[Unit 8A] Reading (vocabulary)

Question 1

_ years n_, economists have predicted a gradual move to what is called a ‘cashless society’.

= уже много лет

Answer 1

For years now, economists have predicted a gradual move to what is called a ‘cashless society’.

Question 2

For years now, economists have predicted a g_ m_ _ what is called a ‘cashless society’.

= постепенный переход к..

Answer 2

For years now, economists have predicted a gradual move to what is called a ‘cashless society’.

Question 3

Some psychologists argue that waving your debit card in front of a machine doesn’t _ us a real s_ of paying.

= мы не ощущаем, что тратим деньги по-настоящему

Answer 3

Some psychologists argue that waving your debit card in front of a machine doesn’t give us a real sense of paying.

Question 4

Some psychologists argue that waving your debit card in front of a machine doesn’t give us a real sense of paying.

L_ (= точно также), when we make one click with our mouse when shopping online, it’s easy to forget that the credit card bill will arrive at the end of the month.

Answer 4

Likewise, when we make one click with our mouse when shopping online, it’s easy to forget that the credit card bill will arrive at the end of the month.

Question 5

Once again, psychologists suggest that the sense of being remote from payment in a cashless scenario i_ the l_ _ dishonesty.

= повышало вероятность

Answer 5

Once again, psychologists suggest that the sense of being remote from payment in a cashless scenario increased the likelihood of dishonesty.

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Question 6

So what’s the attraction of a cashless world? Well, _ one th_ cash is expensive. (= во-первых)

Answer 6

So what’s the attraction of a cashless world? Well, for one thing cash is expensive.

Question 7

There’s plenty of psychological research to show that when we spend using physical notes and coins, we spend more s_.

= более разумно

Answer 7

There’s plenty of psychological research to show that when we spend using physical notes and coins, we spend more sensibly.

Question 8

In a psychological test, people were _ _ likely to accept a dishonest digital payment _ a dishonest cash payment.

= в два раза чаще соглашались

Answer 8

In a psychological test, people were twice as likely to accept a dishonest digital payment as a dishonest cash payment.