collocation · informal
go to a café
UK/ɡəʊ tuː ə ˈkæfeɪ/US/ɡoʊ tu ə ˈkæfeɪ/CA·FE
to visit a café to drink coffee, meet people or relax
Examples
“We often go to a café to study together.”
“On Saturday morning I go to a café for a quiet coffee.”
“She suggested we go to a café after the meeting.”
Band 8 sentence
“Whenever I need to concentrate, I go to a café where the atmosphere is calm and there are few distractions.”
Collocations
- go to a café with friends
- stop by a café
- order a coffee at the café
Word family
Common mistakes
Let's go to cafe after class.→Let's go to a café after class.
We go to the cafe every morning.→We go to the café every morning.
Say it for a higher band
5go to cafe→6visit a coffee shop→7+go to a café
Synonyms
visit a coffee shop
stop by a café
Easily confused
visit a coffee shop
“After class they decided to visit a coffee shop nearby.”
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