{"id":22290,"date":"2022-05-09T12:37:28","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T10:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=22290"},"modified":"2022-05-16T14:26:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T12:26:40","slug":"afternoon-tea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2022\/05\/afternoon-tea\/","title":{"rendered":"Afternoon Tea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Afternoon tea is an integral part of the British culture. It is a light meal served between 3:30 and 5 PM. It consists of tea, small sandwiches, cakes, lovely pastries, scones, bread, and jam which are served more fancily, on a tiered stand. In the recent years, this tradition became widely popular. Later, it spread all over the world and many people prepared it at home. Eventually, it became more of a special gathering to celebrate special life events with family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article to learn more and be able to answer the questions that follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.historic-uk.com\/CultureUK\/Afternoon-Tea\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. According to the article, how did tea tradition become a fashionable social event?<\/li>
  2. Have you engaged in an afternoon tea party before? How was it? What do you think of this British tradition?<\/li>
  3. Do you have this kind of tradition in your country? Tell something about it.<\/li>
  4. What is the most quintessential of Spanish customs? Talk about it.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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