PART ONE: LISTENING.

Pizza Delivery
Listen to the conversation and answer the following questions.
Q. 1

What size does the customer want for his pizza?

small.
medium.
large.

Q. 2

What toppings does he want?

pepperoni, mushrooms and onions.
pepperoni, mushrooms and green peppers.
pepperoni, black olives and green peppers.

Q. 3

The customer has decided to have a half-and-half pizza. Here are all the toppings
available. Put them in the order you hear them.

Q. 4

What pizza does the customer finally order?

First half: _______________________________________________________________
Second half: ____________________________________________________________

Q. 5

What else does the customer order with his pizza?

bread sticks and a beverage.
a salad and orange juice.
a drink and chicken nuggets.

Q. 6

If the customer orders any larger pizza and drink, he will also get
a two dollar coupon for use with his next pizza order.
a three dollar coupon for use with his next pizza order.
a five dollar coupon for use with his next pizza order.

Q. 7

How much does the customer have to pay?

$15.19.
$15.90.
$15.99.

Q. 8

What is the customers address?

3040 South 16 East.

1314 South 16 East.
1340 South 16 East.
Q. 9

What is the customers telephone number?

314-1870.
340-1870.
340-1817.

Q. 10 How long will the customer have to wait before his pizza is delivered?
20 minutes.
25 minutes.
30 minutes.

PART TWO: SPEAKING.

toppings

crust

Now its your turn to order a pizza!!

a large thick crust pizza, a small thin crust pizza
Start with:
End with:

EMPLOYEE: Thank you for calling Pizza Hut. Can / May I take your order?
EMPLOYEE: Thank you for ordering at Pizza Hut.
CUSTOMER

EMPLOYEE at PIZZA HUT

SIZE : medium.
CRUST : thick.
TOPPINGS : ham + black olives.
Toppings?

Todays special offer : order 3 toppings >

the 4th = free !!
pepperoni, ham, mushrooms, onions,
pineapple, black olives, green peppers,
bacon, tomatoes, shrimp, tuna, mussels,
avocado, red chilli peppers, chicken,
minced beef.

Chicken + onions.
Drink?
Drinks ?
Pepsi, Coke, diet Coke, orange juice,
apple juice, iced tea.
Ice tea
$16.49
Name? Address? Phone number?
Tom Anderson
1530 North 18 West
822-2047
Repeat order: medium thick crust, ham,
black olives, chicken, onions, iced tea,
Tom Anderson, 1530 North 18 West, 8222037.
822-2047 not 822-2037
Ok. Pizza ready in 25 min.

PART THREE: READING.

