F2F Class Notes (Raph)[W][R]

Read the article bellow one more time and write down all the words you don’t understand. We will discuss them next class.

Vocabulary

Dental Floss (n): 1-  a type of thread used for cleaning between the teeth.
E.g.: You should floss / use dental floss at least once a day.

Mouthwash (n): 1- a liquid used for keeping the mouth clean and smelling fresh. 2- 漱口水
E.g.: After brushing and flossing, it’s always better to finish it off with a good mouthwash.

Severe (adj): 1-  extreme, very strong or difficult.
E.g.: This will be a severe test of our strength.

Carbs (n): 1- 碳水化合物

Grammar

My mouth was blood. – My mouth was bleeding.

Your teeth is more white that me. – Your teeth are whiter than mine.

Wash my teeth – Brush my teeth.

Starbucks opens coffee shop with tatami in Kyoto
(Source: breakingnewsenglish.com/1707/170703-coffee-shop.html)

Starbucks has opened a new coffee shop in Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto. It is unlike any other Starbucks in the world as it has three rooms with tatami – the traditional straw matting that is used for floors in Japanese houses. There are no chairs in the tatami rooms. People sit on flat cushions on the tatami mats. The new coffee shop is in a 100-year-old house in one of the most historic areas of Kyoto. It is located on the attractive Ninen-zaka shopping street. It is situated between two UNESCO World Heritage-listed temples. The area is very popular with tourists, many of whom rent traditional Japanese kimono to go sightseeing in. The three tatami rooms are on the second floor of the house.

Starbucks has done its best to make sure the coffee shop blends in with its traditional surroundings. There are no neon signs and no big, green Starbucks names or logos. Instead, there is a traditional dark-blue curtain hanging over the front door. The coffee shop’s logo is printed on the curtain in black. Starbucks has reformed the house in the traditional style and has created a Japanese garden for people to look at. The company also wants to be a good neighbor. It has decided not to let people form lines in front of the shop as they wait to get in. It will also limit the number of customers during peak hours. This is to avoid disrupting the quiet atmosphere in the area with crowds of customers.

Original:

Every successful brand has a great influence to the world.then brand will has a lot of shops over the world.so does Starbucks . I think the new shop in Kyoto is very good.the shop is more special than other Starbucks ‘s shop.it is very Japanese characteristics.l like it and I hope I can have a coffee in the Kyoto ‘s Starbucks shop!

Edited:

Every successful brand has a great influence in the world. Those brands have a lot of shops all over the planet. Starbucks is one of those brands and I just read an article about their new shop in Kyoto, Japan, which I think  is very good. The shop is more special than other Starbucks shops and has many Japanese characteristics. l like it and I hope that one day I will be able to have a coffee in that shop!

Pronunciation

Agency: /ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/

Italy: /ˈɪt̬.əl.i/

Italian: /ɪˈtæl.jən/

Anxiety: /æŋˈzaɪ.ə.t̬i/

Anxious: /ˈæŋk.ʃəs/

Potato: /pəˈteɪ.t̬oʊ/

Tomato: /təˈmeɪ.t̬oʊ/

Particularly: /pɚˈtɪk.jə.lɚ.li/

Influence: /ˈɪn.flu.əns/ 

Word: /wɝːd/

World: /wɝːld/