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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Maya’s host family served her fish and chips on her first evening in New Zealand.
Afghan biscuits get their name from the country of Afghanistan.
New Zealand sells its lamb and beef to more than a hundred countries worldwide.
Maya liked New Zealand food more than Canadian food.
Maya used real snow to make maple taffy at the school fair.
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 type of fish was in Maya’s first fish and chips dinner in New Zealand?
What are Afghan biscuits topped with?
How long was the food cooked underground in the hāngī demonstration?
What is the volume of a New Zealand metric cup in millilitres, and how does it compare to an American cup?
What did Maya use instead of snow to make her maple taffy at the school fair?
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.
Australia’s coffee culture is among the most sophisticated in the world, yet it was not always this way. For most of the twentieth century, Australians drank tea — a habit inherited from British colonial traditions. They opened espresso bars in Melbourne and Sydney, introducing locals to strong, flavourful coffee for the first time.
The shift was gradual but unstoppable. Young Australians who had grown up watching their parents drink tea began experimenting with lattes, flat whites, and cappuccinos. By the 1980s, the café had become a social institution.
One drink in particular helped define Australian coffee culture: the flat white. It consists of a double shot of espresso topped with steamed milk that has a thin, velvety layer of microfoam — less frothy than a cappuccino, more milky than a macchiato.
Australia’s rejection of chain coffee shops is another distinctive feature. Starbucks famously struggled in Australia and closed most of its stores in 2008, unable to compete with the quality offered by independent roasters.
Today, Australian-style cafés can be found in London, New York, and Tokyo. What began as an immigrant tradition has become one of Australia’s most successful cultural exports.
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).
For much of its modern history, New Zealand’s food culture was firmly rooted in its British colonial past. Meat and three vegetables — typically roast lamb with boiled potatoes, peas, and carrots — dominated dinner tables from the 1840s right through to the 1970s. Cooking methods were straightforward, seasoning was minimal, and adventurous eating was rare. The country’s geographic isolation reinforced this culinary conservatism, as imported ingredients were expensive and hard to obtain.
The transformation began in the 1980s, when a new generation of chefs started drawing inspiration from New Zealand’s Pacific neighbours. Asian flavours — soy, ginger, chilli, and coconut — began appearing in mainstream restaurants. At the same time, a renewed interest in Māori food traditions brought indigenous ingredients into the spotlight. Kūmara (sweet potato), kawakawa (a native pepper leaf), and horopito (bush pepper) moved from bush kitchens to fine dining menus. This blending of European, Asian, and Māori influences created what food writers now call “Pacific Rim cuisine.”
The country’s natural environment plays a crucial role in its modern food identity. New Zealand’s clean waterways produce exceptional seafood, including green-lipped mussels, crayfish, and Bluff oysters — the latter so prized that an annual festival in Southland draws thousands of visitors. The temperate climate supports world-class wine production, particularly Sauvignon Blanc from the Marlborough region, which has won international acclaim. Meanwhile, the pastoral landscape provides grass-fed lamb and beef that are exported to over 120 countries.
Perhaps the most distinctive aspect of New Zealand’s food culture is the outdoor cooking tradition. The barbecue, or “barbie,” is a weekend ritual, but the Māori hāngī holds a deeper cultural significance. This traditional earth oven, in which food is cooked over heated stones buried underground, produces uniquely smoky, tender meat and vegetables. Once reserved for special occasions and ceremonies, the hāngī has become a regular feature of community gatherings and a must-try experience for tourists visiting the country.
Before the 1980s, New Zealand’s cuisine was heavily influenced by Asian cooking traditions.
Kūmara is a type of vegetable that originates from New Zealand.
The Bluff oyster festival is the largest food festival in New Zealand.
New Zealand exports its lamb and beef to more than a hundred different countries.
The hāngī was traditionally used only for everyday family meals.
Find the word in the text that matches each definition.
The state of being far away from other places or people (paragraph 1)
A resistance to change, especially regarding traditional practices (paragraph 1)
The centre of public attention or interest (paragraph 2)
Valued very highly; considered extremely precious (paragraph 3)
Regularly occurring event that forms part of a person’s usual activities (paragraph 4)
Complete each sentence with one word. The number of dashes corresponds to the number of missing letters. Some letters are already given.
Anzac biscuits were created as a nutritional boost for WWI soldiers and designed to _ _ _ h _ _ _ _ _ long sea journeys without spoiling.
After waves of Asian migration in the 1980s, _ _ _ _ u _ _ _ _ every suburb in Australia now has Chinese and Thai restaurants.
Canadian butter tarts come in many _ _ r _ _ _ _ _ _ _, including maple, bacon, and salted caramel cardamom.
Native Americans introduced corn to European settlers, and it quickly became the _ _ _ _ d _ _ _ _ _ for dishes such as cornbread, grits, and tortillas.
