From Coffee Cherry to Cup – Teacher Answers

Teacher answer key

1. Warm-up: answers will vary.
2. Vocabulary: ripe = ready to be picked or eaten; seed = the part of a plant that can grow into a new plant; sort = to put things into groups; roast = to heat food strongly and evenly; grind = to crush into small pieces
3. Reading comprehension: 1) The fruit that grows on a coffee plant. 2) Coffee beans. 3) The beans are dried. 4) The colour, smell and flavour. 5) Hot water.
4. Grammar: 1) are picked; 2) are dried; 3) are roasted; 4) is mixed
5. Listening script: “Coffee can be processed in different ways before roasting. In one method, the fruit is dried around the beans. In another, the fruit is removed first and the beans are washed. These methods can change the final flavour.”
   Answers: 1) No. 2) The fruit is dried around the beans. 3) The fruit is removed and the beans are washed. 4) The final flavour.
6. Speaking: answers will vary.
7. Something fun: answers will vary.
8. Writing: answers will vary. Encourage students to use details from the lesson and accurate target language.

Puzzle/Game: answers will vary. Encourage students to use lesson vocabulary and explain their choices.

Success criteria: this is a student self-check. No single answer is required.

For open-ended tasks, accept different answers when students can explain or support them clearly.