas in the 1700’s.
4. Fake teas consisted of tea leaves mixed with other leaves.
5. Tea was once the privilege of the rich people only.

6. Afternoon tea is also known as high tea.
7. Queen Victoria made the afternoon tea popular.

Match the teas with their descriptions.

6 Watch the last part of the video and fill in the gaps.

In the _________________ tearooms became fashionable with women as respectable places they could go _______________________________ for a discrete chat and even discuss politics. Eventually tearooms became an integral part of the women’s liberation movement.

Tea was ______________ used as a morale boosters to soldiers during the second world war, with the Prime Minister Winston Churchill stating, “ The tea _______________________________bullets.”  Hear hear.

Interestingly, ________________________ of tea consumed in Britain comes in the form of ____________________, which just so happens to be an American invention. During the early ______________________, tea merchant Thomas Sullivan sent out tea samples to his customers in silk sachets. Americans were naturally enthusiastic about these new-fangled, super convenient tea bags, ______________________ catch on in Britain until the 1950s, but boy do we love them now.

Match the words to their meanings.