The custom of drinking tea in Britain came from Portugal

Catherine Henrietta of Braganza (Catarina Henriqueta; 25 November 1638 – 31 December 1705) was a Portuguese Infanta and the queen consort of Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland.

She married the king in 1662. In the beginning of her tenure as queen consort, she was not popular with the English people, due to her Catholic religion and inability to speak the English language. The port cities of Tangier and Bombay were part of her dowry.

As none of her pregnancies produced surviving offspring, the throne passed to Charles' brother James, Duke of York. Her husband kept many mistresses and fathered numerous illegitimate offspring which he acknowledged.

Catherine introduced the custom of drinking tea in Britain, a custom that was already very popular among the Portuguese nobility at the time. The tea had been imported to Portugal from the Portuguese possessions in Asia as well as through the trade Portuguese merchants maintained with China and Japan.

According to the Museum Director of the house of Braganza, it was not only drinking tea but "High Tea" at 17:00-05:00 pm (some people believe it to be at 16:00-04:00 pm) which is still a Portuguese tradition. Catherine also introduced the fork to the dining tables of England.

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                                               How to make a cup of tea

                                                     

Task:

How to make a cup of tea . Matching exercise

Choose the correct sentences to put them in the right order.

First: Fill the kettle with water. 

Second:  Choose the matching sentence. Warm the teapot. Stir the tea. Enjoy your cup of tea. Boil the water. Pour the tea into the cup. Add milk and sugar. Put the tea in the teapot. Fill the pot with boiling water. Leave the tea for five minutes.  

Third:  Choose the matching sentence. Warm the teapot. Stir the tea. Enjoy your cup of tea. Boil the water. Pour the tea into the cup. Add milk and sugar. Put the tea in the teapot. Fill the pot with boiling water. Leave the tea for five minutes.  

Fourth:  Choose the matching sentence. Warm the teapot. Stir the tea. Enjoy your cup of tea. Boil the water. Pour the tea into the cup. Add milk and sugar.

Put the tea in the teapot. Fill the pot with boiling water. Leave the tea for five minutes.  

Fifth:  Choose the matching sentence. Warm the teapot. Stir the tea. Enjoy your cup of tea. Boil the water. Pour the tea into the cup. Add milk and sugar. Put the tea in the teapot. Fill the pot with boiling water. Leave the tea for five minutes.  

Sixth:  Choose the matching sentence. Warm the teapot. Stir the tea. Enjoy your cup of tea. Boil the water. Pour the tea into the cup. Add milk and sugar. Put the tea in the teapot. Fill the pot with boiling water. Leave the tea for five minutes.  

Seventh:  Choose the matching sentence. Warm the teapot. Stir the tea. Enjoy your cup of tea. Boil the water. Pour the tea into the cup. Add milk and sugar. Put the tea in the teapot. Fill the pot with boiling water. Leave the tea for five minutes.  

Eighth:  Choose the matching sentence. Warm the teapot. Stir the tea. Enjoy your cup of tea. Boil the water. Pour the tea into the cup. Add milk and sugar. Put the tea in the teapot. Fill the pot with boiling water. Leave the tea for five minutes.  

Ninth:  Choose the matching sentence. Warm the teapot. Stir the tea. Enjoy your cup of tea. Boil the water. Pour the tea into the cup. Add milk and sugar. Put the tea in the teapot. Fill the pot with boiling water. Leave the tea for five minutes.  

Tenth:  Choose the matching sentence. Warm the teapot. Stir the tea. Enjoy your cup of tea. Boil the water. Pour the tea into the cup. Add milk and sugar. Put the tea in the teapot. Fill the pot with boiling water. Leave the tea for five minutes.