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5.1.1 Cashless India


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Published: 9.11.2024
Level 3   |   Time: 2:51
Accent: Indian

Learn how going cashless has affected the businesses and people in India.
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triangle Directions 목표 Direcciones Instruções


  1. READ the VOCABULARY + BACKGROUND

    It is important to read the vocabulary and background before you watch the video. This will improve your ability to understand the video. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.

  2. WATCH the VIDEO

    The first time you watch the video, just try to understand the overall situation.

  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First, try to answer all the questions from memory. Then rewatch the video and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. WATCH and READ the SCRIPT

    Watch the video again while you read the script. Reading and listening at the same time will help you hear each individual word and improve your listening accuracy.

  5. DO the ACTIVITIES

    There are several different activities that focus on listening accuracy, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO y ANTECEDENTES.

    Es importante leer el vocabulario y los antecedentes antes de ver el video. Esto mejorará su capacidad para comprender el video. También le ayudará a comprender cómo se usa el nuevo vocabulario de forma natural.

  2. VER el VIDEO

    La primera vez que vea el video, intente comprender la situación general.

  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

    Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego, vuelva a ver el video e intente responder las preguntas que se perdió.

  4. MIRAR Y LEER

    Mire el video nuevamente mientras lee el guión. Leer y escuchar al mismo tiempo lo ayudará a escuchar cada palabra individual y mejorará su precisión auditiva.

  5. HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES

    Hay una serie de actividades diferentes que se centran en la precisión auditiva, la pronunciación, el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

  1. 어휘와 배경 읽기

    비디오를 보기 전에 어휘와 배경을 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 비디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는데 도움이됩니다.

  2. 비디오 보기

    비디오를 처음 볼 때 전체 상황을 이해하려고 노력하세요.

  3. 문제에 답하기

    먼저 모든 질문에 답을 해보세요. 그런 다음 비디오를 다시보고 놓친 질문에 답해보세요.

  4. 비디오 보면서 대본 읽기

    대본을 읽는 동안 비디오를 다시 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 각각의 단어를 듣고, 듣기 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있습니다.

  5. 액티비티 하기

    듣기 정확도, 발음, 어휘, 문법 및 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 다양한 액티비티가 있습니다.

  1. LER o VOCABULÁRIO + FUNDO

    É importante ler o vocabulário e o histórico antes de assistir ao vídeo. Isso melhorará sua capacidade de entender o vídeo. Também ajudará você a entender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.

  2. ASSISTA ao VÍDEO

    Na primeira vez que assistir ao vídeo, tente entender a situação geral.

  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

    Primeiro, tente responder todas as perguntas de memória. Em seguida, assista novamente ao vídeo e tente responder às perguntas que você errou.

  4. ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT

    Assista ao vídeo novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo ajudará você a ouvir cada palavra individualmente e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.

  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na precisão auditiva, pronúncia, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura da frase.

triangle Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ queues [n] - lines of people waiting for their turn
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ announce [v] - say something publicly
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a 1,000-rupee note [n] - a banknote (paper money) worth 1,000 rupees (BrE: a note; AmE: a bill) [image] ESL Vocab - A 1000-rupee note
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ abolish [v] - end or stop completely
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ how far I can get [exp] - testing the limits or how much progress I can make
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a penny [n] - a coin (metal money) worth one cent [image] ESL Vocab - A penny
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a cash crunch [exp] - a situation in which there is not enough money available
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ buy (s/t) upfront [exp] - pay the full amount (for something) before receiving it
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a stall [n] - a small shop or stand, often in a market [image] ESL Vocab - A stall
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a betel leaf [n] - a heart-shaped leaf, often chewed [image] ESL Vocab - A betel leaf
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ chew [v] - grind food with your teeth before swallowing
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ get away with it [exp] - do something wrong without being caught or punished
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a wallet [n] - a small case for carrying money, cards, and IDs [image] ESL Vocab - A wallet
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ mobile [adj] - can be easily moved
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a payment gateway [n] - a way to pay for things [image] ESL Vocab - Payment Gateways
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ via [exp] - through, by way of
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ tax revenues [n] - money collected by the government from taxes
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ getting around town [exp] - traveling from place to place within a city
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ be far off [exp] - be far away in time or space

