IELTS Listening: multiple choice exercise

Note: I used the following exercise on my blog a few years ago. If you've done it before, maybe you can help me to write the transcript of the full recording.

Listen to the following recording about a new “smart fridge”.

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Which THREE of these statements are true?

A) The smart fridge is an essential component of kitchens.
B) It is technologically advanced in comparison with other fridges.
C) It alerts users when foods reach their expiry date.
D) It can help consumers when they are out shopping.
E) It is able to make decisions about food purchases.
F) It can tell users which foods are healthier.

Comments

[Andrew]

Hi Simon.
Thank you very much for giving me so much help by this website.
This is my first comment and I have a question about the speaking test. Should I always reply "YES" for the first question? e.g."Do you like chocolate?"
If I reply "NO, I do not like because I don't like sweet food except fruit.Why don't we change a subject?", would it possible to get another subject or would it make me get a low score?
Because I really don't like to eat sweet man-made food.

[Nazmul]

my answer is:

A
C
E

[PINKESH BHAMARIA]

A
B
D

[N.S]

South Korea's LG Electronics is banking on its new smart fridge, becoming an essential component of kitchens around the world. The smart fridge is a technological marvel, compered to fridges of the past.
It owns a food management system that maintains a list of the food that its storing.
It also records the expiry date of the foods and sends out an alert via Wi-Fi when that date has been reached. Information can be accessed via our smart phones by consumers as they are shopping grocery stores, allowing them to make informed decisions about food purchases. LG adds that its fridges can also suggest healthy recipes, based on what it knows is inside.

[N.S]

A
C
D

[N.S]

A : becoming an essential component of kitchens around the world.

C : It also records the expiry date of the foods and sends out an alert via Wi-Fi when that date has been reached.

D : by consumers as they are shopping grocery stores, allowing them to make informed decisions about food purchases.

[Nam Anh]

A
B
C

Here is my transcript, there is one word I can't hear.
South Korea's LG Electronics is ____ing on its new smart fridge, becoming an essential component of kitchen's around the world. This smart fridge is a technological novel, compared to fridges of the past. It owes a food management system that maintains a list of the food it is storing. It also records the expiry dates of the foods and sends out alert via Wifi when that date has been reached. The information can be accessed via smartphone by consumers as they're shopping at grocery stores allowing them to make informed decisions about food purchases. LG adds thatit fridge can also suggest healthy recipes based on what it knows is inside.

[Doena]

A, C, D

[hmkr]

A
B
C

[Katherina]

B
C
D

Best Regards

[Amy Lee]

A
C
D

[Ronie Siddiky]

A
C
D

[zt]

Here are my answers:
A
C
D

[Simon]

Andrew,

You can give negative answers, but you can't change the subject. Have a look at this lesson:

http://ielts-simon.com/ielts-help-and-english-pr/2013/10/ielts-speaking-part-1-giving-negative-answers.html

[albee]

A B C

[JINGYI YOU]

B(technological marvel)
C(records expire date and sends out an alert)
D(allowing them to make informed decision)

best regards,
JINGYI

[MEERA]

A,C,E

[Kelly Tran]

Hi Simon. Thank you so much for your webside. I'm just beginer and i realy want to leaning ielts. So lucky when i found this webside. I don't understand all story. I just guess
A
B
D

[Tu Cao]

B C D

[Nzr]

A,B and C.

