📻 Sandwiches, scones, cake and a cup of tea are the essential elements of the English afternoon tea - and the Ritz hotel in the heart of London is famous for its afternoon tea! Find out more about this great British tradition while you improve your English vocabulary knowledge AND practise your English listening with this archive episode of the BBC Learning English programme London Life. What food traditions are popular in your country? Tell us in the comments 👇👇👇

Useful vocabulary:
✔️ centenary - the 100th anniversary
✔️ piping hot - very hot
✔️ stewed - very bitter and strong
✔️ ritzy - expensive and fashionable
✔️ traditional - something that has been going on in the same way for a long time

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English Rewind is a collection of programmes from the BBC Learning English archive. This episode of London Life was first published on the BBC Learning English website in August 2006.

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