Coffee Around the World
Many people in the United States start their morning with a cup of coffee. Often this coffee is made using an automatic coffeemaker.
Coffee is also popular in other parts of the world. However, the ways of making coffee vary. from country to country. Just as people around the world speak different languages, they also make their coffee in different ways. Here are the methods for making a cup of coffee in three countries.
Italy
Italians make and serve coffee in several ways. The basic cup of coffee is called an espresso. Espresso is a strong coffee made using a special machine. Italians drink their espresso quickly. They add hot, foamy milk to an espresso to make a different drink called a cappuccino. In Italy the cappuccino is a popular drink in the morning.
Turkey
Turkey is another country that is famous for its coffee. To make Turkish coffee, people first crush the coffee beans into a powder. Then they add the powder to water and boil it in a special brass pot called a cezve. Making coffee this way results in a thick, strong drink. Turks drink this coffee slowly from very small cups.
Ethiopia
Some people think that Ethiopia is where coffee was invented. People in Ethiopia make and drink coffee during a special ceremony called buna. At the beginning of the ceremony, someone roasts green coffee beans in a hot pan.
Everyone in the ceremony enjoys the smell of the cooking beans. Someone crushes the roasted coffee beans and puts the powder in a special clay pot called a jebena. Then the person adds water and boils the coffee over a fire.
When the coffee is ready, someone pours it into small cups and serves it with sugar, salt, or butter. Buna is not just about making coffee. It is a tradition that brings family and friends together.
1. What is this selection mostly about?
A. Different ways people make and drink coffee
B. Three types of coffee beans
C. How to make coffee in a pot
D. How coffee tastes in three different countries
2. What does the word vary mean in paragraph 1?
A. To move up
B. To be popular
C. To be different
D. To taste good
3. According to the selection, which of these is a step in making Turkish coffee?
A. Boil the coffee in a brass pot.
B. Add hot milk to the coffee.
C. Roast the coffee beans in a pan.
D. Serve the coffee with butter.
4. Which of these is a way that Turkish and Ethiopian coffee are similar?
A. People make the coffee during a special ceremony..
B. People put the coffee in small cups.
C. People make the coffee in a machine.
D. People add sugar, salt, or butter to the coffee.
1. This selection is mostly about different ways people make and drink coffee in three countries.
2. The word vary means to be different.
3. To make Turkish coffee, people boil the coffee in a brass pot.
4. Both Turkish and Ethiopian coffee are served in small cups.