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I’m going to talk about the importance of spending more money on music in schools. I’ll begin 1___ a discussion about the role of music in schools. 2___, I’m going to discuss how playing a musical instrument is good for your brain development. 3___ I’m going to talk about how playing a musical instrument helps you to do better at school and why schools should therefore pay for all students to learn an instrument. Then I’ll 4___ up the main points before taking questions.
I’d like to start by 5___ that people generally don’t think music is an important subject. I’ll tell you why I 6___ that. Music is not a main subject in most schools in the UK. Most children who sing or play a musical instrument do this in extra-curricular clubs at the end of the school day. Parents pay for these classes and they are expensive. First 7___ all, we need to ask ourselves, is music a subject that should just be a choice for students with rich parents? Or should it be compulsory in every school, as I believe it should, with schools paying for instruments for students to practise on? The 8___ I say that is because many studies show us that musical children get better scores in subjects like maths. Now I’d like to move 9___ to my next point about music and the brain. If you play an instrument, it helps your brain development. There are a number of 10___ why I believe this. First,
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Everyone knows that tea is the most popular drink in Britain. It's even more popular than coffee, which is favoured throughout Europe and America.
The Dutch brought the first tea to Europe in 1610. But it was not until 1658 that the first advertisement for tea appeared in a London newspaper. At that time a pound of the cheapest tea cost about one-third of a skilled worker's weekly wages. Tea was guarded by the lady of the house and kept in special containers, often with a lock and carefully doled out by the teaspoon.
By 1750 tea had become the principal drink of all the classes in Britain. Later, tea-drinking developed into a fashionable social ritual. Tea parties were popular at home and soon the ritual of "afternoon tea" was firmly established.
Nowadays, throughout the homes, tea shops and hotels of Britain, the custom of tea-time continues. Tea in Britain is brewed in a teapot. Then the one spoonful of tea per person and one for the pot is added.
Most people in Britain prefer a rich, strong cup of tea with milk, and sugar is sometimes added to taste.