Zadania 1–10 — 60 punktów / 90 minut
Listen to the recording. For each statement, decide if it is True, False, or if there is No Information given in the recording. You may play the recording twice.
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Memphis barbecue ribs are traditionally coated with a thick wet sauce before cooking.
Chicago deep-dish pizza uses a thick crust that is taller than traditional Italian pizza.
Southern fried chicken was originally invented in Kentucky.
Apple pie was invented in the United States.
Tex-Mex cuisine combines food traditions from two different countries.
Listen to the same recording again and answer the questions in English. Write short answers. These answers are shown for self-review after the exam — they are not auto-scored.
What cooking method is used for Memphis BBQ ribs, and what are 'burnt ends’?
In what order are the layers arranged inside a Chicago deep-dish pizza?
Name three US states that are known for their fried chicken traditions.
What famous American expression uses apple pie, and what does it symbolize?
Name three dishes that are examples of Tex-Mex cuisine.
Read the text below. Five sentences have been removed. Choose from options A–G the one which best fits each gap. Two options are distractors and do not fit any gap.
Thanksgiving is the most important food holiday in the United States. Every fourth Thursday in November, families gather for a meal centred on a roast turkey with all the trimmings. The tradition has evolved considerably since those early colonial days.
The modern Thanksgiving dinner typically includes roast turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, and gravy. In Louisiana, turducken — a chicken stuffed inside a duck stuffed inside a turkey — has a devoted following. New Englanders insist on oyster stuffing, while Southern cooks add collard greens and cornbread.
Pumpkin pie is the iconic Thanksgiving dessert. The Pilgrims would not have had the butter, flour, or sugar needed for pie crust. The pumpkin dessert we know today only became standard in the early nineteenth century, when cookbooks began including recipes.
The sheer scale of Thanksgiving cooking is remarkable. Grocery stores report their highest sales of the year in the week before Thanksgiving, surpassing even Christmas.
Not everyone celebrates with a traditional meal, however. Some families order Chinese takeaway, others prepare entirely vegetarian feasts, and a growing number volunteer at community kitchens to serve meals to those in need.
Read the text below. For questions 4.1–4.5, decide if each statement is True, False, or if there is No Information given in the text (5 pts). For questions 4.6–4.10, find the word in the text that matches the definition (5 pts).
Street food tells the story of a city better than any restaurant menu. In New York, the hot dog cart has been a fixture of the urban landscape since the 1860s, when German immigrants began selling sausages from pushcarts on the Bowery. Today, an estimated 10,000 street food vendors operate across the five boroughs, offering everything from pretzels and roasted nuts to halal platters and Mexican tamales. The diversity of New York’s street food mirrors the city’s immigrant heritage — each wave of newcomers has added its own flavours to the pavement menu.
On the other side of the Pacific, Australia has its own street food icon: the meat pie. This hand-sized pastry filled with minced beef and gravy has been called “Australia’s national dish” and sells over 260 million units per year — roughly ten pies for every man, woman, and child in the country. The classic meat pie is sold at bakeries, petrol stations, and football grounds, and it is traditionally eaten with a generous dollop of tomato sauce on top. While purists insist on the plain beef variety, modern variations include Thai chicken curry, kangaroo, and even crocodile fillings.
What makes street food culturally significant is its accessibility. Unlike fine dining, which can feel exclusive, street food is democratic — anyone can afford a two-dollar taco or a three-dollar pie. It also serves as a low-risk entry point for culinary adventurers. Trying an unfamiliar dish from a street stall requires less commitment than booking a table at an ethnic restaurant. This informality encourages people to experiment and, over time, to absorb new flavours into their everyday eating habits.
The rise of food trucks has transformed the street food scene in both countries. In the United States, gourmet food trucks began appearing around 2008, offering restaurant-quality dishes at pavement prices. Australia followed suit in the early 2010s, with food truck festivals becoming popular weekend events in Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. These mobile kitchens have blurred the line between casual and sophisticated dining, proving that great food does not require white tablecloths.
German immigrants were the first people to sell any kind of food on the streets of New York.
Australians consume more than a quarter of a billion meat pies annually.
The traditional way to eat an Australian meat pie includes adding sauce.
Street food is described as more affordable than all other types of dining.
Gourmet food trucks appeared in Australia before they became popular in the United States.
Find the word in the text that matches each definition.
A permanent or well-known feature of a particular place (paragraph 1)
A large amount of a soft food, dropped from a spoon (paragraph 2)
People who believe in keeping traditional methods unchanged (paragraph 2)
Possible to be obtained or used by everyone, regardless of wealth or status (paragraph 3)
Made the distinction between two things less clear (paragraph 4)
Complete each sentence with one word. The number of dashes corresponds to the number of missing letters. Some letters are already given.
Australia’s _ _ o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the early 1900s was described as 'riding on the sheep’s back’, with the economy driven by farm exports.
In the 1900s, Australian dinner plates were _ _ m _ _ _ _ _ _ by large servings of meat, reflecting the country’s farming wealth.
American cuisine evolved through the _ _ _ _ _ _ b _ _ _ _ _ _ of Native American, African, European, and Asian immigrants over centuries.
Nova Scotia’s lobster rolls feature Canada’s most _ _ _ _ b _ _ _ _ _ seafood, served fresh in a variety of bread types.
After a chef-led revolution in the early 2000s, _ _ _ _ _ _ p _ _ _ _ _ Kiwi cuisine now blends American, Australian, Mediterranean, and Asian influences.
