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May 2021
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81. The End of Coffee!!: How can we save...

Thomas Wilkinson
About this episode

Coffee is in jeopardy. As the world’s temperatures increase and the climate changes, it is becoming more and more difficult to grow coffee. For farmers, cafes, and coffee drinkers this is terrible news. In this episode of Thinking in English, let’s talk about the issue and discuss a potential solution to the problem!


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Vocabulary List

To afford (v) - to have enough money or time to buy, keep, or do something

I don’t know how he can afford a new car

Accustomed (adj) - familiar with something

I quickly became accustomed to the taste of beer

To brew (v) - if you brew tea or coffee, you add boiling water to it to make a hot drink, and if it brews, it gradually developed flavour in the container in which it was made

He brewed us some coffee

Barely (adv) - by the smallest amount

She was barely 15 when she won her first world championship

Enthusiast (n) - a person who is very interested in and involved with a particular subject or activity

He is a keep-fit enthusiast

Jeopardy (n) - in danger of being damaged or destroyed

The lives of thousands of birds are in jeopardy as a result of the oil spill

Elevation (n) - the height of a place above the level of the sea

The crop is not grown at high elevation

Yield (n) - an amount of something positive, such as food or profit, that is produced or supplied

Crop yields have risen steadily

To crossbreed (v) - to cause a plant or animal to breed with another plant or animal of a different type in order to produce a new type of plant or animal

Asian pears are a variety developed by crossbreeding pears and apples

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