Презентация "Five o'clock tea"

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It is well-known that tea is very popular among British people. It may almost be called their national drink. Tea is welcome in the morning, in the afternoon and in the evening

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English tea drinking traditions have a long history.The first tea was brought to Europe in 1610 by the Dutch. However, only in 1658 the first advertisement for tea appeared in a London newspaper. At that time a pound of the cheapest tea cost about third part of a worker’s weekly wages.

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Afternoon tea became popular , when rich ladies invited friends to their houses for an afternoon cup of tea. They started offering their visitors cakes and sandwiches too.Everyone liked it so much that the ladies began to gather more and more often — and finally there was a ritual, or rather, the tradition of an English tea party. Soon everyone was fond of a fternoon tea .

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By 1750 tea had become the main drink of all classes in Britain. Later, tea-drinking turned into a fashionable social ritual. Tea parties were extremely popular

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There are two types of tea: afternoon tea and high tea. Afternoon tea, which is a traditional 4 o’clock tea consists of tea served with either freshly baked scones with cream or jam; sandwiches – thinly sliced cucumber sandwiches with the crusts cut off or pastries.

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Nowadays, afternoon tea is not very common as most adults work and afternoon tea is now mainly saved for special occasions.However, you can still have Afternoon tea at different tea rooms around England .

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