"Suspended coffee"
Buy a coffee for someone who can't afford it: The new donation scheme coming to cafes in the UK
'Suspended coffee' scheme taking off as big firms look to get involved
Idea began in Naples, Italy, and is quickly spreading across the globe
John Sweeney, a plumber from Cork, Ireland, coordinating social networking campaign
In a concept born in Naples, Italy, caffeine drinkers not only place their own regular order, they also request a second drink for someone who cannot afford to pay for their own.
Vocabulary:
to afford -
to take off (a business, an idea) -
to spread -
a plumber -
enticing (adj) -
a beverage -
to be set to
to take (the country) by storm -
to request -
to aim at -
the homeless -
out of work -
broke (adj) -
so far -
to sign up -
good faith -
unlikely -
needy (adj) -
to set up (a company) -
to display -
in devolopment -
according to -
to praise -
to look into stg -
What do you think of the idea? Would you buy a "suspended coffee"?
to afford -
to take off (a business, an idea) -
to spread -
a plumber -
enticing (adj) -
a beverage -
to be set to
to take (the country) by storm -
to request -
to aim at -
the homeless -
out of work -
broke (adj) -
so far -
to sign up -
good faith -
unlikely -
needy (adj) -
to set up (a company) -
to display -
in devolopment -
according to -
to praise -
to look into stg -
What do you think of the idea? Would you buy a "suspended coffee"?
Comments
I have read this post “Suspended coffee” and I don’t understand it very well. I can see the source in the Daily Mail and I think the “Suspended coffee” scheme is a good idea, but if I want to put it into practice I don’t know how. It is a new beverage and I order it in a restaurant like a second drink to give for someone who can’t pay it, please, is it correct? How can I carry out it? Is a company that sends it to the homeless, out of work and broke people? I praise this idea if the company does it in good faith, but I have a lot of doubts. Do the English practise “Suspended coffee”? We should talk about it in the next class, please.
See you.
This post is from 3 years ago. I wonder if "Suspended Coffee" is still around. I suspect that it was just another passing fad.
As far as I understand, homeless and poor people could enter a café to get a drink that had been paid for by a previous customer.
... It is a new beverage and I order it in a restaurant like a second drink to give to someone who can't afford one. How do I go about it? (carry it out - when a Phrasal can be separated, the pronoun goes in the middle. carry out: a survey, a plan , an experiment, research = do)
Is it a company that sends it to the homeless, out of work and broke people? I praise this idea if the company does it in good faith, but I have a lot of doubts.
I agree with your last comment. It's all good publicity and a money earner for the business.