Tea is the Most Popular Drink in Britain
Everyone knows that tea is the most popular drink in Britain. It's
even more popular than coffee, which is favoured throughout Europe and
America.The Dutch brought the first tea to Europe in 1610. But it was not until
1658 that the first advertisement for tea appeared in a London newspaper. At
that time a pound of the cheapest tea cost about one-third of a skilled
worker's weekly wages. Tea was guarded by the lady of the house and kept in
special containers, often with a lock and carefully doled out by the teaspoon.By
1750 tea had become the principal drink of all the classes in Britain. Later,
tea-drinking developed into a fashionable social ritual. Tea parties were
popular at home and soon the ritual of "afternoon tea" was firmly
established.Nowadays, throughout the homes, tea shops and hotels of Britain,
the custom of tea-time continues. Tea in Britain is brewed in a teapot. Then
the one spoonful of tea per person and one for the pot is added.Most people in
Britain prefer a rich, strong cup of tea with milk, and sugar is sometimes
added to taste.
The British
Media
The British Media consists of the press and radio and TV
broadcasting.Now a couple of words about papers. First of all there is no
subscription. You may buy any on sale. There are two main types of newspapers:
the «popular» papers and the «quality» papers.The popular papers are less in
size, with many pictures, big headlines and short articles. They are easy to
read. They are such papers as «Daily Express», «Daily mail», «Daily Mirror», «Daily
Star», «The Sun» and others.The «quality» papers are for more serious
readership. These papers are bigger in size, with larger articles and more
detailed information. The «quality» papers are — «The Times», «Daily Telegraph», «The Guardian», «Financial Times», «The Independent».In
addition to daily papers we have just mentioned above there are Sunday papers.
They have a higher circulation than the dailies. Sunday papers in Great Britain
are such «quality» papers as «Observer», «Sunday Times», «Sunday Telegraph» and
such «popular» papers as: «News of the World», «Sunday Express», «Sunday
Mirror», «Mail on Sunday».As far as broadcasting and telecasting are concerned
there are two radio and TV stations. The first one — well-known BBC — British
Broadcasting Corporation, and the second — IBA — Independent Broadcasting
Authorities.The newspapers in Britain are proud of the fact that they are
different from each other — each tries to have a definite profile.
Transport in Britain
You can reach England either by plane, by train, by car or by
ship. The fastest way is by plane. London has three international airports:
Heathrow, the largest, connected to the city by underground; Gatwick, south of
London, with a frequent train service; Luton, the smallest, used for charter
flights.If you go to England by train or by car you have to cross the Channel.
There is a frequent service of steamers and ferryboats which connect the
continent to the south-east of England.People in Britain drive on the left and
generally overtake on the right. The speed limit is 30 miles per hour (50 km/h)
in towns and cities and 70 m.p.h. (110 km/h) on motorways.When you are in
London you can choose from four different means of transport: bus, train,
underground or taxi. The typical bus in London is a red double-decker. The
first London bus started running between Paddington and the City in 1829. It
carried 40 passengers and cost a shilling for six kms.The next to arrive were
the trains; now there are twelve railway stations in London. The world's first
underground line was opened between Baker St. and the City in 1863. Now there
are ten underground lines and 273 underground stations in use. The London
underground is also called the Tube, because of the circular shape of its deep
tunnels.
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