dateline: 29 May 2019
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McDonald’s Partners with US Embassy in Austria
Pre-Listening Vocabulary
- partner (verb): to form a partnership; to join forces
- embassy: the official office of an ambassador (nation’s representative) in another country
- consular: related to the consulate in a foreign city
- issue: to supply
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McDonald’s Partners with US Embassy in Austria
Comprehension Questions
- Describe the partnership from this report.
- Why does the report mention a passport?
- According to the report, what is McDonald’s not getting paid for?
Discussion Question
Do you think it is a smart idea for McDonald’s to offer this service? Why or why not?
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8 comments
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Linda says:
This is a great idea for McDonald’s because It helps to attract American citizens in Austria to visit McDonald’s restaurants
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English Club Indonesia says:
McDonald’s has partnered with the US embassy to offer limited consular services. That renowned franchise can’t issue passports to American citizens but can help direct them if there is a loss. For these services, McDonald’s will not be getting a dime at all. It is quite a good move from McDonald’s, as with these services, the restaurant could attract more people to visit them.
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Angle says:
Thank you very much
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Marina says:
I think it is a good idea, because it helps to American people, who are undocumented and they will be able to find employment easily
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Bijan says:
Hi Tara,
First, thank you for this week’s audio news report. It’s so easy for me and could fill in the blanks all words.
Second, it’s also so interesting for me that a well-known restaurant like McDonald does this wonderful subject.
Third, I wish other countries like the countries are in the European Union or Canada also did this interesting service by their well-known restaurants and then helped to their citizens.
Teacher Tara,
Thank you and best wishes,Bijan
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GENADY says:
It’s a good idea to help to American citizens in Austria.
Thanks to Tara for this podcast. -
Ragaa Hanna says:
I like this short listening test
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Qiaoqing Zhong says:
very clear voice