IELTS Listening: 'photographic film' gap-fill

Listen to the recording about the history of photographic film, and fill the gaps in the sentences below.

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1. Eastman started manufacturing celluloid film in ______.

2. The "Kodak" was available to consumers from the year ______.

3. It was bought by normal people because it was ______ and ______.

4. The camera was able to take ______ pictures before a new film was needed.

Comments

[Mohammad Vicky]

1. 1889
2. 1998
3. simple, low price
4. hundred

[Taiwan S]

1. 1889
2. 1888
3. Simple , low-priced
4. 100

[Linh]

1. 1889
2.1888
3. simple, low price
4. hundred

[Claire]

1.1889,
2.1888,
3.simple, low-priced
4.hundred

[Cassie]

1889
1888
easy;low priced
100

[Kangli]

1.1889
2.1888
3.simple
cheap
4.100

[reza]

1889
1888
simple-low price
hundred

[Ibrahim elbassioney]

1- 1889
2- 1889
3- very simple, low price
4- hundred

[kubra]

1889
1888
simple,low price
hundred

[Lynn]

1889
1888

simple,low price
hundred

[white musk]

1889
1888
simple, low-price
100

[tranthanhhoa]

1889
1888
simple, low price
hundreds

[L]

1889
1888
simple, low-price
hundred

[Sam]

1889
1888
simple, low price
100

[nhan nguyen]

1. 1889
2. 1988
3. simple, relatively low-priced
4. a hundred

[nhan nguyen]

1. 1889
2. 1988
3. very simple, relatively low-priced
4. hundred

[khalid]

1. 1899
2. 1888
3. simple, low price
4. hundred

[Aftab Ashraf]

1989
1888
Simple - Low price
100

[PK]

1889
1888
very simple - low price
100

[phuong trang]

1889
1888
low price and average consumer
100

[Sylvia]

1889
1888
simple; low price
100

[hale]

1889
1888
simple, low price
100

[Mike]

Hi Simon,

Would it be fine to use personal example or survey like statistics to write IELTS writing task 2?

Many thanks,

Mike

[Van]

1889
1888
simple & low price
hundred

[Matthew]

Dear Simon,
Here's my transcript

Photographic film
The use of photographic film was pioneered by Geogre Eastman who started manufacturing paper film in 1885 before switching to celluloid in 1889. His first camera, which he called the "Kodak" was offered for sale in 1888. It was a very simple and relatively low price box camera aimed at average consumers. The Kodak came with enough film for one hundred exposures and needed to be sent back to the factory for processing when the roll was finished

[Hien]

Thanks Matthew for your transcript.

[T R A N]

1. 1889
2. 1888
3. simple, low price
4. hundred

[NKD]

Hi Matthew,
I can say you have transcribed the audio quite well. However, there are some mistakes (or just one, I don't know).
1. low price -> low priced
(you can hear the subtle "t" at the end of the word "price".

2. I hear that in the audio Simon said "consumer" not "consumers", I dunno if it's correct?
Other than that it's great!

[NKD]

Actually it's "aimed at the average consumer". Did not catch that the first time I hear.

[sudha]

1.1889
2.1888
3.simple,low-priced
4.100

[Hemang Kansara]

1.1889
2.1888
3.simple, low price
4.100

[denny]

1.1889
2.1888
3.simple;low-priced
4.100

[Rowanne]

1.1889
2.1888
3.simple; low price
4.100
The use of photograph film was paidnit by George Eastman who started manufacturing paper film in 1885 before switching to celluloid in 1889.

His first camera which he called "Kodak" was offered for sale in 1889.

It was very simple and relatively low price box camera end up the average consumer.

The Kodak came with no film for 100 exposures and needed to send back to the factory for processing when the role was finished.

[Dina Scherbakova]

1. 1889
2. 1888
3. simple, low-priced
4. 100

[Simon]

CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:

1. 1889
2. 1888
3. simple, low-priced
4. 100

[Bogdan]

1. 1889
2. 1888
3. simple, low-priced
4. hundred

[Matthew]

Hi NKD,
Thank you for your attention. I played the audio again and saw my mistakes (which you showed me).
Thank you so much. I still have a long way to enhance my listening skill :)

[NKD]

Hi Matthew,
Yep ((: You're welcome. I recommend BBC and CPE listening. I usually keep up with the World Service from BBC for around 15-20 mins a day. It is really paying off ((: Good luck!

[Ranjana]

1885
1888
Simple ,low prize
100

[tian]

1889
1888
Simple, low-priced
100

[Matthew]

Hi NKD,
Thank you for your advice. I will take a look at it. Wish you have a good day :)

[Dina Scherbakova]

Photographic film
The use of photographic film was pioneered by George Eastman who started manufacturing paper film in 1885 before switching to celluloid in 1889.
His first camera which he called the Kodak was offered for sale in 1888.
It was a very simple and relatively low-priced box camera aimed at the average consumer.
The Kodak came with enough film for A hundred exposures and needed to be sent back to the factory for processing when the roll was finished.

Thanks to Matthew I understood that "painied" was "pioneered" and that "be send" was "be sent". Thank you, Matthew, for your transcription!

[Diem]

1.1889
2.1899
3.low price
4.100 poses

[m.dehdar]

1.1885
2.1888
3.simple AND low-priced
4.100

[Sidra Hamid]

1889
1888
Simple and low-priced
100

[Yang Yayun]

1889
1888
simple cheap
100

[Sweet]

1.1889
2.1888
3.simple,relatively low-priced
4.100

[Bita]

1889
1888
simple- low price
100

[Huong]

Hello,

can anyone explain why "low price" is not correct? it is not a compound noun?

Thank you,

[Shiblul]

-1889
-1888
simple, low price
100

[Cha]

1889
1888
simple and low priced
100

[NIKI]

1889
1888
simple, low-priced
100