# Tea

## Verb + tea

* drink tea
* have tea
* make tea
* serve tea
* bring (you) tea

## Adjective + tea

* ***strong / weak*** tea
* hot tea
* sweet tea
* iced tea

## Common expressions

* a **cup / mug** of tea
* a pot of tea
* a drop of tea
* have milk in (your) tea

## Exercise

### Verb + tea

1. When the program ended, I put the kettle on to ***make*** some tea.
2. Waiters in white uniform ***served*** tea and cakes to the guests at the garden party.
3. I'm getting tired. Let's stop at the next service station and ***have*** some tea.
4. My husband ***brought*** me a cup of tea in bed this morning.
5. We sat down and ***drank*** our tea in silence.

### Adjective + tea

1. We tried to cool down by drinking lots of ***iced*** tea.
2. She makes the tea too ***weak***. You can hardly taste it!
3. Yuk! This tea's too ***sweet***. How many spoonfuls of sugar did you put in it?
4. I blew on the ***hot*** tea to cool it down.

### Common expressions

1. We'd like *scones* and a pot of tea for two, please. - d
2. I usually start the day with a cup of tea. - a
3. Would you like a drop of tea? I've just made some. - b
4. I like milk in my tea, but there's none in the fridge. - c

## Notes

1. **Note this way of saying you really need some tea:**

   *I could murder a cup of tea right now!*
2. **Note how we describe drinking tea:**

* *He gulped his tea down and rushed back to work. (drank quickly)*
* *She sipped her tea slowly.*
* *He slurped his tea. (made a noise as he drank)*

1. **You don't need to say “cup of” when ordering tea:**

   *Two teas, a doughnut, and a piece of chocolate cake, please.*
2. **You can also get green tea, herbal tea, China tea, Indian tea, etc.**
3. **You can buy tea in teabags or loose:**

* *Don't forget to get a packet of tea bags. We've none left.*
* *Could you get some loose tea - maybe a packet of Assam and a packet of Earl Grey.*
* *I hate real tea - all those tea leaves! I much prefer tea made with a teabag.*


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