Pre-reading questions:
- Do you like going to cafes? Why or why not?
- What is your favorite movie? Please explain your answer.
Vocabulary:
- dementia /dih-MEN-shuh/
[noun] common disease suffered by old people
Her grandmother has dementia. - memory /MEM-uh-ree/
[noun] ability to remember
I failed the exam because I have a bad memory. - loss /los/
[noun] not having something anymore
The loss of her pet made her sad. - treatment /TREET-muhnt/
[noun] something you do to cure a disease
I’m getting treatments for my broken arm. - staff /stahf/
[noun] the people who work for a company
Restaurant staff must be nice.
A cafe in Tsurugashima, Saitama shows movies to old people to fight dementia. Dementia attacks the brain and causes memory loss. Watching films is a form of treatment to make a person’s memory better. Staff at Ginmaku Cafe plays movies from at least 65 years ago. All the films are cut short so that customers will not feel too tired.
True or False:
- Ginmaku Cafe is in Saitama Prefecture.
- Watching films helps improve one’s memory.
- The films Ginmaku Cafe shows are 30 minutes long.
- Watching films causes memory loss.
- Dementia attacks the brain.
Vocabulary Check:
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
| dementia | memory | loss | treatment | staff |
- The company’s _________ is very friendly.
- My grandmother gets _________ in the hospital.
- She is good at tests because of her good _________.
- It is not easy to take care of someone with _________.
- The _________ of the student’s wallet made the teacher angry.