Tea traditions in England

The purpose is to study how tea took a strong position in the culture of England 1. We explored this theme in different aspects: the historical path of tea in Britain tea traditions of England tea ceremony reflection of tea traditions in language and literature 2. We interviewed classmates about this question. 3. We set the table for afternoon tea. 4. We made traditional British snacks.

English tea ceremony

English tea ceremony

English tea ceremony

English tea ceremony

English tea ceremony

Sandwiches

Traditional British Scones

How to make tea 1. Fill the kettle with cold water. 2. Boil the water. 3. Warm the pot. 4. Put one teaspoon of tea in the pot for each person and one extra . 5. Pour hot water into the pot. 6. Place a tea cozy on the tea pot 7. Wait 3-5 min. 8. When the tea is ready, Place a tea strainer over the top of the cup and pour the tea in 9. Add milk , sugar

Conclusion 1: Тea became a part of British life because of: the special nature of the British character. Habit to create traditions from everything Conservatism Love for details Certain lifestyle of British

Conclusion 2: Tea became a strong tradition because it penetrated in literature and language. Literature: '​​Tom Brown's School Days " by Thomas Hughes «We shall get no tea and shall be sent to the doctor», East answered. 3. The tea went off gaily. Soon after tea the doctor left and so did Tom and Authоr. 4. Tom was at the school house. He had a late tea. 5. «Will you come to tea with me at half past nine» he said «and ask the Authоr to come up, too? » 6. George suggested eggs and bacon? Which were easy to cook, cold meat, tea, bread and butter, and jam 7. You have to go away and begin your meal, as if you were not going to have any tea at all. 8. After a cup of tea (two spoonful for each cup, and don`t let it stand more than three minutes), it says to the brain, «Now, rise, and show your strength». 9. We adopted this harmless bit of trickery, and the result was that, by the time everything else was ready, the tea was waiting.

Conclusion 2: Tea became a strong tradition because it penetrated in literature and language. Language: Idioms with the word «Tea» in English To be one's cup of tea - to be something that one prefers or desires This spy novel is just my cup of tea Not for all the tea in China -you will not do anything for nothing in the world To be as good as a chocolate teapot –to be completely useless

Conclusion 3 : Tea traditions aren`t known by our classmates Questionnaire “What do you know about the tradition of having tea in England?” 10% 23% 99% 100% 3% 0% 45,6% 0 % 12% What country did tea appear firstly? (England, Russia, USA,) Name the popular drink in England (Rum, Coca-cola, tea, coffee) What century was tea brought in England (20, 19, 18, ​​17, 16, 15.) Do English people have traditional time for tea drinking (yes, no, do not know) What tea is called "Russian" (with milk, lemon, sugar) What is a traditional color of tablecloth for tea (_________________) Are sweets served for tea in England (yes, no) Who began a tradition "5 o` clock tea "? (Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth 2, Sherlock Holmes, Anna Bedford,) How many items in a traditional English tea set ? (12, 32, 24)

Conclusion 4 : Now we know much about tea tradition in Britain. Now we can: Set the table for traditional afternoon tea. Brew traditional English tea. Make British snacks. Make traditional scones.

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