Read the text below. Complete each gap (6.1.–6.10.) with one word to create a coherent and grammatically correct text.
When Aroha, a young student from New Zealand, moved to the United States for a year abroad, she quickly discovered that following a recipe was not as straightforward as she 6.1. _______ expected. Back home, she had often baked her grandmother’s pavlova — a classic dessert 6.2. _______ origins lie in the long-standing rivalry between Australia and New Zealand over which country invented it. In her New Zealand kitchen, she measured 6.3. _______ single ingredient in grams or millilitres, and always set the oven in degrees Celsius.
Her American host family’s kitchen, 6.4. _______ everything was measured in cups, tablespoons, and degrees Fahrenheit, felt like a completely different world. 6.5. _______ both countries use English, their measurement systems have very little in common. A standard cup in the United States holds about 237 millilitres, while a metric cup — used in New Zealand and Australia — holds 250. The difference may not seem like 6.6. _______, but in baking, even a small error can ruin the final result.
The confusion does not stop there. 6.7. _______ who travel between Britain and the United States often discover that a British pint contains 20 fluid ounces, whereas the American 6.8. _______ has only 16. This means that a recipe asking for 'a pint of milk’ will produce a different result depending 6.9. _______ which country you are in. Aroha therefore learned to double-check every measurement before she started cooking; 6.10. _______, she risked ending up with a flat pavlova or an overly sweet pumpkin pie.
Read the text. Complete each gap (7.1.–7.8.) with one word by transforming the words given in the box. Two words are extra.
New Zealand may be a small island nation, but its 7.1. _______ output is extraordinary. The country’s farmers produce premium lamb, marbled beef, and fresh seafood at remarkably 7.2. _______ prices. For decades, however, little 7.3. _______ took place in the nation’s kitchens, which were dominated by simple British-style dishes like meat pies and fish and chips.
The 7.4. _______ began about two decades ago, when adventurous chefs started building menus around locally sourced ingredients. Kumara, a sweet potato 7.5. _______ to Maori cooking for centuries, found its way onto fine-dining plates alongside seasonal vegetables. Feijoa, a fragrant fruit with a 7.6. _______ reputation overseas, became a popular ingredient in desserts and preserves.
Today, New Zealand’s chefs have 7.7. _______ blended traditional Maori methods with Mediterranean and Asian influences. Local farming and 7.8. _______ fishing ensure that the ingredients are always fresh, making the country an increasingly attractive destination for food lovers.
7.1. AGRICULTURE → agricultural (noun -> adjective: relating to agriculture (-al suffix))
7.2. AFFORD → affordable (verb -> adjective: able to be afforded (-able suffix))
7.3. INNOVATE → innovation (verb -> noun: the act of innovating (-tion suffix))
7.4. TRANSFORM → transformation (verb -> noun: the process of transforming (-ation suffix))
7.5. CENTRE → central (noun -> adjective: of primary importance (-al suffix))
7.6. GROW → growing (verb -> present participle as adjective: increasing)
7.7. SUCCESS → successfully (noun -> adverb: double derivation (-ful + -ly))
7.8. SUSTAIN → sustainable (verb -> adjective: able to be sustained (-able suffix))
Distractors (not used): TRADITION, FRESH
Using the word given in CAPITALS, complete each sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original. Do not change the form of the given word. You may write a maximum of five words, including the word given.
Montreal bagels are sweeter than New York bagels.
Key word: AS
New York bagels are ________ Montreal bagels.
The chef refused to reveal the secret ingredient in his poutine recipe.
Key word: GIVE
The chef refused to ________ the secret ingredient in his poutine recipe.
“You must try the clam chowder,” the waiter said to us.
Key word: INSISTED
The waiter ________ the clam chowder.
I never visited New England, so I can’t compare its clam chowder to other versions.
Key word: COULD
If I had visited New England, I ________ its clam chowder to other versions.
They didn’t allow us to bring our own food into the restaurant.
Key word: PREVENTED
We ________ our own food into the restaurant.
In the past, New Zealanders mainly ate simple British-style meals, but now they enjoy diverse international cuisines.
Key word: USED
New Zealanders ________ simple British-style meals, but now they enjoy diverse international cuisines.
No other food product is as important to Canada’s economy as maple syrup.
Key word: FAR
Maple syrup is ________ important food product to Canada’s economy.
A recipe will work with either imperial or metric measurements if you are consistent throughout.
Key word: LONG
A recipe will work with either imperial or metric measurements ________ consistent throughout.
Match two items to each country. Write the correct letter (A–K) in the table. Three options are distractors and do not belong to any of the four countries.
| Country | Item 1 | Item 2 |
|---|---|---|
| USA | ||
| Canada | ||
| Australia | ||
| New Zealand |
| Country | Item 1 | Item 2 |
|---|---|---|
| USA | C | G |
| Canada | B | H |
| Australia | A | J |
| New Zealand | D | F |
Answer each question in English. Write short, precise answers.
What nickname is given to the barramundi fish in Australia?
What are the three layers of a Nanaimo bar, a no-bake Canadian dessert?
Which American city is famous for its deep-dish pizza, described as a twist on the classic Italian pizza with a thick crust and layers of toppings?
What is the standard volume of one teaspoon in millilitres?
What is the humorous nickname for the cheese roll, a popular snack in the Southland region of New Zealand?