A SPECIAL CAFÉ* FOR WRITERS
Last month, the journalist* Simon Finch flew on a new type of plane to Tokyo, Japan. When he arrived there, he had to write an article about the plane for his newspaper. "A friend who lives in Tokyo told me about a special café there," said Simon. "He said it's a café for writers, and that it's a great place to write. So I decided to write my article in that café."(lines 1–4)
When writers first enter the café, they must fill out a form. On the form, they write how long they want to stay in the café. They also write how many words they want to write while they are there. When they finish filling out the form, they give it to a waiter. Then they sit down and start working.(lines 5–8)
There are seats for only ten writers in the café. It is very quiet. There is no music, and nobody talks. "This really helps you concentrate," said Simon. "And the waiters help you too. They remind you about the goals* that you wrote on the form when you came in. This encourages you to work harder."(lines 9–12)
Simon wrote in the café every day for three days. He finished the article at the end of the third day. "It usually takes me much longer to write an article," said Simon. "That's because I often stop working to watch videos or play games on my phone. But in the café, the waiters always reminded me to do my work. That made it very easy for me to keep writing until I finished."(lines 13–17)
Simon was happy with the article that he wrote in the café. His boss was also happy with it. When Simon went back home, he told the other journalists at his newspaper about the café. "Everyone thought it was a wonderful idea," said Simon. "All of us think that every city should have a special café for writers."(lines 18–21)