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The Coffee Shop — 咖啡店
咖啡店
HSK3+ · Strong or weak, chain or independent, latte art and the toilet code — twenty-four words and nineteen questions about coffee.
Words生词
Hear them, say them back, then make them stick.
Preview the words ①
Tap to hear; say it back.
🔊 Tap any line to hear it
Preview the words ② — what's on the menu
Kinds of coffee and how dark the beans are roasted.
🔊 Tap any line to hear it
Memory hook
浓 / 淡, 连锁 / 独立 — the pairs you order with
Word check — pick it, then type it生词复习
No pressure — just making it stick.
早上喝一杯咖啡可以____。
zǎo shàng hē yì bēi kā fēi kě yǐ ____。
A morning coffee perks you up.
去咖啡店上厕所需要____吗？
qù kā fēi diàn shàng cè suǒ xū yào ____ ma？
Do you have to buy something to use a cafe's toilet?
星巴克是____咖啡店，不是独立咖啡店。
xīng bā kè shì ____ kā fēi diàn，bú shì dú lì kā fēi diàn。
Starbucks is a chain, not an independent.
我喜欢喝咖啡味重的咖啡，就是____一点的。
wǒ xǐ huan hē kā fēi wèi zhòng de kā fēi，jiù shì ____ yì diǎn de。
I like coffee-forward coffee — strong, that is.
你更喜欢去____咖啡店还是独立咖啡店？
nǐ gèng xǐ huan qù ____ kā fēi diàn hái shì dú lì kā fēi diàn？
Do you prefer chain cafes or independents?
我晚上喝了咖啡，结果____了。
wǒ wǎn shàng hē le kā fēi，jié guǒ ____ le。
I had coffee at night and couldn't sleep.
咖啡师在我的拿铁上拉了一个很____的图案。
kā fēi shī zài wǒ de ná tiě shàng lā le yí gè hěn ____ de tú àn。
The barista poured a really unusual pattern on my latte.
咖啡师在拿铁上做出的图案叫____。
Kāfēishī zài nátiě shàng zuò chū de tú'àn jiào lāhuā.
The pattern a barista pours on a latte is called latte art.
See it, fill it — pictures and the cafe Q&A看图配词 · 咖啡店问答填空
No pressure — just making it stick.
看图配词：拉花、手冲咖啡、提神、失眠
Tap a picture, then choose its word. Match all the cards to finish.
咖啡店问答——用词语库填空
Tap a word to fill the next gap; tap a filled sentence to clear it. Every word is used once.
Word bank
0/5Listening听力
Ears first — listen, then choose.
Ears only — answer what you hear, mark what you hear听力反应
No pressure — just making it stick.
Which answer fits?
Which answer fits?
Which answer fits?
Which answer fits?
拉花
latte art
失眠
to be unable to sleep
Language points语言点
Three patterns: how you take it, what it costs, what else you drink.
Grammar
Three patterns you will use tonight
adjective + 一点的 + noun — “a bit more …”: 浓一点的咖啡、淡一点的咖啡、大一点的杯子.
e.g. 我喜欢喝浓一点的咖啡。
超过 + amount + 就 … — once it passes that amount, then …
e.g. 咖啡超过三十块我就觉得很贵。
除了 A，B 也 … — besides A, B too (adding, not excluding).
e.g. 除了咖啡，奶茶也很受欢迎。
形容词＋一点的＋名词 —— “稍微……一点的”：浓一点的咖啡、淡一点的咖啡、大一点的杯子。
例：我喜欢喝浓一点的咖啡。
超过＋数目＋就…… —— 过了这个数，就……
例：咖啡超过三十块我就觉得很贵。
除了 A，B 也…… —— 在 A 之外再加上 B，不是去掉。
例：除了咖啡，奶茶也很受欢迎。
Pattern practice — build it, fill it语言点练习
No pressure — just making it stick.
Do you like your coffee stronger or weaker?
Tap the tiles in order — it checks itself when the sentence is complete. Tap a placed tile to take it back.
Your sentence
An internet-famous cafe at 68 yuan a cup — expensive?
Tap the tiles in order — it checks itself when the sentence is complete. Tap a placed tile to take it back.
Your sentence
The top five cities for coffee shops are Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Beijing and Chengdu.
