Listen to the recording and answer the questions below.
1. Which 3D printed product can already be bought?
A) computers
B) glasses
C) mobile phones
2. Which THREE materials can be used in 3D printers?
A) paper
B) metal
C) wood
D) glass
E) concrete
3. Fill the gaps below with no more than TWO words.
Advantages of 3D printing:
As the technology develops, it will allow many products to be ______. Items will be delivered digitally, therefore reducing ______ and permitting more local manufacturing. The process will also lead to a reduction in ______ and a rise in ______.
1.a
2.B,D,E
3.stored online
transportation causes
material wastage
product customizaton
Posted by: Issablela | February 18, 2014 at 09:14
in two trials ;)
1. B,
2. B, D, E
stored
transportation cost
wastage
customisation
Posted by: tize | February 18, 2014 at 09:17
1.B
2.B D E
3. stored digitally/transportation cost/material wastage/product costomization
Posted by: Duan_Roydo | February 18, 2014 at 09:18
1: A
2: B ,D ,E
Posted by: Khadija | February 18, 2014 at 09:22
1. B
2. B,D,E
3. stored digitally online
transportation cost
material wastage
product customization
Posted by: sau | February 18, 2014 at 09:36
1)B
2)B.D.E
Store digitally ,transportation cost,material wastage ,product customization .......(I heard this recording about 4 times,I guess all r correct)
Posted by: mujjammil | February 18, 2014 at 09:38
1.B
2.B,D,E
3.stored online,physical transportation,material wastage,product customization
Posted by: uma | February 18, 2014 at 09:41
after three times
1- a
2- b,d,e
stored online
transportation cost
material wastage
customization
Posted by: Shahrzad | February 18, 2014 at 09:59
1.B
2.B,D,E
3.stored digitally or stored online
transportation cost
material wastage
product customization
Posted by: Armagan | February 18, 2014 at 10:04
1-A
2-B,D,E
3-sorted digitally, transportation cost,wastage, product customization
Posted by: yasaman | February 18, 2014 at 10:09
1-A
2-B,D,E
3-stored online
transportation cost
material wastage
product costomization
Posted by: azam keshavarz | February 18, 2014 at 10:30
1)B
2) B,D,E
3) stored digitally online / physically transportation cost/ material wastage/ product customisation
Posted by: Ganga | February 18, 2014 at 10:39
1)B
2)B, D , E
3)stored online/transportation cost/material wastage/ product customisation
Posted by: kaka | February 18, 2014 at 11:24
1) A.
2) B- D- E
3) stored digitally online,physically transportation cost, material wastage, product customization
Posted by: ali | February 18, 2014 at 11:30
1. B
2. BDE
3. stored; cost; wastage; product ...
Posted by: Chris_lyc | February 18, 2014 at 11:31
after listening 2 times ,i got..:
1)B
2)B,D,E
3)stored online, transporation cost, material wastage, product customization.
Posted by: param | February 18, 2014 at 11:40
1.B
2.B, D, E
stored digitally
physical transportation
material wastage
product customization
Posted by: Hibba | February 18, 2014 at 11:44
1.A
2.B, D, E.
3. stored online, transportation costs, material wastage, product customization.
