Listening for ielts 7 Unit 1

Circle the appropriate letter(s).
 
3. When did the first coffee house offer tea?
A. In 1760. 
B. In 1716.
C. In 1706. 
D. In 1786.
4. Who was the owner of Tom's Coffee House?
A. Lloyds.
B. The Golden Lion.
C. An insurance company.
D. Thomas Twining.
5. What was on the sign of the tea shop owned by Twining?
A. The Golden Lion.
B. The Strand.
C. The Tea Shop. 
D. Twining.
6. Circle the items which a comprehensive eighteenth century tea-tray would consist of. (3 
Answers)
A. Glasses and spoons.
B. A teapot and stands
C. A sugar bowl and a milk jug.
D. Cups and saucers.
7. Where was tea kept by the mistress of the house?
A. 
In 
basins. 
B. 
In locked wooden commodes. 
C. In metal kettles.
D. In locked caddies.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided.
 
8. How were late-afternoon hunger pangs alleviated? __________________________. 
9. When was tea first imported from India? ____________________________. 
Complete the following statements.
 
10. Tea from Ceylon, India and __________________ gives the broad range of teas that are 
__________________ today.
11. There have been few changes in __________________ centuries of tea trading.
12. Twinings still has a shop on the site of the original coffee shop at _________Strand.
13. The name Twining has been linked with tea for over __________________ years.
Answer the following questions.
 
14. Who persuaded the Prime Minister to reduce the high tax on tea in 1784? ___________
15. Who was the Prime Minster in 1784? ____________ 

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