Ice cream meaning in English
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Definition
an ice cream: a frozen dessert containing cream, sugar and flavoring
Examples
- "The ice cream at half time was pretty good too!"
- "But sadly, we have no ice cream."
- "Philip : But there'll be ice cream."
- "Icarus : Museum and ice cream!"
- "Susie : That sounds like an ice cream flavour."
- "Jelly Ice cream Jelly and ice cream"
- "There's an exhibit at the Louvre on Neo-Classical Anti-Renaissance Post-Modernism. Oh and then we can go and have some ice cream, it'll be fascinating!"
- "Jelly and ice cream"
- "Philip : No ice cream?"
- "Chapter 6: Ice cream addiction and rehabilitation"
- "You're sitting around eating ice cream and getting fat, aren't you?"
- "You wanna have some ice cream with my friend and me?"
Exercise 1
In this broadcast, Brent mentions several things which Sweden is famous for. What are they?
You can select things mentioned in either the first or the second part of the broadcast.
You can select things mentioned in either the first or the second part of the broadcast.
In this broadcast, Brent mentions several things which Sweden is famous for. What are they?
You can select things mentioned in either the first or the second part of the broadcast.
You can select things mentioned in either the first or the second part of the broadcast.
This is an incorrect choice. Brent says that Sweden is best known for its "outstanding ice hockey players" not its ice cream.
This is a correct answer. Brent says that Sweden is "best known for its delicious meatballs, outstanding ice hockey players and the 70's pop quintet ABBA". I always thought there were four members of ABBA, but perhaps Brent knows something I don't!
This is an incorrect choice. Brent does not mention a "strong army" in the dialogue. Brent does mention that Sweden is a "powerhouse", but without any context, we cannot assume that he is referring to Sweden's military capabilities. A "powerhouse" can refer to anything powerful.
This is an incorrect choice, although Sweden is generally known for its mobile phone technology, Brent never talks about this in the dialogue.
This is a correct choice. Brent describes Sweden as a "country best known for its delicious meatballs". Meatballs are round balls of lamb, pork, or beef seasoned and cooked with a sauce. "Swedish meatballs" are well known throughout the world.
This is an incorrect choice. Despite the fact that Sweden is well known for its international low-price furniture stores, Brent never talks about this in the broadcast.
Exercise 2
Select the items from the menus which best match each description below!
This is a traditional British speciality involving potatoes and seafood! -->
The next item is fruity, very wobbly, and usually eaten at the end of a meal! -->
Finally, this dish is eaten in the mornings and involves sausages, eggs, bacon, beans, fried tomatoes, and toast! -->
This is a traditional British speciality involving potatoes and seafood! -->
The next item is fruity, very wobbly, and usually eaten at the end of a meal! -->
Finally, this dish is eaten in the mornings and involves sausages, eggs, bacon, beans, fried tomatoes, and toast! -->
Select the items from the menus which best match each description below!
This is a traditional British speciality involving potatoes and seafood! --> fish and chips 1
The next item is fruity, very wobbly, and usually eaten at the end of a meal! --> jelly 2
Finally, this dish is eaten in the mornings and involves sausages, eggs, bacon, beans, fried tomatoes, and toast! --> full English breakfast 3
This is a traditional British speciality involving potatoes and seafood! --> fish and chips 1
The next item is fruity, very wobbly, and usually eaten at the end of a meal! --> jelly 2
Finally, this dish is eaten in the mornings and involves sausages, eggs, bacon, beans, fried tomatoes, and toast! --> full English breakfast 3
1 fish and chips: "Fish and chips" is the right answer. It's one of Britain's favourite national dishes! "Chips" are potatoes cut into strips and then deep-fried in hot oil. They are called "fries" in the USA. The "fish" in this context is usually cod, which is battered and also deep-fried in hot fat. This quick, tasty food is bought from "chippies"!
1 potato soup: Potato soup rarely involves seafood, thankfully! This is therefore not the right answer here.
1 fish finger sandwich: A fish finger sandwich is food eaten mostly by children, involving some long, thin pieces of breaded fish positioned between two slices of bread. I used to eat this with lots of ketchup. It doesn't involve any potato, so isn't the right answer here!
2 jelly: "Jelly" is the right answer. "Jelly" is a gelatinous dessert often served at children's parties. In the USA, it is referred to as "jello". Jelly is usually fruit-flavoured. Example: "When I was a child, I only ate jelly".
2 ice cream: Ice cream is not "very wobbly". It is not gelatinous enough to be the right answer here.
2 baked apple and custard: A "baked apple" is one which has been cooked in the oven with sugar and spices such as cinnamon. It's very tasty! "Custard" is a pale yellow, vanilla-flavoured sweet sauce. Neither is "very wobbly".
3 full English breakfast: The full English breakfast is quite special! It includes lots of fried meat, eggs, and often tomatoes, mushrooms, or baked beans. Only those with a very strong stomach can eat this in the morning! Example: "When I visited Britain, I ate a full English breakfast every morning. Now I'm very fat".
3 egg salad cream: "Egg salad cream" probably consists of a hard-boiled chicken egg, served with a mayonnaise-like sauce. This is not the right answer here.
3 Bangers and mash: "Bangers" are sausages, and "mash" is mashed potato. This is not the right answer here.
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