explanation on tea preparation

1. TEA PARTY
THE TRADITION OF
TEA

2. WHAT DO WE NEED TO
PREPARE A NICE CUP
OF TEA?

3. • TEA LEAVES

4. • ELECTRIC KETTLE

5. • WATER

6. • MILK (OPTIONAL)

7. •LEMON (OPTIONAL)

8. Afternoon Tea and High Tea
in England
AFTERNOON TEA
(The traditional 4 o'clock tea)
This is a small meal, not a drink. Traditionally it consists
of tea (or coffee) served with either of the
following:
• Freshly baked scones served with cream and jam
(Known as a cream tea)
• Afternoon tea sandwiches - thinly sliced cucumber
sandwiches with the crusts cut off.
• Assorted pastries

9. Afternoon Tea today
• Afternoon tea is not common these days
because most adults go out to work.
However, you can still have Afternoon tea at
the many tea rooms around England.
• Afternoon tea became popular about one
hundred and fifty years ago, when rich
ladies invited their friends to their houses for
an afternoon cup of tea. They started
offering their visitors sandwiches and cakes
too. Soon everyone was enjoying Afternoon
tea.

10. HIGH TEA
(The traditional 6 o'clock tea)
• The British working population did not
have Afternoon Tea. They had a meal
about midday, and a meal after work,
between five and seven o'clock. This
meal was called 'high tea' or just 'tea'.
• Today, most people refer to the
evening meal as dinner or supper

11. 1. BOIL SOME FRESH
COLD WATER

12. The traditional way of
making tea is:

13. 2
Put some hot water into the teapot
to make it warm.
And pour the water away

14. 3
Put one teaspoon of tea-leaves per
person, and one extra for the teapot

15. 4
Pour boiling water onto the tea…
And leave for a few minutes

16. 5
SERVE

17. Did you know?
• If someone asks you if you 'would like
a cuppa', they are asking if you would
like a cup of tea.
• If someone says 'let me be mother' or
'shall I be mother', they are offering to
pour out the tea from the teapot.

18. Tea Words and phrases
• Tea break, High Tea, tea time, tea party, tea
towel and many more terms have derived
from the tradition of drinking tea.
• Tea breaks are when tea and biscuits are
served. The traditional time for tea breaks
are at 11:00 am (Elevensee) and 4 pm in the
afternoon.
• If something is not quite to your taste, it’s
probably 'not your cup of tea'.
e.g. Windsurfing is not my cup of tea.