Learn English with Nestlé Propaganda

The Story of Coffee


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Published: 3.21.2025
Level 4   |   Time: 3:32
Accent: South African
Source: Nestle

Nestlé (the coffee company) explains the origins, history, and varieties of coffee. See the full original video [ here ].


triangle Directions 목표 Direcciones Instruções


  1. READ the VOCABULARY

    It is important to read the vocabulary before you watch the video. This will improve your ability to understand the video. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.

  2. WATCH the VIDEO

    The first time you watch the video, just try to understand the overall situation.

  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First try to answer all the questions from memory. Then rewatch the video and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. WATCH and READ the SCRIPT

    Watch the video again while you read the script. Reading and listening at the same time will help you hear each individual word and improve your listening accuracy.

  5. DO the ACTIVITIES

    There are several different activities that focus on test preparation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO

    Es importante leer el vocabulario antes de ver el video. Esto mejorará su capacidad para comprender el video. También le ayudará a comprender cómo se usa el nuevo vocabulario de forma natural.

  2. VER el VIDEO

    La primera vez que vea el video, intente comprender la situación general.

  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

    Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego, vuelva a ver el video e intente responder las preguntas que se perdió.

  4. MIRAR Y LEER

    Mire el video nuevamente mientras lee el guión. Leer y escuchar al mismo tiempo lo ayudará a escuchar cada palabra individual y mejorará su precisión auditiva.

  5. HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES

    Hay una serie de actividades diferentes que se centran en la preparación de la examen, el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

  1. 어휘 읽기

    비디오를 보기 전에 어휘와 배경을 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 비디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는데 도움이됩니다.

  2. 비디오 보기

    비디오를 처음 볼 때 전체 상황을 이해하려고 노력하세요.

  3. 문제에 답하기

    먼저 모든 질문에 답을 해보세요. 그런 다음 비디오를 다시보고 놓친 질문에 답해보세요.

  4. 비디오 보면서 대본 읽기

    대본을 읽는 동안 비디오를 다시 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 각각의 단어를 듣고, 듣기 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있습니다.

  5. 액티비티 하기

    듣기 정확도, 발음, 어휘, 문법 및 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 다양한 액티비티가 있습니다.

  1. LER o VOCABULÁRIO

    É importante ler o vocabulário antes de assistir ao vídeo. Isso melhorará sua capacidade de entender o vídeo. Também ajudará você a entender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.

  2. ASSISTA ao VÍDEO

    Na primeira vez que assistir ao vídeo, tente entender a situação geral.

  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

    Primeiro, tente responder a todas as perguntas de memória. Em seguida, assista novamente ao vídeo e tente responder às perguntas que você errou.

  4. ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT

    Assista ao vídeo novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo ajudará você a ouvir cada palavra individualmente e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.

  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na preparação para o teste, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura de frases.

triangle Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ be around [exp] - exist
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a century [n] - 100 years
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a beverage [n] - a drink
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a goat [n] - an animal [image] ESL Vocab - A goat
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a herder [n] - a person who owns and takes care of animals
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a concoction [n] - a mixture
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ the Tropics [n] - 23.5 degrees of North and South Latitude [image] ESL Vocab - The tropics
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ roast [v] - cook in an oven
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ grind [v] - crush
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ extract [v] - remove
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ alert [adj] - awake
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ revitalize [v] - get lots of energy
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a stimulant [n] - a drug that increases energy
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ antioxidants [n] - something that prevents oxidation
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ toxins [n] - poisons
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ stave off [phv] - fight off / prevent
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a stroke [n] - a serious illness caused when no blood can get to the brain
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ diabetes [n] - a disease that is created by a sugar imbalance in the body
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ aromatic [adj] - having a nice smell
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ cinnamon [n] - a type of spice [image] ESL Vocab - Cinnamon
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ ginger [n] - a type of spice [image] ESL Vocab - Ginger
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ cloves [n] - a type of spice [image] ESL Vocab - Cloves

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb,  [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression



triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. When did coffee first appear?
    110 years ago
    1100 years ago
    11 000 years ago

  2. What is the most consumed beverage in the world?
    Coffee
    Water
    Tea

  3. How many cups of coffee are drunk every second in the world?
    1500
    15 000
    15 000 000

  4. Where did coffee originate?
    Ethiopia
    Senegal
    Italy

  5. How did the goat herder get the idea to make coffee?
    He noticed his goats had more energy after eating coffee beans.
    He accidently poured water on coffee beans and drank it.
    He loved the taste of coffee beans.

