How bubble tea got its bubbles ⏲️ 6 Minute English

How did bubble tea get its bubbles? How was this drink invented? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.????????????

❓❓❓ What proportion of Brits regularly drink tea? ☕️

a) 39%
b) 49%
c) 59%

Listen to the programme to hear the answer. [Cover: Getty Images]

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Vocabulary:
✔️cuppa - (informal, British English) a cup of tea
✔️signature - special feature for which something is particularly known
✔️chewy - needing to be chewed a lot before it becomes soft enough to swallow
✔️innovative - new and original
✔️spread like wildfire - (idiom) quickly become known by more and more people
✔️miracle - very lucky event that is surprising and unexpected

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