Tea, Coffee, and Juice
- English level
- Level 1
- Topic
- Food
- Estimated reading time
- 1 min
Do you like hot drinks or cold drinks?
There are three great drinks: tea, coffee, and juice.
Tea comes from leaves.
The leaves grow on small trees.
Coffee comes from small beans.
People dry and cook the beans to make coffee.
Juice comes from fruit.
You can make juice from oranges, apples, or grapes.
Some people like hot drinks like tea and coffee.
Other people like cold drinks like juice.
You can add milk or sugar to tea and coffee.
This changes the taste.
Try all three drinks and find your favorite!
Which drink do you like best?
Key Vocabulary
Beans (n) An edible seed, typically kidney-shaped, growing in long pods on certain leguminous plants.UK: biːnzUS: binzLearn more
Coffee (n) A hot drink made from the roasted and ground seeds (coffee beans) of a tropical shrub.UK: ˈkɒfiUS: ˈkɔːfiLearn more
Fruit (n) The sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food.UK: fruːtUS: fruːtLearn more
Juice (n) The liquid obtained from or present in fruit or vegetables.UK: dʒuːsUS: dʒuːsLearn more
Leaves (n) A flattened structure of a higher plant, typically green and blade-like, that is attached to a stem directly or via a stalk. leaves are the main organs of photosynthesis and transpiration.UK: liːvzUS: liːvzLearn more
Tea (n) A hot drink made by infusing the dried crushed leaves of the tea plant in boiling water.UK: tiːUS: tiːLearn more
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