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‘AS anation, Brits are famous for our lve oftea. It's a very common -and largely accurate - stereotype of the UK. Al tea-drinkers tend to be quite particular abouthow they like treirtea. When serving others tea, there ate tho important cuestions: "Would you lke sugar in your toa’ snd "How much milk do you liken your tea”. Unlike many countries in Europe, us Brits ike our tea with milk. There are relatively Tew people wno would relish a cup of lack tea. OF course, when If comes 10 fult teas mIK Is OUt of the question; it would be considered rater odd to add mik to 2 cup of fult tea, Adding sugaris he simple part: one cube or two doas the trick for most people. Milk, on the other hand, can cause many problems. Some people, like my father, insist on putting the mil in the mug first and then pouring in te tea. My mother aways complains abcut this way of doing it. She prefers to brew the tea, pour Into a mug afd tren add the nulk. She says that this way she can make sure it ‘ends up the night shace of brown. Some people lke their tea very milky; others like tt with very ile mmilk. As far as 'm concemed, the true cup of tea should be a medum to dark brown - someting we often refer to asa builders orew. ‘Tea can be drunk in mugs oF cups; ai home, many people drink from a mug, whereas tearocms tend to serve tea in cups with saucers. Onen, people will have a biscull wih ther tea, Lois of people like to ‘unk biscuits nto their cup of tea. ‘Tea 8, of course. an essental element of the famous afternoon tea. Contrary to the stereptyoe, us Bits donttindulge in afternean tea every day at 4pm. We wil drink tea at any time of day, but atemoon teas a spetial affair Ifyou're ina tearoom. it wil tend to include a selecton of small sanciwiches and cakes wih a teapotof tea Some people opt to just have a score (jam and cream ‘optional with their cup of tea, wee “Teal vote: Languagelevel: 62 Topics: _cuture &customs | tnt | eating nabis | What do you notice about the student in the photograph above? Although surrounded by books, he seems to need only his computer. Will computers and the Internet ever replace the need for printed books? Think about this question and write a response.

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