“Beginner Speaking 1 — Everyday Scenes” has 10 exercises — the first 3 are free
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Ordering Coffee — Get the Cup You Actually Want
点咖啡 — 点到你想要的那一杯
Four decisions and one extra: what, iced or hot, which size, how sweet — then 再要一个. Say them in that order and the cup comes out right.
Words on the menu菜单上的词
Hear them, match them to the pictures, then they are yours.
Ten words for the counter
Tap any line.
🔊 Tap any line to hear it
Match the picture看图配词
No pressure — just making it stick.
看图配词：菜单上的饮料和小吃
Tap a picture, then choose its word. Match all the cards to finish.
你一般喝小杯、中杯____大杯？
nǐ yì bān hē xiǎo bēi、zhōng bēi ____ dà bēi？
Do you usually have a small, medium or large?
我不要冰的，我要____的。
wǒ bú yào bīng de，wǒ yào ____ de。
Not iced — I want a hot one.
Two small tools: 还是 · 再两个小工具：还是 · 再
One asks 'or', one adds 'one more'.
Grammar
还是 asks the question · 再 adds one more
Use the tools用一用
No pressure — just making it stick.
Do you want coffee or tea?
Tap the tiles in order — it checks itself when the sentence is complete. Tap a placed tile to take it back.
Your sentence
你在这里喝____打包？
nǐ zài zhè lǐ hē ____ dǎ bāo？
Drinking here or taking away?
好的，____要一个三明治。
hǎo de，____ yào yí gè sān míng zhì。
OK, and one sandwich as well.
对不起，我没听懂，请____说一遍。
duì bu qǐ，wǒ méi tīng dǒng，qǐng ____ shuō yí biàn。
Sorry, I didn't catch that — please say it again.
The dialogue: ordering at the counter课文：在咖啡店点单
Listen first, answer after — the questions are all about what Lamia ordered.
Ears first, or eyes first?
The whole dialogue is recorded below. Listen once and answer with the text folded away; open it when you want to check.
Text folded away — open it after you listen
Hear the whole dialogue
Natural speed. Listen right through without the text, answer below, then open the dialogue and check yourself.
After the dialogue听完回答
No pressure — just making it stick.
Answer from the whole passage, heard or read
Lamia点了什么？
Lamia diǎn le shén me
What did Lamia order?
Answer from the whole passage, heard or read
她要冰的饮料还是热的饮料？
tā yào bīng de yǐn liào hái shì rè de yǐn liào
Does she want her drinks iced or hot?
Answer from the whole passage, heard or read
她要小杯、中杯还是大杯？
tā yào xiǎo bēi zhōng bēi hái shì dà bēi
Small, medium or large?
Answer from the whole passage, heard or read
柠檬茶她要无糖、少糖还是正常糖？
níng méng chá tā yào wú táng shǎo táng hái shì zhèng cháng táng
For the lemon tea: no sugar, less sugar or normal sugar?
Answer from the whole passage, heard or read
她有会员卡吗？
tā yǒu huì yuán kǎ ma
Does she have a membership card?
Order from the ticket带着单子去点
Each ticket is what you want. Read it, then say the whole order — what, iced or hot, size, sugar, and the extra.
Round 1: read the ticket, pick the order第一关：看单子，选说法
No pressure — just making it stick.
你说：____
nǐ shuō：____
You say: an iced Americano, large, no sugar.
你说：____
nǐ shuō：____
You say: a hot latte, medium, less sugar.
你说：____
nǐ shuō：____
You say: an iced lemon tea, small, normal sugar — and a sandwich.
要一杯冰____，大杯，少糖，再要一个冰淇淋。
yào yì bēi bīng ____，dà bēi，shǎo táng，zài yào yí gè bīng qí lín。
An iced milk tea, large, less sugar, and an ice cream.
A hot latte, medium, less sugar.
Tap the tiles in order — it checks itself when the sentence is complete. Tap a placed tile to take it back.
Your sentence
Round 2: say it in one breath第二关：一口气说出来
No pressure — just making it stick.
Your turn — say it
要一杯冰美式，大杯，无糖。
An iced Americano, large, no sugar.
Your turn — say it
要一杯热拿铁，中杯，少糖。
A hot latte, medium, less sugar.
Your turn — say it
冰的，再要一个三明治。
Iced — and a sandwich as well.
Your turn — say it
在这里喝，不打包。
Drinking here, not to take away.
At the counter, for real
Draw a lot. Answer out loud or in writing; the menu is above.
6 topics are too many — you answer the ones you draw. Two questions per lot.
Tap “Draw”: the tube shakes and two questions come out. Say them or type them, save, and send the file to your teacher.
▸ All 6 topics (for the teacher in class)
看菜单，点一杯你今天真的想喝的：喝什么、冰的还是热的、什么杯、几分糖。
Order the drink you actually want today: what, iced or hot, which size, how sweet.
你想在星巴克吃早饭。用中文点一杯饮料和一个三明治。
Breakfast at Starbucks: order a drink and a sandwich in Chinese.
店员问：冰的还是热的？你怎么说？
The barista asks: iced or hot? What do you say?
在中国，你喜欢喝什么店的咖啡？你觉得中国的咖啡怎么样？
Which coffee shop do you go to in China? What do you think of Chinese coffee?
你有咖啡店的会员卡吗？有什么优惠？
Do you have a coffee shop membership card? What does it get you?
你喜欢喝中国的奶茶吗？为什么？
Do you like Chinese milk tea? Why?
记Class notes
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Before you go课后回顾
- Next time you order, say the four things in the barista's order — drink, iced or hot, size, sugar — before they ask. Then add one thing with 再要一个.
- Listen for 还是 in any question today; answer with one of the two words, nothing more.