The History of Pizza

It's kind of silly to talk about anyone "inventing" pizza. Pizza has undergone a very slow process of
evolution over the centuries, but it is quite certainly the cultures of the Mediterranean that deserve credit
for creating it. Historical records suggest that people in ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome all ate things
that are very similar to our modern pizza crust. Ancient Greeks ate a flat, baked bread with assorted
toppings called plankuntos. This flatbread may have been a derivative of something Babylonians ate in
earlier centuries. Ancient Egyptians had a custom of celebrating the Pharaoh's birthday with a flat bread
seasoned with herbs, and Herodotus, a Greek historian described Babylonian recipes that are very
similar to contemporary pizza crust. The word pizza may be a derivative of the Latin word picea, a word
which the Romans used to describe the blackening of bread in an oven.
Predecessors of pizza in the Middle Ages
Pizza most clearly took the form that we are now familiar with in pre-Renaissance Naples, a large city in
central Italy. Poor peasants used their limited ingredients (wheat flour, olive oil, lard, cheese and natural
herbs) to make a seasoned, flat bread garnished with cheese. Mozzarella cheese was one benefit of an
invasion from Asian peoples, who brought the water buffalo to Italy. Today, the best mozzarella cheese is
still made from water buffalo milk.
The word pizza, as it is currently spelled, also emerged some time in the Middle Ages. It was used to
describe both sweet and salty pies that were becoming increasingly popular among Italian aristocracy.
The feared American tomato
In the 16th century, Europeans returning from Peru and Mexico brought with them what was originally
thought to be a very poisonous fruit: the tomato. Precisely how they decided that the tomato was actually
edible is unclear, but as Southern Europeans overcame their suspicions, the tomato became enormously
popular. Today, of course, the tomato is a crucial component of Mediterranean cuisine, and is still used in
most pizza recipes.
Naples becomes the pizza capital of the world
Naples gradually assumed its reputation as having the finest pizza in Italy throughout the 17th and 18th
centuries. In the 19th century, pizza became a popular fast food.
Before pizzerias became very popular, however, street vendors (typically young boys) walked around the
city with small tin stoves on their heads, calling out to attract customers. While undoubtedly
uncomfortable for these 19th-century delivery boys, this street-vending method made pizza ever-more
popular, and paved the way for the opening of the world's first pizzeria.
The world's first true pizzeria, "Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba", opened in 1830 and is still in business today at
Via Port'Alba 18 in Naples. Pizzerias in this era usually included a large brick oven, a marble counter
where the crust was prepared, and a shelf lined with ingredients. Contemporary Neapolitan pizzerias are
prepared in the same way they were 100 years ago. The large brick ovens make the pizzerias
uncomfortably hot in every season except winter, but the unique flavor of these brick-oven pizzas is
unmatched. Pizzaioli (makers of pizza) often assemble the entire pizza on a marble counter right before
the customer's eyes.
Some writers have considered the pizza an invention of the man who is responsible for making it an
international phenomenon (but the fact that this man worked in a pizzeria makes it difficult to call him the
father of pizza!). In 1889, Rafaele Esposito of the Pizzeria di Pietro e Basta Cosi (now called Pizzeria
Brandi) baked pizza especially for the visit of King Umberto I and Queen Margherita. To make the pizza
a little more patriotic-looking, Esposito used red tomato sauce, white mozzarella cheese and green basil
leaves as toppings. Queen Margherita loved the pizza, and what eventually became Pizza Margherita
has since become an international standard. Pizzeria Brandi, now more than 200 years old, still proudly
displays a royal thank-you note signed by Galli Camillo, "head of the table of the royal household", dated
June 1889.
Neapolitan pizza is still widely regarded as the best in the world, probably because of the fresh
ingredients available to Neapolitan pizzerias: herbs, garlic, and tomatoes grown in the rich volcanic ash
of Vesuvius, and fresh mozzarella from water buffalo milk.
Today, the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana (the Association of True Neapolitan Pizza) maintains
strict member guidelines for ingredients, dough, and cooking. This elite organization maintains that pizza
dough must be made only with flour, natural yeast or brewers yeast, salt and water. Dough must be
kneaded by hand or mixers which do not cause the dough to overheat, and the dough must be punched

down and shaped by hand. Also, only wood-burning, bell-shaped brick ovens are permitted in pizzerias
that belong to this organization. The pizza must be cooked on the surface of the oven (often made of
volcanic stone), and not in any pan or container, with oven temperatures reaching at least 400-430 C
(750-800 F). These ovens often have to heat up for hours before the first pizza is cooked.
The History of the American style pizza pie.
Italian immigrants to New York City began making a version of pizza when they arrived in their new
American home at the turn of the 20th century. An Italian immigrant named Gennaro Lombardi opened
the first U.S. pizzeria in 1895 in New York City. In addition, American GI's returning from Italy gained a
familiarity with the dish and it is in the post-WWII period that pizza really takes off in the United States.
Adapted from: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/5353/pizza/history.html and
http://www.verapizzanapoletana.org/vpn/history_pizza.html

Q. 1

VOCABULARY.
Find a VERB meaning to experience. This verb is ____________________.
Find an ADJECTIVE that describes something you can eat. This adjective is
____________________.
Find an EXPRESSION meaning to create a situation in which sb will be able to do sth or
sth can happen. This expression is ____________________.
Find an ADJECTIVE meaning
____________________.

better

than

all

others.

This

adjective

is

Find a NOUN meaning a norm. This noun is ____________________.

Find a VERB meaning to show. This verb is ____________________.
Find an ADVERB meaning largely. This adverb is ____________________.
Find an ADJECTIVE that describes something you can get / have quickly and easily. This
adjective is ____________________.
Find a NOUN meaning a fungus used in making beer and wine, or to make bread rise.
This noun is ____________________.
Find a VERB meaning to press and stretch dough with your hand to make it ready to
use. This verb is ____________________.
Find a VERB meaning to become popular / successful very quickly or suddenly. This
verb is ________________.
Q. 2

True or False? Justify by quoting the text.

a. We know exactly where pizza comes from.

True.

False.

____________________________________________________________________
b. Italy is not the first country in which pizza was eaten.

True.

False.

____________________________________________________________________
c. Pizza was eaten by rich people right from the beginning.

True.

False.

____________________________________________________________________
d. Europeans liked tomatoes right from the start.

True.

False.

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e. Pizza used to be sold in the street.

True.

False.

____________________________________________________________________
f. The oldest pizzeria can be found in Rome.

True.

False.

____________________________________________________________________
g. Neapolitan pizzas are the best.

True.

False.

