Dates... A sweet present from our student Basel

Student interview and blog post

Mr. Basel Al Ahmari

Amazing hand-picked dates from Saudi Arabia

What's your name?
Basel Al Ahmari

Where do you come from?

Saudi Arabia

How long have you been studying in Cardiff?

Two months

What is your English class? 

Intermediate level 

Why have you chosen Peartree Languages?

My cousins advised me to come here

Do you enjoy being here?

Yes, I do

Is it very different from your country?

Yes, because it is different society

Do you think you have made a lot of progress in English since you came here?

Yes, I think

Is it what you expected?

Yes

Why do you want to improve your English?
I want improve my English and going to university

Basel and Coralie trying some dates

Dates! Written by Basel Al Ahmari

Dates are a kind of fruit and they grow on palm trees usually in hot places, such as Saudi Arabia and Iraq. 

Sometimes dates become dry or sticky. They're also sweet and soft. It's good because it's natural sugar, but there's a stone inside them with you don't eat.

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When dates appear on palm trees they'll be green but when they grow they become yellow then orange, then red, and finally black.

Historians disagree about the origin of dates. Some historians say it's Was around the Arabian gulf before 6000BC. Egyptians were known to use dates in wine.

Have you missed your breakfast?
There is always something good to eat at Peartree Languages

Arabs provide dates for their guests at parties. To eat dates we eat 3,5,7,9 etc pieces just odd numbers. The most popular time for Muslims to eat dates is Ramadan month. It's healthier in the breakfast because it's give you a lot energy.

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Peartree Languages is a language school located in Cardiff.