Finally, the student must understand the cultural links. To illustrate these three levels of understanding, let's take the word "tea". The word can denote different things: green tea in China, black tea in Turkey, in India a boiled tea-drink made from tea, sugar, milk and possibly cardamom (a spice). In Britain, it can also denote an evening meal, which is taken at around 6 pm. And what about the place of tea in British culture? First, there is "tea and sympathy". When someone says, "Come in and have a cup of tea," the implicit offer is "Come in and we can talk about whatever is bothering you." "Come to tea" may be an invitation to drink tea and eat biscuits and cakes at around 4:30 pm, or an invitation to join in the evening meal at around 6 pm. A tea break in British culture is a traditional break in the morning or afternoon when work may stop for a period of ten minutes. Thus it is difficult, if not impossible, to separate language from culture. Students need to look beyond the surface of the words and be aware of their cultural content.

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