Comprehension check. Ø Did you get any new information from the article?

Ø Did you get any new information from the article? What was it?

Ø Answer the questions to check your memory and knowledge.

1) How was the Ukrainian cuisine enriched historically?

2) What is common between Ukrainian and Italian cuisines?

3) Are Ukrainian dishes highly spiced?

4) What is the mainstay of the Ukrainian diet?

5) Who, one of the most well known French writers, was surprised by the amount of ways of preparing bread?

6) How do Ukrainians greet honoured guests?

7) What vegetables are the most popular among Ukrainians?

8) What is the holy trinity of Ukrainian cuisine?

9) Do Ukrainians preserve fruit and vegetables to last through the winter? And how?

10) What is the common formula in Ukrainian salads in comparison with other cuisines?

Ø Match the words from the text with their explanation.

1)	Style of cooking	a)	custom
2)	Ability to make someone/something change	b)	trinity
3)	Substance which goes to make something	c)	mainstay
4)	Very delicate	d)	ceremony
5)	Principal support	e)	bread
6)	The sort of foods one habitually eats	f)	subtle
7)	Food of baked dough made of flour usually leavened with yeast and moistened	g)	diet
8)	Usual way of behaving or acting	h)	cuisine
9)	Formal procedure, especially on religious or public occasions	i)	ingredient
10)	Group of three	j)	influence

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