Kunci Jawaban Soal Bahasa Inggris Kelas 12 SMA Halaman 61-66 Kurikulum Merdeka, Listening Activity 4

Sri: “Firstly, I felt it was safer. I wasn’t really aware of how electronic money would work on my smartphone and I feared it would somehow get easily ... (6) off. Having physical cash just felt safer.”

La Ode: “You think so huh? I was ... (7) once the e-money got siphoned off.”

Sri: “It did?!”

La Ode: “Yes, it even took me more time to get back using the e-wallet.”

Sri: “That’s horrible.”

La Ode: “Okay, tell me more about the story.”

Sri: “I feared that by moving to electronic payments and losing the greater friction of paying with cash, I would end up spending more.”

La Ode: “Yes, absolutely. It feels like we are losing physical transactions.”

Sri: “It’s weird, huh?! Do you think these fears are justified? As more and more people across the world ... (8) cash, these are essential issues to consider.”

La Ode: “Yes, they are. Yet, if we keep using cash, it seems that we are ... (9) behind.”

Baca juga: Kunci Jawaban Soal Bahasa Inggris Kelas 12 Halaman 69 Semester 1 Kurikulum 2013, Vocabulary Exercise

Sri: “That’s the point. For people who live in these increasingly cashless societies, the benefits of electronic payment are obvious.”

La Ode: “What do you mean?”

Sri: “It’s very convenient. And this is the reason why I started my online shop. So, to me, it is like living in a world where you get all the benefits of spending, without the pain of paying.”

La Ode: “Yes, I can see that your online shop is emerging and getting big. I can sum up that as more societies move from ... (10) to cashless, the way we spend might change.”

Sri: “It does change. And not to forget that money will remain a governing force in the lives of humans.”