IELTS Listening: 3D printing lecture

Listen to the recording and answer the questions below.

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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 ______.

Comments

[Issablela]

1.a
2.B,D,E
3.stored online
transportation causes
material wastage
product customizaton

[tize]

in two trials ;)
1. B,
2. B, D, E

stored
transportation cost
wastage
customisation

[Duan_Roydo]

1.B
2.B D E
3. stored digitally/transportation cost/material wastage/product costomization

[Khadija]

1: A
2: B ,D ,E

[sau]

1. B
2. B,D,E
3. stored digitally online
transportation cost
material wastage
product customization

[mujjammil]

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)

[uma]

1.B
2.B,D,E
3.stored online,physical transportation,material wastage,product customization

[Shahrzad]

after three times
1- a
2- b,d,e
stored online
transportation cost
material wastage
customization

[Armagan]

1.B
2.B,D,E
3.stored digitally or stored online
transportation cost
material wastage
product customization

[yasaman]

1-A
2-B,D,E
3-sorted digitally, transportation cost,wastage, product customization

[azam keshavarz]

1-A
2-B,D,E
3-stored online
transportation cost
material wastage
product costomization

[Ganga]

1)B
2) B,D,E
3) stored digitally online / physically transportation cost/ material wastage/ product customisation

[kaka]

1)B
2)B, D , E
3)stored online/transportation cost/material wastage/ product customisation

[ali]

1) A.
2) B- D- E
3) stored digitally online,physically transportation cost, material wastage, product customization

[Chris_lyc]

1. B
2. BDE
3. stored; cost; wastage; product ...

[param]

after listening 2 times ,i got..:

1)B
2)B,D,E
3)stored online, transporation cost, material wastage, product customization.

[Hibba]

1.B
2.B, D, E
stored digitally
physical transportation
material wastage
product customization

[akhau]

1.A
2.B, D, E.
3. stored online, transportation costs, material wastage, product customization.

[diemthanhvu]

1.a
2.B,D,E
3.stored digitally
transportation costs
material wastage
product customizaton

[A Ravi]

1 B
2 B D E
3 Stored Digitally, Transporting cost, Wastage, Product customization.

[sony]

1-a
2-b,d,e
3-stored digitally online
physically transportation cost
material wastage
product customization

[Hai Le]

1 B
2 B, E, D
3 stored digitally online
4 transportation cost
5 material wastage
6 product customization

[maren pendon]

1.a
2.b,d,e
3.stored digitally online/transportation cost/material wastage/product customization

[saiedeh]

1.A
2.B-D-E
3.stored digitally online
Physical transportation costs
Material wastage
Products customization

[Sandy]

1. B - glasses
2. B - metal, D - glass, E - concrete
3. stored digitally online, transportation causes, material wasting, product customization,

[Windy]

1. B
2. B,D,E
3. stored online, transportation cost, material wasting, product customization

[A.]

1.B
2.B,D E,
3.stored online, transportation costs,material wastages,customisation

[MOHAMMAD]

1- B
2- B - D - E
3- STORE DIGITLY - PHYSICAL TRANSPORT - MATERIALS WASTAGE - PRODUCT COSTUMAISATION

[uyen]

1a 2bde 3 stored online, transportation cost, mareial wastage, product customization
my answer after listening 3 times

[Trang Tran]

B
B D E
stored digitally
transportation costs
material waste
product customization

[shahid]

hi
simon,
i got overall 4.5 band
how i can get good band.please advice me

[Dr r.alam]

B B D E Stored digitally physical transportation cost material wastage product customisation

[Van]

1. b
2. b, e, d
3. stored online, transportation cost, material wastage, customization

[Nguyen]

B
B D E
stored online
transportation cost
material wastage
product customization

[zeinab]

1-B
2-B
D
E
3-stored digitally
transportation costs
material wastage
product customization

[anas]

1.B
2.B,D,E
3.stored digitally,transportation cost,material wastage,product customization

[RU]

1-a
2-B D E
3-stored digitally,transportation
cost,wastage ,customization

[Pavel]

1. B
2. B D E
3. stored digitally / transportation costs/ material wastage / product customization

[PhuonganhTa]

1.B
2. B D E
3. stored digitally online/ physical transportation cost/ material wastage/ product customization

[EriaLiao]

1. B
2. B,D,E
3. stored digitally online, physical transportation costs, material wastage, products customization

[Mahsa / Leeds]

1.B
2.B/D/E
3.Stored
physical transportation cost
material wastage
product customisation

[Moustafa]

Hi every one,,,
my answers are:
A
B,D,E
Stored
Physical transportation
materials wastage
customization

[Nariman]

1. A
2. B/D/E.
3. Stored digitally;
physical transportation;
material wastage;
product customization.

[Kofo]

