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5 Sept 2026
Ice Station, in Abu Dhabi, has served more than 100 flavors of ice cream that used ingredients from the date palm. Ice Station
Sweet News! Ice Cream Made from Palm Trees in Abu Dhabi
Warm-up → Read & Listen → Check Understanding → Language → Use It
WARM UP
Think Ahead: Which detail do you think appears in this story?
a) An ice cream made from palm trees.
b) A cold soup made from tomatoes.
c) A cake made from red apples.
Ask:
(1) Do you like eating ice cream on hot summer days?
(2) What is your favourite ice cream flavor?
VOCABULARY
dessert (/dɪˈzɜːt/, noun)
Meaning: A sweet food that you eat after a meal.
Example: Chocolate cake is my favourite dessert.
treat (/triːt/, noun)
Meaning: A special and nice thing that makes you happy.
Example: We buy a sweet treat at the park.
flavour (/ˈfleɪvə/, noun)
Meaning: How a food tastes in your mouth.
Example: Strawberry is a very popular flavour.
creamy (/ˈkriːmi/, adjective)
Meaning: Soft and smooth like sweet milk cream.
Example: The fresh milk is very creamy.
natural (/ˈnætʃrəl/, adjective)
Meaning: Coming from nature and not from a factory.
Example: Fresh fruit is a natural food.
local (/ˈləʊkl/, adjective)
Meaning: From a place near your home or city.
Example: We visit the local shop every morning.
People in Abu Dhabi love cool food in summer. It is very hot outside. A clever chef makes a special dessert today. He creates ice cream from local date palm trees! Date palms grow everywhere in the UAE. People eat sweet dates every day. But this chef uses green parts from the tree too.
He mixes the plant parts with fresh milk. The blend becomes a very soft treat. It tastes sweet and natural. People visit his shop to try the new flavour. They sit together and enjoy the cold snack. It is creamy and delicious. Children smile because the ice cream tastes wonderful. The chef wants to use local plants in clever ways. He works hard every morning. This new snack makes everyone happy in the warm sun.
Listen
Dates, and the date palm, are an important part of Gulf nations’ heritage. Ice Station
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. Would you like to try date palm ice cream?
2. What is your favourite sweet treat in summer?
3. Are there many trees near your home?
4. Do you prefer eating fruit or eating cake?
5. Why do people eat cold food when it is hot outside?
FILL IN THE GAPS
FILL THE GAPS
Section 1: Fill in the Gaps
Word Bank: creamy, dessert, local, treat
People in Abu Dhabi love cool food in summer. It is very hot outside. A clever chef makes a special _______(1) today. He creates ice cream from local date palm trees! Date palms grow everywhere in the UAE. People eat sweet dates every day. But this chef uses green parts from the tree too. He mixes the plant parts with fresh milk. The blend becomes a very soft _______(2). It tastes sweet and _______(3). People visit his _______(4) shop to try the new flavour. They sit together and enjoy the cold snack. It is _______(5) and delicious. Children smile because the ice cream tastes wonderful. The chef wants to use local plants in clever ways. He works hard every morning. This new snack makes everyone happy in the warm sun.
Section 2: Main Idea
What is the main idea of this article?
a) A chef makes ice cream using local date palm trees.
b) Children in Abu Dhabi only like chocolate cake.
c) Date palm trees cannot grow in hot weather.
UNDERSTANDING
Section 3: True or False
1. The weather in Abu Dhabi is very cold in summer. T/F
2. The chef uses parts of local date palm trees. T/F
3. Children smile because the ice cream tastes wonderful. T/F
Section 4: Put Events in Order
Put these events in order (1-3):
[ ] People visit the shop to try the cold snack.
[ ] The chef mixes plant parts with fresh milk.
[ ] Date palm trees grow in the UAE.
LANGUAGE
Section 5: Vocab Match
1. dessert
2. treat
3. flavour
4. creamy
5. local
a) A special nice thing that makes you happy
b) Smooth and soft like milk cream
c) From a place near your home
d) A sweet food eaten after a meal
e) How a food tastes in your mouth
USE IT
Section 6: Discussion Builder
(1) The chef makes a sweet _______ for the hot summer day.
a) dessert
b) chair
(2) Fresh fruit is a _______ food that is good for children.
a) natural
b) noisy
Section 7: Sentence Unscramble
(1) Unscramble these words to make a sentence:
A) loves / B) The chef / C) local / D) using / E) plants
(2) Unscramble these words to make a sentence:
A) is / B) The ice cream / C) and / D) sweet / E) creamy
ANSWER KEY
Section: Warm Up Answer: a
Section 1: Fill in the Gaps Answers: (1) dessert, (2) treat, (3) creamy, (4) local
Section 2: Main Idea Answer: a
Section 3: True or False Answers: 1. False, 2. True, 3. True
Section 4: Put Events in Order Answers: 3, 2, 1
Section 5: Vocab Match Answers: 1-d, 2-a, 3-e, 4-b, 5-c
Section 6: Discussion Builder Answers: (1) a, (2) a
Section 7: Sentence Unscramble Answers: (1) B-A-D-C-E (The chef loves using local plants), (2) B-A-D-C-E (The ice cream is sweet and creamy)
Section 8: Discussion Questions (Student answers will vary).
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