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The famous snack in English

Tasha takes Ana to a frozen custard stand in Milwaukee. Ana thinks it is ice cream.

Then she goes quiet, because it is better than she expected.

You'll order a small vanilla and ask what it tastes like.

You'll say it is creamier than ice cream, and sweet, but not too sweet.

You'll also say you could eat another one.

By the end of this lesson

Order frozen custard and say what it tastes like.

  • This place is famous for frozen custard.A lot of people know this shop for this cold dessert.
  • Can I get a small vanilla, please?Please give me a little vanilla frozen custard.
  • What does it taste like?How would you describe the flavor?
  • It's creamier than ice cream.It feels thicker and richer than ice cream.
  • It's sweet, but not too sweet.It tastes sweet, but the sweet taste is not too strong.
  • I could eat another one.I want a second one.

Scene — a Milwaukee stand

Same Milwaukee weekend with Tasha. They walk along a river edge to a frozen custard stand. The menu board is blank from far away.

Ana expects ice cream. Tasha already knows this snack. A clerk waits at the window with a small cup.

Ana and Tasha approach a frozen custard stand beside the river, where a clerk waits at the service window with a small cup.

Learn — frozen custard

Six lines help you order frozen custard and say how it tastes.

You'll compare it to ice cream, then say you want another one.

  1. Tasha gestures toward the custard stand as Ana listens beside her on the river path.

    This place is famous for frozen custard.

    A lot of people know this shop for this cold dessert.

    When to use it: Say this when a shop is well known for one food.

    Famous for names the food people come here to get.

    Say it: Stress famous on the first part.

  2. Ana leans toward the service window to order while Tasha waits beside her.

    Can I get a small vanilla, please?

    Please give me a little vanilla frozen custard.

    When to use it: Use this to order a small vanilla at a window.

    Can I get is a casual way to order food.

    Say it: Stress vanilla on the second part.

  3. Ana looks down at her small cup of vanilla frozen custard before tasting it.

    What does it taste like?

    How would you describe the flavor?

    When to use it: Ask this when you want someone to describe a flavor.

    Taste like asks you to describe the flavor in simple words.

  4. Tasha holds up a thick spoonful of frozen custard for Ana to examine.

    It's creamier than ice cream.

    It feels thicker and richer than ice cream.

    When to use it: Say this to compare frozen custard with ice cream.

    Use than when you compare two foods.

    Say it: Stress creamier on the first part.

  5. Tasha tastes a spoonful of frozen custard from her small cup.

    It's sweet, but not too sweet.

    It tastes sweet, but the sweet taste is not too strong.

    When to use it: Say this when the sugar is just right.

    Too here means more than you want.

  6. Ana turns back toward the custard window for another serving while Tasha remains beside her.

    I could eat another one.

    I want a second one.

    When to use it: Say this when you liked it and want a second.

    Could here is a soft way to say you want more.

Story — she goes quiet

Watch Tasha take Ana to the stand. Ana thinks it is ice cream at first.

The highlighted words are the lines you just learned.

  1. The stand sits by the river. A clerk waits at the window.
  2. TashaThis place is famous for frozen custard.A lot of people know this shop for this cold dessert.
  3. AnaWhat does it taste like?How would you describe the flavor?
  4. TashaIt's creamier than ice cream.It feels thicker and richer than ice cream.
  5. AnaSo, is it ice cream?She still thinks it might be ice cream.
  6. TashaWell, no. You'll see.She says it is not ice cream. Ana will taste it.
  7. ClerkHi. What can I get you?The clerk asks what they want to order.
  8. AnaCan I get a small vanilla, please?Please give me a little vanilla frozen custard.
  9. TashaAnd a small chocolate for me, please.She orders a small chocolate too.
  10. ClerkHere you go.The clerk hands them the cups.
  11. AnaThanks.a short, casual thank you
  12. Ana takes a bite. She goes quiet.
  13. TashaYou went quiet.She notices Ana stopped talking.
  14. AnaIt's sweet, but not too sweet.It tastes sweet, but the sweet taste is not too strong.
  15. TashaThis is my favorite.I like this one most of all
  16. AnaI could eat another one.I want a second one.
  17. TashaI really like this.I like this a lot

Practice — order and flavor

Eleven quick exercises wait here. You'll listen, pick, match, fill a gap, and build a line.

They stay small, so the round moves fast.

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  1. What did you hear?

  2. Match the pairs

    English

    This place is famous for frozen custard.Drop the Simple English here
    What does it taste like?Drop the Simple English here
    It's creamier than ice cream.Drop the Simple English here
    I could eat another one.Drop the Simple English here

    Simple English

    Drag a Simple English line onto its English, or tap one and then the other.

  3. What do you say?

    You are at the window. You want a little vanilla frozen custard.

  4. What does it mean?

    What does it taste like?

  5. Fill the gap

    It feels thicker and richer than ice cream.

    It's ____ than ice cream.

  6. Build the line

    It tastes sweet, but the sweet taste is not too strong.

    , .

    Tap the words in order.

  7. Pick the reply

    Tasha says:

    You went quiet. Want another?

    She asks if you want a second one.

    And you reply with:

  8. Swap the word

    You tell Tasha why people know this shop.

    This place is ____ for frozen custard.

  9. True or false?

    This line means you do not like the snack.

  10. What do you say?

    You like this frozen custard more than any other snack.

  11. Pick the reply

    Clerk says:

    Here you go.

    The clerk is handing you the cup now.

    And you reply with:

Say it — say it at the window

Now you're Ana at the frozen custard stand. When it's your turn, tap the microphone and speak the line.

Tap play first if you want to hear the line. Your recording stays on your device.

  1. Ana (you)Tell her many people know this shop for this cold dessert.

    This place is famous for frozen custard.

    A lot of people know this shop for this cold dessert.

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Recap — what you can say now

EnglishSimple English
This place is famous for frozen custard.A lot of people know this shop for this cold dessert.
Can I get a small vanilla, please?Please give me a little vanilla frozen custard.
What does it taste like?How would you describe the flavor?
It's creamier than ice cream.It feels thicker and richer than ice cream.
It's sweet, but not too sweet.It tastes sweet, but the sweet taste is not too strong.
I could eat another one.I want a second one.
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