teapot

Everyday

1. A teapot is a pot with a handle, a lid and a spout, used for making and pouring tea. tree →
2. «I'm a Little Teapot» is a children's song with actions. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, tea is made in a teapot or with a teabag in a mug. In kitchen safety, a hot teapot can scald, so children should be careful. In maths and science, a teapot holds a capacity (for example 1 litre) and teaches pouring and measuring. Phrases: «put the kettle on», «a pot of tea», «a storm in a teapot» (US: a big fuss about nothing; UK says «a storm in a teacup»).

Examples

• Nan poured the tea from a flowery teapot. tree →
• Warm the teapot before you make the tea. tree →
• Be careful, the teapot is full of hot tea. tree →
• We sang «I'm a Little Teapot» and did the actions. tree →
• The teapot holds 1 litre, so it fills four 250 ml cups. tree →
• The spout of the teapot dripped on the tablecloth. tree →
• In Alice in Wonderland the Dormouse is pushed into a teapot. tree →

Note

Countable: a teapot, teapots. One word. UK idiom: «a storm in a teacup» means a lot of fuss about something small.