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb,  [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression



triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. The Indian government is introducing new 500- and 1,000-rupee notes.
    True
    False

  2. The man only wants to use cash to buy things.
    True
    False

  3. The man is able to buy paan without cash.
    True
    False

  4. Indians have recently started using mobile wallets.
    True
    False

  5. The use of payment gateways has increased dramatically in India.
    True
    False

  6. The man is able to buy vegetables without cash.
    True
    False

  7. The Indian government hopes the new policy will reduce people's tax burden.
    True
    False

  8. The man is able to pay for his transportation without cash.
    True
    False

  9. The man believes that India will soon become a cashless society.
    True
    False



triangle Dialogue Practice 대화 연습 Prática de Diálogo Práctica de diálogo


Directions: Practice reading the script. Then Hide parts of the conversation and try to repeat the script from memory.

Instrucciones: Practica leyendo el guion. Luego haz clic en Hide para ocultar algunas de las expresiones y trata de repetir la conversación de memoria.

Instrucciones: Pratique lendo o roteiro. Em seguida, clique em Ocultar para esconder algumas das expressões e tente repetir a conversa de memória.

지시 사항 : 스크립트를 읽는 연습을 하세요. 그런 다음 Hide 를 클릭하여 일부 표현을 숨기고 대화를 기억해서 반복해 보세요.





  • I'm here in Mumbai, where queues like this outside banks have become a common sight . And that's the story across the country.


    Last week, the Indian government announced that 500- and 1,000-rupee notes would be completely abolished.


    So, I want to find out how far I can get without a single penny in my wallet.
  • Jenny:
    A lot of people who have suffered from this cash crunch are small businesses, who have to buy their goods upfront.


    Now, businesses like this stall, something that you find on every street corner in a city like Mumbai.


    Paan is a stuffed betel leaf, chewed by millions of Indians.

    Great! So he accepts credit cards, so I don't have to give cash. I've got away with it over here.


    Mobile wallets, where you can load money onto an app, have been around for years and have been gaining in popularity too.


    But since the currency announcement has come in, some payment gateways have been seeing a rise of up to 400% in customers.


    Okay, that's great! So, he's accepting money via mobile wallets, but vegetables are an everyday item normally paid for in cash.


    So, are customers ready to go cashless?


    By taking this step, the government is hoping to get more people and businesses into the financial system, and this will also help increase tax revenues.


    So, there you have it! I managed to do most of the things without cash, but then I need cash for something that millions of Indians do every day: getting around town.


    Without everyone willing to turn to technology, even in these difficult times, the Indian government's hopes of becoming a 100% cashless economy could still be far off.



triangle Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (relative clauses)


Directions: Choose all the correct answers.

  • A lot of people _______ from this cash crunch are small businesses
    suffered
    suffering
    have suffered
    who have suffered
    who they have suffered
    * suffering = who are suffering
  • Let's visit a business like this stall, _______ on every street corner in a city like Mumbai.
    find
    found
    finding
    which find
    that you find
    which you find
    * found = which is found
    * the man says "that you find", but this is not technically correct.
  • Paan is a stuffed betel leaf, _______ by millions of Indians.
    chewed
    chewing
    is chewed
    which chewed
    which is chewed

  • Mobile wallets, _______ load money onto an app, have been around for years.
    you can
    where can
    where you can
    with that you can
    with which you can
    which you can use to

  • I need cash for something _______ of Indians do every day.
    millions
    who millions
    that millions
    which millions
    where millions



triangle Sentence Building 문장 만들기 Construção de sentença Construcción de oraciones


Directions: Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order.

Instrucciones: Escriba oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de la palabra o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras.

