The Goats That Found Coffee

Nivel A2 · BásicoHistoria2 minLectura en inglés

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People tell an old story about how coffee was found. Long ago in Ethiopia, a young man named Kaldi took care of goats. One day, he saw his goats jumping and dancing. They had lots of energy.

1. What did Kaldi see one day?

  1. AHis goats sleeping all day
  2. BHis goats jumping and dancing
  3. CHis goats drinking coffee
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B. His goats jumping and dancing

One day, he saw his goats jumping and dancing, full of energy.

La prueba en el texto: he saw his goats jumping and dancing

Kaldi looked closely and saw that the goats were eating small red fruits from a bush. He tried the fruits too, and he felt full of energy. In the story, he was very excited about his discovery.

2. True or false? Kaldi was afraid to try the fruits.

  1. ATrue (Verdadero)
  2. BFalse (Falso)
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B. False (Falso)

He tried the fruits too, and he felt full of energy.

La prueba en el texto: He tried the fruits too, and he felt full of energy

Kaldi took the fruits to a monk at a nearby monastery. The monk made a drink from them. After he drank it, he could stay awake during long evening prayers. Soon, other monks wanted the drink too.

3. How did the drink help the monk?

  1. AIt helped him sleep
  2. BIt made him hungry
  3. CIt helped him stay awake
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C. It helped him stay awake

After the drink, he could stay awake during long evening prayers.

La prueba en el texto: he could stay awake during long evening prayers

Nobody knows if Kaldi was real. The story was written down hundreds of years later. But the coffee plant really does come from Ethiopia, and coffee beans really are the seeds inside small red fruits.

4. What does the writer think about the Kaldi story?

  1. AIt may not be true, but parts of it are real
  2. BIt is a true story from a history book
  3. CIt is a new story from last year
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A. It may not be true, but parts of it are real

Nobody knows if Kaldi was real, but coffee really does come from Ethiopia.

La prueba en el texto: Nobody knows if Kaldi was real

Vocabulario en español

InglésEspañolSignificado en inglés
busharbustoa small, low plant with many branches
discoverydescubrimientofinding something new for the first time
monkmonjea man who lives a simple religious life with other men
monasterymonasterioa building where monks live
seedssemillasthe small parts of a plant that can grow into new plants

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