Posted by: akhau | February 18, 2014 at 11:48
1.a
2.B,D,E
3.stored digitally
transportation costs
material wastage
product customizaton
Posted by: diemthanhvu | February 18, 2014 at 12:34
1 B
2 B D E
3 Stored Digitally, Transporting cost, Wastage, Product customization.
Posted by: A Ravi | February 18, 2014 at 12:53
1-a
2-b,d,e
3-stored digitally online
physically transportation cost
material wastage
product customization
Posted by: sony | February 18, 2014 at 12:53
1 B
2 B, E, D
3 stored digitally online
4 transportation cost
5 material wastage
6 product customization
Posted by: Hai Le | February 18, 2014 at 13:36
1.a
2.b,d,e
3.stored digitally online/transportation cost/material wastage/product customization
Posted by: maren pendon | February 18, 2014 at 13:58
1.A
2.B-D-E
3.stored digitally online
Physical transportation costs
Material wastage
Products customization
Posted by: saiedeh | February 18, 2014 at 14:01
1. B - glasses
2. B - metal, D - glass, E - concrete
3. stored digitally online, transportation causes, material wasting, product customization,
Posted by: Sandy | February 18, 2014 at 14:01
1. B
2. B,D,E
3. stored online, transportation cost, material wasting, product customization
Posted by: Windy | February 18, 2014 at 14:13
1.B
2.B,D E,
3.stored online, transportation costs,material wastages,customisation
Posted by: A. | February 18, 2014 at 14:22
1- B
2- B - D - E
3- STORE DIGITLY - PHYSICAL TRANSPORT - MATERIALS WASTAGE - PRODUCT COSTUMAISATION
Posted by: MOHAMMAD | February 18, 2014 at 14:23
1a 2bde 3 stored online, transportation cost, mareial wastage, product customization
my answer after listening 3 times
Posted by: uyen | February 18, 2014 at 14:29
B
B D E
stored digitally
transportation costs
material waste
product customization
Posted by: Trang Tran | February 18, 2014 at 14:36
hi
simon,
i got overall 4.5 band
how i can get good band.please advice me
Posted by: shahid | February 18, 2014 at 14:37
B B D E Stored digitally physical transportation cost material wastage product customisation
Posted by: Dr r.alam | February 18, 2014 at 14:57
1. b
2. b, e, d
3. stored online, transportation cost, material wastage, customization
Posted by: Van | February 18, 2014 at 14:58
B
B D E
stored online
transportation cost
material wastage
product customization
Posted by: Nguyen | February 18, 2014 at 14:59
1-B
2-B
D
E
3-stored digitally
transportation costs
material wastage
product customization
Posted by: zeinab | February 18, 2014 at 15:31
1.B
2.B,D,E
3.stored digitally,transportation cost,material wastage,product customization
Posted by: anas | February 18, 2014 at 15:38
1-a
2-B D E
3-stored digitally,transportation
cost,wastage ,customization
Posted by: RU | February 18, 2014 at 16:36
1. B
2. B D E
3. stored digitally / transportation costs/ material wastage / product customization
Posted by: Pavel | February 18, 2014 at 16:46
1.B
2. B D E
3. stored digitally online/ physical transportation cost/ material wastage/ product customization
Posted by: PhuonganhTa | February 18, 2014 at 16:50
1. B
2. B,D,E
3. stored digitally online, physical transportation costs, material wastage, products customization
Posted by: EriaLiao | February 18, 2014 at 17:23
1.B
2.B/D/E
3.Stored
physical transportation cost
material wastage
product customisation
Posted by: Mahsa / Leeds | February 18, 2014 at 17:31
Hi every one,,,
my answers are:
A
B,D,E
Stored
Physical transportation
materials wastage
customization
Posted by: Moustafa | February 18, 2014 at 17:41
1. A
2. B/D/E.
3. Stored digitally;
physical transportation;
material wastage;
product customization.
Posted by: Nariman | February 18, 2014 at 17:53
1-b
2- b, d, e
3- stored digitally
4- transportation cost
5- material wastage
6- product customization
Posted by: Kofo | February 18, 2014 at 22:07
Dear Siomon sir, your daily lessons are very very useful. You are great sir.
