cafe

Everyday

1. A cafe is a small restaurant where people buy drinks like tea, coffee and juice and simple meals like sandwiches and cakes. tree →
2. An internet cafe is a place where people pay to use computers. tree →

In the lessons

In maths: a place where food and drinks are bought; prices, customers, tables and items sold carry the numbers. Everyday life: families meet at a cafe, buy a snack, pay at the counter. In stories: a meeting place in town. Phrases: at the cafe, go to a cafe, a cafe table, a beach cafe, a school cafe.

Examples

• A cup of tea at the cafe costs 2 dollars. tree →
• The cafe sold 60 cakes today. tree →
• There are 12 tables in the cafe with 4 chairs each. tree →
• How much did they spend at the cafe? tree →
• We had hot chocolate at the cafe after swimming. tree →
• The cafe on the corner opens early. tree →
• Mum bought me a muffin at the cafe. tree →
• The beach cafe sells ice cream in summer. tree →
• Here a sea of light streamed forth from the gas-flames of the lamps, the shops and the cafes. tree →

Note

Also written «café» with an accent (from French). Plural «cafes». Say «ka-FAY». Do not mix up with «cafeteria», a self-service dining room in a school or office. A place of the story; money and counted things around it carry the numbers. No clue by itself.