Rika's first part-time job

ESL Course: Easy English Lessons

Practice speaking English with these simple story and conversation lessons.

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Warm-up

  1. Do you like to drink coffee? (Yes, I do. / No, not really.)
  2. What's your favorite café or restaurant? (I like...)
  3. Do you talk to the staff? (Yes, sometimes. / No, never.)

Vocabulary Match

café •• "Oops!"
uniform •• buyers
manager •• coffee shop
customers •• boss
mistakes •• special clothes

Vocabulary Answers

cafécoffee shop
uniformspecial clothes
managerboss
customersbuyers
mistakes"Oops!"

Story

Rika, a high school student in Japan, wants to earn some money. She looks for job openings on the internet, and finds a part-time job at a café near her house. She applies and gets the job. On her first day, she wakes up early, puts on her uniform and goes to work. The manager shows her how to make coffee, tea, and take orders.

Rika is nervous, but she tries hard. She takes orders and serves customers all day. She makes some mistakes, but the manager helps her. By the end of the day, she feels proud of herself for doing a good job.

Rika continues to work at the café on weekends. She enjoys meeting new people and earning money. She also learns some new English words and phrases from the customers. Rika feels happy that she got her first part-time job.

Quiz

  1. What does Rika want to do?
  2. Does Rika enjoy her job?

Quiz Answers (examples)

  1. She wants to earn some money.
  2. Yes, she enjoys meeting new people and earning money.

Conversation

Customer:Hi, can I have a coffee please?
Rika:Sure, what size would you like?
Customer:Medium, please.
Rika:Would you like anything else?
Customer:No, that's all.
Rika:Okay, that will be 300 yen. Thank you.
Customer:Thank you.

Discussion

  1. Do you like meeting new people? Why or why not?
  2. What kind of job would you like to have in the future?
  3. What will you buy with your money?

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