16992 teatime

TEA - TIME
1. Learn the poem:
The Tea Party
I had a little tea party
This afternoon at three.
'Twas very smallThree guest in allJust I, myself and me.
Myself ate all the sandwiches,
While I drank up the tea;
'Twas also I who ate the pie
And passed the cake to me.
By Jessica Nelson North
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3. What tea does Nora prefer?
Kate: Would you like a cup of tea?
Nora: Only if you’re having one.
Kate: What tea would you prefer: green or black?
Nora: Black, please.
Kate I like it too. Do you want it strong or weak?
Nora: I prefer strong.
Kate: OK. Sugar?
Nora: Yes, two lumps, please.
Kate: Look at this apple pie. It’s delicious. Help
yourself.
Nora: Thank you, I do like pies. ..Oh, it’s very
tasty. Could you give me your recipe?
Kate: With pleasure.
5. What information about tea is new to you?
–Tea was created more than 5000 years ago in China.
–The first book about tea was written by Lu Yu in 800
AD

–The Irish drink more tea per head than any nation in
the world.
– 98% of people take their tea with milk, but only 30%
take sugar in tea.
–The tea bag was invented in the early 20th century by
a tea merchant named Thomas Sullivan.
–96% of all cups of tea drunk daily in the UK are brewed
from tea bags.
–An average of three billion cups of tea are consumed
daily worldwide.
–Many tea facts point to white and green teas as being
the healthiest.
– Four main types of tea: white, green, oolong, and black
can turn into thousands of varieties.
–Iced tea was invented in America.
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2. What tea accessories do you need for your
tea-time? Match the words with the pictures:
1. A cup and a saucer
2. A teapot
3. A serving tray and
a teapot warmer

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

j

4. A tea strainer
5. A tea canister
6. A honey dipper
7. A tea bag caddy
8. A cake server
9. A spoon
10. A tea bag squeezer
11. A creamer and sugar
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4. What tea does Betty like?
Liz: Would you like a cup of tea?
Betty: Only if it’s not too strong.
Liz: OK. Do you like it with milk?
Betty: Yes, of course. It becomes mild and tasty.

Liz: And I prefer strong tea. What would you like:
sugar or honey?
Betty: Honey, please.
Liz: Here is the honey dipper.
Betty: Thank you.
Liz: They say that flower green tea is the best
tea.
Betty: Really? I don’t like green tea.
6. Tea quotations: which is the best?
-While there’s tea there’s hope. - Sir Arthur Pinero
-Thank God for Tea! What would the world do
without tea? How did it exist? I am glad I was not
born before tea.
- Rev. Sydney Smith

-Ecstasy is a glass full of tea and a piece of sugar in
the mouth.
- Alexander Pushkin
-If you are cold, tea will warm you; if you are too
heated, it will cool you; if you are depressed, it will
cheer you; if you are exhausted, it will calm you.

-William Gladstone

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Keys:
Ex.2:
1. - k

2. - h
3. - f
4. - a
5. - b
6. - g
7. - i
8. - e
9. - c
10. - d
11. - j