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Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
70 words
- QR codes are now common in hotels and restaurants.
- Older adults see QR codes in many places.
- Some older people can scan them easily.
- Others find scanning hard and get frustrated.
- Shiny light or small letters can cause trouble.
- Hard scanning often makes people angry or upset.
- Good QR codes let guests use services smoothly.
- Businesses should keep paper menus for choice.
- If businesses ignore older needs they lose customers.
Difficult words
- scan — use a phone or device to read codesscanning
- frustrated — feel angry or upset when something is hard
- shiny — having a bright, smooth, light surface
- smoothly — in an easy way without problems
- ignore — not pay attention to needs or problems
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Discussion questions
- Do you use QR codes?
- Do you prefer paper menus or QR codes?
- Have you ever had trouble scanning a code?
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