Colour Your English - 2008

Word families

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Grammar explanations with examples

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Brian's story: a boy like you

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Focus on culture & cross-curricular topics

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Everyday conversations

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Search the web

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Expand your English

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Tea is part of everyday life in Britain. This plant from China became England's favourite drink. They introduced it into England (with coffee and chocolate) in the 1650s. English people liked it because it had restorative properties: when you are tired, tea makes you feel better.

English people drink tea in cups with saucers, but this is now posh and old-fashioned. At home people have tea in mugs. In restaurants and hotels, tea is served in teapots. In some places tea is automatically served with milk in it, so if you like tea without milk, you have to ask.

Today, however, things are changing. Many people drink herbal teas. They are very popular because they are healthier than tea. Many English people don't drink tea at all. For example, students normally drink coffee.