Part III Listening and Thinking
A Passage
I Listen to the passage and write down the missing words.
In this competitive era, many people are in a race against time, but in the other corner of the world, some people live slowly and leisurely. As Einstein said, time is relative. In some countries it seems 1.__________________________________ to be late. However, in another country, it’s seen as 2.____________________ . In different countries, the understandings of “on time” also 3.______________________ in thousands of ways.
South Koreans put a lot of value in punctuality and view being late as sign of 4. _______________________.In Japan, if a train arrives more than one minute after it is 5. _____________________________ to, it is considered late. Thanks to its industrial past, in Germany you are expected to arrive at least ten minutes 6.____________________________ for any scheduled meeting. In Brazil, when making a social 7. ____________________________, you are not required to be there on time unless the phrase “English time” is used, which means you have to be 8.____________________________ . Time is not such an important commodity in Saudi Arabia, with people frequently turning up half an hour late to meetings.Looking at your watch during an event is also considered to be 9.____________________________ . In Greece,time is something to be 10. ____________________________. Punctuality is not considered that important but foreigners are still expected to turn up on time for meetings.
II Listen again and answer the following questions.
1. What is the general idea of the passage?
2. What’s your understanding of “punctuality”?
Words and Expressions
discourteous adj. 失礼的，不礼貌的；粗鲁的
B News Broadcast
I Listen and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. Customers in No Brand Burger can avoid any interaction with a human server during the pandemic.
2. The cook heats up the buns and patties for the customers in No Brand Burger.
3. The robot waiter can add toppings to the burgers and wrap them up in takeout bags.
4. No any other restaurants in Asia have started employing robot servers during the pandemic.
5. Robots in Mad for Garlic can serve for sit-down customers.
II Listen again and answer the following questions.
What do you think robots can do for us in the daily work? Can you list some of their advantages?
Notes
lbs 英磅，libras(复数)的缩写
Enjoying Movie Clips
