Regular: London Afternoon Tea at Grosvenor House

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Warm Up

  1. What comes to your mind when you think about British food?
  2. Can you tell the difference between American and British accents? Or what about South African, Singaporean, New Zealand, Australian, Irish accents?

Listening

Before the video: Teachers will read the following questions aloud, please prepare for listening!
After the video: Did you get it? If not, please tell your teacher specifically which part you didn’t understand. Let’s review the video again 🙂
  1. What is one of the most British things you can possibly do?
  2. What do you eat after sandwiches?
  3. What did the narrator describe the afternoon as?
Key Words & Phrases
Do you understand the following Key Words & Phrases? Your teacher will select Key Words & Phrases and ask you about their meanings.
If you don’t understand, your teacher can explain them. Afterwards, try to use the Key Words & Phrases to make a sentence!
  1. Today I’m doing one of the most, British things you can possibly do.
  2. I’m sitting in the Grosvenor Hotel, which is this very fancy, kind of posh place.
  3. I’ve just been poured my English tea
  4. I’m not sure this is the proper way to do this
  5. I’m having the sweets first and the savory last.
  6. This has been a fantastic and lovely way to spend an afternoon.
  1. Which European cuisine do you think is the best?
  2. Do you think the British or the Japanese like tea more? 
  3. What are some of the differences between tea time in Britain and the tea ceremony in Japan?

Describing pictures

Script

00:08 – Today I’m doing one of the most
00:09 British things you can possibly do.
00:11 I’m going for afternoon tea.
00:17 I’m sitting in the Grosvenor Hotel,
00:18 which is this very fancy, kind of posh place.
00:21 And I’ve just been poured my English tea,
00:24 so I’m having a very proper English experience right now.
00:29 – I think it’s something which is uniquely British,
00:32 so it’s something quite nice for people
00:34 to be a part of it from wherever they come from
00:35 all over the world.
00:38 – Delicious.
00:39 – Afternoon tea items.
00:41 – [Voiceover] So you start with little sandwiches,
00:42 and then you have some scones,
00:43 and then you’ll finish off with
00:45 some delicate cakes and pastries.
00:48 – There is so much food here
00:49 I don’t even know where to start,
00:50 but I think I’m going to go for a dessert first.
00:53 This is real honey, with the honeycombs
00:55 and everything inside.
00:56 I’m not sure this is the proper way to do this,
00:59 but I’m having the sweets first
01:01 and the savory last.
01:03 Now it’s time for my sandwich.
01:06 This has been a fantastic and lovely way
01:09 to spend an afternoon.
01:10 Very peaceful and very tasty.
Answers-
1. Go for afternoon tea.