cocoa

Everyday

1. Cocoa is a brown powder made from roasted cacao beans, used to make chocolate drinks and to flavour cakes. tree →
2. Cocoa is a hot drink made from this powder with milk or water, also called hot chocolate. tree →
3. Cocoa beans grow in pods on the cacao tree in hot tropical countries. tree →

In the lessons

In geography and science lessons, cocoa beans come from countries like Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Brazil; pupils learn how beans become chocolate and about fair trade for farmers. In everyday life, a mug of cocoa warms you on a cold evening. Phrases: «a cup of cocoa», «cocoa powder», «cocoa beans», «cocoa butter».

Examples

• Mum made us a mug of hot cocoa. tree →
• Add two spoons of cocoa powder to the cake mix. tree →
• Cocoa beans grow in big pods on trees. tree →
• Chocolate is made from cocoa beans. tree →
• Most cocoa is grown in West Africa. tree →
• Cocoa tastes bitter without sugar. tree →
• Fair trade cocoa helps farmers get a fair price. tree →
• We drank cocoa by the campfire. tree →

Note

Spelling trap: cocoa (o-a at the end), not «cocao». Cacao is the tree and raw bean; cocoa is the powder and drink. Do not confuse with «coconut» or «coca». Chocolate is poisonous to dogs.