Famous Things

Coffee
Vocabulary Preview
Match the words with the correct images.

1. beverage

2. beans

3. drink (verb)

4. plant (verb)

5. continent

6. huge

7. company

8. spend

9. cream

10. sugar

c e
a b
d

f g
h i j

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Reading
 offee is a beverage made from beans that come from a special
1. C
tree. The coffee tree first grew in Ethiopia. Later it grew in the
Arabian Peninsula.

 offee became an important part of Muslim culture. Muslims drank

2. C
coffee in many countries in the Middle East.

 hen Europeans discovered coffee, they started planting it in their

3. W
colonies. The coffee tree spread to many continents.

 oday, the coffee business is huge. In fact, four companies own 50%
4. T
of the world’s coffee. The average American spends about $1,000 a
year on coffee.

5. F
 or many people, a cup of coffee is an important part of their
morning routine. Do you take your coffee with cream and sugar,
or do you take it black?

Writing
Look for each topic in the reading. Copy the sentence.

1. Beverage 3. Europeans

2. Middle East 4. Business

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Comprehension
A. True or False?

Are these sentences true or false?

Write T if the answer is true and F if the answer is false.

1. Coffee is made from beans.

2. Coffee is an important part of Muslim culture.

3. Coffee was not allowed in Europe.

4. All the coffee in the world is owned by four companies.

5. A cup of coffee costs $1,000 in America.

B. Multiple-Choice

Circle the correct answer.

1. Coffee is a     that people all over the 4. I     a cup of coffee every morning.
world drink.
a) drink
a) beverage b) spend
b) continent
5. That is a     cup of coffee!
2. Coffee     from the Arabian Peninsula
a) huge
to other places.
b) beverage
a) planted
b) spread

3. Bob works in the coffee     .

a) routine
b) business

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Vocabulary Review
A. Look at the Pictures

Circle the sentence that best describes the picture.

a) This tree is huge.

b) This bean is huge.

1.
c) This beverage is huge.

d) This company is huge.

a) He grew my coffee.

b) He planted my coffee.
2.
c) He spent my coffee.

d) He drank my coffee.

a) I spent a lot of money.

b) I grew a bean.
3.
c) I planted a tree.

d) I drank a beverage.

a) I take my coffee black.

b) I take my coffee with cream.

4.
c) I take my coffee with sugar.

d) I don’t drink coffee.

a) North America is a continent.

b) Canada is a continent.
5.
c) The United States is a continent.

d) Africa is a country.

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Vocabulary Review cont.

B. Listen & Spell

Listen to your teacher say each word. Complete the word.

1. be     6. comp      

2. bever       7. cre    

3. dr       8. contin      

4.       nd 9.     ge

5. sug     10. p     nt

C. Drawing Game pencil

Get into two teams. Your teacher will explain the drawing game!

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Listening
A. Gap Fill

Listen to a recording of this reading.

Fill in the blanks. Listen again and check your answers.

1. C
 offee is a beverage made from           that come from a
special tree. The coffee tree first grew in Ethiopia. Later it grew in the
Arabian Peninsula.

2. C
 offee became an important part of Muslim culture.
Muslims           coffee in many countries in the Middle East.

3. When Europeans discovered             , they started planting it

in their colonies. The coffee tree spread to many continents.

4. T
 oday, the coffee business is         . In fact, four companies own
50% of the world’s coffee. The average American spends about $1,000
a year on coffee.

5. F
 or many people, a cup of coffee is an important part of their morning
routine. Do you take your coffee with cream and           , or do
you take it black?

B. Extra Practice

Can you spot the place names? Listen to the recording again.
Make a list of all the place names that you hear.

• Ethiopia

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