节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-05-30
难易度:Medium
关键字:phenomenon, desperate, blend, espresso, aficionado, signature
Well, if you're just joining us, we've been talking about coffee houses and how
this phenomenon has grown over the years and even over the centuries.
And of course we even learned a little bit about the origin of Starbucks with
Steve and Ken.
But we also learned that some people don't like to settle just for Starbucks,
they like extra special coffee.
They are coffee aficionados.
And of course we're going to be learning a little bit more about some special
coffee houses in the next part of our reading today.
(Music).
Coffee Houses.
In Brazil, serious coffee drinkers visit Isabela Raposeiras.
The owner of this coffee house named for her is familiar with coffee growing.
She is also skilled in roasting and blending.
She travels the world to learn everything she can about coffee.
Her shop boasts an amazing espresso blend.
Those in the Philippines head to the nearest Figaro Coffee shop.
This shop serves delicious coffee of several different blends.
Their flavored beans are made through a special process that puts the flavor
right into the bean.
This results in a delicious, long-lasting flavor.
(Music).
That does sound like some very delicious coffee with the flavor right there in
the bean.
But before we get to that, at the beginning of this section we see "In Brazil,"
(so we've moved on to Brazil,) serious coffee drinkers visit Isabela Raposeiras.
Oh. So this sounds like a very nice place to go.
And we see the owner of this coffee house named for her is familiar with coffee
growing.
So the name of the coffee house is also this woman's name.
That's right.
So she is familiar with coffee growing.
Well, let's take a look at that phrase: to be familiar with something.
That means she knows something about this.
Maybe she's an aficionado; she knows something about coffee.
She's familiar with it.
But how else could you use that phrase "familiar with"?
Well, you could be familiar with anything that you know a lot about.
Perhaps you are a businessman or a businesswoman, and you are very familiar with
banking, or you're very familiar with accounting.
You could be familiar with many different types of things.
That's right.
Or maybe you are learning a new language like English, and you hear a word that
you've never heard before and you could say:
I'm sorry. I'm not familiar with that word.
Could you explain it to me?
Don't be ashamed to ask that.
If you're not familiar with something, you can ask for an explanation.
So we're talking about serious coffee drinkers here who like to go to this
coffee house.
Well, how do we continue?
Well, she is also skilled in roasting and blending.
So not only is she very familiar with coffee growing, but she also knows about
roasting and blending coffee.
That's right.
She's skilled in these things or in these areas.
Let's take a look at that word from the Word Bank.
It is "blend." When you blend something together, that means you mix it
together.
But it's not like mixing salad together with salad dressing.
That doesn't really blend.
We're talking about mixing maybe liquids together.
You blend them together.
That's right.
And sometimes I think about blending colors if you want to make a different
shade of a color or a new color.
If you take the color red and the color blue, blend them together you get
purple.
So you blend things together, and it can give you a very beautiful color or a
very wonderful flavor of coffee.
And if you are like this woman Isabela Raposeiras, then you know how to grow
coffee, you know how to roast it, and you know how to blend it.
She must be really good at what she does.
We're continuing to learn about here.
She travels the world to learn everything she can about coffee.
Now that is a coffee aficionado.
Yes. She sounds very dedicated to knowing as much as she can about coffee and
learning about coffee all over the world.
We also see that her shop boasts an amazing espresso blend.
Oh. So she has her own signature drink, it sounds like.
Yes, it does sound like her signature drink is this espresso blend.
Let's take a look at that word from the Word Bank.
It is "espresso." And sometimes I do think of espresso when I think of coffee.
Espresso is when you take nearly boiling water, and you push the water through
these coffee beans to make this espresso.
And there's a lot of caffeine in espressos, a little more than just regular
coffee.
Of course, espresso is used to make lots of different kinds of coffee drinks.
Do you ever drink espresso?
Well, if I drink espresso, it's always in a very small cup because the coffee is
so strong.
It's a very strong flavor, and it does have a lot of caffeine.
That's right.
So if you need to sleep at night, and caffeine affects you, then don't have
espresso too late in the day.
Well, we're going to continue with this lesson.
We're learning about the Philippines now. OK.
Those in the Philippines head to the nearest Figaro Coffee shop.
The nearest Figaro Coffee shop, what do we know about this?
Well, this shop serves delicious coffee of several different blends.
So this seems to be a very popular coffee shop in the Philippines, and we see
why.
Their flavored beans are made through a special process that puts the flavor
right into the bean.
I like that.
It puts the flavor right into the bean.
OK. It seems like they're doing a really good job making these beans very
special.
And this results in a delicious, long-lasting flavor.
I think that's probably what makes this shop special is the long-lasting flavor
of these coffee beans.
If you make it the right way, it will last for a long time.
Well, it's time for us now to enjoy a review skit.
And then we'll go and see Michelle in the Language Lab.
Ah, the rich smell of fresh coffee.
Ah, yes. Give me a cozy room with soft chairs and a cup of coffee.
Give me a place where roasting coffee beans is serious business.
However you look at it...
We love coffee!
Coffee houses date back to 1475.
And now thanks to Starbucks, they can be found all over the world.
Thank you, Starbucks.
The coffee house phenomenon continues to grow.
Now Starbucks has over 17,000 coffee houses around the world.
People desperate for coffee head there.
But some coffee aficionados want something more.
They look for places with extra special coffee, like Isabela Raposeiras in
Brazil.
Brazil?
That's a long way to go for coffee.
Yes. But the owner is familiar with coffee growing.
She's also skilled in roasting and blending it.
She travels the world learning everything she can.
Hey. Speaking of travel, let's head to the nearest Figaro Coffee shop.
Sure.
Where is that?
In the Philippines.
Their flavored beans are made through a special process for a delicious,
long-lasting flavor.
Well, what are we waiting for?
I haven't finished my coffee yet.
OK.
(Chinese).
And now let's see what the other teachers are up to.
We've been talking all about coffee houses around the word today.
We've talked about Starbucks and chain coffee houses and how popular they are
all over the world.
But we've also talked a little bit about smaller coffee houses that have
signature drinks or special blends.
And I wonder which do you prefer.
Do you like to go to a coffee house that it's part of the chain, or you know
exactly what kind of drinks they will have each day?
Or do you prefer something a little more special when you go to drink your
coffee?
What about you, Gabe?
Carolyn, I think I prefer something a little more special because I've been to
all the big coffee houses.
Actually, do you remember when we went to Taitung, and we went to a pretty
special coffee house down there?
They serve some pretty interesting coffee.
And I think that the person must have been an aficionado.
She really knew what she was doing.
Well, there are lots of different ways and different places that you can enjoy
coffee.
And I hope that you will join us again tomorrow as we continue learning more
about Coffee Houses.
See you then.