Mr Ripple and the legacy of the ice cream van.

 

Each of these lessons are based on cultural and trending topics like Banky's art or the transformation of Bilba city. In this exercise we look at the nostalgic connection to the classic British and Irish ice cream van and how it became part of the cultural langscape. 

The lesson is based on a video documentary looking athe oldest ice cream van in Dublin. The actual same van I USED TO get my 99's from when I was a kid in Nutgrove. 

Class duration – One - 2 hour session \ Number of students – 1 – 4 

Objective - Develop an awareness of critical thinking while expanding on related vocabulary.  

The majority of corrections are given in real time during the online class with notes taken and written in the CHAT option in Microsoft teams, google MEET or skype. 

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As far as I know there was a migration of Italian workers to Britain after the second world war and with them they brought their superior icecream and expertise and to this day in Ireland and Britian the best ice cream parlours and mobile vans are Italian in origin. This is the case of My Taylor who intially migrated to Wales but after to the miner strikes in the eighties peoples disponsable income so he moved to Dublin. 

 

Ireland’s Oldest Ice Cream Man | Mr. Ripple (youtube.com)

What a scoop! Readers’ favourite ice-cream shops | Europe holidays | The Guardian

13 00 -- Voice activated 

1. Speak of the devil 

 2. Speak one’s mind 

 3. Speak on behalf of

 4. Speak at length 

 5. Speak the same language

A. Match the word with the corresponding definition. B. Guess the number in the gaps. Then check your answer in the video to see if you're right! C. Watch the video. 3. The Voice Revolution 

1. Bypassing - Avoid or circumvent. 2. Streamlined - Having been made simpler and more efficient or effective. 3. Straightforward - Uncomplicated and easy to do or understand. 4. Tons - A lot. 5. Fuelling - stimulant.

a. Something that sustains or encourages; stimulant. b. Uncomplicated and easy to do or understand. c. A lot. d. Having been made simpler and more efficient or effective. e. Avoid or circumvent. WORD DEFINITION 

1. .............. % of US households own at least 1 smart speaker

 2. .............. % will own 1 smart speaker by 2025 

 3. Voice ecommerce is expected to be worth more than $......... billion per year by 2023 

 4. What are the .............. largest companies in the world? 

The Future of Voice Technology (youtube.com)

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