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# Coffee

## Verb + coffee

* drink coffee
* have a coffee
* make coffee
* pour coffee
* spill coffee (on the floor)

## Adjective + coffee

* black coffee
* white coffee
* strong coffee
* weak \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*coffee
* instant coffee
* fresh coffee
* hot coffee
* a quick coffee

## Noun + of + coffee

* a \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\**cup / mug* of coffee
* a jar of coffee
* a sip of your coffee
* the smell of coffee

## Exercise

### Verb + coffee

1. I spent much of my student life sitting around ***drinking*** coffee.
2. The waiter ***poured*** me some more coffee as we waited for the bill to arrive.
3. Sorry. I've ***spilled*** some coffee on your carpet. Have you got a wet cloth!
4. Let’s ***have*** a coffee before we start the shopping.
5. I'll clear the table if you ***make*** the coffee. There's a jar beside the *bread bin*.

### Adjective + coffee

1. I *burnt my mouth* *on* some ***hot*** coffee. I should have waited until it had cooled!
2. I'll make some ***fresh*** coffee if anyone wants some more.
3. *Do you take your coffee black or **white**?*
4. Do you think we've got time for a ***quick*** coffee before the lecture?
5. I find it difficult to *get to sleep* if I drink ***strong*** coffee in the evening.
6. We don't have any real coffee but you'll find a jar of ***instant*** coffee in the cupboard above the sink.

### Noun + of + coffee

1. We *get through* a whole jar of coffee every week. - b
2. I love the smell of freshly *ground* coffee. - e
3. Oscar *handed round* mugs of hot coffee. - d
4. Any chance of a cup of coffee, Jill? - c
5. I took a sip of the coffee and spat it out. It tasted like *dishwater*! - a

## Notes

1. **Note these expressions:**

* *The neighbors invited us in for coffee.*
* *How do you like your coffee?*
* *I'm dying for a cup of coffee. (I need one now.)*

1. **Note these kinds of coffee:**

* *Instant coffee consists of coffee granules. Real coffee is made with coffee beans.*
* *You grind coffee beans to make filter coffee or an espresso.*
* *Decaffeinated coffee is coffee with no caffeine in it.*