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Step 1
Read the Article
Read the article to understand the main idea.
記事を読んで、おおよその内容をつかみましょう。
How the ice cream cone began
For a long time, serving ice cream was not easy. Sellers needed a good way to give it to their customers.
In 1904, there was a big fair in St. Louis, a city in the American state of Missouri. There, an immigrant named Ernest Hamwi sold a crisp, fried pastry called zalabiyeh. He came from Syria, a country in the Middle East. He was only 20 years old.
Next to him, a man named Albert Aboussie sold ice cream in paper cups. He was born in Lebanon. One day, he had no more cups, so Hamwi had an idea.
He rolled his pastry into the shape of a cone. Aboussie served his ice cream in it. People loved it. Some people say this was the first ice cream cone.
(AP)
Step 2
Check the Vocabulary and Phrases
Check the following vocabulary and phrases.
以下の単語やフレーズの発音、意味、使い方を確認しましょう。
serve
（飲食物を）提供する
to give food or drink to someone, for example in a restaurant
The waiter served us coffee after dinner.
夕食の後、ウェイターが私たちにコーヒーを出してくれました。
fair
博覧会
a large public event where people show or sell things
We saw many things from around the world at the fair.
私たちは博覧会で世界中のいろいろなものを見ました。
immigrant
移民
a person who comes to live in a country that is not their own
My grandfather was an immigrant from Italy.
私の祖父はイタリアからの移民でした。
pastry
ぺーストリー（小麦粉を使った菓子）
a sweet food made from a mix of flour, butter, and water
I ate a sweet pastry with my coffee this morning.
私は今朝、コーヒーと一緒に甘いペーストリーを食べました。
cone
円すい（形）
an object with a round flat base and a point at the top
The tall mountain looked like a cone.
その高い山は円すいのような形をしていました。
Step 3
Comprehension Questions
Answer the following questions based on the article.
理解度問題に挑戦しましょう。
What did Ernest Hamwi sell at the fair?
Why did Hamwi have an idea?
Step 4
Discussion
Share your opinions on the following questions.
以下の質問について、自分の考えを述べてみましょう。
Which do you like better, ice cream in a cone or ice cream in a cup? Why?
When do you usually eat ice cream? Please explain your answer.
What food from another country do you like to eat? Why do you like it?
When people have a problem, do you think working together is a good way to solve it? Why do you think so?
Do you think a problem can sometimes help people get a new idea, like the ice cream cone? Why or why not?