Many traditional recipes from English-speaking countries still use the _ _ p _ _ _ _ _ system, measuring weight in pounds and ounces rather than kilograms.
Read the text below. Complete each gap (6.1.–6.10.) with one word to create a coherent and grammatically correct text.
Every spring, thousands of Canadian families head to the countryside to visit sugar shacks — or “cabanes à sucre,” as 6.1. _______ are known in Quebec. These rustic wooden buildings have 6.2. _______ welcoming visitors for well over two centuries and remain a cherished part of the country’s food culture.
The experience revolves around maple syrup in all 6.3. _______ forms. Visitors sit at long communal tables and enjoy 6.4. _______ enormous meal of baked beans, smoked ham, crêpes, and omelettes — every dish drizzled generously with freshly made syrup. Some families visit the same sugar shack year 6.5. _______ year, turning it into a beloved tradition.
The real highlight, 6.6. _______, takes place outdoors. Tire sur la neige — literally “pulling on snow” — is made 6.7. _______ pouring boiling-hot maple syrup directly onto a bed of clean snow. 6.8. _______ the syrup hits the frozen surface, it quickly thickens into a soft, chewy candy that can be rolled onto a wooden stick. The taste is unlike 6.9. _______ else — pure maple sweetness with a hint of cold crunch.
Sugar shacks were once simple working buildings 6.10. _______ farmers boiled sap to produce syrup. Today, many have become tourist attractions, but the centuries-old process remains essentially unchanged.
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.
For most of its modern history, Australia’s food scene was shaped by its 7.1. _______ past. Roast meat, hearty puddings, and mugs of tea made up the average 7.2. _______ diet, and few people ventured beyond these familiar dishes. The 7.3. _______ of Chinese prospectors during the gold rush of the 1800s brought the first wave of new flavours, but change was slow.
The real 7.4. _______ came after World War II, when massive European migration introduced Australians to pizza, pasta, garlic bread, and espresso coffee. 7.5. _______ overnight, the nation’s eating habits began to change. By the 1980s, migrants from Asia had added another layer of 7.6. _______ to the food scene, bringing stir-fry noodles, curries, and dumplings to suburban restaurants.
Today, modern Australian cuisine is considered one of the most 7.7. _______ in the world. The average dinner table is just as likely to feature a Thai curry as a 7.8. _______ meat pie, reflecting a multicultural heritage unlike any other.
7.1. COLONY → colonial (noun -> adjective: relating to a colony (-ial suffix))
7.2. DAY → daily (noun -> adjective: happening every day (-ly suffix))
7.3. ARRIVE → arrival (verb -> noun: the act of arriving (-al suffix))
7.4. REVOLVE → revolution (verb -> noun: a major change (-tion suffix))
7.5. VIRTUAL → Virtually (adjective -> adverb: almost, nearly (-ly suffix))
7.6. RICH → richness (adjective -> noun: the quality of being rich (-ness suffix))
7.7. EXCITE → exciting (verb -> adjective: causing excitement (-ing suffix))
7.8. CONVENTION → conventional (noun -> adjective: traditional, standard (-al suffix))
Distractors (not used): NOURISH, ESTABLISH
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.
Dr Callister created Vegemite so that he could use the leftover yeast from beer production.
Key word: ORDER
Dr Callister created Vegemite ________ use the leftover yeast from beer production.
Montreal-style bagels became popular because of their unique honey-boiled, wood-fired method.
Key word: OWING
The popularity of Montreal-style bagels was ________ their unique honey-boiled, wood-fired method.
“Don’t use cups to measure flour — use a scale instead,” the baking instructor told us.
Key word: ADVISED
The baking instructor ________ cups to measure flour.
At first, the European settlers found Australian bush food strange, but eventually they started to accept it.
Key word: GOT
The European settlers eventually ________ Australian bush food.
If the chef had more time, he would prepare a traditional hāngī for the guests.
Key word: WERE
Were the chef ________ more time, he would prepare a traditional hāngī for the guests.
Would you like to try some of the homemade butter tarts?
Key word: MIND
Would you ________ some of the homemade butter tarts?
In fact, New Zealand lamb is exported to more than 120 countries.
Key word: MATTER
As a ________ New Zealand lamb is exported to more than 120 countries.
It is useless to add more salt after the dish has already been served.
Key word: POINT
There is no ________ more salt after the dish has already been served.
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 | I |
| Canada | A | G |
| Australia | D | F |
| New Zealand | B | H |
Answer each question in English. Write short, precise answers.
What are Tim Tams, one of Australia’s most popular snack foods?
What is the official food of the city of Halifax (Canada), and who invented it in 1973?
What traditional dish from the American Southeast combines seafood with a corn-based side?
What are whitebait fritters made from in New Zealand?
What phrase described Australia’s economic prosperity from its wool and farming industry in the early 1900s?