1. The History of EnglishTea

2. T h e t r a d i t i o n o f E n g l i s h t e a s t a r t e d i n t h e 1 9 t h c e n t u r y t h a n k s t o t h e D u c h e s s o f B e d f o r d.

3. Duchess of Bedford (Anna Maria Russell) was born on 3 September 1783. She was the daughter of Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington and Jane Fleming. She was the wife of Francis Russell.

4. Anna Russell was extremely hungry. She couldn’t stand the „sinking feeling” So her butler had an idea to serve her something to eat. Unfortunately, it was 5 p.m and there was hardly anything in the kitchen.

5. Anna Maria’ s meal was tea with milk, butter cookies called scones and small sandwiches with cucumber.

6. One Duchess’ caprice in the past and now all the United Kingdom drinks tea at 5 p.m.

7. In Englad a lot of people drink traditional English tea at special ‘English Tea Party’.

8. Questionaire We asked people in our school how much they know about the tradition of drinking tea in Great Britain. Below you can see the questions.

9. Question 1 Where does the British tradition of drinking tea come from? a. France a. France b. Brazil b. Brazil c. England c. England d. China

10. Question 2 Who started the tradition of drinking tea? a. Philip the Beautiful a. Philip the Beautiful b. Princes Diana b. Princes Diana c. A Brazilian Viking chieftain c. A Brazilian Viking chieftain d. The Duchess of Bedford

11. Question 3 In w hat way was the tradition of drinking tea started? a. The Duchess was hungry, and she couldn't wait for the next meal a. The Duchess was hungry, and she couldn't wait for the next meal b. The Princess had some digestive problems and she could only drink tea c. Tea was her favorite drink c. Tea was her favorite drink d. The Vikings kidnapped the Princess and they gave her only tea.

12. Question 4 What time is tea usually drunk in England? a. At 9 in the morning a. At 9 in the morning b. At 5 o'clock b. At 5 o'clock c. Tea is banned in England c. Tea is banned in England d. At half past five

13. Question 5 What is usually served with the traditional tea ? a. Peanuts with honey a. Peanuts with honey b. Scones and cucumber sandwiches b. Scones and cucumber sandwiches c. Corn flakes with honey d. Toasts with cheese

14. Question 6 What do you drink the traditional tea with? a. milk a. milk b. coffee b. coffee c. chocolate c. chocolate d. honey

15. These are the results

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