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1 Warm-up
How often do you go to a cafe? Do you prefer chain stores or artisan coffee shops?
2 Key words
1. a high street a. a funny television series that is about the same group of people
every week in different situations
2. a commuter b. a person who travels to and from work on a regular basis
3. sip c. a place where people of many different races and from different
countries live together
4. bleak d. cold, empty, not attractive
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Choose the best answer for each question then read the article on the next page to check your
answers.
3. How many more coffee outlets were there in 1997 compared with 1993?
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Coffee in the UK
How Britain became addicted to cafe culture
1.
Stereotypes might suggest that British people only breakfasts on the go from commuters, the closure of
drink strong tea — but the 70 million cups of coffee pubs, and the emergence of foodie culture.
consumed in the UK each day tell a different story. 8.
Experts agree that Britain now has one of the most
2.
A quick glance down any typical British high street vibrant coffee cultures in the world. The scene is
will prove that Britain is now a nation of coffee a melting pot of influences, which offers American
addicts. Commuters quickly drink espressos to treat and Scandinavian style filter coffee as well as shorter
exhaustion at station platforms, and soup-bowl-sized black beverages favoured by Italians and the Spanish.
lattes are sipped at countless cafes. 9.
Coffee is now enjoyed in the home too. A third of
3.
In the past 15 years, chain stores including Costa and people have some form of coffee machine in their
Caffe Nero have occupied every corner of the high kitchen, which is easily filled with quality artisan
street, familiarising the British people with the drink beans bought online, according to Professor Morris.
and making them eager to explore more flavours. 10.
And those wondering why such a bitter drink
Small artisan coffee shops serving beans from around is so desirable are probably just the victims of
the world have since appeared, and the UK is now in a bad barista, who should be well-trained and
the middle of what is known as the third wave coffee knowledgeable about the bean they are serving.
movement. "Someone new to coffee should look out for what
4.
The twenty-somethings of the 1990s are largely to tastes good — it sounds really simple but there should
blame for our addiction to coffee, explains Jonathan be no bitter or unwanted flavours in good coffee,"
Morris, Professor of history at the University of stresses Matt Caroll the owner of Fortitude Coffee
Hertfordshire and the co-author of Coffee: A in Edinburgh.
Comprehensive Guide to the Bean, the Beverage and 11.
And the best coffee shops are unpretentious,
the Industry. Between 1993 and 1997, the number showcase the drink’s versatility, and do not forget the
of UK coffee outlets shot up by 847 per cent. farmers who grow the coffee. They recognise that the
5.
Waiting for your coffee in the morning, it is easy to majority of the UK public is lucky to have water on
forget that coffee was quite recently regarded as an tap and enough disposable income to enjoy the odd
exotic new drink, made using machinery resembling coffee.
a space-ship. This "new" coffee tasted dramatically 12.
"Ethics and environmental sustainability, as well as
better than the bleak jars of instant coffee sold in sustainable relationships are extremely important,"
supermarkets. says Gerard Fisher, the owner of Nude Espresso
6.
Drinking coffee was also seen as a way to emulate and Coffee Roasters in London. "We work directly
the cosmopolitan New York lifestyles showcased in with farmers in coffee producing countries to ensure
hugely popular sitcoms. that they get the best possible price for their coffee
7.
Cafe culture became even more popular during the allowing them to pay their pickers well, house them
emergence of the digital age, when laptops, mobile and provide health care for their families."
phones, and later tablets, freed some workers from 13.
"We are extremely lucky to have our daily coffee,
their desk. And when retail shops disappeared during many of us do not think twice about paying £2.50
the financial crisis, cafes filled the gaps. By installing ($3.65) for a coffee out of the home," says Young:
wifi, cafes became an alternative place to socialise
"Let’s celebrate."
and work. This was combined with a demand for
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4 Checking understanding
6 Talking point
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Key
1. Warm-up
Explain the difference between a chain store (e.g. Starbucks) and an artisan coffee shop (a cafe that serves coffee
made in a traditional way using high-quality ingredients).
2. Key words
1. f 2. b 3. g 4. d 5. e 6. a 7. c
1. b 2. c 3. c 4. a 5. c
4. Checking understanding
1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. F 6. F 7. T
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