The Global Brew
Help your students navigate the world’s most popular beverage with this comprehensive intermediate lesson pack. “The Global Brew” provides a deep dive into the grammar of Present Perfect versus Past Simple, focusing on the distinction between finished and unfinished time.
The lesson is built around the fascinating history and culture of coffee, featuring a video-led narrative about coffee’s journey from 15th-century Ethiopia to the “intellectual hotbeds” of London. Through this exploration and a modern case study on Onyx Coffee Lab in Arkansas, students are introduced to essential café vocabulary and the “Golden Rule” of coffee word order.
This multi-skill resource includes:
- Reading & Vocabulary: Engaging articles about industry transparency and exercises to master functional language for ordering complex drinks.
- Grammar Practice: Clear explanations and “confusing time phrase” breakdowns followed by sentence selection and gap-fill activities.
- Watching: A video-based activity (“How humanity got hooked on coffee”) where students track historical events and answer comprehension questions.
- Speaking: A robust set of discussion questions and interactive role plays—such as “The Customization Craze”—to encourage students to practice real-world café interactions.
Exclusive Premium Features:
- Present Perfect or Past Simple Board Game: A specialised task where students use visual prompts (such as a trip to the dentist or a library visit) and time phrase cards to practice grammar in a dynamic, competitive format.
- Comprehensive Homework Pack: A multi-page reinforcement set featuring a “Café Catch-Up” dialogue, reading comprehension tasks, and dialogue creation exercises.
- Full Teacher’s Answer Key: A detailed guide covering all lesson, watching, and homework tasks for easy grading.
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Some content in this lesson (images, audio, and/or video) was created with AI assistance and reviewed by a qualified English teacher.