Coffee culture

 

Look at the pictures about coffee culture. Which countries do you think they are?

Italy - Turkey - Greece - Ireland - the Netherlands - France - Mexico

Can you answer these questions?

1. Where is coffee a frothy iced drink and best enjoyed in an outdoor cafe?
2. Where should you go if you like cinnamon in your coffee?
3. Where does coffee meet cocktail?
4. Where are coffee-serving cafes often confused with infamous coffee shops?
5. Where does a day start with a large cup of coffee and some pastry?
6. Where do they serve strong coffee from a long-handled metal pot accompanied by chewy candy?
7. Where is coffee served in tiny cups and commonly sipped while standing at cafes?

How do they serve coffee in your country?

Here are steps to make Turkish coffee. Can you put them in the right order?

• When the water boils, turn off the stove.
• Fill the pot with water and bring the water to a boil. 1
• Let the coffee boil once more very quickly.
• For each espresso sized cup, put a teaspoon of coffee into the pot and stir.
• You should get a nice coffee foam on the surface when you stir.
• Once the coffee is consumed, you can flip the cup over to get your fortune read.
• Pour the coffee into cups immediately.
• It's a typical pastime after drinking Turkish coffee!

Watch this video about a coffee shop in London and choose the right answer.

1 How much is a shot of espresso in this shop?

1 pound       1 pound 20         1 pound 10

2 How much is a cappuccino?

1 pound        1 pound 20         1 pound 10

3 When did the coffee shop open?

1885               1886               1887

4 When was it sold to the manager's granddad?

1936                    1946                1956

5 30 years ago Soho looked like what?

• a little village withing a big town
• a marketplace
• a residential area

6 How many old shops are still there?

• a lot
• not so many
• all the old shops are still there

7 How did this coffee shop manage to survive?

• because of their attractive design
• because of promotions
• because of the quality and being different from others

Now put in these words in sentences:

quality - odd - shots - familiarity - blend - coffees - queue

1. We do ____ of espresso for just one pound.
2. Some customers want their own ______ .
3. In theory you can create hundreds of _______ from here.
4. Now it's not the Soho I remember thirty _____ years ago.
5. We've survived because we've just tried to maintain the _______.
6. I think people really like to go into a shop and have a little _______ without being anonymous.
7. This Christmas we had a _______ through the door outside the window here.

Answer key

1. Do most people drink instant or ground coffee in your country?
2. Is coffee often sold in beans where you live?
3. Is there a big choice of coffees, in your opinion?
4. What kind of coffee drinks do people usually buy?
5. Do people prefer chain stores or artisan coffee shops?