Coffee Shop Conversation Questions...

This week...
We will take a break from Trump and...we will talk about coffee and coffee shops...

We will talk about and compare the 2 biggest coffee shops in Nagano City...
Starbucks and Tully's...

Here are a couple of questions from today's lesson...
I also included some student answers....

1.       Are there any Starbucks coffee shops around here?

*There are 2 Starbucks 

*There is one across from Tokyu department store

*There is one on the 1st floor of the station

*There is one at the station on the 1^st floor

*The other one is near Tokyo

Alright now…

How about Tully’s Coffee….

2.       Is there a Tully’s coffee shop around here?

There are 2 Tully’s coffee shops around here…

*There is 1 in Ivy Square

*There is 1 on the 2^nd floor of Midori

*There is one in Ivy Square

*The other one is in Midori on the 2^nd floor

Alright now….Question…What do you think?

3.       Which is better Tully’s or Starbucks?

*I think …..is better

*I think so, too.

Why? 

Tully’s is better..

*I like the atmosphere there

Starbucks is better.

*The coffee there is delicious.

Tully's is better.

*I like the staff there

Starbucks is better

*I love the snacks there.

Alright…now…A little bit of coffee history…

Do you know…

4.       Where did both coffee shops first start?

*They both started in Seattle

Alright now…

If we take a look over here…

5.       When did the 1^st Starbucks open in Seattle?

*It opened on March 31, 1971

*The first Starbucks opened on March 31, 1971

Alright now…

We could also use “kanroyke…”

6.       How long has Starbucks been open for?

*It has been open for 45 years

OK…now…

When we use “kanryoke”….

We can’t say “from”…

So….We can’t say…

From March 31, 1971…

7.       What do we have to use instead of “from”….

*We have to use “since”

OK…sounds good....now...

8.       How long has Starbucks been open for?

*It has been open since 1971

*Starbucks has been open since 1971

Alright now….

How about Tully’s…What do you think?

9.       Is Tully’s younger or older than Starbucks?

*I think…

Alright now…If we take a look…

10.   When did the 1^st Tully’s coffee shop open?

*It opened in 1992.

*The first Tully’s opened in 1992.

Sounds good and so… again…Kanryoke version, please…

11.   How long has Tully’s been open for?

*It has been open for 25 years

Ok…now…Please use “since”

How long has Tully’s been open for? 

*It has been open since 1992.

OK…and…If we take a look at Wiki…

12.   How many Starbucks coffee shops are there now in the world?

*There are 24,464 shops

*There are 24, 464 shops worldwide

*There are 24,464 shops around the world

Alright now…

Again…What do you think?

13.   Are there more or fewer Tully’s coffee shops?

*There are fewer Tully’s coffee shops

*There are more Tully’s coffee shops than Starbucks

OK…now…

If we take a look at Tully’s on Wiki…

14.   How many Tully’s coffee shops are there in America..

*There are only 17 stores.

*There are only 17 stores in the US

Now…

Besides the US…

15.   Where else can you find Tully’s coffee shops?

*You can find them in Korea and Japan

Alright now for … “Yappari”…There were 2 patterns …

“Yappari….”

#1 ~ I knew + S + would + doushi

#2 ~ I knew it…+ bunshou

(Please write #1 & #2)

OK…now…

“Yappari….Starbucks no hou ga ooi”..

#1 ~ I knew there would be more Starbucks coffee shops

#1 ~ I knew there would be more Starbucks coffee shops than Tully’s

#2 ~ I knew it…there are more Starbucks coffee shops than Tully’s

OK…and….How about the age of the coffee shops…

“Yappari…Starbucks no hou ga furui”

#1 ~ *I knew Starbucks coffee would be older

#2 ~ *I knew it…Starbucks is older than Tully’s

Whew....Well...Again...
These were a couple of the questions and student answers...

**I also found out that Maruyama Coffee is from Nagano...Cool...