(Slurp of coffee)
Rob: Mmm! A quick sip of my coffee to get me in the mood for today’s programme! Welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I’m Rob.
Finn: And I’m Finn. Rob, you seem to be enjoying that cup of coffee…
Rob: Yes, indeed. I love all styles of coffee – that’s coffee made in different ways – you could say I am a coffee addict.
Finn: An addict. That’s someone who likes doing a particular activity very much and they can’t stop doing it. And if you have a strong need to keep drinking coffee then we could say you have an addiction.
Rob: That’s me! And that’s what we're talking about today – coffee addiction – and we’ll be talking about the dangers of drinking too much.
Finn: Another word for drinking here is consuming. We'll look at some other coffee-related language in today’s programme, too. But first, Rob, how about a question?
Rob: Yes, of course. I have a coffee-related question to ask you. Do you know which country drinks the most coffee per person? Is it:
a) Egypt
b) Finland
c) Italy