ðŧ Sandwiches, scones, cake and a cup of tea are the essential elements of the English afternoon tea – and the Ritz hotel in the heart of London is famous for its afternoon tea! Find out more about this great British tradition while you improve your English vocabulary knowledge AND practise your English listening with this archive episode of the BBC Learning English programme London Life. What food traditions are popular in your country? Tell us in the comments ððð
Useful vocabulary:
âïļ centenary – the 100th anniversary
âïļ piping hot – very hot
âïļ stewed – very bitter and strong
âïļ ritzy – expensive and fashionable
âïļ traditional – something that has been going on in the same way for a long time
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ðĢTell us – what would you like to order at the Ritz?
If you found this video topic interesting, check out this 6 Minute English episode, which is all about ðŦ tea: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/6-minute-english/ep-160204
I was one year old , when the first podcast of the channel was uploaded.
BBC learning English, was the best even at the time
Hello
I am enjoying a cup of tea right now, in the morning, in Vietnam. In my living place, growing tea is a way that local people earn their income. In fact, tea here is very famous in the country thanks to the atmosphere and the soil. There are 2 kinds of tea. The first one is the qualified tea, with daily take care of them. The local people utilise fertilizer and manure to make the tea grow successfully. The second one is local people leave tea trees that grow naturally in the hills. Of course, the tea leaves don't look as good as the first one. However, you will feel authentic enjoying a cup of tea (bitter at first and then a bit sweet in your mouth).
Thanks for reading.
From 2006ðŪðŪðŪðŪ I feel the background music is kinda old-fashioned. But the content is very interestingâĪ. And it is definitely interesting to know what was happening in 2006 in London âšïļ.
Is very interesting the history about Hitz, is easy to find here on YouTube
Tea taking
Ritzy=posh=luxurious ?
If we have tea-taking between at 3- 5 o'clock, with which word can we describe this event?
it was very helpful
Thank you for introducing the ritzy class.
Thanks a lot BBC. Greetings from Mexico.
Thank you âĪ we love tea in Russia ð
As a beginner
subtitles is good for me.thank you.
I wonder where I can buy quality loose leaf tea in England? All supermarkets are stocked with tea bags. Tea bags contain debris and dust. So sad ((
I don't like tea, but I love scones and other pastries. I'm from Argentina, I love our tipical drink called MATE
Great Video! Your explanation are clear & easy to understand
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I would like to visit Ritz one day ð
I do enjoy watching your video and listening to you. I appreciate it.
I like drinking tea, it makes me feel better, but not the tea with leaves, the tea I mean it which boil without leaves
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âBeauty is truth, truth beauty,â â that is all
Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."
John Keats
Thank you so much for this amazing lesson. I am ever so taken with the sophisticated English love of all things beauty.
In Munich we have the amazing "Victorian House", my favourite English tea room to delve into the English culture on a sunny afternoon.
Take care, from ðĶ M. with love