Materials
Readings
- Drink Like a Local! Top 25 Drinks from around the World – Hostelworld
- The History of Coffee
- 20 Fascinating Coffee Facts in 2022: Statistics, Trivia & More!
- Drinking Customs From Around the World
- Spanish drinks: a guide to the drinking culture of Spain
- Drinking habits in Spain: Is Spain an “alcoholic society”?
Videos
- 8 Anti-Inflammatory Drinks to enjoy for health & wellness
- Health Benefits Of Drinking Water
- How Caffeine Addiction Changed History (ft. Michael Pollan)
- Your Brain On Coffee
- 70 People from 70 Countries Say Cheers in Their Native Languages | Condé Nast Traveler
Vocabulary & Idioms
- Names of beverages and drinks in Korean
- 21 water idioms (and two sayings) to freshen up your English writing
- 15+ Useful Drinking Idioms, Phrases and Sayings
Vocabulary
- myriad – a countless or extremely large number
- trekking – going on a long and often difficult journey on foot
- irresistible – too attractive and tempting to be resisted
- cocktail – an alcoholic drink consisting of a mixture of spirits and other ingredients
- lethal – causing death or able to cause death
- aperitif – an alcoholic drink taken before a meal to stimulate the appetite
- reputation – the beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something
- hallucinogenic – causing changes in perception, thought, and mood, and sometimes causing hallucinations
- equivalent – equal in value, amount, function, meaning, etc.
- humid – having a high level of moisture in the air
- fermented – undergoing a process of chemical change by the action of yeast, bacteria, or other microorganisms
- integral – necessary to make a whole complete; essential or fundamental
- porcelain – a hard, white, translucent ceramic material made by firing clay and other materials at high temperatures
- distinctive – having a quality or characteristic that makes something unique and easily recognizable
- heaving – feeling or causing to feel a great emotional or physical upheaval
- complement – something that completes or brings to perfection
- variation – a change or difference in condition, amount, or level
Discussion Questions
- What kinds of beverages do you drink on a typical day? How much of each?
- Rank these beverages in order of how much you like them?
water, coffee, tea, soda, fruit juice, beer, wine, soju, makoli, other? - What’s your favorite…
soft drink type of tea style of coffee alcoholic beverage - How do you drink most of your water – tap, filtered, bottled?
- Are there any special ‘healthy drinks’ that you consume?
- Do you prefer to make your own coffee or go to a coffee shop? How do you make your own?
- Do you prefer to drink alcohol at a bar or at home? What’s your favorite drinking atmosphere?
- What do you remember about the first time you drank coffee or alcohol?
- What is the strangest thing you’ve ever drunk?
- Which drinks do you NOT like?
- How have your drinking habits (alcohol and other) changed over time?
- What is your favorite cocktail?
- Have you had any interesting beverage experiences while traveling?
- What are you looking forward to drinking in other countries?
- What do you think are Korea’s best beverages?
- What were your favorite drinks as a kid?
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