[soen]

BCD for sure

[Min Y]

A C D
South korea's LG Electronic is banking on its new Smart Fridge becoming an essential component of kitchens around world.
Smart Fridge is technological marvel compare to fridge over the past
It's first food management system that maintains the list of food that it is storing
It also recalls expired date of the food and sends us to an alert by Wifi when that date has been reached.
New information can be excess by the smart phone by consumer as the shopping grocery stores allow to make them inform decision about food purchase.
LG adds that its fridge can also suggest healthy recipe based on what it know is inside

[sabika]

A ,C and E

[bkfet]

Here are my answers:
A,C and D

[Temmie]

A
C
E

[Stephen]

A, B and C

[justine]

A, C, D

[JAmie]

A,B D

[Tu]

My ansiver is A D E
South Korea LG electronic is banking on its new smart fridge becoming an essential component of kitchens around the world. The smart fridge is a technological marvel compare to the fridge of the past expose the food management systems but maintain a list of the food that it's storing. It also records expired date of the food and sends us and alerts find or wifi when that date has been reached. the information can be accessed via smartphone by consumers as they shop in grocery store allow them to make informed decisions about food purchases. LG adds that this fridge can also suggest healthy recipe based on what it know its inside

[Tinh]

A, C, E

[Xuan An]

A, B, D

[Dharshini]

A,B,C

[Thuy Ngo]

B, C, D

[rekhil raj]

B, C, F

[RR]

ACE

[juliet]

B
C
E

[gulshen]

B
C
D
THANKS...

[Sara]

B
C
D

[Firdavs]

My answers:
A
C
E

[Yw]

South Korea’s LG Electronics’ !@£*!@£!@£$%^ new smart fridge becoming an essential component of kitchens around the world. This smart fridge is a technological marvel, compared to fridges of the past. It owns a food management system that maintains a list of the food it is storing. It also records expiry dates of the foods and sends our an alert via WiFi when that date has been reached. Information can be accessed via a smart phone by consumers as they shop in grocery stores, allow them to make informed decisions about food purchases.

LG adds that its fridge can also suggest healthy recipes based on what it knows is inside.

[Yw]

Typo: out

[Cyril]

CEF

[blueberry]

B,C,F

[Yasha]

So what are the right answers finally?

[Grant]

Answer : B,C,D

(A) (smart fridge becoming an essential component of kitchens around the world) - becoming means it hasn't been essential yet.
(E) The smart fridge can only help consumers to allow themselves making informed decisions about food purchases.
(F) It can tell users which foods are healthier. - this is not mentioned in the article

[Duc]

B, C, D

[dd]

A,C,D

[Yasha]

C D F

Not A: AS it is banking on the new smart fridge to become an essential component, so its not an essential component yet.

Not B: As it is a technological marvel when compared to the other fridges of the past only.

Not E: The fridge can't make informed decisions, but helps consumers to.

[Yasha]

I guess Grant's answers are right :-)

[JUNG]

B
C
D

[Simon]

CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:

B

C

D

Note:


"A" is wrong: the company (LG) hope that the fridge will become an essential component of kitchens, but that doesn't mean it IS an essential component now.

"E" is wrong: the fridge doesn't make the decisions. It helps the user to make them.

"F" is wrong: it suggests healthy recipes using the food inside, but it doesn't tell you which foods are healthier.

...

Thanks to those of you who tried writing a transcript for the recording. I'll show you my version next Tuesday.

[Tony]

B)
C)
D)

[Yw]

Thank you for the answers, Simon. Looking forward to the transcript next Tuesday.

[Nam Anh]

Thank you very much, Teacher Simon. I really look forward to your transcript in the next lesson! Thank you for the recording, too! The smartfridge is really interesting and super wonderful!

[VyNgo]

South Korea's LG Electronics is banking on its new smart fridge becoming an essential component of kitchens around the world.
The smart fridge is a technological marvel (wonder), compared to fridges of the past. It boasts a "food management system" that maintains a list of the food it is storing.
It also records the expiry dates of the foods and sends out an alert via WiFi when that date has been reached.
The information can be accessed via a smartphone by consumers as they shop in grocery stores, allowing them to make informed decisions about food purchases.
LG adds that its fridge can also suggest healthy recipes based on what it knows is inside.

[NIKI]

b
c
d

[marjan]

a
c
f

[Me]

a
c
e

[Ankit]

Bcf

[ANN]

B, C, D

[mahsa]

B
C
D

[Phuong]

A
C
E