ENG1514
EXAM SUPPLEMENTARY
31 JANUARY 2025
SEMESTER 1 2025
, ENG1514 Supplementary Exam
January / February 2025
SECTION A: Integrated Content and Text-Based Questions
Read the text and answer the questions set.
Published Jun 14, 2024, by Lethiwe Nhlangothi
Paragraph 1 China’s Yungang Buddhist Grottoes has received over 3 million visitors since
2023 and is an extremely popular global tourist destination. However, it has recently
received extra attention after a tourist sent a video to the local newspaper, Xiaoxiang
Morning Herald, according to CNN.
Paragraph 2 With so many tourists visiting this UNESCO-listed World Heritage site, the
toilets are used regularly. A video circulating on Chinese social media platforms and news
sites shows digital timers above a row of toilet cubicles in a women's bathroom. Each
cubicle displays the duration of time a person spends inside. When a cubicle is unoccupied
the small LED display screen reads the word ‘empty’ in green, but if it’s in use it shows the
number of minutes and seconds the person has been inside in red.
Paragraph 3 The video has sparked some controversy and reactions on Chinese social
media platform, Weibo. Some of Weibo’s users suggested that the timers would
discourage visitors from spending excessive time on their phones in the toilet, while
EXAM SUPPLEMENTARY
31 JANUARY 2025
SEMESTER 1 2025
, ENG1514 Supplementary Exam
January / February 2025
SECTION A: Integrated Content and Text-Based Questions
Read the text and answer the questions set.
Published Jun 14, 2024, by Lethiwe Nhlangothi
Paragraph 1 China’s Yungang Buddhist Grottoes has received over 3 million visitors since
2023 and is an extremely popular global tourist destination. However, it has recently
received extra attention after a tourist sent a video to the local newspaper, Xiaoxiang
Morning Herald, according to CNN.
Paragraph 2 With so many tourists visiting this UNESCO-listed World Heritage site, the
toilets are used regularly. A video circulating on Chinese social media platforms and news
sites shows digital timers above a row of toilet cubicles in a women's bathroom. Each
cubicle displays the duration of time a person spends inside. When a cubicle is unoccupied
the small LED display screen reads the word ‘empty’ in green, but if it’s in use it shows the
number of minutes and seconds the person has been inside in red.
Paragraph 3 The video has sparked some controversy and reactions on Chinese social
media platform, Weibo. Some of Weibo’s users suggested that the timers would
discourage visitors from spending excessive time on their phones in the toilet, while
