Coffee: Drink Up Before it Disappears | English LIstening

Jackie Chan once said that "coffee is a language in itself". Hmm...

Do you speak coffee?

Well, if coffee is a language, what English words would you use to describe coffee?

For me, it's easy: hot, black and strong. No milk. No sugar. Unless it's a cappuccino, and then I want whole milk frothed to perfection, with a dash of cinnamon.

Ah coffee, I DO love you. 

Every October 1st is International Coffee Day, and so in homage to this little bean that makes so many of us happy, let me offer this episode to you.

I know it helps you to speak English better because every advanced English teacher I follow on Instagram drinks lots of coffee :) 

In today's English listening episode, you'll hear about:

  • the benefits of drinking coffee

  • the threat that the climate crisis poses for coffee and coffee growers, and

  • some recommendations to help make sure that all of us who love a cup of coffee can continue to enjoy it for many more years

Since coffee helps us learn English, lol, we really should make sure we safeguard this special bean.

Thanks for listening! There are links below to resources I mentioned in the episode.

I'm always over on Instagram, and you can also learn more about me and my work at English With Catherine.

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Links referenced in the episode:

  1. Podcast Without: Coffee https://open.spotify.com/episode/5j8vO4JgSn7W8JFmuvsrp9?si=TrLpWy9YSL2H5nM6gFlT7g

  2. Video about a new coffee plant: https://youtu.be/rOeLz9pXoXI

  3. Ethical Coffee Company: https://www.ethicalbean.com/

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Special thanks, as always, to Amos the Transparent for permission to use their song, Change My Mind, as my theme music.

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