There is nothing more British than a good cup of tea or a cuppa as it's also know. So
today I'm going to show you how to make the perfect cup of tea and I'm going to teach
you some super useful English along the way.
While the UK doesn't produce tea, we certainly do love to drink it. According to one survey
the average Brit drinks 876 cups of tea every year, that's quite a lot of tea. You see,
tea is much more than just a drink for us. It's the answer to so many of life's problems.
When you have had a bad day at work. 'Man that day was rubbish!' Have a cup of tea.
When your girlfriend breaks up with you. 'Why did she leave me, I'm a catch!' Have a cup of tea
When your pet hamster dies. 'My little hamster's died.' Have a cup of tea. You see,
tea can solve almost any problem. Alright, let's look at some important vocabulary related
to tea. An informal word for a cup of tea is a cuppa. So someone asks you 'Do you fancy
a cuppa?' They are asking do you want a cup of tea? In the North of England you are more
likely to hear brew. 'Do you fancy a brew?' It's the same thing, a cup of tea. In London
you might hear someone saying Rosie Lea. This is Cockney rhyming slang for tea. So 'do you
fancy a cup of Rosie?' means do you fancy a cup of tea? You are less likely to hear
that one but it's good to know. I'll explain Cockney rhyming slang in another video, it's
a bit complicated. Alright I'm going to need seven things to make this perfect cuppa. A
kettle, a mug or a cup if you prefer. A teaspoon, a tea bag, water obviously, milk and sugar
depending on how you take your tea. So I use Yorkshire Tea. This is my personal favourite.
I just like the taste of it. It's got a great flavour, nice strong flavour. There are lots
of other different brands that you can try. This is black tea or it's also known as English
breakfast tea and it's delicious. Alright, step one fill up the kettle with water. Now
the key tip here is never boil the water twice. You lose oxygen in the water and it will affect
the flavour of your tea. Then pop your tea bag into your mug and fill your mug up with
water but leave enough room for milk. Some people avoid pouring the water directly onto
the tea bag but I've never noticed it to be a problem with an ordinary tea bag. Step three,
you've got to leave the tea to brew for about three to five minutes depending on your taste.
And you can kill that time doing whatever you want. Scrolling through Instagram, reading
a goo book, picking your nose or thinking of your dead hamster. Luckily for us we have
enough time to learn three great phrases with the word tea in.
Ok, once the time is up and you think the tea has brewed properly use a spoon to squeeze
some extra flavour out of the tea bag and pop it into the bin. Key tip here, only use
the tea bag once. Never re-use a tea bag, that's a sin. Step five you get to add your
milk and sugar. If you add a small amount of milk it's described as strong tea.If you
put lots of milk in, it's described as milky tea. Sugar is measured in teaspoons. So you
have one sugar, is one tea spoon of sugar. Two sugars, two tea spoons of sugar. Personally
I like mine milk, no sugar. I'm sweet enough. And that my friends is how you get the perfect
cup of tea. Cheers! Amazing. Guys you know what goes well with a good cup of tea? A biscuit.
It's common for people to dip or dunk their biscuit into their tea. Just don't leave it
in there too long otherwise you get biscuit all in your tea, it's a disaster. And there
you have it, the perfect cup of tea. Alright so let's put it into a conversation. Somebody
will say to you 'Would you like a cup of tea?' or 'Do you fancy a cuppa?' or 'Do you fancy
a brew?' You say 'Yeah thank you.' They will ask you 'How do you take it?' and this means
do you want milk? Do you want sugar? etc. So you can say 'yeah milk, no sugar please'
and that means that I'll have a bit of milk but no sugar. Or you could say 'milk and one
sugar.' Alright that means milk with one teaspoon of sugar. 'Milk and two sugars.' You get the
idea. You might want to add extra information so 'can I have it quite strong please?' or
'quite milky' to explain how much milk you want. Alright guys I hope you enjoyed that
little lesson teaching you how to make the perfect cup of tea. I'd love you to let me
know in the comments below, have you ever tried a proper cuppa? Let me know in the comments
below. If you would like to try a cup of tea also let me know in the comments below. If
you are ever coming to the UK to study, to work, just for a holiday you've got to try
a cup of tea, ok? See if you love it, I'm sure you will. Get that biscuit dunk it into
your tea as well. Just like a Brit. Alright guys, remember I've got new videos every Tuesday
and every Friday helping you take your English to the next level. Check me out on Instagram,
check me out on Facebook but until the next time guys this is Tom, the Chief Dreamer,
saying goodbye.