Unit 6 Inventions and World Cultures

Inventions and World Cultures

Viewing and Watching

B

Listen to the dialogue and choose the one that is NOT mentioned in the dialogue.

Script
M :
How was your weekend trip? Enjoyable?
W :
Yeah, great! I filmed the whole trip for a vlog. Let me show you how enjoyable but weird it was.
M :
Okay, let’s see.
W :
I made all the arrangements on my phone: hotel, activities, and restaurants.
M :
That’s normal, right?
W :
Keep watching. At the hotel, there were no receptionists. I checked in using a kiosk.
M :
Was it easy?
W :
Yeah, I just followed the instructions and got an electronic card key.
M :
Wow! You went to a fancy restaurant. Good food?
W :
Yeah, but look, no waiters. I ordered through a touch screen kiosk, and robots served the food.
M :
Sounds cool. Next, you went to a convenience store for grocery shopping. What’s special about shopping?
W :
Self-service. You just scan items and swipe your card.
M :
I’m starting to get scared. What about check out?
W :
Same deal. I pressed the room number, a message was sent to the manager, and the kiosk said, “Enjoy the rest of the trip!”
M :
It’s traveling in a sci-fi movie.
W :
That’s not the end. I paid parking fee through a kiosk. No human interaction throughout the trip, but everything was taken care of.