Yvonne and Alice talk about how tea became a very popular drink in the UK and and we hear how many cups of tea British people drink every day.
This week's question:
Some people say Britain is a nation of tea drinkers. According to the UK Tea Council, how many cups of tea are drunk by the British everyday? Is it:
a) 12,000
b) 120,000
c) 120,000,000
Listen out for the answer in the programme.
Listen
Tea Drinking in the UK
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Vocabulary
- addict
person with a physical and emotional need to consume something
- traditional drink
a drink that has been linked with a group of people for a very long time
- nation
country
- Victorian
from the years when Queen Victoria ruled England (1837 - 1901)
- institution
something that is strongly linked with a group, e.g. people link drinking tea with the British
- plantation
land where crops or plants are grown, e.g. a tea plantation is used to grow tea leaves
- industrialised nation
country with a large number of factories that are making things
- antiseptic
substance used to kill bacteria and prevent illness
- sobriety
to be sensible and not drink too much alcohol
- propaganda
ideas or statements that may be false or exaggerated and are used to promote a particular purpose
