6 Minute English / How bubble tea got its bubbles

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Hello. This is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I m Neil.

And I m Beth. Are you a tea or coffee drinker, Neil?

Well, I usually drink a cup of coffee in the morning. How about you, Beth?

Oh, I m definitely a tea drinker. There s nothing like a good cuppa to start the day.

Yes, a cuppa it s a word in British English meaning a cup of tea, right? But there are many different types of tea. Which tea do you like?

Well, I usually drink English Breakfast tea in the morning, then a matcha tea at lunch, and maybe a calming herbal tea before bed.

Wow! It sounds like you re a real tea addict, Beth, so you ll love this programme because we re discussing an exciting drink called bubble tea . And, as usual, we ll be learning some useful new vocabulary as well.

Great. But first, I have a question for you, Neil. Today, British supermarkets sell almost twice as much coffee as tea, and consumer surveys have found that a majority of Brits prefer drinking coffee. So, what proportion of Brits do you think still regularly drink tea? Is it:

a) 39%b) 49% or,c) 59%?