  6. Where is the coffee belt?
    Between the tropics
    In Africa
    in Europe and the U.S.

  7. Which two countries produce the most coffee in Africa?
    Cote d'Ivoire
    South Africa
    Ethiopia
    Tanzania
    Kenya

  8. What is the correct order for making coffee?
    pick - grind - roast - dry - extract
    pick - dry - extract - grind - roast
    pick - dry - roast - grind - extract

  9. What type of drug is caffeine?
    An antioxidant
    A stimulant
    A depressant

  10. Which of these contains the most caffeine?
    100g of dark chocolate
    A shot of espresso
    A bottle of cola
    A cup of tea

  11. What are some of the health benefits of antioxidants?
    They make your teeth stronger.
    They protect people from toxins.
    They stave (fight) off cancer.
    They stave (fight) off heart disease.
    They stave (fight) off diabetes.

  12. How does he describe Arabica coffee?
    Having a good smell
    Having a mild taste
    Having a bitter taste

  13. How does he describe Robusta coffee?
    Having a good smell
    Having a mild taste
    Having a bitter taste

  14. Who adds salt to their coffee?
    Italians
    Mexicans
    Ethiopians
    Nigerians
    Senegalese

  15. Who adds cinnamon to their coffee?
    Italians
    Mexicans
    Ethiopians
    Nigerians
    Senegalese

  16. Who adds lemon to their coffee?
    Italians
    Mexicans
    Ethiopians
    Nigerians
    Senegalese



triangle Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión


Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

Instrucciones: ¿Qué expresiones del video tienen el mismo significado que las expresiones destacadas en las oraciones siguientes?

Instruções: Quais expressões do vídeo têm o mesmo significado que as expressões destacadas nas frases abaixo?

지시 사항: 아래 문장에서 강조된 표현과 같은 의미를 가진 표현을 영상에서 찾아보세요.


  1. Coffee is currently the most widely [ drunk ] beverage in the world after water.

    [ consumed ]



  2. An Ethiopian goat herder drank [ a mixture ] made from the coffee beans.

    [ a concoction ]



  3. All it takes to prepare coffee is pick the beans, dry them, [ heat, bake ] them, [ crush ] them, and [ remove ] the coffee.

    [ roast ] [ grind ] [ extract ]



  4. It awakens your senses and keeps your body and mind [ attentive, awake ].

    [ alert ]



  5. You can literally feel it [ move quickly ] through your body and [ refresh, energize ] every inch of it.

    [ rush ] [ revitalize ]



  6. They act as an army to protect us from the [ poisons ] coming from what we breathe.

    [ toxins ]



  7. Antioxidants help [ prevent ] cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and stroke.

    [ stave off ]



  8. It is made of the finest mild and [ fragrant, sweet-smelling ] Arabica.

    [ aromatic ]



triangle Sentence Building 문장 만들기 Construção de sentença Construcción de oraciones


Directions: Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order.
( ) = optional   [ ] = necessary

Instrucciones: Escriba oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de la palabra o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras.

Instruções:: Escreva orações sobre o videoclipe usando as palavras-chave. Você pode alterar a forma da palavra ou adicionar palavras, mas não pode alterar a ordem das palavras.

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다.



Sentence 1

coffee / be / around / over / eleven / century


Coffee has been around for over eleven centuries.



Sentence 2

it / world / most / popular / drink / after / only / water / with / more / four / hundred / billion / cup / consume / every / year


It is the world’s most popular drink after only water with more than four hundred billion cups consumed every year.



Sentence 3

according / legend / coffee / discover / by / Ethiopia / goat / herder / who / notice / goat / become / energy / after / eat / bean


According to legend, coffee was discovered by an Ethiopian goat herder who noticed (that) his goats became energetic after [eating/they ate] the beans.