My answers are ;
1. B
2.B,D,E
3. stored digitally, physical transportation, material wastage, product customization
Posted by: AD | February 18, 2014 at 22:35
B
B.D.E
Stored digitally
physical transportation cost
material wastage
products costumization
Posted by: Aria | February 18, 2014 at 23:20
B
BDE
sotored online
transportation cost
material wastage
product customisations
Posted by: ktr | February 18, 2014 at 23:32
A
B,d,e
Stored online
Transportation cost
Wastage material
Product customization
Posted by: sandy | February 19, 2014 at 00:07
A
B,D,,E
STORED DIGITALLY
TRANSPORTATION COST
MATERIAL WASTAGE
PRODUCT CUSTOMISATION
Posted by: SUMANDEEP | February 19, 2014 at 00:48
B
B,D AND E
STORED DIGITALLY ONLINE
PHYSICAL TRANSPORTATION COST
MATERIAL WASTAGE
PRODUCT COSTUMIZATION
Posted by: arnel | February 19, 2014 at 01:02
A
B,D AND E
STORED DIGITALLY ONLINE
PHYSICAL TRANSPORTATION COST
MATERIAL WASTAGE
PRODUCT CUSTOMIZATION
Posted by: arnel | February 19, 2014 at 01:03
B? I only heard the word furniture
BDE
stored online
transportation costs
material wastage
product customisation
Posted by: Sherwin | February 19, 2014 at 01:03
B
BDE
stored digitally
transportation cost
materials wastage
product customization
Posted by: Jenney | February 19, 2014 at 01:30
1. A
2. B, D, E
3. stored online
transation cost
material waste
product customisation
Posted by: moonle | February 19, 2014 at 02:04
B
BDE
stored online
transportation cost
material wastage
product customization
Posted by: Raffy | February 19, 2014 at 02:27
Answers:
1. B
2. B,D,E
3. stored digitally online, transportation cost, material wastage, product customization.
Posted by: Armarosa Esteban | February 19, 2014 at 05:10
1. A
2. B, D, E
3. stored online, transportation cost, material wastage, product customization
Posted by: Yoyo | February 19, 2014 at 06:47
1. B
2.B,D,E
3. ...-...- Material wastage-product customisation
Posted by: Quoc Vinh Phan | February 19, 2014 at 07:18
1. B
2. B,D,E
3. stored (digitally)online,(Physical) transportation cost,material wastage, product customization.
Posted by: Sandy Ngan | February 19, 2014 at 09:26
B
B D E
store online
transportation costs
material wastage
product customization
Posted by: Monica | February 19, 2014 at 12:43
1. B
2. B, D, E
3. stored digitally
transportation cost
materials wastage
product's customization
Posted by: Alex | February 19, 2014 at 12:43
CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:
1. B
2. B,D,E
3.
stored online ('stored digitally' would also be ok)
transportation costs
materials wastage
product customisation
Posted by: Simon | February 19, 2014 at 14:16
a
b
d
c
stored digitally online
physical transportation
material wastage
production customization
Posted by: Abdullah | February 20, 2014 at 09:53
Hello Simon, first of all huge thanks for your website. I would like to ask you about the listenings that you post, they look to me very difficult, I think they are really fast. I believe that is great for practising but, are the real IELTS tests as fast as those?
My problem is that I have no time for writing the ansers!!!! Even when I understand around 90% of the audios you upload (sometimes I need a second chance, but is not common).
Will it be like that in the real IELTS? I'm really worried about the fact of not having enough time for writing the correct answers and miss the next one.
Posted by: Victor | February 20, 2014 at 12:03
Hi Victor,
From my own experience, Simon's listening materials are more difficult than those in real IELTS exams. You can download those official audio files about Listening test in IELTS Cambridge 1-9.
Good luck.
Posted by: Alex | February 20, 2014 at 14:47
1. A
2. B, D, E
3. stored digitally online/ materials wastage/ photo customisation.
Posted by: jolie nguyen | February 21, 2014 at 04:20
oh, I got a mistake not posting an answer for the second blank of the 3rd question presented by the pharagraph ( physical transportation cost). I can understand a lot of the listening part above but as Victor said in his comment, I also dont have enough time to write down the answer in my paper. I have never attended any english course to prepare for the ielts test, so could you tell me something about the exactly needed skills for completing the listening part of Ielts test for any band score well. Many thanks all of you.
Posted by: jolie nguyen | February 21, 2014 at 04:29
FROM SIMON:
Victor and Jolie,
I agree with what Alex said: my listening exercises are sometimes a bit more difficult than those in the real test. I make many of my exercises using short examples of 'real' speech that I find on the Internet, so the speed of speech is often very fast.
Don't worry if you have to listen several times to get the answers - it's all good practice!
Posted by: Simon | February 21, 2014 at 12:00
Simon you are wrong the first one is A-computers.