Tap the tiles in order — it checks itself when the sentence is complete. Tap a placed tile to take it back.
Your sentence
这杯太淡了，我想要____一点的。
zhè bēi tài dàn le，wǒ xiǎng yào ____ yì diǎn de。
This one is too weak — I'd like it a bit stronger.
____咖啡，奶茶也很受欢迎。
____ kā fēi，nǎi chá yě hěn shòu huān yíng。
Besides coffee, bubble tea is popular too.
一杯咖啡____五十块，我就不买了。
yì bēi kā fēi ____ wǔ shí kuài，wǒ jiù bù mǎi le。
If a coffee is over fifty yuan, I won't buy it.
Besides americano, I like milk coffee too.
Tap the tiles in order — it checks itself when the sentence is complete. Tap a placed tile to take it back.
Your sentence
Speaking口语
Get five lines fluent, then bring the questions to class.
Say it — five lines to have ready说一说
No pressure — just making it stick.
Your turn — say it
我喜欢喝浓一点的咖啡。
I like my coffee a bit strong.
Your turn — say it
咖啡超过三十块我就觉得很贵。
Over thirty yuan and I think coffee is expensive.
Your turn — say it
你喝咖啡会失眠吗？
Does coffee keep you up at night?
Your turn — say it
除了咖啡，奶茶也很受欢迎。
Besides coffee, bubble tea is very popular too.
Your turn — say it
我更喜欢独立咖啡店，因为拉花更独特。
I prefer independent cafes — the latte art is more original.
Talk it over
Draw a lot and answer its two questions — out loud or in writing — using the new words as you go.
19 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 19 topics (for the teacher in class)
在你的国家，大家喜欢喝咖啡吗？
Do people in your country like coffee?
你会去打卡有名的咖啡店吗？
Would you go to a famous cafe just to check in there?
你知道在中国哪个城市的咖啡店最多吗？
Which Chinese city do you think has the most coffee shops?
你知道这是什么咖啡吗？什么地方的人喜欢喝这种咖啡？
Do you know what coffee this is? Where do people like to drink it?
你为什么喜欢或者不喜欢喝咖啡？
Why do you like coffee — or not?
你喜欢喝浓一点的咖啡还是淡一点的咖啡？
Do you like your coffee stronger or weaker?
你喜欢喝牛奶味重的咖啡还是咖啡味重的咖啡？
Milk-forward or coffee-forward?
你觉得你现在住的城市，年轻人一般一周喝多少杯咖啡？
In the city you live in, how many coffees a week do young people drink?
人们一般会在什么时候喝咖啡？
When do people usually drink coffee?
你喝咖啡会失眠吗？
Does coffee keep you up at night?
在你的国家去咖啡店上厕所需要消费吗？咖啡店的厕所有密码吗？
In your country, do you have to buy something to use a cafe's toilet? Is there a door code?
在你的城市，咖啡大概多少钱一杯？咖啡超过多少钱你会觉得很贵？68元一杯的网红咖啡店，你觉得贵吗？
How much is a coffee in your city? Above what price does it feel expensive? Is 68 yuan a cup at an internet-famous cafe absurd?
你更喜欢点外卖咖啡还是去咖啡店喝咖啡？
Delivery coffee, or drinking it in the cafe?
哪些地方是有名的咖啡豆产地？
Which places are famous for growing coffee beans?
你更喜欢去连锁咖啡店还是独立咖啡店？
Chain cafes or independents?
在你的城市，在咖啡店喝咖啡有时间限制吗？
Is there a time limit for sitting in a cafe where you live?
在你的城市，在咖啡店工作或者学习的人多吗？
Do many people work or study in cafes in your city?
一般咖啡的拉花图案是什么？你有没有让咖啡师给你拉过特别的图案？
What are the usual latte-art patterns? Have you ever asked a barista for a special one?
除了咖啡，还有哪些受欢迎的饮品？
Besides coffee, what other drinks are popular?
记Class notes
Notes for the whole lesson go here and save as you type.
Review复习
Write it up after class and bring it next time.
Before you go课后回顾
- Order for three people at a cafe: one strong, one milky, one decaf — say it all in Chinese.
- Describe your favourite cafe: chain or independent, price, the toilet code, why you go.
- Argue for and against a 68-yuan cup in four sentences.