标题:A lecture on English afternoon tea
Last month, Annette Harvey, a foregin teacher from Britain, gave us a lecture on British culture. We learned a lot about English afternoon tea from the lecture.
"Famous Anglo-American writer Henry James once said,‘There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea,’" quoted Ms. Harvey. She told us that having afternoon tea is an important tradition in Britain. "British people love afternoon tea. They think it's one of the best ways to enjoy life. There are many types of food that they have along with the tea. Among them the most popular one is the scone. It's made of flour, butter, sugar, and salt. It looks like bread but tastes better than cake. Many British people love to put cream and jam on the scone ot add flavor to it."
Then Ms. Harvey gave us some pieces of scone to eat. We liked them a lot. She was very glad and even told us her secret recipe for scones. How nice she was!
From the way British people have their afternoon tea, we can also get to know some traditional British table manners. For example, we can't make noise when drinking the tea, and when a lady arrives or leaves the table, it's polite for all gentlemen at the table to stand up.
I think afternoon tea must be a wonderful part of British people's daily life.