Nurlia - Skimming Task

NAME : NURLIA YAMANG
NIM : 2034008
PRODI : PEW 6A
2. You are going to read an article about coffee. These are the headings to the
paragraphs. Speaking only, can you or your partner answer any of the
questions?
What is the Bean Belt? _5______________________________
Who ship, roast and retail the coffee? _7______________________________
How did it all begin? _3______________________________
What made Kaldi's goats dance? _1______________________________
How did it spread? _2______________________________
Is it harvested by man or machine? _6______________________________
Who were the first coffee addicts? _4______________________________

3. Now read the article and match a heading with a paragraph.
Article
You may know that around the world more people drink
coffee than tea. And that, after oil, it is the second biggest
traded commodity. You may also know that the drink comes
from beans which are first roasted and then ground. But what
else do you know about this popular stimulant? Read the text below quickly.
1 What made Kaldi's goats dance? It is said that the story of coffee started with an
Ethiopian goatherd named Kaldi. One day Kaldi was surprised to see that his goats were
behaving very strangely: instead of grazing quietly as normal they were jumping around,
almost dancing. He also noticed the red cherries from a plant that the goats were eating.
He tried some himself and was surprised by the feeling of extreme happiness and
excitement - he felt like dancing too!
2 How did it spread? But it wasn't used as a drink at first, but as a food. The coffee
berries, mixed with animal fat, were used by monks to stay awake during long hours of
prayer. From Ethiopia coffee was later cultivated in Yemen and the first hot drink was
developed there around AD 1000. Three centuries later Muslims were keen coffee
drinkers and as Islam spread, so did coffee. Coffee houses appeared in Cairo and Mecca.
3 How did it all begin? For hundreds of years the plants were guarded safely. But some
beans were smuggled out of Arabia and taken to India. In the 17th century coffee was
soon growing in a new continent. From India to Indonesia and then a century later beans
were smuggled once again to Brazil-which is now the largest coffee producer in the world.
4 Who were the first coffee addicts? It is the caffeine, an addictive stimulant drug,
which made the goats dance and kept the monks awake. Although it is found in other soft
drinks, including tea, coffee has the most caffeine. 150 milligrams is the minimum dose
needed to stimulate the nervous system and this can be found in a single strong cup of
coffee. In the short-term a couple of cups can prevent fatigue and delay sleep. But several
cups a day, every day, can cause anxiety and restlessness.
5 What is the Bean Belt This is the band around the middle of the world between the
tropics of Capricorn and Cancer. A coffee plant likes lots of rain and shaded sun with rich
soil, and the climate in the bean belt is ideal. 70 - 75% of the world production is the
milder, higher quality Arabica that originated in Ethiopia. It grows best in higher altitudes
where it is not so hot. The remaining 25% is the stronger Robusta which can survive in
higher temperatures and lower altitudes.
6 Is it harvested by man or machine? Before becoming beans the fruit of the coffee
trees, known as a cherry, is harvested. The most common method is for the cherries to
be picked by hand and then dried in the sun on tables or on the ground. Once they are
dried all the outer layers are removed. The red cherries have become green beans.
Known now as green coffee the beans are put in 60kg bags and shipped abroad.
7 Who ship, roast and retail the coffee? Although the coffee is grown and harvested in the tropics
70% of the total coffee production is imported by countries in the North who control the market.
How long the coffee is roasted for depends on the market: only 7 minutes for the North
Americans who prefer a light roast, but double that time for espresso coffee favoured by the
Italians. Nestle and Kraft account for almost 80% of all the instant-coffee sales worldwide.

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NAME : NURLIA YAMANG

What is the Bean Belt? _5______________________________

Who ship, roast and retail the coffee? _7______________________________

How did it all begin? _3______________________________

What made Kaldi's goats dance? _1______________________________

How did it spread? _2______________________________

Is it harvested by man or machine? _6______________________________

Who were the first coffee addicts? _4______________________________

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