Saoirse Ronan teaches how to make tea

In the next video you are going to watch the Irish actress Saoirse Ronan describing the process of how to make tea, while she explains it, she also talks about some interesting Irish facts.

Instruction

Firstly, you have to watch the next video once (or twice). For this type of activity, you are going to have a list in chronological order of the steps that Saoirse Ronan will explain during the video. Then, you will have to choose 6 true statements from 8. Mark the 6 with a "tick mark" and the rest (2) with the "cross mark". This is listening to specific events, so pay attention as the information is appearing.

Remember, you will have a list of the steps that Saoirse said in the video listed in chronological order and you will have to mark six statements with "tick mark" and two statements with the "cross mark" as steps that Saoirse did not mention in the video. In the end, you will have six statements with "tick mark" and two with "cross mark." In the part of "feedback", you will see the correct and incorrect statements.

• According to Saoirse Ronan the way to make “the perfect” cup of tea follows the next steps:

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     1. You have to buy an Irish tea bag
     2. The kettle has to fill up to the kind of the desired amount
     3. To boil the water
     4. Fill the teapot with the water boiled and add the tea bag on it
     5. Let the tea bag brew around three minutes
     6. Boil some milk
     7. Pour the tea in the teacup with some milk
     8. You can accompany it with a shortbread biscuit

Compare your answers with the correct ones and check how many correct answers you had.

The six correct steps are (that should be marked with a tick):

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• 2. The kettle has to fill up to the kind of the desired amount
• 3. To boil the water
• 4. Fill the teapot with the water boiled and add the tea bag on it
• 5. Let the tea bag brew around three minutes
• 7. Pour the tea in the teacup with some milk
• 8. You can accompany it with a shortbread biscuit

The sentences that have incorrect information were:

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• 1. You have to buy an Irish tea bag
• 6. Boil some milk

If you want you can re-watch the video for more practice of her/his accent or move on to the next activity.

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Vanity Fair. (2016, February 3rd). Saoirse Ronan Teaches Americans How to Make Tea | Secret Talent Theatre | Vanity Fair [Video File]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/C2Q7SMIQumA

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