A1.2 · 6 of 36
Lesson · 3 rules · about 3 min
Anna writes to her friend Lena about a new café: where it is, when it is open, what it costs, what to eat — and at the end she invites Lena to go with her. A short personal e-mail like this is what friends actually send, and it usually carries the same kinds of detail: a place, days and times, a price, a recommendation and a date. The café ordering script is practised in the listening and speaking exercises; here the job is scanning. Read the e-mail once for the gist, then for each question decide whether you are hunting a place, a day, a number or a thing, and find the key word: geöffnet / geschlossen for the days, kostet for the price, Tipp for the recommendation, Möchtest du …? for the invitation.
Liebe Lena, kennst du schon das neue Café am Marktplatz? Es ist klein, aber sehr gemütlich. Es hat von Dienstag bis Sonntag geöffnet, von neun bis achtzehn Uhr. Am Montag ist es geschlossen. Der Kaffee kostet nur zwei Euro fünfzig, und der Kuchen ist fantastisch. Mein Tipp: der Käsekuchen! Es gibt auch Tee, Saft und kleine Brötchen. Möchtest du am Samstag mit mir hingehen? Um drei Uhr habe ich Zeit. Tom kommt vielleicht auch mit. Schreib mir bitte! Liebe Grüße Anna
Dear Lena, do you know the new café on the market square yet? It is small but very cosy. It is open from Tuesday to Sunday, from nine to six. On Monday it is closed. A coffee costs only two euros fifty, and the cake is fantastic. My tip: the cheesecake! There is also tea, juice and small rolls. Would you like to go there with me on Saturday? I have time at three o'clock. Tom might come along too. Please write back! Best wishes Anna
Exercise
Lesen: Das neue Café · A1.2
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