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Glossary
customers: people who buy goods or services from a shop or company
employees: the people who work at a shop or business
restaurant chain: a number of restaurants owned by the same company
salesperson: a person who helps customers in a shop
small talk: conversation that is about everyday things like the weather, the news,
sports
stadium: a place where an athletic team plays
vending machine: a machine where you can purchase items like drinks and food.
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1. What is the main idea of the listening?

A. how Sweetgreen has saved money
B. how some businesses are going cashless
C. why people prefer cashless businesses
D. why businesses don’t want to go cashless

2. According to the speaker, an example of Sweetgreen saving money is

___.
A. having fewer employees
B. employees not helping customers anymore
C. employees saving time because they do not count money
D. having customers order salads online

3. Which is an example of restatement?

A. Today, we will see how some businesses are going cashless and the
problems this is causing.
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B. Customers must use a mobile app or credit card.

C. For instance, their employees don’t need to spend time counting money
anymore.
D. We looked at the ways people make purchases, in other words, how they
pay for things.

4. What is another word that means prevent?

A. guess
B. stop
C. get
D. give

5. The professor says buying new technology saves money in the long
run. What does in the long run mean?
A. after exercise
B. after going cashless
C. after a period of time
D. after a day

6. At the Atlanta Falcons football stadium, where can a customer buy

goods?
A. only at a kiosk or vending machine
B. only from a salesperson
C. from a store outside the stadium
D. from a salesperson and a kiosk

7. Elena thinks shopping from a vending machine is ___.

A. not very friendly
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B. not very good

C. not very safe
D. not a good way to save money

8. Tyler doesn’t want to ___.

A. go to an Atlanta Falcons football game
B. buy a T-shirt at a kiosk
C. make small talk when shopping
D. shop at a kiosk

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