Career：Barista
【明報專訊】No matter how bad your day is, a decent cup of coffee can always power you up and bust the bad mood. Can you name some types of coffee?
What is a barista?
A barista is a person who prepares and serves coffee in the coffeehouse. Besides preparing beverages with patience, a barista also needs to maintain and develop a friendly rapport(融洽關係) with customers. A good barista explains in detail how he or she prepares each cup of coffee. Some may say coffee preparation is an art, hence you may say a barista is indeed an artist!
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How does caffeine(咖啡因) work? What are the effects of caffeine on our body? Watch this video and find out some interesting facts about coffee!
■Game
Besides expresso, can you name three more types of coffee?
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■Gear up
Find a word from the above passage which has a similar meaning to:
1. Destroy
2. Keep
3. Funny
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■Glossary
mood (n) 情緒
beverage (n) 飲料
patience (n) 耐性
explain (v) 解釋
[Smarties' Power English 第287期]