Instrucciones: Escreva orações sobre o videoclipe usando as palavras-chave. Você pode alterar a forma da palavra ou adicionar palavras, mas não pode alterar a ordem das palavras.

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다.



Sentence 1

queue / outside / bank / become / commonplace / Mumbai / since / government / decide / abolish / some / note


Queues outside (of) banks have become commonplace in Mumbai since the government (has) decided to abolish some notes.



Sentence 2

man / want / see / how / far / he / get / Mumbai / without / cash


The man wants to see how far he can get in Mumbai without (using) (any) cash.



Sentence 3a

small / business / suffer / most / because / they / often / have to / pay / good / upfront


Small businesses have suffered (the) most because they often have to pay for (their) goods upfront.
Small businesses are suffering (the) most because they often have to pay for (their) goods upfront.



Sentence 3b

small / business / be / hit / hardest / because / they / often / have to / pay / good / upfront


Small businesses have been hit (the) hardest because they often have to pay for (their) goods upfront.
Small businesses are being hit (the) hardest because they often have to pay for (their) goods upfront.



Sentence 4

mobile / wallet / and / other / payment / gateway / recent / see / dramatic / rise / use


Mobile wallets and other payment gateways have recently seen dramatic rises in use.
Mobile wallets and other payment gateways have recently seen a dramatic rise in use.



Sentence 5

government / hope / decision / will / increase / tax / revenue


The government [hopes/is hoping] (that) [the/its] decision will increase tax revenue(s).



Sentence 6

man / able / buy / meal / and / produce / market / without / cash


The man is able to buy a meal and (some) produce at [a/the] market without cash.


* produce (n): fruits & vegetables



Sentence 7

however / he / unable / pay / transportation


However, he is unable to pay for (his) transportation.



Sentence 8a

man / say / India / plan / become / cashless / economy / could / still / far / off


The man says (that) India's plan to become a cashless economy could still be far off.



Sentence 8b

man / seem / believe / India / plan / become / cashless / economy / still / far / off


The man seems to believe (that) India's plan to become a cashless economy is still far off.



triangle Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión


  1. Why has the Indian government's decision to abolish 500- and 1,000-rupee notes had a negative effect on small businesses?
  2. What are the benefits and drawbacks of using mobile wallets instead of cash for shoppers?
  3. What are the pros and cons of using mobile wallets instead of cash for businesses?
  4. How will the Indian government's push for a cashless economy influence tax revenues?
  5. What are the most common digital payment methods in your country? Which one do you like the most? Why?
  6. What kind of purchases do you still use cash for?
  7. Do you prefer to shop with cash or digital payment methods? Why?
  8. This video is from 2016. Do you know if India has been successful in its plan to go cashless since then?
  9. Are there any countries that have successfully transitioned to a cashless economy?

triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Texto


I'm here in Mumbai, where queues like this outside banks have become a common sight. And that's the story across the country.

Last week, the Indian government announced that 500- and 1,000-rupee notes would be completely abolished.

So, I want to find out how far I can get without a single penny in my wallet.

A lot of people who have suffered from this cash crunch are small businesses, who have to buy their goods upfront.

Now, businesses like this stall, something that you find on every street corner in a city like Mumbai.

Paan is a stuffed betel leaf, chewed by millions of Indians.

"Thank you!"

Great, so he accepts credit cards, so I don't have to give cash. I've got away with it over here.

Mobile wallets, where you can load money onto an app, have been around for years and have been gaining in popularity too.

But since the currency announcement has come in, some payment gateways have been seeing a rise of up to 400% in customers.

Thank you.

Okay, that's great! So, he's accepting money via mobile wallets, but vegetables are an everyday item normally paid for in cash. So, are customers ready to go cashless?

By taking this step, the government is hoping to get more people and businesses into the financial system, and this will also help increase tax revenues.

Cash?

So, there you have it! I managed to do most of the things without cash, but then I need cash for something that millions of Indians do every day: getting around town.

Without everyone willing to turn to technology, even in these difficult times, the Indian government's hopes of becoming a 100% cashless economy could still be far off.