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Saturday, March 4, 2017

Coffee Shop Conversation Questions...

A quick vocabulary check…
            #1 ~ “saikin” ~ recently

                            And…

Recently
1.       What has been happening to the number of foreigners who visit Nagano?
*The number has been increasing.
*The number has been going up
*The number has been rising


Alright and…What do you think?
      Recently…..
2.       Why have so many foreigners been coming to Nagano?
      *Because
              *There are many good ski resorts in Nagano.
              *Many foreigners want to see Zenkoji
              *Nagano has a famous temple
               *Snow monkeys are famous

“~ninki ni natte kiteiru”
*Snow monkeys have been getting popular
*Snow monkeys have gotten famous
*Nagano’s ski resorts have gotten popular
*Nagano’s ski resorts have been getting popular
*Zenkoji has gotten famous

Sounds good…now... At the station...
3.       Where do many foreigners tend to meet their friends?
*They tend to meet at Starbucks.
*They tend to meet friends at Starbucks.

Alright…that…Sounds good…now…
What do you think?
4.       Why do they like to meet at Starbucks?
 Because
*The system is the same around the world

*It is internationally famous
*Starbucks is popular all over the world
*Starbucks is in front of the station
*Starbucks has Wi-Fi
*Foreigners are used to Starbucks
*They are familiar with Starbucks coffee

Alright now…
I asked this question last week…but I will ask it again…

5.       Which one do you like better… Starbucks or Tully’s….
*I like _________ better

Sounds good…
And…Why do you like Tully’s better?
        *I like the atmosphere
        *The taste of Tully’s coffee
        *Tully’s tastes better than Starbuck

Why do you like Starbucks better?
         *The coffee is more delicious than Tully’s
         *They have many special coffees
         *It has free Wi-Fi

Sounds good…now...Same Question as Last week...


6.       Are there any Starbucks coffee shops around here?
*Yes, there are

*”Imasu / arimasu”
There are 2 Starbucks around here?
*There is one across from Tokyu department store
*There is one at the station on the 1st floor

The other one….
*The other one is in the station
*The other one is near Tokyu

Alright now…

How about Tully’s Coffee….
7.       Is there a Tully’s coffee shops around here?
*Yes, there are

“Imasu / arimasu”
*There is 1 on the 1st floor of C-one
*There is 1 in Ivy Square
*There is 1 across from Green House
*There is one near Popo park
*There is one in Ivy Square

The other one…
*The other one is on the 2nd floor of Midori
*There is 1 on the 2nd floor of Midori
*The other one is in Midori on the 2nd floor

Alright …Sounds good…now…
Since more students liked Starbucks …
We will take a look at it again….

Now…If I went there …

8.       What do you recommend that I order?
#1 ~ I recommend ________
#2 ~ I recommend that you order __________
I recommend + that + S + GKD

Eg.
*I recommend today’s special
*I recommend that you order a Starbucks latte

***What is that?  What is it made with?
We can drink a different kind of coffee every day
It’s the coffee that the shop recommends
I don’t like to choose and it’s easy
It is the coffee which the shop recommends that day
Starbucks has a special coffee for different seasons

Sounds good now…
Another quick vocabulary check…
#1 ~ “aji” ~ taste

Alright then…
#2 ~ “gentei menu / gentei shouhin” ~ #1 ~ Taste of the month
                                                                       #2 ~ Special menu
                                                                       #3 ~ A drink which is available for a limited                                                                                   time only

OK….now…If we take a look over here…
9.       What did Starbuck’s recommend last month?
   S + recommend that + S + GKD
*Starbuck’s recommended Chocolatey Banana Cocoa
*Starbuck’s recommended Chocolatey Banana Cocoa last month
There is too much sugar in it

Alright now…What do you think….

10.   How does Chocolatey Banana Cocoa sound?
*It sounds ____________

OK…and…
If we take a look over here…
12.   What did the girl say about the Chocolatey Banana Cocoa?
*It’s no surprise that people say it’s ......
*I’m not surprised that people say it’s ......
*It was no surprise that people said it’s ........

Alright …now…

The season is changing and so…
13.   What has Starbucks done?
*It has changed the taste of month

Sounds good and…
If we take a look…
14.   When did Starbucks change its taste of the month?
*It changed it on February 15th
*It changed it on the 15th of February

Sounds good …now..
Starbucks has changed its taste of the month and..
15.   What does Starbuck’s recommend that you try this month?
S + recommend that + S + GKD
*Starbuck’s recommends that you try Sakura
*Starbuck’s recommends that you try a Sakura Latte

Sounds good…now…
16.   How long has Starbucks been selling Sakura for? (Point)
*It has been selling Sakura for 18 days
*Starbucks has been selling Sakura latte for 2 weeks

Or… How about (Kara?)
17.   How long has Starbucks been selling Sakura for?
*It has been selling Sakura since February 15th.
*It has been selling Sakura since the 15th of February

OK…Sounds good…now…
18.   Have you tried it yet?
*Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.

Sounds good and…how about…
#1 ~ I haven’t either
#2 ~ Neither have I.
#3 ~ Me neither.

Alright now…
19.   How was it?

Or...
    Would you like to try the new Sakura Latte?
*Yes, I would. / No, I wouldn’t

Why?


Sounds good...now...

23.   “Coffee to yoku au mono wa nan desu ka?”…. question in English, please..
*What goes well with coffee?

    OK…and…
                       What do you think?

24.   What goes well with coffee?
*_______ goes well with coffee
*_______ go well with coffee
*Donuts go well with coffee
*A donut goes well with coffee
                  *A cookie goes well with coffee
                  *Cookies go well with coffee

OK…now…here is a tougher question…
                      What do you think?


25.   What WOULD go well with a Sakura Latte?
*Matcha tea would go well with a Sakura Latte?
*Coke would go well with a Sakura Latte.
*A ham and cheese sandwich would go well with a Sakura Latte.
*Bitter sweets would go well with a Sakura Latte
*Black Oolong tea would go well with a Sakura Latte

Alright …now…How about the opposite…
26.   What wouldn’t go well with a Sakura Latte?
*Chocolate wouldn’t go well with a Sakura Latte
*Ice cream wouldn’t go well with a Sakura
*Rice crackers wouldn’t go well with a Sakura Latte…
*A sandwich wouldn’t go well with a Sakura Latte…


Alright that was a few questions from this week's lesson...Study Hard....

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