Sentence 4

people / love / coffee / three / main / reason / it / natural / healthy / delicious


People love coffee for three main reasons: it’s natural, healthy, and delicious.



Sentence 5

coffee / main / grow / inside / coffee / belt / between / tropic / cancer / and / capricorn


Coffee is mainly grown inside the coffee belt (which is) between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.

Coffee mainly grows inside the coffee belt (which is) between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.



Sentence 6

make / coffee / involve / pick / dry / roast / grind / brew / bean / with / hot / pressure / water


Making coffee involves picking, drying, roasting, grinding, and brewing the beans with hot pressurized water.



Sentence 7

coffee / contain / mild / stimulant / call / caffeine


Coffee contains a mild stimulant (which is) called caffeine.



Sentence 8

coffee / also / rich / in / antioxidant / which / help / stave / numerous / disease


Coffee is also rich in antioxidants, which help (to) stave off numerous diseases.



Sentence 9

different / country / add / different / ingredient / enhance / coffee / flavour / include / salt / lemon / black / pepper


Different countries add different ingredients (in order) to enhance coffee's flavour, including salt, lemon, and black pepper.



triangle Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión


  1. What company made this video? Have you heard of that company before? Why do you think they made it? Do you think it is effective?
  2. Which facts can you remember from the video? Which facts did you find the most surprising?
  3. What was the process of making coffee described in the video?
  4. What were some of the health benefits described in the video? Did this information make you want to drink more coffee?
  5. The man says that coffee has a lot of antioxidants. What other foods are famous for being rich in antioxidants?
  6. The man describes some coffee customs from different countries. Which ones sound good? Which ones sound terrible?
  7. Does your country (or city, or family) prepare coffee in a unique or unusual way? If so, tell us about it.
  8. In your opinion, what is the best type of coffee? What country produces the best beans? What coffee house brews the best cup of coffee?

triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Guion


See the full original video [ here ].

Did you know coffee has been around for over eleven centuries and is currently the most widely consumed beverage in the world after water? More than four hundred billion cups are drunk every year around the world. That's 15,000 every second. That a simple beverage could be so loved is a wonder.

Okay, where did it all start? It all started with a curious goat. At least that's what the legends say. In the ninth century, an Ethiopian goat herder drank a concoction made from the coffee beans after seeing his goats eating them and getting energetic.

As the preparation method of coffee improved, its popularity spread through coffee houses around the world, and then into homes to become a very important part of people's lives. Now here are three main reasons why people love to drink coffee so much.

One - Coffee is 100% natural. Coffee comes from a tree that grows in what is called the coffee belt between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Ethiopia and Côte d’Ivoire are the biggest coffee producers in Africa.

All it takes to prepare coffee is pick the beans, dry them, roast them, grind them, and extract the coffee with hot pressurized water.

Two - Coffee is good for you. It awakens your senses and keeps your body and mind alert in a healthy way. You can literally feel it rush through your body and revitalize every inch of it.

That comes from a natural mild stimulant called caffeine that you commonly find in many ingredients you drink or eat. One espresso shot contains thirty milligrams of caffeine. A cup of black tea or a bottle of cola, around 40 milligrams. 100 grams of dark chocolate, 60 milligrams.

Coffee is also one of the highest sources of antioxidants. Antioxidants are important compounds that protect our body from diseases. They act as an army to protect us from the toxins coming from what we breathe and eat and help stave off cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and stroke. That's maybe why we say a cup a day may keep the doctor away.

Three - coffee tastes amazingly good. Whether it's made of the finest mild and aromatic Arabica or more bitter robusta prepared with sugar, milk, cream, spices, there's certainly a cup of coffee that you will love.

The Italians drink their espresso with sugar. The Mexicans with cinnamon. The Belgians with chocolate. Ethiopians with a pinch of salt. The Senegalese add black pepper and cloves in their cafe tuba. The Nigerians add some lemon.

So how would you like your Nescafe today?

See the full original video [ here ].