What do you do when you love both cats and coffee?

A new coffeeshop is attracting customers by offering something extra: cats. 

Words:

• Something is furry when it is covered in fur or hair. Animals such as cats and dogs are furry.
• Pastries are baked snacks. They can be sweet or savoury, and often have pastry (bladerdeeg) around them.
• A vacant space is an empty space or a space that’s available.
• Quarters is a term used to describe a place where people (or cats) are staying or living. It’s often used to describe housing for workers, soldiers, or students that’s not meant to be a permanent home.
• When something is carefully curated it means it is designed and planned with a specific goal in mind.
• The décor in a space is the way it’s decorated.
• Your lap is the area on top of your legs when you’re sat down.
• The monetary value of something is its value in money.

Video:

Watch the video from 00:00-00:56.

1. How did Vanessa Beardsley come up with the idea of the café when she saw a vacant space in her town?

A: She thought about what the people in the town would like.

B: She thought about where she would like to go every day.

C: She wanted to find a way to keep her cats with her at work.

D: She wanted to find a way to help local stray cats.

2. What do you think the phrase ‘business is booming’ means?

Watch from 00:56 to the end of the video.

3. Fill in the missing words from customer Martha Larson’s description of the café:

“I love the […], I love the […], and I love the […].”

4. What can the cats do if they get tired of the customers?

A: They go outside, to relax and not be around people. 

B: They go to the basement, where they have their own space. 

C: They go to their own quarters in the attic.

D: They hide behind the counter and eat pastries. 

5. The owner of the café thinks it’s a place to…

A: chill out,

B: watch a weird cat play,

C: disconnect from the world,

D: scroll on your phone,

E: listen to jazz,

F: have a cat sit on your lap,

G: knit a pair of socks,

H: read a good book,

I: have a cup of coffee,

…and that’s what we all need.

6. A “cat café” is a café with a twist. If you started your own café with a twist, what would you do?

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