tea time

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  1. 2. a container in which you usually put loose tea leaves to make tea before pouring it into cups
  2. 4. a piece of cloth or paper used for protecting your clothes and wiping your mouth and hands while you are eating.
  3. 7. It is not a meal as such, but a chance to take a break from work and relax for 10-15 minutes. It usually takes place mid-morning or mid-afternoon. It may include coffee, tea and biscuits.
  4. 8. a bigger container your drink from with straight sides. You don’t use a saucer with it. It is mainly used for hot drinks.
  5. 11. It is a food you eat for ‘afternoon tea’. It is made by mixing flour (Mehl), fat, sugar and water/milk. The German word for it would be “Gebäck”.
  6. 12. It is an object used in the kitchen for stopping the loose tea leaves from ending up in the tea cup. It is shaped like a bowl with a lot of small holes in it.
  7. 13. A small soft cake-like food that sometimes contains (beinhalted) dried fruit. You usually eat it with clotted cream or butter and jam. It’s part of ‘cream tea’
  8. 14. if you have good … you know how to behave (verhalten) correctly in different social situations. E.g. say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ or shaking someone’s hand to say hello/goodbye.
  9. 16. a small round container (Gefäß) for a drink (e.g. tea), usually with a handle. You normally use a saucer to put your cup on.
  10. 17. the British word for a type of small flat sweet dry cake-like food. The American word for it is ‘cookie’.
  11. 18. “It” is another name for the evening meal. It is associated with the lower/working class of the 1800s. It usually involved a mug of tea, bread, vegetables, cheese and meat and was typically eaten between 5pm and 7pm.
Down
  1. 1. it means to make water flow out of the tea pot you are holding (and into the cup). The German word for it would be “gießen” or “schütten”.
  2. 3. a set of rules for behaving (verhalten) correctly in social situations. (Benimmregeln)
  3. 5. a small paper bag with tea leaves which you put in your cup to make tea.
  4. 6. “It” is a special Tea Time that usually consists of scones, clotted cream (Frischkäse ähnlich), strawberry jam + of course a cup of tea.
  5. 9. to mix liquids or substances. You normally use a spoon to do it if you want to mix the milk and the tea.
  6. 10. “It” usually takes place between 4pm and 6pm and consists of sandwiches, scones, pastries and cake. It has its origin in the 1800s with the upper class and was a bridge between breakfast and dinner because people at that time used to eat only two meals a day and wouldn’t eat their evening meal until maybe 8pm.
  7. 11. something that looks/is expensive and attractive. The German word for it would be “nobel”, “schick” or “piekfein”.
  8. 15. a small round flat dish/plate that you put a tea cup on.