Posted by: Anwar | February 22, 2014 at 00:18
Hi Anwar,
Try to read clearly.
excerpt use spectacle instead of glasses.
..already possible to purchase spectacle, furniture and many other items which have been 3D printed and....
Happy Listening!
Posted by: abid | February 22, 2014 at 06:32
Hi Anwar,
Abid explains the correct answer above. I made the question myself, so it would be strange if I got the answer wrong :)
Posted by: Simon | February 22, 2014 at 16:18
1- A
2- BDE
3- stored online - costs - material wasted - product customization
Posted by: QuangDung | February 23, 2014 at 03:28
Hi Everybody.
Is there someone help me figure Question 1 out :(( I have heard of that several times and still get stuck :((
Posted by: QuangDung | February 23, 2014 at 03:47
Hi, Simon
thanks for your answer to solve my problem. I am totally high appreciated your reply. Now I understand that first we just need to practise listening as much as we can, and then until we reach to the professional level of listening,together with other skills, we can give more right answers.
Now, We just stay at home and try to listen and practise, so guys dont mind if we need more times to understand all the conversation. We just practise!!!
Posted by: jolie nguyen | February 24, 2014 at 02:51
1.b
2.b/d/e
3. store digitally on line
physical transport cost
material wastage
product customization.
Posted by: RENIER JOY PINEDA | February 26, 2014 at 12:47
1. B
2. B,D,E
3. Stored digitally online
physical transportation cost
material wastage
product customization
Posted by: Gracy | February 27, 2014 at 03:56
Hi Simon ,
Can you also share the transcript of the listening media with us ?
Posted by: Damyan | February 27, 2014 at 19:14
1.B
2.B,E,D
3.stored online
4. Transportation costs
5. Materials wastage
6. Product customisation
Posted by: Mayuri | March 05, 2014 at 08:29
1.A
2.B,D,&E
3.Stored
transportation cost
material wastage
product customization
Posted by: Afrin | March 09, 2014 at 04:19
Hi Simon,
Could you please tell us why there is plural form for material in "material wastage" and no plural form for product in "product customization "?
Thank you in advance
Posted by: Ansu Man Singh | March 21, 2014 at 20:16
B
B D E
Stored digitally
Transportation cost
Material wastage
Product customisation
Posted by: Sami | March 24, 2014 at 11:36
Is there someone help me figure Question 1 out :(( I have heard of that several times and still get stuck
Posted by: Sami | March 24, 2014 at 11:47
hi, simon my over all band score is 4.5 . Can you help me to increase my band score
Posted by: sujon | March 28, 2014 at 14:01
1.B (Spectacles).
2. B, D, E.
3. stored online, transportation cost, material wastage, product customisation.
Posted by: Sam | March 31, 2014 at 06:25
still not good in listening
1.a
2.b,d and e
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Posted by: safaa | April 01, 2014 at 16:13
B
b,c,e
stored
transportation cost
material wastage
high level customization
Posted by: Ife | April 17, 2014 at 09:56
1.B
2.BDE
3.stored digitally, transportation cost, material wastage, high-level customization
Posted by: Olivia Tan | May 08, 2014 at 18:54
1. B
2. B, D AND E
3. STORED
TRANSPORTATION COST
MATERIAL WASTAGE
CUSTOMIZATION
Posted by: Veerit | May 15, 2014 at 16:22
A
B D E
STORED
PHYSICAL TRANSPORTATION COST
MATERIAL WASTAGE
HIGH LEVEL OF CUSTOMIZATION
Posted by: Claudine frinwie | May 16, 2014 at 15:18
glasses
metal
glass
concrete
stored digitally online
physical transportation cost
materials wastage
products customization
Posted by: Venkat | June 06, 2014 at 16:34
well, i guess i can never figure out that "spectacle" stands for "glasses" before reading script..
Posted by: jade | December 25, 2014 at 12:03
B
BDE
stored digitally online
physical transportation cost
material wastage
product customization
Posted by: DEBBIE | May 16, 2018 at 03:48