1-b
2- b, d, e
3- stored digitally
4- transportation cost
5- material wastage
6- product customization

[AD]

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

[Aria]

B
B.D.E
Stored digitally
physical transportation cost
material wastage
products costumization

[ktr]

B
BDE
sotored online
transportation cost
material wastage
product customisations

[sandy]

A
B,d,e
Stored online
Transportation cost
Wastage material
Product customization

[SUMANDEEP]

A
B,D,,E
STORED DIGITALLY
TRANSPORTATION COST
MATERIAL WASTAGE
PRODUCT CUSTOMISATION

[arnel]

B
B,D AND E
STORED DIGITALLY ONLINE
PHYSICAL TRANSPORTATION COST
MATERIAL WASTAGE
PRODUCT COSTUMIZATION

[arnel]

A
B,D AND E
STORED DIGITALLY ONLINE
PHYSICAL TRANSPORTATION COST
MATERIAL WASTAGE
PRODUCT CUSTOMIZATION

[Sherwin]

B? I only heard the word furniture
BDE
stored online
transportation costs
material wastage
product customisation

[Jenney]

B
BDE
stored digitally
transportation cost
materials wastage
product customization

[moonle]

1. A
2. B, D, E
3. stored online
transation cost
material waste
product customisation

[Raffy]

B
BDE
stored online
transportation cost
material wastage
product customization

[Armarosa Esteban]

Answers:
1. B
2. B,D,E
3. stored digitally online, transportation cost, material wastage, product customization.

[Yoyo]

1. A
2. B, D, E
3. stored online, transportation cost, material wastage, product customization

[Quoc Vinh Phan]

1. B
2.B,D,E
3. ...-...- Material wastage-product customisation

[Sandy Ngan]

1. B
2. B,D,E
3. stored (digitally)online,(Physical) transportation cost,material wastage, product customization.

[Monica]

B
B D E
store online
transportation costs
material wastage
product customization

[Alex]

1. B
2. B, D, E
3. stored digitally
transportation cost
materials wastage
product's customization

[Simon]

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

[Abdullah]

a
b
d
c
stored digitally online
physical transportation
material wastage
production customization

[Victor]

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.

[Alex]

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.

[jolie nguyen]

1. A
2. B, D, E
3. stored digitally online/ materials wastage/ photo customisation.

[jolie nguyen]

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.

[Simon]

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!

[Anwar]

Simon you are wrong the first one is A-computers.

[abid]

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!

[Simon]

Hi Anwar,

Abid explains the correct answer above. I made the question myself, so it would be strange if I got the answer wrong :)

[QuangDung]

1- A
2- BDE
3- stored online - costs - material wasted - product customization

[QuangDung]

Hi Everybody.

Is there someone help me figure Question 1 out :(( I have heard of that several times and still get stuck :((

[jolie nguyen]

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!!!

[RENIER JOY PINEDA]

1.b
2.b/d/e
3. store digitally on line
physical transport cost
material wastage
product customization.

[Gracy]

1. B
2. B,D,E
3. Stored digitally online
physical transportation cost
material wastage
product customization

[Damyan]

Hi Simon ,
Can you also share the transcript of the listening media with us ?

[Mayuri]

1.B
2.B,E,D
3.stored online
4. Transportation costs
5. Materials wastage
6. Product customisation

[Afrin]

1.A
2.B,D,&E
3.Stored
transportation cost
material wastage
product customization

[Ansu Man Singh]

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

[Sami]

B
B D E
Stored digitally
Transportation cost
Material wastage
Product customisation

[Sami]

Is there someone help me figure Question 1 out :(( I have heard of that several times and still get stuck

[sujon]

hi, simon my over all band score is 4.5 . Can you help me to increase my band score

[Sam]

1.B (Spectacles).
2. B, D, E.
3. stored online, transportation cost, material wastage, product customisation.

[safaa]

still not good in listening
1.a
2.b,d and e

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[Ife]

B
b,c,e
stored
transportation cost
material wastage
high level customization

[Olivia Tan]

1.B
2.BDE
3.stored digitally, transportation cost, material wastage, high-level customization

[Veerit]

1. B
2. B, D AND E
3. STORED
TRANSPORTATION COST
MATERIAL WASTAGE
CUSTOMIZATION

[Claudine frinwie]

A
B D E
STORED
PHYSICAL TRANSPORTATION COST
MATERIAL WASTAGE
HIGH LEVEL OF CUSTOMIZATION

[Venkat]

glasses
metal
glass
concrete
stored digitally online
physical transportation cost
materials wastage
products customization

[jade]

well, i guess i can never figure out that "spectacle" stands for "glasses" before reading script..

[DEBBIE]

B
BDE
stored digitally online
physical transportation cost
material wastage
product customization