____________________________________________________________________
h. Customers often see how their pizza is being made.

True.

False.

____________________________________________________________________
i. Pizza became popular in the US in the 1920s.

True.

False.

____________________________________________________________________
Q. 3

In your own words and with the help of the text, explain why Neapolitan pizzas are
the best in the world.
_______________________________________________________________________
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_______________________________________________________________________

Q. 4

Find the passage showing that making pizza is a very serious business in Naples.
_______________________________________________________________________
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PART FOUR: WRITING.

Choose one of the following subjects.
1) Describe your favourite pizza. Do you associate eating pizza with particular moments in your
life?
2) A pizza competition is going to be organized and you want to take part in it. Describe the
pizza you are going to create and present in order to win the competition!
3) Would you like to work in a pizzeria? Why / Why not?
I chose subject ____.
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PART ONE: LISTENING.

Script: Pizza Delivery
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Hello. Can I take your order?

Yes. I'd like a large pepperoni pizza with mushrooms and green peppers.
Would you like anything else?
Well, wait. Uh, can I make that a half-and-half pizza?
Sure. What would you like on each half?
Uh, what toppings do you have?
Well, we have Italian sausage, ham, mushrooms, onions, pineapple, black olives, green
peppers, bacon, tomatoes, shrimp, clams, and squid.
Shrimp, clams, and squid!? What kind of pizza is that?
Uh, the manager spent some time overseas [Oh.], and thinks his new seafood pizza will
be a hit with customers, but to be honest, the "Swimmer's Special," as he calls it, is an
acquired taste.
Uh, I'll pass on the "Sink or Swim" special, but I'll have pepperoni and mushrooms on one
half and green peppers and Italian sausage on the other. Oh, and could I get extra cheese
on that pizza?
Alright. Would you care for any bread sticks or beverage with your order?
Well . . . I don't know.
Actually, we have a Friday night family special going on right now
Oh!
And if you order any large pizza and drink, we'll throw in a free order of bread sticks, plus
a three dollar coupon for use with your next pizza order.
Huh, sure, why not. And what drink comes with the pizza?
Either apple or orange juice.
I'll take orange juice.
Okay. Your total comes to fifteen nineteen, which includes tax.
Okay.
And could I have your name?
Uh, yeah, Jay Han.
Huh? Did you say "Jay Hand"?
No, it's "Han." Actually, it's a Korean name, but many people have difficulty making it out.
Hey, maybe I SHOULD change my name to "Hand."
Ah, names are important; don't change it.
Okay.
Oh, and your address and telephone number?
It's 1340 South 16 East, and the phone number is 340-1870 (three-four-zero-eighteen,
seventy).
Okay. Let me repeat your order. A large half-and-half pizza.
Okay.
One half with pepperoni
Yeah.
and mushrooms and the other with Italian sausage and green peppers.
Yeah.
Orange juice and your free order of bread sticks. Jan "Han," not "Hand,"
Yeah, thats right.
At 1340 South 16 East, 340-1817. Is that correct?
Everything except for the phone number. It's 1870, not 1817.
Alright. Thanks for your order. It should arrive at your doorstep in 30 minutes or less, or
you'll receive a free small pizza with your next order.
Great. Thanks.

PART THREE: READING.

Q. 1

experience edible pave the way unmatched standard display widely

available yeast knead take off.

Q. 2

a. False: It's kind of silly to talk about anyone "inventing" pizza. Pizza has undergone a
very slow process of evolution over the centuries.
b. True: people in ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome all ate things that are very similar to
our modern pizza crust.
c. False: Poor peasants + sweet and salty pies that were becoming increasingly popular
among Italian aristocracy.
d. False: they thought tomatoes were poisonous but as Southern Europeans overcame
their suspicions, the tomato became enormously popular.
e. True: street vendors (typically young boys) walked around the city with small tin
stoves on their heads, calling out to attract customers.
f. False: The world's first true pizzeria, "Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba", opened in 1830 and is
still in business today at Via Port'Alba 18 in Naples.
g. True: the unique flavor of these brick-oven pizzas is unmatched.
h. True: Pizzaioli (makers of pizza) often assemble the entire pizza on a marble counter
right before the customer's eyes.
i. False: it is in the post-WWII period that pizza really takes off in the United States.

Q. 3

Neapolitan pizzas are the best in the world because they are made with fresh ingredients
(herbs, garlic, tomatoes, mozzarella) and cooked in special brick ovens.

Q. 4

Making pizza is a very serious business in Naples. There is an association (the

Association of True Neapolitan Pizza) the aim of which is to control the quality of the
ingredients that compose a pizza and also the way the pizza is cooked.